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Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage I’ve had a long time crush on the Mexican Bush Sage. It is one of those delightfully complex plants with a long narrow, textured, sage-green leaf with a striking silver underside. The flowers are long spikes of pubescent lavender, purple and white, tubular flowers that reach up to the sky in the …

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Salvia Greggi “Mirage”, Deep Purple

Salvia Greggi ‘Mirage”, Deep Purple

Salvia Greggi “Mirage”, Deep Purple A Cultivar With Class  True to the Texas native Salvia Greggi, the cultivar “Mirage” deep-purple is a show stopper with a profusion of blooms and evergreen leaves that keep the interest on it all year round.  While there are a variety of colors in the cultivar such as pink, cream, …

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Purple Flowering Plants for Central Texas

Purple flowering plants are one of the most requested colors in my landscape designs and for good reason. Purple is the color of luxury, creativity, wisdom and power. Purple is a calming color but also stimulates our imagination. Purple is also one of the most common colors in the Central Texas landscape. Purple Oxalis  One …

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