Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today!
PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
Commonly known as Russian sage
Dainty grey foliage, tall blue flowering spikes
-
Deciduous - lance-shaped, coarsely-toothed, lobed leaves 5-6cm (2-2½in) long.
-
Blue -
Height - 1.2m (4ft) -
Spread - 1m (39in)
-
Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - clump-forming perennial
-
Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - for best impact plant in small groups. Wildlife plant - insects. -
Pests & Diseases - none -
Place of origin - garden origin. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
-
Flower Shape - Panicles - tall panicles to 30cm (12in) long
-
Tubular
-
Hardiness - Fully hardy
-
Scented Plants - Scented foliage - aromatic when crushed. Scents of sage and lavender.
-
Seasonal Interest - Summer
-
Soil Conditions - Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil - they will also survive in coastal, chalky and dry positions
-
Wildlife - Bee friendly -
Butterfly friendly
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
|
1.2m (4ft)
|
|
|
|
1m (39in) |
AGAPANTHUS 'Navy Blue'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
Available from £13.50
AGAPANTHUS 'Peter Pan'
African blue lily, Lily-of-the-Nile, Love flower
Available from £13.50
AGASTACHE 'Blackadder'
Available from £11.00
AGASTACHE foeniculum 'Blue Fortune'
Anise hyssop
Available from £11.00
AGASTACHE mexicana 'Red Fortune'
Available from £11.00
BALLOTA pseudodictamnus
False dittany, Shrubby horehound
Available from £11.50
ERYNGIUM
Eryngo, Sea holly
HELENIUM 'Moerheim Beauty'
Sneeze weed, Helen's flower
Available from £11.50
KNIPHOFIA 'Tawny King'
Available from £11.50
LAVANDULA
Lavender
LOBELIA cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal flower, Scarlet lobelia
Available from £11.50
NEPETA 'Six Hills Giant'
Catmint, Catnip
Available from £10.50
PEROVSKIA
Russian sage
PHLOMIS russeliana
Turkish sage
Available from £11.50
PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'
Border phlox
Available from £11.50
SALIX exigua
Coyote willow
Available from £12.50
SALVIA
Sage
STIPA gigantea
Golden oats, Giant feather grass
Available from £12.50
VERONICA
Speedwell
Items you may also need...
Share this page
