Groundnut
Apios americananative · Central Texas
Groundnut is a vine native to Central Texas that grows 8.5 ft tall. It wants shade and medium water. Blooms purple in late spring. 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
5 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Shade (0–2 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 8.5 ft
- Bloom
- Late Spring · purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
7 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.