Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
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Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
2250
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
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Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
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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
Globe shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
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
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
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Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
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Butterflies
Allergy
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Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Sina
Russian Sage
In German
Sina
russische Sage
In French
Sina
sabio ruso
In Spanish
Sina
Sage ruso
In Greek
Sina
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Sina
Sábio russo
In Polish
Sina
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Sina
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Lamiales
Family
Cactaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Stenocereus
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
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Number of Species
-250
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27800
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