Ivyleaf Thoroughwort
Chromolaena ivifolianative · Central Texas
Ivyleaf Thoroughwort is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 1–5 ft tall and 5 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water. Blooms blue, purple and red in fall. Good for bees, birds and nectar insects.
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The facts
2 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 1–5 ft
- Spread
- 5 ft
- Bloom
- Fall · blue, purple, red
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds and nectar insects
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
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.