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Salvia yangii

Russian Sage

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, Roots of Medicine, https://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/roots/russian-sage/, accessed November 10, 2024

Salvia yangii (Russian Sage) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-yangii/, accessed November 10, 2024

The Sage That Wasn't A Sage Is Now A Sage - The Bee Gardener - ANR Blogs, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=45824, accessed November 10, 2024

Russian Sage (Salvia yangii) - Petrified Forest National Park (U.S. National Park Service), U.S. National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/pefo/learn/nature/russian-sage.htm, accessed November 10, 2024

Perovskia atriplicifolia (Synonym: Salvia yangii), Arizona State University, https://www.public.asu.edu/~camartin/plants/Plant%20html%20files/perovskiaatriplicifolia.html, accessed November 10, 2024

Salvia yangii (Pe)|Russian sage/RHS Gardening, RHS Gardening, https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/383623/salvia-yangii-(pe)/details, accessed November 10, 2024

NParks | Salvia yangii, Flora and Fauna Web, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/8/7/8785, accessed November 10, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024