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Leucophyllum frutescens 'Greado' |
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Common name |
Texas sage; cenizo |
Family |
scrophulariaceae |
Life cycle |
shrub (Z8-10) |
Flowers |
lavender |
Size |
6' |
Light |
sun |
Cultural notes |
well-drained soil; drought-tolerant |
Semi-evergreen drought-tough shrub native to western Texas, with sage-green felted leaves (even though it is not remotely related to true salvias) and lavender flowers in summer. Pruning should be done judiciously: heavy pruning for maintaining size or shape is not advised, since it will lead to a leggy, bare growth habit, but light tip pruning may be helpful to encourage fuller, bushier growth. Dislikes heavy and moist soils. Cuttings of new growth may be taken and rooted after the plant has flowered.
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Over several years, our specimen has been getting more shade from the two trees flanking it. Here it is seen flopping forward in search of sunshine in early June, and producing a marvellous flush of flowers in the process.
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| One year, in September, our specimen developed a bad case of a disfiguring black sooty sticky mold. I suspect it got too much wetness, but don't recall the circumstances. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: left fence border, back fence border About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following commentsDr R K S Rathore | Jun 11, 2022 | Very useful information about this plant Leucophyllum frutescens of scrophulariaceae. |
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