{"product_id":"blue-jean-baby-russian-sage-bare-root-plant","title":"Blue Jean Baby Russian Sage - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Jean Baby is a shorter, bushy Russian sage that fits more easily into home gardens, reaching about 28 to 34 inches. It is one of the earliest Russian sages to flower, opening violet-blue blooms in midsummer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flowers sit in smoky purple calyxes that keep their color into fall, so the plant looks in bloom for a long time. Its stems hold upright rather than flopping. It is vigorous, drought tolerant, deer resistant and very cold hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDense, branching spires are lined with tiny, tubular violet-blue flowers set in smoky purple calyxes, on sturdy grayish stems. The leaves are small, narrow to oval, finely toothed and gray-green with a sage-like scent. The plant forms a bushy, upright subshrub about 28 to 34 inches tall and 36 inches wide. At peak bloom the whole plant is covered with blue-violet spires tinted smoky purple at their bases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussian sage and lavender want the same hot sun and lean, sharp-draining soil, and its blue-violet spires take over in late summer after the main lavender bloom, carrying the silvery, fragrant look into fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in lean to average, well-drained soil; it thrives in heat and drought and dislikes wet feet. Hardy in zones 4-9. Leave the stems standing over winter, then in spring, once new buds show, cut back to just above the lowest set of new growth; it is slow to leaf out, so be patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Salvia yangii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lavender-blue in smoky purple calyxes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gray-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bushy, upright subshrub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28–34 in tall × 36 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67776586809640,"sku":"GLLF-PER-33D14B94-BR","price":13.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/blue-jean-baby-russian-sage.jpg?v=1790864799","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/blue-jean-baby-russian-sage-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}