Scientific Name: Leucophyllum frutescens
?Rounded shrub
?Native to Chihuahuan Desert

?Flowers are rose-pink or lavander

?Flowering triggered by high humidity or high soil moisture after rains

?This is a hardy plant that can face droughts, freezes, high winds, hungry deer, and blazing heat

?Dried leaves and flowers can be brewed into a sedative herbal tea; this tea is also used to treat colds, flues, coughs and rheumatism

?Also called Texas Sage or Texas Ranger

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