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Ornamental - Plant valued for its large size and showy flowers. Medicine - Potential medicinal uses are being explored due to its traditional use in Tibetan medicine.
Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Thrives in moist, shady conditions with rich soil, at an elevation of 2100-4300 m.
It is tall robust herbaceous perennial. Erect growth habit reaching a height of 60-120 cm.
Stem is stout, hairy, and square-shaped. Typically green and branched towards the top.
Leaves are large, ovate-oblong shape with toothed margins. Oppositely arranged on the stem with long stalks. Leaf size varies from 10-18 cm in length.
Flowers are showy, yellow with orange upper lips. Arranged in distant whorls on branched spikes at the end of the stem. Each flower is approximately 2-3 cm long.
Fruit is small, dry, nut-like seeds enclosed within the calyx.
Flowering: June-August.