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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.45m
max. spread |
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0.6m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Perovskia 'Taiga'
Other names: Perovskia 'Taiga', Russian sage 'Taiga', Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Taiga'
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Genus: Perovskia
Variety or cultivar: 'Taiga' _ 'Taiga' is compact, upright, deciduous sub-shrub with deeply-divided, aromatic, grey-green leaves and large, plumy panicles of violet-blue flowers in late summer and autumn.
Perovskia 'Taiga' is: Deciduous
Flower: Violet in Summer; Violet in Autumn
Foliage: Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Habit: Erect flower stem, Upright
Plant with:
Stipa gigantea (Golden oats), Chasmanthium latifolium (North America wild oats), Stipa gigantea 'Gold Fontaene' (Golden oats 'Gold Fontaene'), Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' (Yarrow 'Cerise Queen'), Campanula latifolia (Giant bellflower), Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel' (Blue oat grass 'Saphirsprudel')
Perovskia 'Taiga' (Perovskia 'Taiga') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Prairie planting
Cultivation: Plant in poor, free-draining soil in full sun. Though a dwarf cultivar, too fertile soil may boost 'leggy' growth and will require support to prevent the plant becoming untidy.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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| Soil drainage: |
Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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