Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia
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Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
2250
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40000
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Habitat
open forests
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-6
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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
Oval/Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Russian Sage
In German
Silver Wattle
russische Sage
In French
Mimosa d'été
sabio ruso
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Sage ruso
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Sábio russo
In Polish
Silver Wattle
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Silver Wattle
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Acacia
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
950250
1
27800
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