Salvia subgenus Perovskia is a group of species within the flowering plant genus Salvia, which prior 2017 were treated as the separate genus Perovskia.Drew, B.T., González-Gallegos, J.G., Xiang, C.L., Kriebel, R., Drummond, C.P., Walked, J.B. and Sytsma, K.J., 2017. Salvia united: The greatest good for the greatest number. Taxon, 66(1), pp.133-145. Members of the group are native to southwestern and central Asia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China Vol. 17 Page 222 分药花属 fen yao hua shu Perovskia Karelin, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 14: 15. 1841. It includes the garden 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 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 taxon) 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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