Names
- Scientific name
- Salvia yangii
- Common name
- Russian Sage
Measurements
- Height
- 2 - 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 - 6 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Soil Drainage
- Well Drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8), Moderately alkaline (7.9 - 8.4)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Silver-Gray
- Fall foliage
- Brown
- Bloom time
- Summer, Early Fall
- Bloom color
- Lavender, Purple
- Seasons of interest
- Summer, Fall
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- B.T.Drew
- Publication
- Taxon 66: 141 (2017)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
-
Plantae
- Subkingdom
-
Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
-
Angiosperms
- Order
-
Lamiales
- Family
-
Lamiaceae
- Genus
-
Salvia
Synonyms
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Perovskia pamirica
References
Russian Sage,
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Salvia yangii (Russian Sage) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox,
accessed November 10, 2024
The Sage That Wasn't A Sage Is Now A Sage - The Bee Gardener - ANR Blogs,
accessed November 10, 2024
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Synonym: Salvia yangii),
accessed November 10, 2024
Salvia yangii (Pe)|Russian sage/RHS Gardening,
accessed November 10, 2024
Russian Sage (Salvia yangii) - Petrified Forest National Park (U.S. National Park Service),
accessed November 10, 2024
NParks | Salvia yangii,
accessed November 10, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024