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Perovskia atriplicifolia |
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| Common name |
Russian sage |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-9) |
| Flowers |
light blue (late summer) |
| Size |
2-3' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (drought-tolerant) |
Silvery foliage, upright plant. Blooms, quite usefully, in mid-summer, when blues are hard to come by in the garden. We grow two varieties: the common species, and P. abrotanoides, a.k.a. Caspian Russian sage, purchased from Bluestone last year. According to the nursery, the latter have darker-colored flowers, but I've detected no difference whatsoever. For what it's worth, the photos below are of the Caspian variety.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: driveway bed About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Ferdzy | Nov 06, 2005 | I used to love this plant, but after the first 3 years in my garden, it began sending runners out all over the place. They are hellish to remove, and in spite of all of its good points, I would rip it all out, if only I could. I think it may eat not only my garden, but my entire town, if not stopped. Mine is also a good 5 feet tall.
I wonder in which zone you garden. I haven't noticed any invasive tendencies, but according to this page, it can become troublesome in mild climates. |
| Tracey | Jun 05, 2006 | I love this plant--especially in winter when the silvery stems add much winter interest--It does send out runners, but they're very easy to pull and snip off--and move to other areas of the garden! (zone 6) |
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