Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'

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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'. Dr Henry Oakeley. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. Lamiaceae Cultivar 'Blue Spire'. Russian sage. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Central Asia. Flowers eaten leaves smoked as a euphoriant. In Pakistan and Baluchistan, used to treat dysentery. The cultivar 'Blue Spire' is probably a hybrid with P. abrotanoides and has the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

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