Leucophyllum, Purple Sage, Silverleaf, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Sage
Leucophyllumfrutescens 'Green Cloud'

<h1>Leucophyllum, Purple Sage, Silverleaf, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Sage<br><i>Leucophyllum</i><i>frutescens</i> 'Green Cloud'</h1>

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                            <b>Family: Scrophulariaceae</b>
                                    (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)<br>
                                                        <b>Genus: <i>Leucophyllum</i></b>
                                    (loo-koh-FIL-um)<br>
                                        
                            <b>Species: <i>frutescens</i></b>
                                    (froo-TESS-enz)<br>
                            
                            <b>Cultivar: Green Cloud</b><br>
            
                        
                        
                        
            
                        
                        
                        
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                                                        <P><B>Category</B></P>
                                                                        Shrubs<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Water Requirements</B></P>
                                                                        Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Sun Exposure</B></P>
                                                                        Full Sun<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Foliage</B></P>
                                                                        Grown for foliage<BR>
                                                                                                Evergreen<BR>
                                                                                                This plant is resistant to deer<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Foliage Color</B></P>
                                                                        Bronze<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Height</B></P>
                                                                        6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Spacing</B></P>
                                                                        6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)<BR>
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                                                        <P><B>Hardiness</B></P>
                                                                        USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)<BR>
                                                                                                USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)<BR>
                                                                                                USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)<BR>
                                                                                                USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)<BR>
                                                                                                USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)<BR>
                                                                                                USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)<BR>
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                                                                                            <P><B>Where to Grow</B></P>
                                                                        Grow outdoors year-round in hardiness zone<BR>
                                                                                                Can be grown as an annual<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Danger</B></P>
                                                                        N/A<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Bloom Color</B></P>
                                                                        Rose/Mauve<BR>
                                                                                                Lavender<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Bloom Characteristics</B></P>
                                                                        This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Bloom Size</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Bloom Time</B></P>
                                                                        Late Spring/Early Summer<BR>
                                                                                                Mid Summer<BR>
                                                                                                Late Summer/Early Fall<BR>
                                                                                                Mid Fall<BR>
                                                                                                Blooms repeatedly<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Other details</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Soil pH requirements</B></P>
                                                                        6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)<BR>
                                                                                                7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)<BR>
                                                                                                7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)<BR>
                                                                                                8.6 to 9.0 (strongly alkaline)<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Patent Information</B></P>
                                                                        Non-patented<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Propagation Methods</B></P>
                                                                        From softwood cuttings<BR>
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                                                                                                    <P><B>Seed Collecting</B></P>
                                                                        Unknown
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