Big Bend Barometerbush
Leucophyllum minusnative · Hill Country
Big Bend Barometerbush is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms purple and violet in Jun–Nov. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Jun–Nov · purple, violet
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, dry, limestone, loam, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandFloodplains and Low Terraces
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.