Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Shrub
Height
1
to
3
ft.
Spread
1
to
3
ft.
Leaf Retention
Evergreen
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry
Light Requirement
Sun
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Grassland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Purple, Violet
Bloom Season
Summer, Fall
Seasonal Interest
Nectar
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Bees
Maintenance
All cenizos are susceptible to cotton root rot.
Comments
Blooms May-November. A more cold hardy dwarf cenizo found in the Chihuahuan Deserts Ecoregion. Big Bend Barometerbush is the west Texas version of the south Texas Cenizo. It has small gray leaves and pale milky pink flowers. This bush blooms after rain or in high humidity.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski, Sally and Wasowski, Andy, Native Texas Plants, Landscaping Region by Region, 1988, 1991, pg 249. 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=23071&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LEMI4. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=33630#null
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