Tree Echium

Russian Sage

About Tree Echium and Russian Sage

Tree Echium

Russian Sage

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

Canary Islands

Types

Echium pininana

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Number of Varieties

10250

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Silver

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

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

Early Summer, Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt

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

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Russian Sage

In German

Baum Aciam

russische Sage

In French

Arbre ACIAM

sabio ruso

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Sage ruso

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Ρωσική Sage

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Sábio russo

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

rosyjski Sage

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Russian Sage

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Boraginaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Echium

Perovskia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Number of Species

60250

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Russian Sage

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Russian Sage

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

Tree Echium and Russian Sage Physical Information

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

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

Care of Tree Echium and Russian Sage

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