Plant Details:
Scientific Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name: Russian Sage
Hardiness Degree: -30°F (-34.4°C)
Blooming Season: Late Spring, Summer, Autumn, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Rabbit Resistant, Colorful/Attractive Foliage, Fragrant Flowers, Scented Foliage, Heat Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Frost Tolerant
Spacing: 16 - 24" (41 - 61cm)
Height: 14 - 22" (36 - 56cm)
Width: 14 - 24" (36 - 61cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Great landscape plant with a controlled habit. The attractive silver green leaves look stunning in a patio container. Superb garden plant; exceptionally long blooming and very hardy. Attracts bees and hummingbirds.
Grower Information:
Strong performer in gardens and landscapes
This novelty variety has a controlled habit, early flowering and early finishing, making growing Perovskia for the consumer and landscape market easy.
Plug crop time: 5 to 8 weeks
Transplant to finish: 10 to 14 weeks
- The first and only compact, branching and early Perovskia from seed.
- Works well at the front of the landscape, as well as in a single premium patio container or mixed combo.
- A true alternative to vegetative varieties.
- This facultative long-day plant will flower earlier in long days, as well as in higher light intensity and temperatures.
- Features a long flowering period, with ornamental foliage, a pleasing fragrance and attracts bees and butterflies.
- Novelty type brings added value and appeal to a variety of garden spaces.
Height: First year, 14 to 22 in. (36 to 56 cm); second year and on, 18 to 26 in. (46 to 66 cm)
Spread: First year, 14 to 24 in. (36 to 61 cm); second year and on, 24 to 30 in. (61 to 75 cm)