It is a much-branched shrub growing to about in height. The stems are quadrangular and may be woody or herbaceous. They are covered in a mixture of long, spreading, non-glandular hairs, shorter glandular hairs, and oil globules, giving the surface a glandular-pubescent texture. The leaves are highly variable in shape, ranging from oblong to broadly ovate or triangular. They are simple, long and wide, with irregularly eroded to toothed margins. The leaf base may be truncate, heart-shaped, or rounded. Both glandular and non-glandular hairs are present on the leaves, along with oil globules. The
petiole is up to long. The flowers are arranged in whorls, with up to ten of them per inflorescence, each bearing two to four flowers. The whorls are spaced up to about apart on the lower part of the
inflorescence and become more closely packed towards the top. The floral leaves are broadly ovate, tapering to a point, and persist after flowering; bracts are present. Flower stalks are up to long and spread outward or slightly upward. The
calyx is bell-shaped, long, and expands to about as the fruit develops. It has 13 veins and is glandular-pubescent, with long non-glandular hairs and shorter glandular hairs. The lips of the calyx spread widely; the upper lip is recurved and three-toothed, with the central tooth shorter than the lateral ones, while the lower lip has two narrow, ovate, sharply pointed teeth about long. The
corolla is white, pale blue, or light mauve, usually under long. The upper lip is curved, while the lower lip is about the same length as, or slightly shorter than, the upper lip. The floral tube is slightly swollen and constricted, with a small internal ring. The staminal connectives are about long, with filaments approximately long. The lower pollen sacs are sterile, axe-shaped, and fused to each other. The fruit consists of slightly three-angled
nutlets, about in size, which become mucilaginous when wet.
Salvia garipensis flowers from May to February. ==References==