Clasping Venus' Looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliatanative · Central Texas
Clasping Venus' Looking-glass is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 3 ft tall. It wants shade and low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms blue and purple in Apr–May. Deer rarely browse it. Good for birds.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Shade (0–2 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- About 3 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–May · blue, purple
- Soil
- Takes caliche and clay
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
382 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.