Salvia glabrescens

Salvia glabrescens belongs to the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a perennial, so it lives for more than two years. It comes from Honshu, Japan, and grows in the mountains. It grows in woods and thickets. Kew places it in the temperate biome. The RHS also lists Japan as its native range. It is not native to Britain or Ireland. These records describe a small woodland plant, not a shrub. Plants For A Future gives a height of 1 foot [0.3 m]. The sources give no mature spread or wider height range.

Its flowers have both male and female organs. Plants For A Future says that insects pollinate them. The evidence gives no flower colour or bloom season for this species. It gives no details of its fruit, stems, or leaves. The RHS describes leaf and flower forms for the genus. These broad traits do not show this species' exact form. Its stated small size may help with plans for woodland planting. But the records do not show how much ground it covers.

Plants For A Future lists sun and part shade as suitable. It places the plant at woodland edges and in dappled shade. Its entry for this species lists sandy and loamy soils. These soils need to drain well. It lists mildly acid, neutral, and mildly alkaline soils too. The soil may be dry or moist, rather than wet all the time. This leaves some choice of site in a woodland garden. Yet the source says it knows little about growing this plant. Its further growing notes draw on the whole genus. They do not prove what this species needs. The source does not confirm hardiness in Britain. Nor does it give a hardiness zone.

Plants For A Future lists the leaves as edible. It says people boil the tender parts before eating them. It gives food use a low score: one out of five. The source lists no known hazards, but this does not prove safety. The evidence gives no separate safety review for pets. It lists no known medicinal uses and no other uses. It also records no weed potential. The supplied text gives no pest or disease account for this species. These gaps mean we know less about its garden performance and safety. The records tell us more about its origin and habitat.