Salvia japonica, a
perennial 20-50cm in height, occurs on roadsides, in fields, and in
mountains. Leaves are opposite; they are so-called imparipinnate
compound leaves with 3-7 lobes. The leaflets, 2-5cm long, are broad
ovals. The stem tops emerge as 10-25cm-long spikes, in which small,
blue-purple, labiate flowers bloom in whorls. Bloom time:
July-November.
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
