The
beautiful and surprising Texas sage
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| Photo by Mike |
You
see them all over my part of Texas, a dusty silvery green bush that
doesn't seem to change much, that is until we have a good downpour of
rain in the summer.Then watch out for a big surprise as they come alive and put out many pretty
pinkish-purple-lilac flowers that for a while will cover the whole
bush. They are lovely to look at and the bees love them. The bees seem to
come from nowhere and seem to be determined to visit every bloom
before they leave . That is just as well because the flowers don't
last long. They are gone within the week and it will be awhile
before they bloom again. They don't need much care once the bush is
established. This plant will grow in rocky or poor soil and are very
drought resistant so a good thing for Texas and desert gardens.
We
have 2 bushes and it was a delight to see them this week. It made up
for the searing hot weather we are having with the thought of a
coming August just firing up ready to go!!
That is so pretty, love the colours of the lavender pale grey green
ReplyDeleteleaves. never seen anything like it. Interesting plant