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Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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Posted by
buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (
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Thu, Jul 5, 12 at 12:24
| I've had two of them for years and now all of a sudden they are both sending up stems up to 4 feet away from the main plant in all directions. Do they always do this when they get older? or did dh pin down branches when he mulched last year?
Where they are coming up is not someplace that I want them to. I am pulling and digging but they keep coming... |
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RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| Could it be that they reseeded? |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| They do both...reseed and sucker. I have to keep at mine as well or they will take over. tj |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| Yes indeed, they re-seed and sucker which might be a plus in some places or a negative. In my garden it led to their removal. |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| Yes, they definitely sucker, even into the middle of a well-trodden, compacted path. Not always easy to simply pull up. |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| I wish mine would sucker! I have had them for years and no suckering. I love these plants. They are so beautiful for such a long season. I plant them among other plants and they look good with everything. I even like it when they flop in among other plants on occasion. I would say these are one of the best garden plants a person can have. To each their own though. |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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I've also found they sucker. A word of warning though- it might be a good idea to wait until fall to remove/transplant suckers. I seem to remember trying to cut a couple suckers out from by my plant years ago and the result was that part of the main plant looked wilty afterward. Not sure if was because I cut a main "artery" (lol) or I did it in or too close to summer.
CMK |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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- Posted by ditas z 4b-5 Iowa (My Page) on
Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 12:33
| Mine did a few years back ~ dug him up/potted for a while & offered to a friend!!! I got a dwarf (was told no such thing) that ended up a regular size ~ planted in a wrong setting had to dig up potted again offered to another garden friend! We love the scent & the making wreaths for Fall!!! |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| I think it's one of the plants I consider a must have. |
RE: Perovskia (Russian Sage) Suckering?
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| These two were at least five years old before they started suckering. It was also after I started shearing them off halfway to encourage fuller more upright growth and flowers.... I have a dwarf 'Little Spire' and it IS smaller and has not suckered....yet.... No seedlings just suckers. |
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