Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Caribbean, South America
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Types
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Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
10250
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40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
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
Very Fast
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
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
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
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
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Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Butterflies
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
Russian Sage
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
russische Sage
In French
Amourette Arbre
sabio ruso
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
Sage ruso
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
Sábio russo
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Urticaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
61250
1
27800
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