What is Texas Sage?

Leucophyllum frutescens or Texas Sage is an evergreen plant originally from the desert areas of Texas, New Mexico and North Mexico and grown in the tropical climate of Florida and Southeast Asia. This low maintenance shrub, known as Purple Sage, Texas Ranger, Cenicles and Silverleaf, grows from 5 feet to 8 feet (1.5 m to 2.4 m) high and from 4 feet to 6 feet (1.2 m to 1.8 m) wide and has 1 inch (2.54 cm) bell flowers in purple, rose or white. Its silvery gray, oval leaves are generally 1 inch (2.54 cm) long and velvety to touch due to small, densely packed hairs on the leaf surface. Texas Sage thrives in low humidity, well -drained soil and full of sun conditions southwest. With its abundance of flowers and extremely resistant nature, this permanent shrub is a cheap but beautiful accessory to any desert landscape or garden and is equally suitable for watering.

Texas MUDrc is not a real sage, but Leucophyllum and a member of the SCROPHULARIACEAE family. Depending on the frequency of dePeople several times flowers during the summer and autumn. This robust ornamental shrubs are extremely drought, wind and cold, but bloom during the season after rain, and therefore sometimes referred to as a barometer shrub. The flowers last for about a week, followed by two-valve capsules, which are filled with wrinkling seeds. Established plants should not be connected more than every two or three weeks in the summer and once a month in winter.

Although it is generally a compact shrub, Texas Sage can be cut in spring or flowers as required. The shrub is easily shaped and can tolerate poor soil. He has no problems with pests, but he visits bees and butterflies. Texas Sage tends to be without disease, although it can be affected by cotton roots.

Texassage can be found wildly in the desert areas of the southwest. Its requirements for low maintenance and perennial nature lead to its wide use as an ornamental or hedge in landscape and gardens. Dried Leaves and Flowers Texas Sage can be madeFrom herbal tea, which is slightly sedative and some use as a cold and influenza drug.