CHIHUAHUAN RAIN SAGE

Botanical name :

Leucophyllum laevigatun

Common name: 
Chihuahuan rain sage
Ornamental Description:

Size of thge grown plant :
4-6 feet x 4-6 feet

Plantation: Any season, but the best time is spring

Growth: Moderately fast

Space between plants : from 6 to 8 feet according to the desired effect

Watering: Low, drough tolerant

Sun light : Full sun, reflected sun

Soil: Tolerates any type of soil with a good drough

Flowering:  Summer-fall

Flower color: Lavender

Category:    Shrub

Clasification:    Evergreen shrub

Special indications : If its irrigated in excess, it can die.

 

Maintenance:

•Reduce de amount of suplemental water and eliminate the aplication of fertilizer beggining in late summer and early fall to make plants more cold resistant

•Chihuahuan sage has a moderately fast growth rate, and may need to be pruned heavily once a year

 
Arquitectonic Use:

•Its a beautiful medium schrub that bends well with other dessert plants and its drough tolerant

•Foundation planting

•Medians

•Xeriscape
Special

 
Features:  

•Tolerates drough

•Desert effect

•Its flowering doensn't depend on humidity to produce flowers

Chihuahuan rain sage