Perovskia Blue Spire (commonly known as Russian Sage), is a small deciduous strongly aromatic perennial herbaceous shrub. Originating from the rocky and wide open spaces of the Himalayas and Afghanistan, it was introduced by the Russian count it is named after, to western gardens around 100 years ago.
Perovskia is a shrub that grows annually from its woody base, producing silver grey stems up to 120cm tall adorned in small deeply cut grey green leaves. The strong aromatic leaves have a sage like scent when brushed along or when crushed, making it excellent when planted alongside pathways. Tiny violet blue flower spikes are produced at the top of the stems in late summer and autumn.
With its height, this gives a stunning bluish mist wavering in the breeze amongst or behind plants in a border, bringing a lovely dimension with its colour and aroma to any garden later in the year. It is perfect for pollinators and therefore attracts bees, butterflies and other insects. A low maintenance hardy drought tolerant plant, it can thrive in most well drained soils if planted in full sun.
Pruning is an important part of making this plant a success in your garden. They should be pruned back to a couple of inches tall just above ground level as they start to leaf up, which would normally be in the middle of April or early May to create a bushier more upright plant.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
