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Texas Sage
Leucophyllum frutescens · Perennial
Texas Sage is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 5–8 ft × 4–6 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect purple blooms in fall and summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to deer, drought and heat and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 5–8 ft × 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Silver, Green
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Bloom season
- Fall, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Salt
- Native to
- Texas and Mexico
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