Salvia hians is a mound-forming perennial, native to the Himalayas from Pakistan to Bhutan. It is common in Kashmir, growing at elevations from on open slopes and forests.
The plant was described in 1830 by John Forbes Royle, a British botanist living in India who studied the medicinal properties of Himalayan plants. The leaves are slightly hairy, and grow up to long. The flowering stems are held well above the foliage and are much branched, and the flowers are loosely arranged into 4 to 6 flowered whorls. The purple, violet to deep blue, or rarely white corolla is up to 50 mm long and 15 mm wide at the throat, and the tube is somewhat curved. with the lower lip larger than the upper.
Uses
In India, the roots of S. hians are used as a stimulant; in Nepal they are reportedly used as a remedy for dysentery.