Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
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Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
30250
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40000
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Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4-74-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-6
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Coral
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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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
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Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
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Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
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
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ALNUS rubra
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
red alder
Russian Sage
In German
rot-Erle
russische Sage
In French
aulne rouge
sabio ruso
In Spanish
aliso rojo
Sage ruso
In Greek
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
amieiro vermelho
Sábio russo
In Polish
czerwony olcha
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
red alnus
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Lamiales
Family
Betulaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Alnus
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
35250
1
27800
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