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Common Name: Russian Sage      Latin Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia      Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
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Perovskia atriplicifolia

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Category: Perennial
Family: LAMIACEAE
Genus: Perovskia
species: atriplicifolia
Origin:
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Growth habit: Upright, shrubby
Foliage: Opposite, dissected, 1 to 2.5 inches long, gray-white underneath. Stems are also gray-white. Both have a strong smell when bruised
Flowers: Small lavender-blue tubular flowers whorled around an interrupted spire that extends above the foliage. Blooms from summer through autumn.
Culture: Full sun and well-drained soil. The plant is woody at the base—cut back to near the ground in spring to promote new herbaceous growth.
Pests and problems: Does not tolerate wet soil in winter. Tends to look somewhat straggly or weedy in regions with high summer heat and humidity, and leans toward the light which causes it to flop over. Spreads by offshoots and can outgrow its space.
Uses: Border
Propagation: Cuttings, seed
Cultivars: ‘Blue Spire’ is an upright form with deeply lobed leaves, below.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
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Deer Resistance: star ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar ratingHigh ResistanceSee plants that are deer resistant.
Full Sun Tolerance:star ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar ratingPerforms WellSee other plants that like full sun.
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Bloom history: (Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio, unless otherwise noted)7/8/2011 until 7/21/2011 See other plants that bloom at this time.
7/8/2011 until 7/21/2011 See other plants that bloom at this time.
Plant Images and Specimens
Picture of Perovskia atriplicifolia  Russian Sage
Location: Cincinnati Zoo
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 82
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
Location: Ault Park Observatory Circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
Location: Ault Park Observatory Circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB2 1JE [Latitude: 52.192915500000000 Longitude: 0.132187483333333] Specimen: 1985
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
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Perovskia atriplicifolia
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
Location: Sharon Woods Park Sharon Woods Park Sharonville OH [Latitude: 39.285197866666700 Longitude: -84.389020500000000] Specimen: 3149
Location: Birmingham (UK) Botanic Gardens Westbourne Road Birmingham B15 3TR [Latitude: 52.466665436281200 Longitude: -1.930525746538690] Specimen: 3567
Location: Central London Hyde Park and Regents Park London, United Kingdom [Latitude: 51.527789133333300 Longitude: -0.152746250000000] Specimen: 3597
Location: Central London Hyde Park and Regents Park London, United Kingdom [Latitude: 51.512296516666700 Longitude: -0.158868333333333] Specimen: 3623
Location: Central London Hyde Park and Regents Park London, United Kingdom [Latitude: 51.513690050000000 Longitude: -0.171225066666667] Specimen: 3626
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati OH 45249 [Latitude: 39.285197866666700 Longitude: -84.389020500000000] Specimen: 5039
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Location: Sharon woods

Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.481611120000000 Longitude: -0.293002450000000] Specimen: 8542
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Location: Kew Gardens Richmond

Location: Sharon Woods Park Sharon Woods Park [Latitude: 39.278557610000000 Longitude: -84.402874250000000] Specimen: 8624
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Sharon Center
Location: Sharon Woods Park Sharon Woods Park

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Sharon Center
Location: Sharon Woods Park Sharon Woods Park

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