Japanese name: ミヤマタムラソウ（深山田村草） Scientific name:Salvia lutescens var. crenata
[Overview]
A perennial 20–80 cm tall, found in partial shade in the mountains.
It is highly variable, and some strains fall over after flowering and produce adventitious buds, reproducing vegetatively.
The leaves are opposite, ternately compound or once pinnately compound, and the base of the leaf stalk usually has hairs.
The leaflets tend to be somewhat rounded and have serrated margins.
Flowers are borne sparsely on a long flower spike, and the corolla is pale bluish purple.
The stamens are long and protrude out of the flower.
The fruit is a schizocarp.
[Uses]
The whole plant is used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers a well-drained, well-ventilated place in partial shade.
For potted plants, water thoroughly after the soil has dried; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary if base fertilizer is applied, but for potted plants, slow-release fertilizer may be placed on the soil in spring and autumn.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
