PLANT OF THE WEEK
Plants for the Antelope Valley
   
 
Texas Ranger (Leucophyllum frutscens)
 
The Texas Ranger is an evergreen shrub that grows to about 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide. The most common variety of Texas Ranger is the variety "Green Cloud" which has gray green foliage with a pink flower. However, there are now silver varieties and flowers that range from white to purple. Their also smaller growing varieties of Texas Ranger called "Compacta". The Texas Ranger blooms in late summer and it's drought tolerance, which makes the Texas Ranger a good landscape choice. Best used as an informal hedge.