| Common Name |
Texas Ranger, Texas Sage, Silverleaf, Cenizo, Purple
Sage, Texas Barometerbush |
| Latin Name |
Leucophyllum frutescens |
| Native Habitat |
Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
6 feet X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Felty gray, covered with soft hairs, evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Moonlight |
| Ornamental Value |
Purple trumpet shaped flowers, evergreen silver leaves |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies and bees use flowers |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/leuc_fru.cfm |
| Images and data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Leucophyllum_frutescens.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54689/ |
| Images and data |
http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Leucophyllum_frutescens.htm |
| Images and data |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/leucophyllumfrutes.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Scrophulariaceae/Leucophyllum_frutescens.html |
| Images and
data |
http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=23033 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LEFR3 |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.landscapemart.com/lvl.php?pd1=shpid&pd1pid=leufruhc&pd2=shlist&pd2ord=l&pd2type=bn&pd2ord=l |
