Salvia uribei is a herbaceous perennial that is endemic to a single small valley between Tunja and Cucaita in Colombia.

It grows in dry scrub, along with Salvia palifolia and Peperomia species, between 2,900 to 2,950 m (9,510 to 9,680 ft) elevation.

S. uribei is decumbent, rooting near the base, and growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with 4-angled stems with white hairs.

The broad ovate leaves are 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long and 2.5 to 4.5 cm (0.98 to 1.77 in) wide, with the upper side dark green and pilose, and the underside grey tomentose.

The inflorescence has 2 to 12 cm (0.79 to 4.72 in) terminal racemes, with a 15 to 16 mm (0.59 to 0.63 in) long corolla that has a blue upper lip and a dark violet lower lip with a white throat.