Cenizo or Purple Sage Shrub
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| In Texas the purple sage shrub or Cenizo blooms in mid-July. This plant is native to Texas and thrives in caliche soils. It is often called “barometer bush” because flowering is triggered by humidity or high soil moisture after rains. |
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| Although watering in dry summer months will make it grow faster, over-watering or poor drainage will quickly kill it, and shade will promote leggy growth and less flowering. It loves alkaline soils and in fact requires them. |
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| To have a beautiful and natural looking Purple Sage Cenizo Plant do not prune it or overwater it and give it full sun. |
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| Delicate purple flowers bloom on silver leafed steams. The real challenge with Cenizo is to not have a leggy looking shrub and allow the shrub appear natural. |
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| The Arboretum – Woman’s Garden with Cenizo across the reflecting pool. |
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