Salvia chamelaeagnea P.J.Bergius

Much branched shrub 0.6-2 m tall; stems scabrid to pilose, gland-dotted. Leaves petiolate; blade simple, coriaceous, obovate to oblanceolate or broadly elliptical, 15-30(-35) x 5-20 mm, green, subglabrous to slightly scabrid or appressed-pubescent, reticulate below, freely gland-dotted on both surfaces, apex obtuse, apiculate, base cuneate, margin subentire to denticulate. Inflorescence a large panicle 100-300 mm long; verticils 2-flowered. Calyx reddish purple, glandular-hispid and gland-dotted, enlarging to 12 mm long in fruit. Corolla blue or purplish blue often with white on the lower lip, 18-25(-30) mm long; tube 6-8 mm long, not or scarcely exceeding the calyx; upper lip slightly falcate, 12-20 mm long; lower lip 10-15 mm long.

Seepage areas, riverbeds and in sandy soil among rocks.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.