Salvia rusa
Salvia yangii
Una perenne de base leñosa, de la familia de las lamiáceas, originaria de las colinas secas y pastizales del suroeste y centro de Asia, cultivada por su nube de pequeñas flores bilabiadas azul-lavanda dispuestas en panículas terminales ramificadas sobre un follaje finamente dividido, de color gris verdoso y aromático, sobre tallos rígidos y cuadrangulares. Florece desde mediados del verano hasta el otoño, sobrevive sin problemas al calor, la sequía y los suelos pobres, y destaca por su tolerancia a conejos, venados y condiciones urbanas. Antes clasificada como Perovskia atriplicifolia y no nativa de América del Norte.
Climate fit: moderate (51/100)
Structure
Pollinator
Border
Light
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
36-60" tall · 36" apart
Hardy in zones
5a-9b
very cold to frosty winters
AHS heat range
4-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Se cultiva como ornamental aromático para arriates y paisajes secos y soleados; el follaje es fragante al estrujarlo, pero la planta no se cultiva como alimento para consumo humano.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
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Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 41 ecoregions — 39 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today · 1 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Salvia rusa (Salvia yangii). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/salvia-yangii
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Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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