San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) | February 2021 | positive
This plant never disappoints. It blooms several times a year, with a very sweet fragrance. It rarely needs supplemental water during hot ...Read MoreSan Antonio summers. It's a keeper.
Mike Heep has this plant available at his native plant nursery in Harlingen, Texas. He has been known to ship out plants occasionally, th...Read Moreough I'm not sure if he still does. His website is not up-to-date, but he is good to contact by phone. He has a great many native Texas plants available: trees, shrubs, grasses, flowers, etc., but his nursery specializes in those native to the Rio Grande Valley and coastal plains.
Whitebrush is a densely branched, deciduous shrub that is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), Mexico, ...Read MoreSouth America to Uruguay and Argentina. It can be found occurring on limestone bluffs, sandy soil and gravelly hillsides. It tolerates poorly drained soils and is drought tolerant.
It grows between 3 to 10 feet tall and can be 8 feet in width. The 1/8 to 1 1/4 inches long leaves are simple, opposite and lanceolate to elliptical. Sometimes, it forms a thicket of stems from the base. It tends to have a scraggly appearance; but, it can be pruned into a a small tree or hedge. From March to November (especially after rains), it produces white or violet-tinged flowers with yellow throats on loose 1 to 3 inches spikes. These have a strong vanilla scent.
The flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees. The dense growth provides cover for birds and small mammals. It is occasionally browsed by white-tailed deer, cattle and goats. But, usually this occurs during times of stress. It is poisonous to horses, burros and mules. It causses them to be emaciated, weak and nervous. Sometimes, it kills them.
This plant never disappoints. It blooms several times a year, with a very sweet fragrance. It rarely needs supplemental water during hot ...Read More
Mike Heep has this plant available at his native plant nursery in Harlingen, Texas. He has been known to ship out plants occasionally, th...Read More
Does anyone know where I can buy these
Whitebrush Aloysia, gratissima var. gratissima, is native to Texas and other States.
Whitebrush is a densely branched, deciduous shrub that is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), Mexico, ...Read More