Bearded Swallow-wort
Cynanchum barbigerumnative · Hill Country
Bearded Swallow-wort is a vine native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 6 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms white in Mar–Jul. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–Jul · white
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, granitic, limestone, sand, silt
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones Canyonlands
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.