This shrub has a dense upright and spreading habit and is tolerant of heat and dry conditions. It has silvery rounded leaves and produces lavender bell-shaped flowers that appear normally after rain in summer. 

Hardiness zones 8 to 11 

Leucophyllum frutescens is naturally found from western Texas to northern Mexico growing in well-drained poor sandy soils in a open sunny position and is drought and salt tolerant but frost tender. 

Texas Sage is a bushy shrub that is grown for its habit and drought tolerance. It is planted in arid gardens as a hedging or specimen plant and used in borders as a low screen. It establishes from cuttings in 3 to 4 years. There are selections available that offer compact or upright habits with a variety of flower colours. ID 1476

Leucophyllum (lyook-o-FYL-lum) frutescens (froo-TES-senz)

Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Figwort and Foxglove Family