Russian Sage

Tree Echium

About Russian Sage and Tree Echium

Russian Sage

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

Origin

Canary Islands

Types

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

25010

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9 - 1

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

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

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Insect Repellent

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Russian Sage

Tree Echium

In German

russische Sage

Baum Aciam

In French

sabio ruso

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Sage ruso

árbol Aciam

In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Sábio russo

árvore Aciam

In Polish

rosyjski Sage

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Russian Sage

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Perovskia

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Number of Species

25060

1 27800

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Properties of Russian Sage and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Tree Echium

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

Russian Sage and Tree Echium Physical Information

Russian Sage and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Russian Sage and Tree Echium are as follows:

Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Russian Sage and Tree Echium

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