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Lamiaceae
Russian Sage
Salvia yangii
Wisdom, healing, reflective beauty.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Native to
- Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tibet, Pakistan)
- Bloom season
- Mid To Late Summer
- Type
- subshrub
- Height
- 60–150 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, lean to average
- Water
- Low; drought tolerant
- Hardiness
- 4–9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Russian sage isn't from Russia, and isn't a true sage — it was named after a 19th-century Russian general, Vasily Perovsky, who first brought it to attention.
- It was reclassified from Perovskia to Salvia in 2017 based on DNA evidence, after over 100 years in its own genus.
- Russian sage was named the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1995 by the Perennial Plant Association.
- The silvery aromatic foliage smells strongly of sage when crushed and is unappetizing to deer and rabbits.
- Its airy lavender clouds can reach 1.5 m tall, creating a dreamy haze in late summer borders.