''Salvia amplexicaulis'' is a herbaceous perennial that is native to southeastern Europe. It is a close relative of ''

Salvia nemorosa ''Salvia nemorosa'', the woodland sage, Balkan clary, blue sage or wild sage, is a hardy herbaceous perennial plant native to a wide area of central Europe and Western Asia. It is an attractive plant that is easy to grow and propagate, with the ...

''. Its specific epithet, ''amplexicaulis'', refers to the "stem-clasping" stem leaves which have no stalks. Violet-blue flowers grow closely together in whorls, forming a nearly continuous spike, with plants reaching up to tall.

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amplexicaulis Flora of Europe Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck {{Salvia-stub