Botanical name

Salvia africana

Family

Lamiaceae

Common Name

Bloublomsalie

Synonym (old name)

Salvia africana-caerulea

Description

Grey-hairy shrub up to 1.5m with almost terete stems. Leaves obovate, sometimes toothed. Flowers in whorls, calyx glandular-silky, corolla mauve to blue or pink with darker spots, 16-28mm long, upper lip hooded.

Habitat

Sandy or clay flats and slopes

Flower Date

June to January