{"product_id":"prime-time-russian-sage-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Prime Time Russian Sage - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrime Time is an upright Russian sage with dense flower spikes that open earlier than many others, starting in midsummer. Blue flowers sit in dusky purple calyxes, and the calyxes hold their color well into fall after the flowers are done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlightly dissected oval leaves give the plant a fuller look than the typical airy Russian sage. At 30 to 36 inches tall, it fits the middle to back of a sunny border. It is drought tolerant, deer resistant and very cold hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDense, upright spikes are packed with tiny, tubular blue flowers, each set in a smoky purple calyx, on sturdy grayish stems. The leaves are oval, slightly dissected and gray-green, filling the stems for a solid look. The plant forms a full, upright subshrub about 30 to 36 inches tall and 24 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom it is a thick column of blue and smoky purple spikes.\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 and smoky purple 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 Blue in dusky 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 Full, upright subshrub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–36 in tall × 24–30 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\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723997479208,"sku":"GLLF-PER-0F12397A-72","price":545.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/prime-time-russian-sage.jpg?v=1790865066","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/prime-time-russian-sage-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}