Blue Jean Baby Russian Sage

Blue jean baby russian sage bees and butterflies will thank you.

Blue jean baby russian sage.

Blue jean baby s pleasant fragrance and vigorous growth habit make it a great addition for a fast growing border. Perovskia blooms on gray green aromatic foliage. Gray green foliage has a piney sage like scent and contrasts perfectly with those pollinator attracting blooms and it s highly deer resistant. Its late season flower spikes of lavender blue have purple calyxes that support and protect the blooms.

That s why we like the compact habit of blue jean baby. Yep we re singing it too. Perovskia blue jean baby common name russian sage thrives in the heat of summer a cloud of smoky blue perovskia in bloom is unforgettable. Blue jean baby russian sage bees and butterflies will thank you.

Blooming from midsummer into fall it attracts butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. It s not so heavy and won t flop over. Compact bushy mound with fragrant silver foliage. Russian sage can sometimes lodge or split its long beautiful stems toppling over instead of standing tall in the garden bed.

A shorter compact variety that is full and vigorous in the landscape with upright stems that resist flopping. Opens a dialog tap on image to zoom. One of the earliest to bloom with midsummer lavender blue flowers and smoky purple calyxes that hold well into fall. The compact habit of blue jean baby russian sage allows it to stand tall in the garden.

Blue jean baby one of the earliest perovskia to bloom is stunning when paired with rudbeckia and echinacea. Shorter than regular russian sage this variety is still a vigorous and fragrant plant that attracts butterflies. The lovely delicate looking spikes are complemented by the attractive finely cut leaves and silvery stems. It is big in the eco friendly garden.

Blue jean baby russian sage pp 29281 is a compact selection of russian sage that gives you beautiful lavender blue spires of late summer color with a more manageable size in the landscape. We like its sage like herbal perfume but deer aren t big on the scent.