Dee's Gardens
Common Name
Russian Sage
Botanical
Name
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Zones
4,5,6,7,8,9
Light
Requirements
Full Sun
Water Needs
Average to Low - Drought tolerant
Soil
Any well drained
Height
36-48"
Spread
20-30"
Critter
Resistance
Deer
Other
Classified as a subshrub or woody
perennial.
Plant Size
  
 
 
Perovskia atriplicifolia has airy spikes of lavender-blue flowers on strong stems
with green-silvery foliage.  It is the ideal plant as a tall filler or in back of perennial
bed.  This variety can take the heat and blooms from midsummer to fall.  Great  
xeriscape plant.
Russian Sage, Lisianthus and Shasta Daisy
Perennial Plant Association
1995 Plant of the Year