General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 24 - 28 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 28 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fragrant
Other: Very lacy, silvery green and silvery stems
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Lavender blue
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF
Parentage: Little Spire x unknown

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Peek-A-Blue®
Cultivar name: 'WALppb'
Common names
  • Russian Sage
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia
  • Synonym: Perovskia

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Location: Maryland
Date: August 17, 2014
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Comments:
  • Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 24, 2014 6:57 PM concerning plant:
    Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Peek-A-Blue®' is a compact Russian Sage with silvery green stems and leaves and lacy lavender blue flowers that appear in late summer. It is smaller and has bluer blossoms than my other Russian Sage cultivars. It loves full sun and does well in medium to dry soil. Bees enjoy Russian Sage. P. atriplicifolia is a perennial native to Central Asia.
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Feb 2, 2017 6:33 PM concerning plant:
    Russian Sage (Perovskia Peek-A-Blue®) was bred by Kevin Walters for Walters Gardens, Inc.
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