Russian Sage

Wild Snapdragon

About Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon

Russian Sage

Wild Snapdragon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9-1

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, 10

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval to egg shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Cuttings, Divison, 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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

use all-purpose fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

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

Bumblebees

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

7.2 Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Russian Sage

Wild Snapdragon

7.2.2 In German

russische Sage

Wilde Snapdragon

7.2.3 In French

sabio ruso

Snapdragon sauvage

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sage ruso

Salvaje Snapdragon

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

άγρια Snapdragon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sábio russo

Selvagem Snapdragon

7.2.7 In Polish

rosyjski Sage

Dziki Snapdragon

7.2.8 In Latin

Russian Sage

Phlox Ferae

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Perovskia

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Scrophularioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon

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

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon

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

Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon physical information is very important for comparison. Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon are as follows:

Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Russian Sage and Wild Snapdragon

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