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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' - RUSSIAN SAGE 'LITTLE SPIRE' (2' tall)
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PER-ATR-LITSPI
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Long flowering perennial with unique structure, pollinator friendly and low care plant. Suitable for smaller gardens or public spaces.
'Little Spire' is much lower and compact than species, usually reaches 2' x 2-3', stems are upright, side branches may grow more horizontal, especially if not planted in full sun. Violet-blue flowers, gray leaves and silvery-look.
Sun, partial sun are the best (plants will grow well in half shade too, but the shape will be more irregular and somewhat floppy).
Average soils, adaptable to many soil types, clay tolerant, but soil has to be medium-moist, medium-dry to dry. Otherwise perfect for leaner, poorer rocky soils, sandy soils, shallower soils, dry and drained soils.
Drained soils are the best and means long-lived plants. Don't plant in waterlogged soil or clay. Tolerates hot and dry spots and humidity.
'Little Spire' starts flowering at the end of June or June/July and continues till frost (the peak is however in full and late summer).
Hardy in zones 5-9.
Due to it's specific aromatic leaves and stems it's very rarely browsed by deer or rabbits. This is mint family member (Lamiaceae), which nearly always means good pollinator plant. Perovskia is native to Eastern Russia, Western China, Himalaya, so honeybees (and other bees) are the main pollinators, occasionally butterflies and moths too.
'Little Spire' is plant patented under number PP11.643, propagation is prohibited.
Great, non-invasive, reliable and long-lived perennial. Excellent in groups, but 'Little Spire' fits in smaller gardens, where can be planted as single plant.
Great companions are plants with yellow daisy-shaped plants, that contrast in structure and color - Coreopsis, Rudbeckia, orange or yellow cultivars of Echinacea purpurea, also orange or yellow cultivars of Achillea (yarrow) and Solidago. It can also be planted with yellow flowering daylilies (Hemerocallis) or daysies (Leucanthemum maximum).
Other good companions are for example any Echinacea, Eryngium, Gaura, Phlomis russeliana, Monarda fistulosa, Kniphophia, Sedum telephium and of course many grasses (Bouteloa, Eragrostis, Panicum, Muhlenbergia, Stipa).
Perovskia 'Little Spire' is often used in public spaces, traffic islands (with extreme heat conditions), but can be seen planted in masses for example in Lurie Garden in Chicago.
Picture copyright : Salicyna, Commons Wikipedia
Pot size : Square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' - RUSSIAN SAGE 'LITTLE SPIRE' (2' tall)
$7.99
Long flowering perennial with unique structure, pollinator friendly and low care plant. Suitable for smaller gardens or public spaces.
'Little Spire' is much lower and compact than species, usually reaches 2' x 2-3', stems are upright, side branches may grow more horizontal, especially if not planted in full sun. Violet-blue flowers, gray leaves and silvery-look.
Sun, partial sun are the best (plants will grow well in half shade too, but the shape will be more irregular and somewhat floppy).
Average soils, adaptable to many soil types, clay tolerant, but soil has to be medium-moist, medium-dry to dry. Otherwise perfect for leaner, poorer rocky soils, sandy soils, shallower soils, dry and drained soils.
Drained soils are the best and means long-lived plants. Don't plant in waterlogged soil or clay. Tolerates hot and dry spots and humidity.
'Little Spire' starts flowering at the end of June or June/July and continues till frost (the peak is however in full and late summer).
Hardy in zones 5-9.
Due to it's specific aromatic leaves and stems it's very rarely browsed by deer or rabbits. This is mint family member (Lamiaceae), which nearly always means good pollinator plant. Perovskia is native to Eastern Russia, Western China, Himalaya, so honeybees (and other bees) are the main pollinators, occasionally butterflies and moths too.
'Little Spire' is plant patented under number PP11.643, propagation is prohibited.
Great, non-invasive, reliable and long-lived perennial. Excellent in groups, but 'Little Spire' fits in smaller gardens, where can be planted as single plant.
Great companions are plants with yellow daisy-shaped plants, that contrast in structure and color - Coreopsis, Rudbeckia, orange or yellow cultivars of Echinacea purpurea, also orange or yellow cultivars of Achillea (yarrow) and Solidago. It can also be planted with yellow flowering daylilies (Hemerocallis) or daysies (Leucanthemum maximum).
Other good companions are for example any Echinacea, Eryngium, Gaura, Phlomis russeliana, Monarda fistulosa, Kniphophia, Sedum telephium and of course many grasses (Bouteloa, Eragrostis, Panicum, Muhlenbergia, Stipa).
Perovskia 'Little Spire' is often used in public spaces, traffic islands (with extreme heat conditions), but can be seen planted in masses for example in Lurie Garden in Chicago.
Picture copyright : Salicyna, Commons Wikipedia
Pot size : Square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
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