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Often referred to as barometer bush, Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) dazzles with a show of bright pink to lavender or white blooms after rainfalls from spring through fall. The silvery leaves of Texas sage offer a visual respite in the height of summer heat. Its gray, green, or silver 1-inch leaves are fuzzy, and provide a delicate backdrop for the vibrant flowers.
Once established, Texas sage thrives in rocky soil and rough conditions. Drought- and heat-tolerant, this woody, upright shrub typically grows 5-6 ft. tall, 5-6 ft. wide. Here's everything you need to know to grow and care for Texas sage.
Plant Attributes Texas Sage CareTexas sage is a woody evergreen shrub. It thrives in full sun and will tolerate partial shade. Low maintenance, Texas Sage doesn’t mind rocky soil and doesn’t require fertilizing.
LightFull sun to partial shade will yield the most blooms.
SoilTexas sage needs good drainage. It will grow in a variety of rocky or clay soils but doesn’t like wet feet.
WaterOnce established, it doesn’t need supplemental water.
Temperature and HumidityTexas sage is both heat and cold tolerant to 10F, It blooms with the onset of rain, increased humidity, and changes in barometric pressure.
FertilizeNo need to fertilize.
Types of Texas Sage Green Cloud has light green foliage with dark pink to magenta blooms and is a more prolific bloomer than other varieties. Silverado has fuchsia blooms on silver foliage and is a slightly denser variety. Compact has showy hot pink blooms with silvery leaves and grows only 3 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide, providing more planting placement options in the landscape. Desperado is 5 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide with silvery-green foliage and lavender-pink blooms. Lynn’s Legacy has denseToday we’re off to Houston to visit AcAcia’s beautiful garden.
What could be wrong with an attractive, compact, bushy peach tree? Plenty! Your tree could have the incurable bacterial phony peach disease (PPD).This disease came seemingly out of nowhere and first struck peach trees in Georg
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Years after the fact, I remain flummoxed as to why my neighbor Daniel – an otherwise normal, rational person – ripped down and pulled out a spectacular, 20-foot-tall labyrinth of colorful crossvine that was growing on a trellis he had built up against his house.Crossvine is a fast-growing climbing vine that can reach 50
Water is essential for life. Your plants need water to grow and thrive, and more during the hotter months. Ever wondered about catching rain to use during times when there is less or no rain? Installing a rain barrel allows you to do exactly that: collect and store a natural resource for later use. Harvesting rainwater has many benefits from saving money on your water bill to utilizing what freely falls from the sky for times when raindrops aren’t so abundant.
Brown marmorated stink bugs may have a funny name, but no one who has to deal with them is laughing. “They can be a significant issue for commercial growers and home gardeners in regions where the stink bug population is high,” says Jim Walgenbach, PhD, professor and extension entomologist atNorth Carolina State University. “All life stages of stink bugs can cause damage to foliage and fruit.”They feed on all kinds of plants, both edible and ornamental, but their favorites include peaches, apples, pears, pecans, tomatoes, peppers and sweet corn.
It takes more than pretty plants and a shovel to create a beautiful and thriving garden. Experienced gardeners rely on the Hardiness Zone plant information established by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). It is designed to identify which plants are most likely to thrive in a specific geographic area. The zones are determined by average annual winter temperatures across the country and broken into 10-degree increments. It is then further divided into 5-degree a and b designations.
Preparing to convert a new area in your yard into a garden can require a lot of physical labor and time. Lasagna gardening is a no-fuss technique to prepare the soil so it’s ready for planting vegetables, herbs, or flowers as well as a way to minimize and reduce weeds. “Lasagna gardening, also known as sheet mulching, is the act of layering compostable materials in a raised bed or designated area where you want to start a garden,” says Jen McDonald, a certified organic gardener and co-founder of Garden Girls, a garden design company based in Houston, Texas. “It’s an easy option that requires minimal labor and also reduces kitchen waste.”
The growing season is long in USDA Zone 9, as in, it lasts almost all year thanks to mild winters. This hardiness region extends from parts of Florida, across the lower portion of Louisiana and into coastal Georgia and Southern Texas. In these locales, salty air, sandy soil, heat, and lots of sun are prevalent. You’ll want to look for choices that can stand up to drought and are resilient when it comes to both soil and weather conditions. Tropical florals like hibiscus and showy trees like the Southern magnolia will do well in Zone 9 as well as a variety of ground covers, textural shrubs, and herbs.