How to grow Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia

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Plant blooms on “old wood.” Take stem cuttings of about about 6 inches in summer to increase your perovskia plantings. Prune hard, to 6 to 10 inches, in the dead of winter while plant is dormant. Do NOT prune at other times or you will sacrifice blossoms.

Growing Russian Sage from seed

…collected seeds… Just put your hand around a dried flowerstalk and rip the seeds off. They look a little wooly and at first sight…They were easy to sow…followed the instructions from Tom Clothier’s site: " Sow at 20ºC (68ºF), if no germ. in 3-4 wks, move to -4 to +4ºC (24-39ºF) for 2-4 wks ".

For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 20°C / 68°F.

How long does Russian Sage take to grow?

These estimates for how long Russian Sage takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Russian Sage to germinate?: 13 days
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Days to Maturity How long until Russian Sage is ready for harvest / bloom?: + 398 days
Average 398 days | Min 398 days | Max 398 days (1)
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Other names for Russian Sage

Footnotes

Country of Origin information from http://groups.ucanr.org/sonomamg/Plant_of_the_Month/Perovskia.htm

On Aug 3, 2004, saya from Heerlen Netherlands (Zone 8b) wrote on sowing pervoskia at http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/733/