Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

native · Central Texas

Wild Tantan is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 2 ft tall. Flowers are white. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter.

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The facts

4 sources

Type: Shrub
Height: About 2 ft
Bloom: White
Foliage: Evergreen

Where it grows

43 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.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.