Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
For xeriscape projects, the Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) is an excellent choice for your yard. This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant shrub has a long blooming period. Throughout the summer, you will be treated to small lavender flowers. When you need a durable shrub for your landscape, you cannot go wrong with this beautiful Russian sage.
Russian Sage Attributes
This perennial features silver stems and feathery leaves. In the summer, the shrub blooms with lavender-hued flowers. The two-lipped, tubular flowers flourish along the 12-inch panicles. Its flowers are tiny but are closely spaced for a stunning impact in your landscape. Once the flowers have finished blooming, the bright calyxes remain for an additional layer of color. These plants can reach a height of 4 feet and spread out to 3 feet or more. Russian sages are known as fast growers, and they will quickly fill up your space.

Details
FEATURES
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Plant Type: Perennial
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Watering Needs: Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Botanical Pronunciation: pe-ROF-ski-a a-tri-pli-si-FO-li-a
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Deciduous/evergreen: Deciduous
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Growth rate: Moderate
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Average landscape size: Moderate growing, reaches 5-6’ tall and wide
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Special features: Easy Care, Fast Growing, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise
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Foliage color: Gray-green
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Blooms: Summer
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Flower color: Purple
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Flower attributes: Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
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Garden style: Cottage, Mediterranean, Rustic, Xeric
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Design Ideas: 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.
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Companion Plants: Coneflower (Echinacea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Milkweed (Asclepias); Bee Balm (Monarda); Aster (Aster)
