Russian Sage

Japanese Maple

About Russian Sage and Japanese Maple

Russian Sage

Japanese Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Red, Green, Bronze

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Bonsai, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Treating fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as preservative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

7.2 Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Russian Sage

Japanese Maple

7.2.2 In German

russische Sage

japanischer Ahorn

7.2.3 In French

sabio ruso

érable du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sage ruso

arce japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

Japanese Maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sábio russo

bordo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

rosyjski Sage

Klon japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

Russian Sage

Acer palmatum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Perovskia

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Russian Sage and Japanese Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Russian Sage and Japanese Maple? We provide you with everything About Russian Sage and Japanese Maple. Russian Sage doesn't have thorns and Japanese Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Russian Sage does not have fragrant flowers. Russian Sage has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Toxic and Japanese Maple has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Toxic. 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 Russian Sage and Japanese Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Japanese Maple

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

Russian Sage and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Russian Sage and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Russian Sage and Japanese Maple are as follows:

Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Russian Sage and Japanese Maple

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