What it is
Texas Sage (Cenizo) (Leucophyllum frutescens) is in the Scrophulariaceae family. Not a true sage — a silver-leaved native shrub that bursts into purple bloom after rain. Bulletproof xeriscape plant.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it very low — extremely drought-tough, and give it lean, alkaline, sharp-draining soil. Target a soil pH around 7.0–8.5. Space plants about 4–6 ft apart. Expect roughly Established shrub. Hardy native shrub.
How it's used
Texas Sage (Cenizo) is used: ornamental; pollinator.
🔎 How to identify it
- Silvery fuzzy small leaves
- Purple bell flowers after rain
- Dense mounding shrub
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.