Barometerbush
Botanical name: Leucophyllum
Barometerbush
Botanical name: Leucophyllum
Description
Barometerbush are a group of evergreen shrubs famous for their drought tolerance and salt tolerance. Producing showy flowers and maintaining their handsome green foliage all year, several species are popular ornamentals, especially in very arid areas where few other showy plants are able to grow. Barometerbush get their common name for their ability to forecast rain - they often bloom several days in advance of a rainstorm, which are infrequent in their native desert habitats.
Species of Barometerbush
Texas ranger
Leucophyllum frutescens or texas ranger is used often as an ornamental plant as it is fairly easy to grow. While it is sometimes known as Texas sage, it is not an actual sage as it belongs to the barometer bush genus (Leucophyllum).
Big bend barometerbush
Big bend barometerbush are a group of evergreen shrubs famous for their drought tolerance and salt tolerance. Producing showy flowers and maintaining their handsome green foliage all year, several species are popular ornamentals, especially in very arid areas where few other showy plants are able to grow. Big bend barometerbush get their common name for their ability to forecast rain - they often bloom several days in advance of a rainstorm, which are infrequent in their native desert habitats.
Scientific Classification
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