Texas Sage, Desperado

Leucophyllum frutescens Desperado
  • Botanical Name: Leucophyllum frutescens Desperado
  • Plant Type: Shrub
  • Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Water Demand: Low
  • Landscape Use: Fragrance, Salt Tolerant, Hedge, Rock Garden, Deer Resistant
  • Ornamental Color: Purple
  • Native or Adapted: Adapted
  • Wildlife Value: Birds, Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
  • Season: Summer, Fall
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Evergreen
  • Plant Form: Spreading, Rounded
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 4' - 6'
  • Plant Height: 4' - 6'

Description

Very compact silvery gray foliage. Similar to Compacta but wider. L. frutescens are more tolerant of poor drainage and heavier soils than other Texas sages. Cold hardy to 5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Texas Sage, Desperado Photos