Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
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Mexico, Central America
Types
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Number of Varieties
25035
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40000
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Habitat
-
Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
12-10
Sunset Zone
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
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Silver
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Silver
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong to lance-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
Needs watering once a week, Requires more often in extreme heat
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
14-14-14 Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Chlorosis, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Insect Repellent
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Treating fever
Dysentry, Eye Infection, Indigestion, Organ Stones
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowering Tips, Flowers, Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Other Uses
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Perovskia atriplicifolia
CUPHEA hyssopifolia
Common Name
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
False Heather, Mexican Heather, Hawaiian Heather
In Hindi
Russian Sage
Mexican Heather
In German
russische Sage
Mexican Heather
In French
sabio ruso
Mexicaine Heather
In Spanish
Sage ruso
Heather mexicana
In Greek
Ρωσική Sage
Μεξικού Heather
In Portuguese
Sábio russo
Mexican Heather
In Polish
rosyjski Sage
Mexican Heather
In Latin
Russian Sage
Mexicanus Heather
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Myrtales
Family
Lamiaceae
Lythraceae
Genus
Perovskia
Cuphea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Mentheae
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Subfamily
-
Lythroideae
Number of Species
250250
1
27800
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