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Leucophyllum zygophyllum

Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Violet
Water Needs: Almost No Water Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Gray-green leaves, slightly cupped. Give good drainage. Do not shear into hedge, but can prune branches back hard.


Garden Notes: Shearing reduces blooms of Leucophyllums. Shear branches back hard in spring if needed to rejuvenate older plants. They will be bare for a short time, but will recover quickly.

Leucophyllum langmaniae

Common Name: Rio Bravo
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 60"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:

ZONE 8!? PLANT IN WARM MICRO CLIMATE- May not make it here. One reliable source says it is ok. Tighter rounded habit. Better for a more formal look. Nice rich green leaves.


Leucophyllum laevigatum

Common Name: CHIHUAHUAN SAGE
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
Water Needs: Almost No Water Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 48"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:

Open, angular growth to 4 ft.x5ft. Tiny, dark green leaves, profuse lavender flowers.


Leucophyllum frutescens

Common Name: Texas Ranger
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Almost No Water Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 72"
Mature Width: 72"
Description:

ZONE 7? Plant against rock wall for protection. These were grown from seed. They will be a little smaller in pots.


Garden Notes: Hardiness on these is unknown.

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Longwood Blue'

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Common Name: Blue Mist Spirea 'Longwood Blue'
Bloom Season: Late Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Choice, deepest violet-blue selection, plants with silvery foliage. Great late summer color.


Caryopteris x clandonensis

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Common Name: Blue Mist Spirea
Bloom Season: Late Summer
Bloom Color: Blue-Purple
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Nice small shrub. Considerable drought tolerance, long bloom period. Cut back to 1/3 its height in spring to encourage heaviest bloom.


Garden Notes: Somewhat short-lived shrub. Can die for no apparent reason. Very long bloom season and neat appearance until that time makes it a shrub worth growing.

Buddleia 'PETITE PURPLE'

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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Lovely dwarf plant.Silvery foliage on shorter plant. Nice and compact. Smaller, silvery leaves. Very similar to Nanhoe Blue.


Garden Notes: This is becoming one of my favorite plants. It makes a nice bush with nearly evergreen leaves. It has a more refined look to it than most other Buddleias.

Buddleia nanhoensis 'NANHO BLUE'

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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:

Silvery foliage on shorter plant. Nice and compact. Smaller, silvery leaves. Very similar to B. Petite Purple.


Garden Notes: This is becoming one of my favorite plants. It makes a nice bush with nearly evergreen leaves. It has a more refined look to it than most other Buddleias.

Buddleia daviddii 'BLACK KNIGHT'

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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
Bloom Color: Deep Violet
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 72"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:

Deep violet, almost black flowers from summer to fall.


Buddleia daviddii 'ALBA'

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Common Name: White Butterfly Bush
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: White
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 72"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:

Graceful shrub with fragrant white flowers.