Blue Jean Baby Russian Sage Seeds

Pairs beautifully with pink or yellow perennials like phlox echinacea rudbeckia or roses.

Blue jean baby russian sage seeds. Blue jean baby russian sage bees and butterflies will thank you. Gray green foliage has a piney sage like scent and contrasts perfectly with those pollinator attracting blooms and it s highly deer resistant. Despite its shorter stature it boasts exceptionally large lavender blue flowers that go on for months lasting well. Early summer to fall.

Blue spire russian sage tends to grow more upright than the species with stems that reach 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. Perovskia blue jean baby is an adaptable plant perfect for large statement masses or as a specimen in a border. Russian sage can sometimes lodge or split its long beautiful stems toppling over instead of standing tall in the garden bed. We like its sage like herbal perfume but deer aren t big on the scent.

Compact bushy mound with fragrant silver foliage. Tolerant of heat drought humidity and wind it does best in a sunny spot. It s not so heavy and won t flop over. Blue jean baby russian sage perovskia atriplicifolia blue jean baby plant patent applied for.

One of the earliest to bloom with midsummer lavender blue flowers and smoky purple calyxes that hold well into fall. That s why we like the compact habit of blue jean baby. Several russian sage varieties are available on the market. 3 5 out of 5 stars 4.

Yep we re singing it too. Perovskia blue steel russian sage seeds 100 seeds sky blue flowers drought tolerant perennial landscape plant perovskia atriplicifolia. It tends to ward them off from munching too closely. A shorter compact variety that is full and vigorous in the landscape with upright stems that resist flopping.

3 9 out of 5 stars 79. There s a lot of things going for russian sage the savvy gardener can benefit from. No need to deadhead plant continue to blooms. The straight species grows 3 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide.

The show begins in mid summer when scented soft gray narrow stems are covered with masses of sky blue florets that go on. Blue jean baby russian sage pp 29281 is a compact selection of russian sage that gives you beautiful lavender blue spires of late summer color with a more manageable size in the landscape. Get it as soon as mon sep 14. Perovskia blooms on gray green aromatic foliage.

18 to 24 inches tall wide bloom time. It also looks great in a silver blue garden like the low maintenance border in our trial gardens in landenberg pa. It is big in the eco friendly garden. It prefers light somewhat dry soil.

Blue jean baby one of the earliest perovskia to bloom is stunning when paired with rudbeckia and echinacea. Russian sage is easy to grow in average well drained soil. Perovskia blue jean baby common name russian sage thrives in the heat of summer a cloud of smoky blue perovskia in bloom is unforgettable.