Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian sage, Russian-sage, Swanleaf Clouding Sage
Description
A perennial ornamental herbaceous plant with an upright habit, prized for its silvery-coloured foliage and for its continuous flowering from late spring to early autumn with a profusion of flowers borne in spiky inflorescences in purplish-blue shades. Rustic, it tolerates drought and high summer temperatures while in winter it goes into vegetative rest.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Perovskia
- Species
- Perovskia atriplicifolia
Accepted name: Salvia yangii
Synonyms of Salvia yangii (1)
- Perovskia pamirica
