Perovskia
Russian sage
- Height × spread
- 0.5m – 1.2m × 0.3m – 1m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
The Russian sage is a distinctive and appealing plant that has both foliage and floral appeal. Even in winter its bleached stems have a ghostly presence. This has deeply cut leaves on long stems. The leaves are coloured a soft green. The flowers come from grey buds and open from around the middle of summer, lasting for some weeks. They are coloured blue and the whole grey, blue and soft green ensemble has the harmony of lavender but with svelte lines. They range in height from around 1.5 metres down to 60cm.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey, Silver, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Column, Cube, Fan
- Height
- 0.5m – 1.2m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 1m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Seaside garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Prairie garden, Mediterranean garden, Herb garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Structural, Deer resistant, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Some varieties are easycare (low/no maintenance)
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune hard to the base
Prune back to within 30cm to 45cm of the plant base so that the year's growth will begin from this low framework. If you want the plant to grow larger, this need only be done every few years.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
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