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Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 3-5 ft × 2-4 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue and purple blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and pollution, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 3-5 ft × 2-4 ft
- Spacing
- 3 feet-6 feet
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Silver
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Pollution, Poor soil, Rabbits, Salt
- Native to
- Himalayas, western China
Freeze survival
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