Which throws the entire planting off whack. The one real 'Rio Bravo' in the bed blooms it's head off like it's supposed to.while the other two grow in a different shape and don't bloom. It really peeves me when nurseries and garden centers get their plant labeling has long-term and expensive consequences for the home gardener.īy now of course, the three large shrubs have grown in somewhat different forms and don't 'match'.which is highly irritating. I thought, ok, whatever this variety is, maybe it has a juvenility period and it needs to mature longer before it will bloom?. After doing some research, the best I could figure was that perhaps these two non-conformers were some sort of parent species of 'Rio Bravo'.or maybe 'Lynn's Legacy'.but again, without any flowers, I couldn't be sure. As the three plants continued to grow and become larger, it became apparent that one plants was definitely 'Rio Bravo'.but the other two? Not sure.because they never bloomed. Adding a few more to my hellstrip would help fill out the space and provide more color and food for insects.Įarly on, I suspected something wasn't right, as the small plants began to differentiate and the foliage didn't look similar on all three.

I have plantings of a few types of Texas sage in my front yard and the 'Rio Bravo' is always the most stunning bloomer and the pollinators adore it.

About 4-5 years ago I purchased and planted 3 more specimens of what was supposed to be 'Rio Bravo' Texas sage.