Tag Archives: cenizo

the next day

Monday, July 28th, 2008

This is the same plant as in the previous post. One of my readers asked to see it after the blooms had opened. As it happens I…

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rain

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Look at all the tiny purple blooms about to open on the cenizo. Can this mean that it is going to rain? We did get a half-inch…

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purple sage

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

One of the glories of the plant kingdom - cenizo; also known as purple sage or Texas sage. More formally known as Leucophy…

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purple sage

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

Cenizo or Leucophylum frutescens may not be familiar to northern gardeners but it has become almost ubiquitous in Texa…

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