Lyre Leaf Sage

LYRE-LEAF SAGE (Lyre Leaved Sage)

Salvia lyrata

Family: Mint (Labiacea)

Perennial

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SALY2

Lyre-leaf sage is a strictly upright, hairy perennial, 1-2 ft.
tall. Its pale-blue to violet, tubular flowers are arranged in whorls around the stem forming an interrupted, terminal spike.Whorls of 3-10 lavender to blue flowers surrounding a square stem in an interrupted, spike-like cluster. Large basal leaves are purple-tinged in the winter.
The exposed lower lip of salvias provides an excellent landing platform for bees. When a bee lands, the two stamens are tipped, and the insect is doused with pollen.

Possible medical uses:

http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Collections/MedicinalGarden/LyreSage.htm