Branched Foldwing
Dicliptera brachiatanative · Central Texas
Branched Foldwing is a wildflower native to Central Texas. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms pink and purple in Jul–Oct. Good for butterflies.
Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Bloom
- Jul–Oct · pink, purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
255 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.