What is the Russian sage?

Russian sage is also known as perovskia atriplicifolia or simply "perovskia". This plant is known for its hardness, so it is popular with gardeners who work in a harsh environment. The Russian sage is ideal for low -water gardening, off -road treatments in areas with high traffic, such as highways, and for horticulture in areas with very poor soil conditions. It grows easily in USDA zones five to nine and sometimes even in even colder areas, under the right conditions. It is originally from Afghanistan and Pakistan, two nations known by their dry environment and chalk, strongly acidic soil. Thanks to its native environment, the Russian sage prefers the soil where most other plants will not grow, especially rocky soil in hot climate. He is also looking forward to being blasting the sun and in fact becomes a break unless he gets enough sun.

This plant is usually classified as a "subshrub" G Woody comes with herbal tips that ride. Russian stemsThe sage is square in a cross -section and the plant produces protruding panicles (a horticultural way to call the spikes) of purple flowers at the end of summer and early autumn. Flowers have a velvety texture as well as silver to gray leaves. The Russian sage is also deciduous and loses leaves in the autumn except for mild zones.

Several cultivars of the Russian sage, including plants with lace leaves and plants with flowers that are blue than purple, were developed. This plant is best done in group plantings, rather than as a separate plant, and, as mentioned above, prefers a full sun. The Russian sage can create an excellent shrubbery for flower beds, or it can function as a fill in larger gardens. It also requires minimal water and should not be mulled because it can cause roots and lower branch.

Some Gardens Delivery Shop sells the starts of Russian sageStarts and gardeners who accidentally meet people who grow this plant can apply for slices. Cuts can be initiated in water until the roots are before transplanting to peat to set up, at this point they can be moved to the garden. When planting a Russian sage, gardeners should be aware that the plant spreads out and upwards, so it is important to give seedlings some room for growth, with at least the length of the arm between the plants.