
Russian Sage
- Botanical Name
- Perovskia atriplicifolia
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 3 to 5 feet
- Width
- 30 to 36 inches
- Flowers
- Mid summer to fall: blue
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 30 to 36 inches apart
- Drought tolerant
- Older plants may need support
- Prune entire plant back to 4 inches in late winter
- Trim back new season growth half way once it reaches 12 inches in height for fuller, more compact growth
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Little Spire - 30 inches, compact version of species
- Longin - narrower and more upright, leaves not as finely divided
- Filgran - more compact 30 inches, leaves more finely divided
- Blue Spires - 4'x3', profusion of violet-blue flowers, deeply divided leaves
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