Today I want to share with you why you should add Texas Sage to your landscaping if you live in the southern zones!
Each time I do a video outside or around my landscaping, people always say wow! What are those beautiful purple bushes you have?
Those are Texas Sage, and they are fantastic.
Here are some things I personally love about them, and why I highly recommend adding some to your home’s landscaping.
Why You Should Add Texas Sage To Your Landscaping
By the way, if you aren’t sure about adding certain plants to your landscaping depending on your climate, it is always a good idea to check your local nursery or local extension agency. They will have knowledge about your zone and climate along with what plants are recommended.
This post is my personal experience growing Texas Sage. I did study some horticulture in college while getting my chemistry degree, so I got to learn about local landscaping and plant growing. My dad has also done landscaping for 50 years 🙂
Here are my top reasons why you should add Texas Sage to your landscaping:
To learn more scientific tips on Texas Sage, you can read this post from Texas Native Plants Database.
Texas Sage Is Very Heat Tolerant
The best part about this shrub is how heat and drought tolerant it is. The picture above is the entrance to my neighborhood. We have about 10 Texas Sage in the entrance. They never receive water, there is no shade over there, but they are massive and thriving. The ones I have in my back flowerbed are also in direct sun, but they do great.
Once this shrub is established, it doesn’t need much water either.
It Has Beautiful Purple Blooms In Spring, Summer, and Fall
My Texas Sage Blooms from March to November here in Texas. In fact, it looks stunning in the fall when the cooler temperatures hit. But even in August, mine just bloomed again. This shrub will usually bloom right after it rains, although some myths say it can predict the weather and will bloom right before it rains.
Texas Sage is Evergreen
Not only does it bloom for many seasons, even in the winter it keeps the leaves. So, it will be green all year round! The picture above shows how they look without blooms.
It Grows Quickly
We did this back flower bed in May 2023, and this picture I took in June shows how large they got in just one year. Even now in August, they have grown larger.
The second picture in this post with the text is from our old house. The sage in this picture is about 6 years old, and it is HUGE. You can see how large it is with Amelia standing next to it.
Texas Sage Is Great For Pollinators
Another one of my favorite reasons why you should add Texas Sage to your landscaping is how much the pollinators love it. We have so many butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds flying around our sages.
They Grow Well With Other Plants
You can add all types of plants around Texas Sage, and all the plants grow well. In the back, I have knockout rose bushes near these. You can add small flowers or larger bushes around the landscaping with Texas Sage. They do great around other plants!
Are There Any Downsides To Texas Sage?
The only downside I can think of is they do get very large. If you have a smaller flower bed area, they might not make the best choice unless you keep them cut back. They do best in large flowerbeds or landscaping around your home so they can grow to their full potential.
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I love that shrub! I’m in North Carolina so I looked it up on Lowes.com and could it be called “Purple Silvarado”?
I believe the Silverado is a dwarf shrub but it does look similar! It won’t grow was tall. I would call your local nursery to double check that though because I am not 100%
I liked that purple plant it really stands out
Yes it does! It is so pretty!
Thanks!
I love this shrub! But as you’ve mentioned, you must give it plenty of room to grow! I live in Tucson where no other shrub suffers more abuse from landscapers’ shears than Texas sage. When they outgrow their space, they get pruned into ugly, unnatural shapes which cuts off their flowers and hastens their demise.
We have some that we have to keep small due to the area by the sidewalk, they do okay being pruned, but don’t flower as much.
:Here is the weather lore about Texas purple sage. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-sage-predict-rain-native-shrub-folklore-barometer-bush/
Our family does no enjoy this plant for it is the source of respiratory allergy attacks at various times during the growing season. Tragically it has been over planted so it now causes more harm than good. If you can not stand sage in your food do not think this plant will not cause the same reaction. This plant can cause headaches migraines, upset stomachs, very irritated eyes and breathing problems. Sage fever is the warm weather cousin to cooler weather’s nemesis Mountain Cedar which arrives right before Halloween here in Texas. It is not easily listed on the allergy reports either plants are listed by scientific method. This is a case where less is indeed best for all of us. Check out the local library for books about native plants for your area and your local agriculture commission.
We all have allergies issues but thankfully we don’t have any to this bush. My husband goes to an allergist and they are able to check. I don’t know what we would do in our area without these wonderful bushes that are heat and drought tolerant. I would definitely check with your local extension agent regarding landscaping recommendations in your area, this what we do
Can I use essential oil of wintergreen on your weed killer. I can’t find the product you mention in your article. And I wonder abut the other thing on the product also
Thank you so much for everything you offer us. It is awesome. Donna
You can use that! But honestly, it’s okay to use it without the enhancement, it will work just not as quickly. Some readers also use a liquid cayenne pepper in the solution.