Common Name: Russian SageScientific Name Genus: PerovskiaFamily Name: LamiaceaeIdentification NotesRussian Sage provides a foliage color and textural contrast to the landscape. Requires full sun and well-drained soil. Cut back to within a few inches of the ground to encourage new growth at the base in spring.Growth Habitlarge with upright-spreading habit, 3 to 4 feet tall. Leavesgray-white color especially underneath, pinnately-divided into many segments, about 1 inch long. Flowerssmall lavender-blue flowers arranged in whorls at the stem terminals. Propagation Methodterminal cuttings Landscape Usesmg; bg