Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
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Types
3
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
3250
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-6
Sunset Zone
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2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Grass like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought, Frost
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
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✘
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
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✘
Invasive
✔
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✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Constipation, Legume allergy
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CICER arietinum
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
चना
Russian Sage
In German
Kichererbse
russische Sage
In French
Pois chiche
sabio ruso
In Spanish
Garbanzo
Sage ruso
In Greek
Ρεβίθι
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
grão de bico
Sábio russo
In Polish
Groch włoski
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
CICER
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Cicer
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Viceae Alef
Mentheae
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
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Number of Species
90250
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27800
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