Garden Goods Direct Russian Sage Perennials

The Russian Sage or Perovskia atriplicifolia is a perennial in the mint family that produces a cloud of small blue flowers on arching stems that grow 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Nicely complimenting the whorls of flowers are gray-green leaves.

Russian Sage has taken the gardening world by storm, rising from obscurity to enormous popularity in the past decade. Along the way, several different forms of the plant were introduced, including dwarf varieties.

This plant is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Russian sage hates to have “wet feet,” so avoid wet, poorly drained soils. Russian Sage plants are very drought resistant. When crushed, the flowers are wonderfully aromatic.

1995 Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association