About Salvia arizonica A.Gray
Salvia arizonica A.Gray is a perennial plant. It has shiny, dark green leaves that are elongated triangular (also described as deltate-ovate) in shape, with small teeth along the edges, pronounced veins, and are glabrous on both sides. It has thin green square stems with creeping rootstocks, which hold flower clusters above the foliage. Its flowers are small, semi-tubular, dark blue with a white throat, and are colored indigo. Flowers grow in interrupted spikes or heads, with a two-lipped calyx that has small teeth. This species blooms during July, August, and September, and can grow up to 2 feet tall. Its fruit are smooth nutlets, with two produced per structure.
