Melampodium

Russian Sage

About Melampodium and Russian Sage

Melampodium

Russian Sage

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Perennials

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Number of Varieties

40250

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Habitat

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

9-6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

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

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Silver

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bedding Plant, Container

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

In Hindi

Melampodium

Russian Sage

In German

Melmpodiam

russische Sage

In French

Melmpodiam

sabio ruso

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Sage ruso

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Ρωσική Sage

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Sábio russo

In Polish

Melmpodiam

rosyjski Sage

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Russian Sage

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Lamiales

Family

Asteraceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Perovskia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Mentheae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

39250

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Russian Sage

Wondering what are the properties of Melampodium and Russian Sage? We provide you with everything About Melampodium and Russian Sage. Melampodium doesn't have thorns and Russian Sage doesn't have thorns. Also Melampodium does not have fragrant flowers. Melampodium has allergic reactions like and Russian Sage has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Melampodium and Russian Sage and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Russian Sage

Season and care of Melampodium and Russian Sage is important to know. While considering everything about Melampodium and Russian Sage Care, growing season is an essential factor. Melampodium season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Russian Sage season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Melampodium is Loam, Sand and for Russian Sage is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Melampodium is Neutral and for Russian Sage is Neutral, Alkaline.

Melampodium and Russian Sage Physical Information

Melampodium and Russian Sage physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Russian Sage are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver

Care of Melampodium and Russian Sage

Care of Melampodium and Russian Sage include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Russian Sage pruning is done Prune in early spring and Prune regularly. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Russian Sage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.