Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants
Origin
Caribbean
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Types
Wild sago
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
3250
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-154-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
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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
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
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
Acidic, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
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, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ZAMIA pumila
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Coontie
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Coontie
Russian Sage
In German
Coontie
russische Sage
In French
coontie
sabio ruso
In Spanish
coontie
Sage ruso
In Greek
Coontie
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Coontie
Sábio russo
In Polish
Coontie
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Coontie
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Cycadophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cycadales
Lamiales
Family
Zamiaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Zamia
Perovskia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Zamieae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Zamioideae
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Number of Species
27250
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27800
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