Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Types
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
250
Rank: 31 (Overall)
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
9-6
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Russian Sage
In German
russische Sage
In French
sabio ruso
In Spanish
Sage ruso
In Greek
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Sábio russo
In Polish
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Mentheae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
250
Rank: 63 (Overall)
1
27800
👆🏻