General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 16 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 14 - 16 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fragrant
Other: Silvery green
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Intertwining flower pedestal. Interlacing branches help to support the plant, keep it from falling apart in wind and rain, which results with less breakage.
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP25,639; PBR41,166; CPBR5152
Parentage: Perovskia atriplicifolia x Perovskia atriplicifolia

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Common names
  • Russian Sage
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia yangii
  • Synonym: Perovskia atriplicifolia
Also sold as:
  • Balpercruz

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 14 July 2021
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage CrazyBlue
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-06-26
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia 'CrazyBlue' leaves
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