Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Pronunciation: pe-ROF-ski-a a-tri-pli-si-FO-li-a
SKU #06421
| Description | 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. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Once established water during dry spells. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Upright |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Hillside |
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| Design Ideas | Although 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. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Coneflower (Echinacea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Milkweed (Asclepias); Bee Balm (Monarda); Aster (Aster) |
| Care | 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. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 104 Valley Vista Drive
State College, Pennsylvania 16803 -
Lowe's 1707 Mcmahon Road
Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602 -
Lurgan Grnhse & Nursery 8126 Oakdale Rd.
Orrstown, Pennsylvania 17244
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.