LEUCOPHYLLUM FRUTESCENS

This image is available as a limited edition giclée print, produced with Epson UltraChrome k3 inks on Museo 100% Cotton Acid-free Archival Quality Inkjet Paper (250 g/sm).
Image Dimensions: 13" x 15"
Paper Dimensions: 17" x 20"
Edition Size: 25

These prints are on sale at Kiowa Gallery,105 East Holland Avenue,
in Alpine, Texas. (432) 837-3067

Leucophyllum frutescens (Cenizo, Texas Purple Sage, or Texas Silverleaf) grows in limestone habitats and brushlands throughout central, western, and southwestern Texas. The simple, alternate leaves are covered in branched, white hairs. The showy flowers are 5-lobed and broadly funnelform. Full bloom occurs usually after significant rainfall.

The genus Leucophyllum is in the Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) family .
L. frutescens is the most frequently cultivated species of this genus.

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LEUCOPHYLLUM FRUTESCENS