In spite of its name the Russian Sage is indigenous to Afghanistan and Pakistan; it is “Russian” only for short-sighted Westerners who from the West are unable to see farther than Russia.

Hardy and cold tolerant but requires full sun, tolerates chalky soils with a high pH, high salt content and drought.

Russian Sage producing delicious spice (dried leaves) in 1955 was the “Perennial Plant of the Year”