The many hybrids of the native, gray-leaved Texas sage bush are unfazed by extremes in drought and temperature. ... ‘Silverado’ is very similar to ‘Compacta’ but a little smaller at 4 feet.

Consider pruning once per year to keep your shrub compact with full, bushy growth. Texas sage responds well to pruning, so give your plant a good trim in early spring.

Texas sage, which isn’t actually in the sage family, ... The compact variety is a shorter, five-by-five-foot shrub that has a rounder, denser, and more compact shape.

What is called Texas Sage is known by several other common names: Purple Sage, Texas Silverleaf, Ash Plant, Texas Ranger, Compact Texas Sage, Wild Lilac, Senisa, ...

Silverado sage is another cultivar, this one more compact. And others have been brought into the nursery industry since that time. So, that’s the story of my life with Texas sage.

Texas sage can reach 8 feet in height; some cultivars are more compact. But all can get leggy and become less dense without full sun. You can encourage bushier growth with heavier pruning in late ...

My bible defines the Texas sage as a slow-growing compact shrub. They can get six to twelve feet tall if left to their own devices, and easily five feet wide.

Dear Neil: I have a ceniza (Texas sage) bush that is probably 50 years old. Some years ago I moved it so it would get full sun. Last year, however, ...