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Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage
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Sizes available: True gallon
Basics: zones 5-9, 36-60" x 36", full sun, small blue-ish purple flowers on long wands of delicate, gray-green leaves in the summer, needs good drainage, does not mind lean soils, drought tolerant.
Common names: Russian Sage
Synonym: Salvia yangii
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin/Distribution: native to western China, northwestern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, eastern Europe
Habitat: sunny steppes, hills, mountainous regions (Himalayas)
More: A large, shrubby perennial that is long-blooming, drought and salt tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant, and has been used medicinally. The flowers attract various pollinators as well as hummingbirds. As with most sages, the foliage is fragrant. Some sources classify this as a subshrub. Flowers bloom on new growth, so cut back hard just above active shoots in early spring.
Source: Van Berkum Nursery
Image credits: Wikimedia Commons
