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perovskia|pɛˈrɒvskɪə|
Also perowskia, perowskya.
[mod.L. (G. Karelin 1841, in Bull. Soc. Imp. des Naturalistes de Moscou 15), f. the name of V. A. Perovski (1794–1857), once governor of the Russian province of Orenburg.]
A herb or sub-shrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Labiatæ, native to temperate regions of west and cental Asia, and bearing panicles of deep blue flowers.
1907Gardeners' Chron. 21 Dec. 426/1 In the case of Perovskia there is added charm in the pretty inflorescences late in autumn. 1961Amat. Gardening 25 Nov. 8/3 It is best not to cut down the long stems of perowskia until the spring. 1973C. D. Brickell in A. Gemmell Sunday Gardener iii. 85 Perovskia, with tall upright growths with grey-green aromatic leaves, will reach four feet, with long sprays of lavender-blue in September. |