Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
New Zealand
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Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
3250
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Blue
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Leaf Color in Spring
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Grass like
Thorns
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✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
Caterpillar, Moths
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✔
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Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Cabbage Palm
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
गोभी पेड़
Russian Sage
In German
Cabbage tree
russische Sage
In French
arbre de chou
sabio ruso
In Spanish
árbol de la col
Sage ruso
In Greek
λάχανο δέντρο
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
repolho árvore
Sábio russo
In Polish
kapusta drzewo
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
brassica ligno
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Lamiales
Family
Asparagaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
Lomandroideae
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Number of Species
4250
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27800
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