Slender Threeseed Mercury
Acalypha gracilensnative · Central Texas
Slender Threeseed Mercury is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade. Blooms red in May–Oct.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Height
- About 2 ft
- Bloom
- May–Oct · red
Where it grows
50 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.