Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States
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Types
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
15250
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Subtropical climates
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USDA Hardiness Zone
6-104-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
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
180.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Lavender
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Brown, Sienna
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Frost
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Rabbits, Small mammals
Butterflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Scratches
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
bank hedging, Ornamental use
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Ethnobotanic
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Frostbite
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, 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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Needle Palm, Porcupine plant
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
सुई ताड़
Russian Sage
In German
Nadel -Palme
russische Sage
In French
palmier aiguille
sabio ruso
In Spanish
palmera aguja
Sage ruso
In Greek
βελόνα φοίνικα
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
palmeira agulha
Sábio russo
In Polish
Igła palma
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
acus palma
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Lamiales
Family
Arecaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Rhapidophyllum
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Corypheae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
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Number of Species
10250
1
27800
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