species
Salvia yangii
Russian sage
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Salvia yangii belongs to the family Lamiaceae, also known as Russian sage, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 1 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on sand, chalk or loam soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 1 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Chalk, Loam
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plan a bed with Salvia yangii
Bloomprint draws your garden to scale and checks what will actually grow there. Your garden opens with this plant already on the plan.
Start a plan with Salvia yangii