Re: Russian Sage
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  • Subject: Re: Russian Sage
  • From: J* B* <j*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:11:42 -0500
Good to know Bonnie.  Thank you.



On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:27 PM, BONNIE_HOLMES <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net>wrote:

> I live in a very humid area and grow sage. What I have found in growing
> the twiggy herbs here is that they need gravel in the soil. I plant them
> in chicken grit which allows for drainage around the top part of the
> roots so there is less root rot. They also need to be pruned like a
> donut to let plenty of air circulate.
>
>
> B
> ETN Zone 7
> Remember the River Raisin, the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, 911.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>  Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 1:30:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Russian Sage
>
> My neighbors has been there for a few years... grows fine here in zone 5
> (south of Chicago so we have about the same humidity here)
>
> Donna
>
> --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Russian Sage
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 12:05 PM
>
>
> Ahhh..thanks Jim. I live in zone 6, and we have more humidity than
> Austin/San Antonio...but the guy I bought it from said it was very hardy in
> Oklahoma, could make it through a winter here. He said they look better if
> I keep them trimmed down in early spring before new growth hit. Makes them
> fuller.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM, James Singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
>
> > Never had much success with sage myself. Dave's Garden says it's
> propagated
> > by
> > softwood cuttings or seeds. JL Hudson, among others, sells the seeds, but
> > ya
> > gotta know the botanical name (Perovskia atriplicifolia) to find it in
> the
> > catalog.
> >
> > Inland Jim
> > Willamette Valley
> > Pacific Northwet
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 5, 2011, at 9:35 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
> >
> > > I was in San Antonio this weekend and kept seeing this purple "shrub"
> > type
> > > plant. Loved it. Just happened to see a little plant vendor on the
> > corner
> > > that had some. I had no idea what it was...just like it. He called it
> > > Russian Sage. It has the sage "gray/green" leaf...and tons of tiny
> > purple
> > > flowers all over it.
> > > Question for the group...where can I find more of this? I love it!!!
> > > Wonder if it can be propagate...or if I have to start from seed....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jesse R. Bell
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> Jesse R. Bell
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