Alabama Supplejack
Berchemia scandensnative · Hill Country
Alabama Supplejack is a vine native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 20–60 ft tall and 12 ft wide. It wants part shade to shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms green in Apr–Jun. Good for bees, birds, butterflies and small mammals.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 20–60 ft
- Spread
- 12 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Jun · green
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, dry, loam, moist, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, butterflies and small mammals
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsNorthern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
462 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.