Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Dry Mesic Dry
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	to 8 feet
Plant Spread:	to 8 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Semi-evergreen Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood
Flower Color:	Lavender Purple
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge Flowering Tree
Edible Parts:	Leaves Flowers
Eating Methods:	Tea
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Provide light Depth to plant seed: press into moist soil but do not cover - germination in approx. 1 month
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip
Pollinators:	Other: hummingbirds Wasps Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees Various insects
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil Monoecious
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: UC Davis Arboretum All Star

Common names

Texas Sage
Cenizo
Silverleaf
Texas Ranger
Texas Barometer Bush
Texas Silverleaf
Purple Sage

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Location: Merritt Island, Florida Zone 9b
Date: 2022-08-13
The lilac color against the green of the leaves is a great combin

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-08-22
Another amazing floral show.

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-08-12

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Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2014-07-29

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Location: My neighborhood
Date: 2021-07-25
Plant in bloom

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Location: Imperial valley, CA
Date: 2024-10-05

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Location: Sea World San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2015-09-02
The bees really like this plant.

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-09-23
Young 2 y.o. specimen Texas Purple Sage Desperado® Leucophyllum

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2006-08-15

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2019-08-07
Bumblebees love Texas Sage, you can see one!

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2021-04-04
IT'S ALIVE!!!!!........ (screamed like in the Frankenstein movie)

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Location: Houston, TX
Date: Sep 29, 2011 11:46 AM
flowering branches

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2012-09-05

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Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Date: 2016-08-28

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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2013-09-26

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2017-11-10

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Location: Riverbanks Botanical Garden - Columbia, SC
Date: 2016-10-21

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: July 2012

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Location: Kayenta Desert Arboretum, Ivins, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-11-26

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-07-27
In bloom after the rain

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Location: Southern Arizona
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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-07-26
Flowerbuds after a the rain

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Comments:

Posted by terrafirma (NE. FL. - Zone 9a) on Dec 23, 2013 9:30 AM concerning plant:

This plant has become a favorite "go-to" for Hummingbirds in my garden this year. Grows very well in sandy soil, and resents too much moisture. Great for xeriscaping.

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Posted by TexasPlumeria87 (Plano, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 28, 2017 6:53 PM concerning plant:

An incredibly tough plant. I hardly water this plant and it still thrives. My only complaint is during wet winters it sometimes drops a lot of its leaves since I have it in clay soil that hasn't been amended, but I couldn't be without this plant. When it's in full bloom it attracts tons of pollinators.

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