Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Texas, Mexico
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Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
-250
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40000
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Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-134-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-6
Sunset Zone
23, 24
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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
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Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
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
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Drought, Salt
Flowers
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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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
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Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eczema
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
wax
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
wax plant
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Candelilla
Russian Sage
In German
candelilla
russische Sage
In French
candelilla
sabio ruso
In Spanish
candelilla
Sage ruso
In Greek
candelilla
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
candelilla
Sábio russo
In Polish
candelilla
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
candelilla
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Lamiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
-250
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27800
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