Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
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Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
5250
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-6
Sunset Zone
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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
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Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
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Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
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Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Flowers
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Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✔
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Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
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Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals
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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✔
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Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
meadow barley
Russian Sage
In German
Wiese Gerste
russische Sage
In French
orge prairie
sabio ruso
In Spanish
cebada prado
Sage ruso
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
cevada prado
Sábio russo
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
pratum hordei
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
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Number of Species
10250
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27800
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