Salvia chienii is a perennial plant that is native to Anhui and Jiangxi provinces in China, growing on hillsides and streamsides at around elevation. S. chienii grows on erect stems to tall, with simple and compound leaves. Inflorescences are widely spaced 3-7 flowered verticillasters in terminal or axillary racemes and panicles, with a purple corolla that is . There are two named varieties. S. chienii var. chienii has stems, leaves, and petioles with soft fine hairs, a corolla that is long, and is native to hillsides in Anhui province. S. chienii var. wuyuania has no hairs on the stems, leaves, and petioles, a slightly larger corolla, and grows on streamsides in Jiangxi province. References chienii Flora of China