Russian Sage
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Comments (2)I can try, but don't have a smart phone. Just picture a 3 1/2' circle around a metal flagpole. It has bricks around that....See Moredividing overgrown, suckering Russian sage
Comments (4)Russian sage, Salvia yangii (formerly Perovskia atriplicifolia), is really a woody subshrub, similar in habit to a lavender and any number of other species of salvia. Suckering stems come from a single central root system. As such, division is not impossible but not always easily done or readily accepted by the plant. I wouldn't try making any smaller divisions but plant whatever you have now with what appears to be any healthy roots as quickly as you can. Water only as necessary. And keep your fingers crossed! I have found that various plants loosely grouped as subshrubs tend to develop a very gnarly, woody base or interior over time that even routine annual pruning does not improve. IOW, they lose their looks with age :-) When that happens, it is easier to just dig, toss, and replace. These plants are not budget breakers and easily and inexpensively replaced....See MoreToo Late to Transplant Russian Sage/Japanese Bloodgrass?
Comments (5)if you could shade it for a week.. that will also reduce stresses .. ive just put lawnchairs over things ... think outside the box ... if you give us a pic. maybe we could come up with some ideas ... you could probably also move them in fall ... and.. night temps are more important than day temps ... if its cool at night.. the plant has a good recovery period for what the day brought ... so watch this weeks forecast.. and shoot for a couple days with cool nights... if you do it poorly.. and lose the flowers.. plants tend to have one function in life.. reproduction ... so if you lose the flowers .. it will probably reflower.. just to try to set seed to reproduce.. even if its a sterile plant ... go figure on that ... i say go for it.. it technically is still spring ... ken...See MoreQuestion about Russian Sage and Iris
Comments (3)I wish I could give you a better answer, but I don't pay much attention to that area. It's on the corner, between the street and sidewalk and shaded by large an oak tree branch. I'd guess it get's several hours of morning sun, dappled light throughout the afternoon and maybe another hour or two of sun in the evening. I should note that it's possible the iris do so well because they get plenty of light in the spring before the tree fully leafs out. Maybe that's the key to their success? I don't have any experience with Russian Sage, so I'm wondering if they like to bake in sun for 8-12 hours. If that's the case, it won't be a good spot for them....See Morejanet - 8
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