#Texas sage full

Sheared hedges are common, especially in commercial plantings, but maintaining their natural shape with light pruning produces a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing plant.

Texas Sage needs at least 8 hours of sun to perform well, anything less will cause it to become leggy and bloom less. Watering in dry summer months will make it grow faster, but overwatering or poor drainage can easily kill it.

#Texas sage full

Texas Sage thrives in full sun and well-drained alkaline soil. In 2005 Texas Sage was named the official Texas Native Shrub of Texas. Texas Sage is widely used along Texas highways and commercial landscapes because of it ability to withstand some of the harshest conditions. It grows well in most soils and it is extremely drought and heat tolerant making it very easy to care for once established.

It’s sometimes called (barometer bush) because the blooming process is initiated by high humidity or excessive soil moisture before and after rain. Texas Sage is native from Northern Mexico through the Rio Grande Plains, Texas, and into New Mexico. Texas Sage has soft silver to gray foliage with a beautiful display of long-lasting lavender to purple blooms from summer into fall. Texas Sage is one of our most popular native plants, a medium-sized shrub with several varieties to choose from including compact varieties.

Everywhere you look there are large Texas Sage shrubs with masses of purple blooms. This summer the Texas Sage is as pretty as we’ve ever seen.