Russian Sage

Prairie Dropseed

About Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed

Russian Sage

Prairie Dropseed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

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

Hay fields

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

10 - 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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Yellow, Orange, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

Tan, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

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, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Seedlings

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

Medium

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

7.2 Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

Prairie Dropseed

7.2.1 In Hindi

Russian Sage

prairie dropseed

7.2.2 In German

russische Sage

Prärie Dropseed

7.2.3 In French

sabio ruso

prairie dropseed

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sage ruso

dropseed pradera

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

λιβάδι dropseed

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sábio russo

pradaria dropseed

7.2.7 In Polish

rosyjski Sage

łąka dropseed

7.2.8 In Latin

Russian Sage

PRATUM grama

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Poales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Perovskia

Sporobolus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed

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

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed

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

Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed Physical Information

Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed physical information is very important for comparison. Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed are as follows:

Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green

Care of Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed

Care of Russian Sage and Prairie Dropseed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Russian Sage pruning is done Prune in early spring and Prune regularly and Prairie Dropseed 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 Prairie Dropseed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.