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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Indianhemp

Apocynum cannabinum
native · Central Texas

Indianhemp is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 3.5 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and high water. Blooms white in summer.

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The facts

5 sources
Type
Wildflower
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
High
Height
About 3.5 ft
Bloom
Summer · white
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter

Where it grows

73 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.