Plant of the Month – August
Cimarron Sage Blue Ranger Leucophyllum zygophyllum Plant Form: Evergreen shrub Water Use: Low Mature Size: 3 ft. tall x 3-4 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, reflected sun Bloom Time: Summer (June – Aug), Fall (Sept – Oct) Native to: Texas, Mexico, SW US Hardiness: Cold hardy to 10°F Cimarron Sage is a petite variety of normally much larger Texas Rangers, all known for their masses of flowers produced in response to summer and fall rains. This evergreen shrub is prized […]
Plant of the Month – April
Red Tip PhotiniaFraser’s PhotiniaPhotinia x fraseri Plant Form: Evergreen shrub Water Use: Moderate Mature Size: 5-15 ft. tall x 5-15 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Spring (April) Native to: Asia Hardiness: Cold hardy to 0-5°F Red Tip Photinia is stunning in spring when its new growth flashes red at the tip of each stem. As the red foliage matures, it turns bronze, and then settles into a deep green. Additional pruning of branch tips encourages new red leaves […]
