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Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Sku #6421

Tall, airy, spike-like clusters create a lavender-blue cloud of color above the finely textured, aromatic foliage. This vigorous, hardy, heat-loving and drought tolerant plant resists deer and pests. A superb companion for perennials, succulents and ornamental grasses. Deciduous.

  • Light Needs
    Full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Showy Summer Flowers
Light Needs
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Hillside, Mass Planting, Rock Garden
Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:pe-ROF-ski-a a-tri-pli-si-FO-li-a
Plant type:Perennial
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Sunset climate zones:3 - 24, 28 - 35, 37, 39
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.
Special features:Easy Care, Fast Growing, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise
Foliage color:Gray-green
Blooms:Summer
Flower color:Purple
Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Garden styleCottage, Mediterranean, Rustic, Xeric
Design IdeasAlthough it is from Russia, this lovely airy plant has the rangy character of Western sagebrush. Use it in dry landscapes with other desert plants or in gardens filled with natives. Very nice background in the cottage garden. A valuable plant for the Santa Fe style or even as a Mediterranean plant for that Tuscan garden of your dreams. Plant as singles, in clusters to intensify its presence, or in a linear mass for knot gardens or small divider hedges.
Companion PlantsConeflower (Echinacea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Milkweed (Asclepias); Bee Balm (Monarda); Aster (Aster)
Care
Care Information
Easily grown in average to lean, fast-draining soils. Avoid wet, poorly drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Fertilize in early spring and prune to within several inches above the ground to promote dense growth and heavy bloom.Pruning time: early spring.
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