Russian sage "Taiga"

Russian sage "Taiga" - Perovskia atriplicifolia.
Perennial from the Lamiaceae family.
Heat and drought tolerant.
Flower colour: sky blue.
Deciduous semi-woody shrub 90-150 cm tall with upright, greyish-white stems and silver-gray leaves 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.
Natural flowering period: July - September.
Distance between plants: 50 cm.
Winter hardiness zones: Z4 - Z8.
Growth habit: bushy, richly branched.
Soil requirements: dry, well-drained, medium fertile.
Usage: suitable for cutting.
1,0 g = 1300 seeds.

Location: preferably sunny, tolerates light partial shade, but in this case it stretches out and needs to be supported.
Soil: needs dry and well-drained. The plant is drought-tolerant.
Propagation: cuttings from woody shoots in spring or green cuttings with a heel in summer.
Use: most decorative in mass plantings. Pale gray stems provide a strong vertical element, and are especially attractive in winter, when they are leafless.
However, Perovskia should be pruned before spring growth begins, as it flowers better on new growth.
As partners in group plantings you can use: roses, asters, wormwoods, echinacea, liatris, mallow and ornamental grasses.


Russian sage, Bot. syn.: Salvia yangii.