Thoughts on Texas Sage?

[Apex37]

Picked one up from HD a couple days ago and curious people's experiences with them for bonsai. Growth habit reminds me of a bottlebrush, which I know is definitely used in bonsai, but not sure how they react to heavy pruning, root work, etc.

If nothing else, it makes a really nice shrub to enjoy.

 

[Firstflush]

I’ve killed one.
Low water needs. Needs free draining soil. I would do root work in parts. They are a dry climate plant so roots are the life line more so than tropicals where you can take 90 of the roots in one go.

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

I have 3. A big one I got from a neighbor and 2 smaller from the nursery

I also got them in my yard

I haven’t done work to them yet, so not sure how they do. I can say the ones on the parkways were about 5’ round and have been cut back to about 3’ round by groundskeepers

 

[Srt8madness]

I wasn't able to take a pic, but saw some landscape examples today, the bark was downright gorgeous, on what was maybe a 3" trunk. Don't know about how they'll respond to bonsai technique but I'll be giving it a shot now.