Salvia chiapensis

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Salvia chiapensis (Chiapas sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to the province of Chiapas, Mexico, growing between 7000 and 9500 feet elevation in cloud forests. It was introduced to horticulture in the 1980s, probably as a result of a collecting trip by the University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley.

Chiapas sage grows about {{convert|1.5|–|2|ft}} tall and wide, with several stems growing out of the rootstock. The {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=mid|-long}} and {{convert|1.5|in|mm|adj=mid|-wide}} elliptic-shaped leaves are ivy-green, glossy, and deeply veined, growing widely spaced along the stem. The flowers are bright fuchsia, with 3–6 flowers growing in whorls, widely spaced along the inflorescence. The flower is {{convert|0.75|in}} long and covered in hairs, with a {{convert|0.5|in|mm|adj=mid|-long}} pea-green calyx.{{cite book|last1=Clebsch|first1=Betsy|last2=Barner|first2=Carol D.|title=The New Book of Salvias|publisher=Timber Press|date=2003|page=74|isbn=978-0-88192-560-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NM0iwB8GrQYC&pg=PA74}}