Small Spaces™
Perovskia atriplicifolia Little Spire 180MM
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ – 180MM
(Not currently available to be ordered)
I am Perovskia Little Spire. My family originated from Asia
| I am a small evergreen perennial shrub that has grey-green aromatic foliage, which can be enjoyed year round.
In late summer and autumn I produce an abundance of large lavender-blue flower spikes, which are a magnet for bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. Plant me en masse in cottage gardens, waterwise gardens and rockeries. Hardy I tolerate both hot dry conditions and frosts. For best performance, plant me in a full sun position in well drained soil. Give me a hard prune back after flowering so that I look my best for the following season. |
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Full Sun (6+ hours of direct sun) |
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Height: 0.8m Width: 0.6m |
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Drought tolerant I need little water once established |
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Scented Foliage |
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I grow best in well drained soil |
| I am popular and will make you happy because… |
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My grey-green foliage produces a pleasant aroma when crushed or brushed past |
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I have large spikes of lavender-blue flowers in late summer and autumn |
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My blooms attract bees, butterflies and beneficial insects |
- Plant me:
- in pots and other containers
- in garden beds and general landscaping
- to be cut flowers to be enjoyed indoors
- in fragrant and sensory gardens
- in coastal conditions
| Tips for success… |
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Cut me back once flowering has finished so I look good the following season |
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Plant me 40cm apart |
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100% Recyclable Pot and Label Most pots and labels made from 100% recycled polypropylene |
| Plant family: Lamiaceae |
| Other names: Salvia yangii |
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What is the Small Spaces™ Collection
No matter how Narrow & Small your modern urban space is, you can create a lush & colourful garden or courtyard.
Combine the habits of Upright, Mounding & Trailing for easy colourful arrangements in pots, containers or garden beds.
Available in 140mm, 180mm and 200mm pots
Upright - Mounding - Trailing
A simple recipe to create professional-looking plants and garden designs
By having the plants divided in the three types, Upright, Mounding or Trailing, we remove the intimidation factor to create your own gardening designs.
Upright plants
Also called thrillers, are the big, bold focal point, the centerpiece plant for your design. This plant provides an eye-catching vertical element.
You first select your Upright plant, which usually will be the tallest plants, and the starting point of your design.
Then, when is time to plant, the Upright plant goes in the center if your pot that will be viewed from all sides.
You planted in the back of a pot, or the back of a garden bed, depending on your focal point.
A great upright choice is tall ornamental grasses such as purple fountain grass or liriopes. You can find them under our Mighty Tuff® collection. Or you can use anigozanthos from our Nature's Nectar®.
Small Spaces offers a collection of flowering plants ideal to use as thrillers, such are Cannas, Alstroemerias, Mandevilleas or you can even use some dwarf pittosporums
Mounding plants
Also called fillers, are mid-size, mounding, or rounded plants that surround and complement but not overwhelm the upright plant and fill the space in the planter or garden. You can use one filler or opt for two or three different plants in your container or garden design. Pick colours that complement your Upright Plant, or different textures, like a round-leaved mounding plant with a spiky Upright plant.
Often, they help by hiding the bare knees, the less interesting stems or stalks of the Upright plants
The difficult part is selecting the plant from so many choices, but a few suggestions include: cupheas, salvias, scaevolas, pelargoniums, etc.
Trailing plants
Also called spillers, are splashy plants that cascade and tumble over the sides of containers or cascaiding down a wall .
Even though the main rule of this plants is to sprawl over the side of the pots, sometimes it's fun to unify a composition by training a few tendrils of a Trailing plant to climb into and through both the Mounding and Upright plants.
You can use some of this varieties as Trailing plants: ajugas, campanulas, lotus Red Flash, lobelias, Veronica Oxford Blue, etc.