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Information by: The Plant Nerd Inc.        Photographer: Mountain States Nursery

Description

Texas ranger is a dense shrub that grows 8' high and wide. It has pink flowers in the summer and gray foliage. It tolerates wind, heat and full sun. It is drought tolerant and attracts hummingbirds.

Maintenance Tips

Leucophyllum frutescens is a Texas native shrub that is often used in California native gardens because it works well with other natives. It is commonly called Texas Ranger, and it has a natural growth habit reaching up to 8' tall and wide at maturity. This plant is extremely drought and heat-tolerant and rarely requires any irrigation or fertilizer once it is established. The best way to keep the plant as low maintenance as possible is to plant it in full sun with well-drained soil and allow it the space it needs to reach its mature size. It will not require deadheading or even pruning if it is given the necessary space. If it needs to be pruned to improve its shape, it can be thinned out by removing some of the longest branches and allowing sunlight into the interior of the plant