Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
A great choice for poor, dry soil.
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3 x 9cm Pots - SKU: 560949
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Key Features
RHS Garden Merit
RHS Perfect Pollinators
Perfect In Pots
Plant In Sunshine
Winter Hardy
Width: 100cm
Height: 120cm
Height: 120cm
- Beautiful grey-green aromatic foliage with the refreshing scent of sage.
- Masses of violet-blue flowers on tall spires in summer and autumn attracting bees and butterflies.
- Perfect for dry, poor soils and drought tolerant – a good choice for coastal or gravel gardens.
- Almost maintenance free, just cut back once a year.
- Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant. Reaching a height of 1.2m (4ft).
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Description
Commonly know as Russian Sage, Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ is an upright deciduous shrub with deeply cut grey-green aromatic foliage and striking flower spikes.
Named after its sage-like fragrance, the scent is wonderfully fresh, and released when the foliage is brushed past or crushed, so this is a great plant for lining a path. From July until autumn tall silvery spires appear, covered in masses of tiny violet-blue tubular flowers. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', they are a favourite with butterflies and bees and other beneficial insects.
Perovskia loves to grow in full sun and prefers quite poor, well drained soil that’s moderately fertile, so it’s well suited to growing in dry gravel gardens and coastal locations, where it will cope well with salty air and drying breezes.
Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come.
Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out, reaching a height of 1.2m (4ft) and spread of 1m (3ft).
Top Tips
Cut back to a woody framework 15cm (6in) tall in March.
Care Information
- Perovskias prefer to grow in full sun in well drained, poor soil that’s only moderately fertile.
- To plant, firstly water your potted plant well.
- Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
- Remove the plant from its pot and tease out some of the roots.
- Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot then refill the hole with the earth removed.
- Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well before adding a mulch around the base of the plant.
Delivery Information
Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.
Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.
We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.
Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.
Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.
Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.
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