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: 28 - 34 inches
Plant Spread: 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fragrant
Other: Silver-green
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Lavender blue with smoky purple calyxes
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP29281

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Common names
  • Russian Sage
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia yangii
  • Synonym: Perovskia atriplicifolia

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2020-07-29
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby')

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-24
Location: Washington 8b
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-06-26
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby' foliage

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Comments:
  • Posted by adknative (Eagle Bay, New York - Zone 3b) on Jun 4, 2022 5:28 AM concerning plant:
    As with many plants which successfully grow in my northern cold-climate gardens, Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby') is noted as hardy to zone 4. It's growing well in zone 3b for me, perhaps due to the fact that I mulch nearly everything... or due to the heavy snow cover we have for more than five months of most years. In any case, very hardy plant despite its ethereal appearance. It is extremely low-care and, once established, drought-tolerant.
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Feb 2, 2017 7:55 PM concerning plant:
    Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby') is a 2016 introduction of Walters Gardens, Inc.
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MySecretIslandGarden On February 15, 2023 Transplanted
Thought it was a goner, but it has come back and bloomed. I placed it in a plastic pot in a spot where I thought it would be happy and it said yes this is the spot. Into the ground by Rose's and Bush Daisies now, it will have room to grow bigger and be happy.
MySecretIslandGarden On February 14, 2023 Bloomed
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