''Salvia'' subgenus ''Perovskia'' is a group of species within the

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genus ''Salvia'', which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus ''Perovskia''. Members of the group are native to

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and

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plant Russian sage (''Salvia × floriferior'').Seneta W, Dolatowski J, Zieliński J. ''Dendrologia'', ed. 13, p.730. The subgenus and former genus are named after the Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857). ;Species # '' Salvia abrotanoides'' ( Kar.) Systma – Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, western Himalayas of northern India # '' Salvia bungei'' J.G.González, formerly ''Perovskia virgata'' Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan # '' Salvia karelinii'' J.B.Walker, formerly ''Perovskia angustifolia'' Kudrjasch. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan # '' Salvia klokovii'' J.B.Walker, formerly ''Perovskia linczevskii'' Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan # '' Salvia kudrjaschevii'' (Gorschk. & Pjataeva) Systma – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan # '' Salvia pobedimovae'' J.G.González, formerly ''Perovskia botschantzevii'' Kovalevsk & Kochk. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan # '' Salvia scrophulariifolia'' (Bunge) B.T.Drew – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan # ''

Salvia yangii ''Salvia yangii'', previously known as ''Perovskia atriplicifolia'' (), and commonly called Russian sage, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant and subshrub. Although not previously a member of ''Salvia'', the genus widely known as sage, s ...

'' B.T.Drew – Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang ;Hybrids # '' Salvia × floriferior'' Dolat. & Ziel. – so-called "Russian sage", also referred to as ''Perovskia × hybrida'' ( unplaced

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) and its synonym ''Perovskia × superba'' in Europe and Russia: (''S. abrotanoides × S. yangii'') # '' Perovskia × intermedia'' Lazkov – Kyrgyzstan: (''S. abrotanoides × S. karelinii'')

Cultivation

Plants in cultivation are almost all hybrids, including ''Salvia'' 'Blue Spire', which is very likely ''Salvia × floriferior'', a naturally occurring hybrid between the entire-leaved ''Salvia yangii'' and ''Salvia abrotanoides''. The leaves of this breed have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike ''S. yangii'' which has entire leaves with shallow teeth.

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Salvia Plant subgenera Flora of Asia {{Salvia-stub