Salvia multicaulis

Salvia multicaulis is a low-growing perennial shrub native to Turkey and bordering countries. Plants grow into mats up to wide, with erect woody stems. The plant reaches tall, though the flowering stems reach. The oval leaves are grey-green, long by wide, with a rugose upper surface and whitish hairy underside.
Small violet flowers grow in whorls of 4–10 with conspicuous reddish-brown bracts. It has been reported that the plant has significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.