Forms a dense, uniform shrub that requires no pruning. Blooms at branch tips with iridescent violet-blue flowers. RIO BRAVO® TEXAS RANGER Leucophyllum langmaniae ‘Rio Bravo’® Texas Sage Bushes The very colorful Green Cloud Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens)
They do tolerate poor soil but will grow faster and provide more blooms with good well-composted soil. All Leucophyllum plants need plenty of water when first planted. They love the full hot sun…and once established are drought resistant. You can use them as hedges or stand-alone plants. The foliage is a bright green color thus its name. The blooms are bright dark purple and will usually bloom during the Monsoon season. They are durable, hardy, and easy-care plants. Many southwestern cities use these shrubs as a good Xeriscape design landscape.
It can grow to about 7-10 ft tall and about the same in width. The Green Cloud Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) is a large evergreen, drought-tolerant shrubs that are well adapted to the Southwest heat. Here are a few varieties that you might consider planting in and around your landscape area. Actually, they are not really sage bushes at all the real name is Leucophyllum plants!Īlso, most folks call them sages, and that’s ok because that is what the majority of landscapers and gardeners call them. Texas sage varieties are normally insect and disease-tolerant. All are drought tolerant and hardy for Xeriscape landscapes or rock gardens. Texas sage bushes are adapted to the southwest heat.
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