Salvia heterochroa is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China, found growing on grassy slopes at elevation. S. heterochroa grows on one or two stems, with elliptic-ovate leaves that range in size from long and wide.
Inflorescences are 2-6 flowered widely spaced verticillasters in raceme-panicles. The plant has a dark purple or blue-purple corolla that is .