Leucophyllum prunosum     
Sierra bouquet   
Scophulariaceae Family     

Form: dense round shrub
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: to 6ft with equal spread

cupped leaf on Leucophyllum prunosum

Leaves: gray-green almost silvery, leaf margins curl up into cup shape
Flowers: internodal; violet blue, fragrant, blooms sporadically throughout summer (in response to water)
Fruit: small capsule of seeds; not significant
Stems/Trunks: silver when young, woody with age
Range/Origin: throughout southwest US and northern Mexico
Hardiness: low teens

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• screen
• hedge
• medians

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun, gets rangy in light shade
• Water: low, drought tolerant, supplemental when young, 2-3 times per month when mature
• Soil: adaptable, requires good drainage
• Propagation: vegetative cuttings (tip growth), seed
• Maintenance: low, clean plant, shears well

Leucophyllum prunosum

NOTES:

aka Tamalepian sage, Fragrant rain sage, Fragrant cloud
one of many Leucophyllum sp. often called Texas ranger

new to landscaping industry, gaining in popularity due to fragrance

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