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 southwestern and central Asia. It includes the garden plant Russian sage (Salvia yangii). 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, formerly Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. – Russian sage - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, Tibet, Xinjiang Hybrids Perovskia × intermedia Lazkov - Kyrgyzstan: (P. abrotanoides × P. angustifolia) (S. abrotanoides × S. kareliniii) Cultivation Plants in cultivation are often Salvia 'Blue Spire' (syn. Perovskia 'Blue Spire'), thought to be a hybrid between the entire-leaved Salvia yangii and Salvia abrotanoides. The leaves of this cultivar have long narrow teeth (i.e. are laciniate), unlike S. yangii which has entire leaves with shallow teeth. References External links Salvia Plant subgenera Flora of Asia