Finally, two weeks ago, we had rain...2" of it and even better a cool day. I think the temperature barely reached 80º. The Texas sage, Leucophyllum frutescens, sometimes called the barometer bush, duly responded and started to make its appearance on bloom day. 3 days later it is in magnificent full bloom. I was out early this morning but the bees had beaten me to it.
It's serendipity that I planted this white one because it fits in so well with the greens of summer. It was an impulse buy many years ago when I visited Vivero Gardens nursery. I had never seen the white one before and really had no idea where I would put it. Just look at it admiring itself in the mirror.
And even getting in on this bird-planted American beauty berry, Calicarpa americana.
I keep the plant loosely pruned and remove lower growth so it is more tree like. We'll enjoy the bloom for many more days.
That's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI have three of the 'Green Cloud' cultivars of Texas sage in my garden with the usual pinkish/purplish flowers. I have never seen one with white blooms before. That is very nice! And I love the way you have it pruned! Around here these inevitably get pruned into manicured balls and other shapes. I much prefer their more natural growth.
ReplyDeleteI never even knew there was a white-flowered Leucophyllum. It's a beauty and the mirror's placement is perfect. I love the Callicarpa too and am left wondering, once again, why I never can find that plant here.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures make your garden look so cool and calm. A prefect place to hang out during the summer.
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