Re: Russian sage - invasive?

I have two plants and wish they would grow. I've had them a number of years, and they look about the size they were when I planted them. Could the ground be too rich? Or maybe there's just too much competition from surrounding plants or too little direct sun.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Russian sage - invasive?


My Perovskia is growing with some morning sun then high shade in the summer,
full sun in the spring. It is staying smaller than the ones I see in full
sun. It has not suckered for me and I have seen only three seedlings in the
4 years I've had it here. It also gets competition from canterbury bells,
butterfly bush, a rose bush & bearded iris to name just the bigger plants by
it. A friend has one in full sun. Hers has only occasional seedlings.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ AFFTC/ITSR" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Russian sage - invasive?


Anyone growing Russian sage (perovskia atriplicifolia)?  I planted some

last

year in my dry garden and it did really well. I noticed this year that

there

are suckers around the base of all 3 I planted, and small seedlings about

3
to 4 feet away from one of them. It's supposed to spread to about 3' wide,
but they are almost that big already and I didn't see anything that
indicates it is a pest. Now I'm wondering what I've gotten into. Has
anyone

else had experience with it?

Cyndi

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