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Russian Sage

Russian Sage (Salvia yangii)
Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0
Russian Sage in flower
In flower · (c) Pavel Kacl, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY

Salvia yangii

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

Airy late-summer haze

EasyFlowers
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Mature size
3–4 ft
Spacing
3 ft
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jul–Sep
How it spreads
Perennial
What to buy
Plants. Don't bury the crown.
When to plant
Plant May.

In the design

It needs lean soil and a hard spring cut to 6 inches. Wet clay rots it.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
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Wetland indicator
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