Leucophyllum ‘Convent’The Best Compact Texas Sage for Phoenix Privacy Hedges Leucophyllum frutescens 'Convent', commonly known as Convent Texas Sage or Convent Sage, is one of the most reliable compact evergreen shrubs for Phoenix Valley landscapes. This dense, rounded shrub features beautiful silvery gray foliage and erupts with lavender purple tubular blooms after summer monsoon rains earning it the beloved nickname "barometer bush." Smaller and tidier than many Texas

so frost is a non-issue here

Month 1–2: Every 5–7 days

or designing a textural desert display in Chandler

larger grass-like option for mass planting or dramatic groundcover in Phoenix landscapes

Watering Bougainvillea 'Rosenka' in Phoenix

Planted 6–8 feet apart

Variegated Octopus Agave — A rare

and young plants should be covered on the coldest nights

Its smooth silvery rosettes look striking in dark-colored ceramic or concrete planters

The flowing

It does have thorns and sheds spent bracts

Space plants 2–3 feet apart and they'll fill in within a season