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Texas sage is nicknamed the "barometer bush" due to a commonly held belief that it can predict the rain. According to folklore, the plant goes into bloom in anticipation of upcoming rain. It appears that the plant sometimes blooms because of humidity or low atmospheric pressure, which can occur before or after rain.
Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, [1] scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). [2]
Texas sage plants from Southwest Texas freeze in North Central Texas. Many types of yuccas get too much rain here. Our soils are too alkaline for bald cypress, water oak, and most types of pine trees.
Leucophyllum (barometer bush or barometerbush) [2] [3] is a genus of evergreen shrubs in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is sometimes placed in the family Myoporaceae. [1] The dozen-odd species are often called "sages", although they have no relationship to the genus Salvia.
sage leafhopper Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eupteryx melissae are found on many herb species and potted plants such as: lavender, mint, oregano, rosemary, thyme, sage, lemon balm, and Phlomis species. Forficula auricularia: European earwig Insecta: Dermaptera: Forficulidae: Not specific Grapholita molesta: Oriental fruit moth [5] Insecta ...
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Water hyacinths are free-floating and have been a particular problem in northern Florida waterways, but since they began to grow in the Everglades, their rapid reproduction (they can double their population every six to 18 days and will increase the coverage of surface water by 25 percent a month if gone unchecked) has impeded the controlled ...
In 2003, a committee predominantly composed of real estate developers was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to solve Florida's water disparity. Members were selected from the lobby group Council of 100 and in a 2003 report proposed "a system that enables water distribution from water-rich areas to water-poor areas," or the transfer of water through pipelines from the state's northern regions to ...