Salvia glabrescens var. glabrescens ("Akigiri")

Japanese name: アキギリ （秋桐）
Scientific name: Salvia glabrescens var. glabrescens

[Overview]
A perennial 20–60 cm tall, found in the shade of trees in the mountains.
The stem is square in cross section.
Leaves are simple and opposite, triangular-hastate, with teeth on the margin.
They have long leaf stalks.
Purple flowers are borne in verticillasters at the stem tips.
The corolla is lipped, and the inside is hairy and rough.
The fruit is a schizocarp.

[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers a fertile, well-drained, moderately moist site.
A place in partial shade is good.
It is hardy and easy to grow.

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