Cenizo
Cenizo
–
Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas Sage, Texas Ranger, Texas Lilac, Barometer Bush, Senisa
5
–
7 feet
5
–
10 feet
Northern Mexico and southwestern U.S.; south Texas.
Texas
Full Sun
Low
Evergreen
Flowering
Attracts Pollinators
Birds
Hummingbirds
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About This Plant
Full sun (shade makes it grow leggy). Cenizo is evergreen, with silvery foliage covered with tiny dusty hairs. Sweet-scented pink flowers appear briefly after rain events in summer and fall.
Texas Sage is another name for the same plant; cenizo (“ashen”) is a Spanish reference to the silvery leaf color. Cenizo tolerates poor soil, full sun, and drought, and thrives with or without rain. It is among the most drought-tolerant of all large landscape shrubs and makes a useful standard by which others can be measured.
Maintenance
Avoid overwatering or fertilizing to prevent cotton root rot. Mild hedging or tip pruning in spring and early summer is usually enough to preserve a dense form; avoid shearing. To restart leggy plants every few years, cut all the way to the ground in late spring.
Features
Plant Type:
Small Shrub
Size:
5-7' H, 5-10' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Types:
Clay, Sandy, Thin
Wildlife:
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Butterfly Larvae, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
Flower Color:
Lavender, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time:
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
This plant goes well with
Chilopsis linearis
Yucca rupicola
Ageratina havanensis
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