Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
-
Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
60250
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40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
9-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
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
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Russian Sage
In German
Ranunkel
russische Sage
In French
Ranunculus
sabio ruso
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Sage ruso
In Greek
Ranunculus
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Sábio russo
In Polish
Ranogkylos
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Lamiales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
600250
1
27800
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