Little Spire Russian Sage

Perfect purple spikes on a compact perennial plant! This award-winning little plant will make a huge splash in your landscape. The Little Spire Russian Sage (Salvia yangii 'Little Spire' formerly Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire') is an exciting newer variety to the time-tested Ornamental Sage family!

The lavender purple spikes are butterfly magnets, but the deer won't touch them. Since it is a member of the Mint family, just like culinary Sage, the gray-green leaves are very aromatic when you brush against them, with a kitchen-spice scent. Plus you will enjoy flowers all summer and lasting until autumn! That’s plenty of blooms for your butterflies, bees, and bouquets!

Little Spire is a nice alternative if you have trouble growing Lavender where you live. Cold and heat-hardy throughout a wide range of USDA planting zones 4 to 9, Little Spire is very low-maintenance and even high on fire-wise landscaping plans. But deer and rabbits seldom bother with Russian Sage!

Planting and Application:

Little Spire may not get very big but it is the perfect space-saving size to fill in spots in your sunny border or foundation planting! It looks great next to a wall or fence when combined with pink or yellow flowers. A dark evergreen hedge will become the perfect backdrop!

Try adding Little Spire with other Russian Sage plants! Or among other drought-tolerant perennials like Pink Double Delight Condeeflowers or Yellow Herbstonne Black-Eyed Susans for an instant eye-catching combo of color and texture! Ornamental Sage and Ornamental Grass go hand in hand!

Mix in with prairie plantings, pollinator borders, xeric mass plantings, and the hot and sunny Rock Garden for an airy, fine-textured element! The purple finery looks gorgeous among other purple plants, variegated greenery, and silver foliage plants in the Cottage Garden and mixed perennial border! Russian Sage tolerates salt spray, so use it along your street plantings and driveway!

Try planting Little Spire along a pathway to really enjoy the fragrant foliage aspect. This compact perennial is ideal for those hot, sunny balconies, porches, and patio container gardens! Try potting up a few in half whiskey barrels or upscale urns and place them around your seating areas to enjoy their waving wands and fragrance.

• Fragrant Airy Purple Spires
• Aromatic Gray Green Foliage
• Compact Space-Saving Mounds
• Great For Pollinators & Hummingbirds
• Back-to-Middle of the Garden, Border Plant, Containers & Xeric Mass Plantings

#ProPlantTips for Care:

All Russian Sage grows into a blessedly low-maintenance asset in your landscape! Give this sun lover well-drained soil and at least 6 hours of sunshine a day. It loves hot, dry weather and full sun all day long. This easy-to-grow perennial thrives in the heat!

However, excessive water, too little sun, or soil with poor drainage will cause Russian Sage to fall flat. When you plant these perennials, ensure the water drains away from the crown quickly. Elevate your planting bed, or plant in containers with lots of drainage holes or on a berm with fast-draining soil. Tolerating periodic drought, Sages flower best when they receive an even amount of water on a regular basis when young. With good drainage and plenty of sun, this water-wise plant is a flower machine from late spring to the first frost.

Prune to shape or rejuvenate in early spring, cutting back the stems at a 45-degree angle just above the lowest bud. Clean the mounds just as you notice new growth in the early spring. You can pinch back or shear plants in the late spring or early summer by half to encourage tidy mounded growth with lots of branching. Every 3-5 years, divide Russian Sage to prevent overcrowding.

• Full Sun Lover
• Any Well-Drained Soil Type
• Moderate to Low Moisture Needs - Drought Tolerant Once Established
• Prune Early Spring
• Deer Tend to Leave This One Alone

This charming compact Little Spire Russian Sage from Nature Hills, its wonderful purple flowers, will be a big hit in your garden! You don't need to tell anyone how little care it requires! Order some now at Nature Hills!