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Texas sage Silverado in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Leucophyllum Frutescens 'Silverado'

 

Texas sage 'Silverado'

Texas Sage, or Texas Barometer Bush, is a drought tolerant evergreen shrub with lavender blooms in the Summer. Commonly known as Texas sage, it is not a true sage. It requires minimal water, is easily shaped into hedges, and blooms over the entire surface. A number of popular cultivars are available. 'Silverado' is compact and rounded, with fine, oval, silver-grey leaves, and purple-pink, tubular, sage-like flowers that are very attractive to pollinators

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plant Features
  • Texas sage Silverado likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Texas sage Silverado likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Texas sage Silverado is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Texas sage Silverado likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Texas sage 'Silverado'

Latin name

Leucophyllum Frutescens 'Silverado'

type

Evergreen Shrub

family

Scrophulariaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Texas sage Silverado likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Texas sage Silverado is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Texas sage Silverado likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Texas sage Silverado likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Texas sage Silverado is 1.50meters x 1.50meters 1.50 M 1.50 M

Leucophyllum Frutescens 'Silverado'

Texas Sage, or Texas Barometer Bush, is a drought tolerant evergreen shrub with lavender blooms in the Summer. Commonly known as Texas sage, it is not a true sage. It requires minimal water, is easily shaped into hedges, and blooms over the entire surface. A number of popular cultivars are available. 'Silverado' is compact and rounded, with fine, oval, silver-grey leaves, and purple-pink, tubular, sage-like flowers that are very attractive to pollinators


Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed in situ in Spring in full or partial sun, in well-draining soil

 

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Easily grown in alkaline, gravelly, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Add dolomitic limestone to acidic soils. Plants thrive in gritty soils with minimal moisture. Sharp drainage is essential.

 

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn

Rain or soil moisture triggers flowering (hence the common name). Flowers appear from early Summer until Autumn

 
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