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“Russian Sage” Is Neither? Nyet So Fast!We reported recently that Perovskia, a.k.a. Russian sage, is neither Russian, nor a sage. Turns out we were only half right.Horticulturist and sharp-eyed reader Mark Deacon, of Cincinnati Technical & Community College, updated us. It’s still not Russian, but it has gotten smarter.The perennial formerly known as Perovskia is native to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tibet. It’s not from Russia, with or without love. But while we weren’t watching, those never-sati

Nothing evokes dreams of a sun-soaked Mediterranean sojourn like rosemary.A glimpse of that familiar glaucous pine needle foliage, a whiff of the inimitable fragrance, and the passerby is transported to southern France or the cliffs of Crete. It may be that a rose is a rose is a rose, but it’s not so with rosemary. Subtle and not-so-subtle characteristics differentiate our four offerings.‘Arp’: Named for an agricultural town in Texas, this one was selected for grey-green foliage, persistent blu