''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 southwestern 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 ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepeto ...

'' J.B.Walker, formerly ''Perovskia angustifolia'' Kudrjasch. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan # ''

Salvia klokovii ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepeto ...

'' J.B.Walker, formerly ''Perovskia linczevskii'' Kudrjasch. – Tajikistan # ''

Salvia kudrjaschevii ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepeto ...

'' (Gorschk. & Pjataeva) Systma – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan # ''

Salvia pobedimovae ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepeto ...

'' J.G.González, formerly ''Perovskia botschantzevii'' Kovalevsk & Kochk. – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan # ''

Salvia scrophulariifolia ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepeto ...

'' (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 ...

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Salvia × floriferior ''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepeto ...

'' Dolat. & Ziel. – so-called "Russian sage", also referred to as ''Perovskia × hybrida'' (

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) and its synonym ''Perovskia × superba'' in Europe and Russia: (''S. abrotanoides × S. yangii'') # ''

Perovskia × intermedia ''Salvia'' subgenus ''Perovskia'' is a group of species within the flowering plant genus ''Salvia'', which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus ''Perovskia''. Members of the group are native to Western Asia, southwestern and central Asia ...

'' 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 {{Salvia-stub