PEROVSKIA ATRIPLICIFOLIA~CRAZY BLUE~DWARF RUSSIAN SAGE PLANT AROMATIC PERENNIAL!
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Culture
Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Sharp soil drainage is especially important. Avoid wet, poorly drained soils. Plants have good drought tolerance. Best flowering occurs in full sun locations. Stems are more likely to flop if plants are grown in part shade. Cut back plants almost to the ground in late winter to early spring as soon as new growth appears.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Perovskia atriplicifolia, commonly
called Russian sage, is a woody-based perennial of the mint family which
typically grows 2-4' (less frequently to 5') tall and features
finely-dissected, aromatic (when crushed), gray-green leaves on stiff,
upright, square stems and whorls of two-lipped, tubular, light blue
flowers tiered in branched, terminal panicles (12-15" high). Long summer
bloom period. Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year (1995).
Genus name honors Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794 - c. 1857).
Specific epithet means with leaves resembling salt-bush.
‘CrazyBlue’
is a compact-mounded Russian sage cultivar that typically matures to
only 14” tall on stiff, upright, silvery stems clad with aromatic
(strong sage aroma) silvery gray-green leaves (to 3” long).
Purple-violet to violet-blue flowers bloom in whorls from late spring to
late summer. ‘CrazyBlue’ originated in a controlled breeding program
which took place in Hem, The Netherlands in September of 2009. It was
selected in August 2010 from an open pollination of Perovskia atriplicifolia plants. U.S. Plant Patent PP25,639 was issued on June 23, 2015.
Uses
Mass or specimen in borders. Provides long summer
bloom for the perennial border. Contrasts well with both pink (e.g.,
phlox, mallow or roses) and yellow (e.g., rudbeckia) perennials.
Silver
gray-green foliage and deep blue flowers of ‘CrazyBlue’ provide good
texture, color and contrast to many other summer blooming plants.