Pictured today are photos of the Russian
Sage growing near my hot tub. I
love the scent—like basil on triple-steroids.
Every time I pass near the plant, I pluck a tip from one of the stems
and roll it in my fingers, sniffing.
Powerful medicine!
As the name implies, Russian sage is an exotic from
central Asia (Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Tibet). The plant thrives in high dry climates as
well as soils that verge on alkaline. Russian sage makes for a tall and showy late
summer feature in Xeriscaping. From a
distance the flowers sometimes appear like a deep blue mist floating just above
the ground. Unlike knapweed and
Dalmatian toadflax, Russian sage is not invasive.
--Mitchell
Hegman
"like basil on triple-steroids." Cool!
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