Scutellaria kiusiana / Tsukushitatsunamisou ツクシタツナミソウ

Scutellaria kiusiana is a perennial herb found on the floors of evergreen forests; its stems, with upward hairs, stand erect from rhizomes and grow to 20-30cm in height. Leaves are generally long-triangular ovate, with light green patches along veins, 4-7 pairs of serrations on margins, and the backsides tinged purple. Petioles measure 1-3cm in length. Stem tips produce 2-5cm long racemes, which bear labiate flowers with 1.5-2cm long purple corollas; the tubular portions bend erect at the bases, with lower lips cleft in three. Bloom time: May-June.