''Salvia dentata'' is a perennial shrub with short twiggy branches native to western South Africa just north of Cape Town, growing between elevation on dry hillsides, slopes, and streambeds. It was first described by

William Aiton William Aiton (17312 February 1793) was a Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superinten ...

in 1789. It grows tall in its native habitat, less in cultivation, with unusual (for the Salvia family) round stems. The aromatic gray-green leathery leaves are small () and tightly packed. The short inflorescence is tightly packed with whorls of flowers that range in color from pale blue to light lavender. As the calyces age they expand and turn pink, complementing the color of the flowers.

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dentata Flora of the Cape Provinces {{Salvia-stub