Green Cloud Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens 'Green Cloud') Shrub - Plants and Shrubs for Gardening. The Texas Sage belongs botanically to the Scrophulariaceae family. It is a particularly ornamental medium-sized evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub with a moderate growth rate, which develops a spherical-oval shape. The 'Green Cloud' variety has dense green foliage with simple, smooth, ovate leaves that give off a pleasant aroma. The prolonged and abundant flowering of the plant is observed from early summer to about mid-autumn. It has beautiful purple-violet-coloured five-petalled flowers, which are campanulate or tubular in shape. The flowers are interspersed with small brown-coloured capsule fruits. Green Cloud Texas Sage is an extremely easy to grow shrub. It grows in almost any soil type, neutral to alkaline, which has excellent drainage. It has a high resistance to drought, high temperatures and frost and is not affected by salt spray, making it suitable for planting in coastal areas. It can be used in both gardening and landscape architecture, planted as specimen, in groups and in compositions with other plants. It creates excellent colourful hedges and borders, while it can be used for soil retention (avoiding soil erosion).
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| FOLIAGE | Evergreen/Semi-Evergreen | |
| HEIGHT | 1.50 - 3.00 m | |
| DIAMETER | 1.50 - 3.00 m | |
| EXPOSURE | Sun | |
| MINIMUM TEMPERATURES | From -9 to -12 | |
| WATERING | Little | |
| SOIL | Medium | |
| SOIL pH | Neutral to Alkaline (6.5 - 8.5) | |
| FLOWERS | Purple Lilac | |
| FLOWERING SEASON | Early Summer - Mid Autumn | |
| SEASIDE PLANTING | Yes |
| Plants | |
| Plants Category | Landscaping & Gardening Shrubs |
| Plants Type | Medium-Sized Shrubs |
| Genus | Leucophyllum |
| Species | frutescens |
| Variety | Green Cloud |
| Foliage | Evergreen / Semi-evergreen |
| Leaves Color | Green |
| Autumn Foliage Color | Green |
| Color of Flowers | Purple-Lilac |
| Flowering | June - October |
| Fragance | Yes (from the foliage) |
| Fruit | 2-Valve Brown Capsule |
| Soil | Loam, Sand |
| pH of Soil | Range: 6.5 - 8.5. Optimum: 7 - 7.5. |
| Irrigation | Little |
| Thorns | No |
| Toxicity | Coppertone Loquats are not toxic |
| Respiratory Allergies | No |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Planting Season | Coppertone Loquats in pots are planted all year round except during periods of extreme weather |
| Plant Uses | Coppertone Loquats are planted in parks, urban or cottage gardens and are utilized as hedge-border plants, specimen, or in groups and compositions. They are also used in dryland gardens (xeriscaping). |