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Lycium pallidum
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Common Name: Wolfberry
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 60"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:
Native to big bend area- also NE New Mexico. Narrow, twisty form. Thorny, twisted shape. Drought tolerant. Greenish blooms. Trial2010 |
Leucophyllum zygophyllum
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Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Violet
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.
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Leucophyllum langmaniae
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Common Name: Rio Bravo
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
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
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Common Name: CHIHUAHUAN SAGE
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
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
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Common Name: Texas Ranger
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
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.
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Larrea tridentata
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Common Name: Creosote Bush
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Description:
Seen at desert museum Evergreen desert plant, bright green, glossy foliageZone 7 plant? Garden Notes: Trial for 2010-
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Leucophyllum minus
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Big Bend Silver
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:
More cold tolerant than L. frutescens- smaller leaves. Nice small shrub. Retains gray color through winter. Purple blooms after rain |
Leucophyllum frutescens 'Compactum'
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Common Name: Texas Ranger 'Compactum'
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 60"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:
Give plenty of room for Texas Rangers to reach full size without shearing for maximum bloom. Garden Notes: 'COMPACTUM' is a little more tolerant of extra water than other Leucophyllums, but do not over water and provide good drainage!
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Leucophyllum
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Common Name: Heavenly Cloud
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Violet
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 72"
Mature Width: 72"
Description:
Heavenly Cloud is a relatively fast grower. It needs good drainage. It may only be rated to ten degrees: plant in warm spot. |
Foresteria neomexicana
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Common Name: New Mexico Privet
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 20'
Mature Width: 12'
Description:
Deciduos shrub/multi-trunked small tree if shaped. Yellow fall color, fast growth with water& N when young, regular deep watering. Garden Notes: New Mexico Privet is a nice, drought tolerant shrub. Occasional water can help appearance, but is rarely a necessity. It is one of those plants that will survive, looking nice all the while with little additional water. With little additional water it stays smaller.
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