Scientific Name:
Salvia yangii
( syn.
Perovskia atriplicifolia
)
Pronunciation:
SAL-vee-uh YANG-ee-eye
Common Name:
Russian sage
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, most lanceolate, 2.5-5cm long x 1-2cm wide, deeply-lobed, dusty green, pubescence slightly fuzzy and greyish, sage-like small when crushed; panicle-like arrangement of many spike-like verticillaster branches, flowers densely whorled at nodes, purple, two-lipped, tubular, 1-1.5cm long.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Fragrance, Herb, Perennial border, Summer interest, Tall background
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include S. 'Blue Spires'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Bases:
Perfoliate
Margins:
Crenate, Dentate, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet
Flower Scent:
Musky, Unpleasant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Green
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed
- (BUG) BUG garden