About Salvia axillaris Moc. & Sessé ex Benth.
Salvia axillaris Moc. & Sessé ex Benth. is a perennial plant native to central Mexico, with a distribution ranging from San Luis Potosí to Oaxaca. It is cultivated in horticulture as a ground cover, because it spreads via shoots that root at their nodes. This plant grows to roughly 1 meter in height. Its leaves show a great deal of variation in form depending on the location where the plant is growing. Its flowers are small white tubular structures that are mostly hidden inside a small dark purple calyx. The flower's upper lip is hooded and dark purple.
