Texas purple sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) is a native Texas plant that has many outstanding characteristics. It can tolerate poor soils, has very low water needs, can take the heat and ...

Texas sage, which isn’t actually in the sage family, is an increasingly popular landscape plant. It is one of the few plants that seem relatively unfazed by the state’s capricious climate ...

Texas ranger, rain sage, purple sage, barometer bush, cenizo, senisa, Texas lilac and silverleaf all refer to this drought-tolerant evergreen shrub.

W ith silver-green foliage and dazzling purple-pink blooms, Texas sage is a shrub that demands attention. This North American plant is known as the 'State Native Shrub of Texas', seen growing in ...

Q: I love the purple flowers of 'Silverado' sage after a rain, but I do not love how stalky the shrubs can become. I have been careful to not over water them and even tried light pruning.

Texas sage is an evergreen, drought-tolerant shrub with silver to silvery-green leaves and infrequent purple, tubular-shaped blooms. It grows to 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide, but can be trimmed to ...

But it's the Texas sage's bloom that is stunning. Right now, seemingly out of nowhere, they are awash with light purple blooms. They seem to be a favorite of foraging bees too.

Dallas is awash in purple, thanks to the recent rare bout of August rainfall and humidity. You may have noticed a bevy of Texas sage blooms around town for the past week or so and wondered what ...

Dear Neil: My Green Cloud Texas sage plants are four years old. They suffered in the hot, dry weather last year. I’ve been more careful in taking care of them this year, but now I see yellow ...