How to Grow Texas Sage

Texas Sage blooms in summer

Grow Texas Sage in southern climates. Texas sage or compact Texas sage is a shrub that grows well in zones 8, 9 and 10. The scientific name is Leucophyllum frutescens 'Compacta' and it has silver leaves and lavender flowers. It blooms often in adequate rain or water, and is drought resistant but non-blooming with inadequate water.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• A Texas Sage shrub
• A sunny location

1. Purchase a Compact Texas Sage from a home and garden store or nursery. A small shrub can be a joy to watch it grow, and the smaller ones are less expensive, too.

2. Keep your Texas sage in a container for awhile and leave it in the sun. Water regularly, and be sure that it has good drainage. If you live in zones cooler than zone 8, keep it in a container and let it thrive, but bring it to shelter in the cold of winter. If you live in any zone 8 or above, plant it in the ground.

3. Texas Sage is an evergreen with dusty silver leaves

   Find a sunny location to plant the Texas sage into the ground. It will need lots of room to grow. The Texas sage shrub you see here was purchased in a one-gallon container several years ago, and was kept in a five-gallon container the first year. These shrubs are often six feet in diameter, so make sure there will be room for it to branch out.

4. To grow Texas sage, do not over water, and do not plant in poor drainage. It thrives in heat and dry climates. We prune in January, and of course this is a perennial.

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Tips & Warnings

• We live in Central Texas in Zone 8. These shrubs are beautiful about three days after a rain. They bloom nearly every time it rains.

• copyright 2009 Linda Richard

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