Jesuit's Bark
Iva frutescensnative · Central Texas
Jesuit's Bark is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 11 ft tall. It wants full sun and high water. Blooms white in late summer. Good for birds.
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
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- High
- Height
- About 11 ft
- Bloom
- Late Summer · white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
1 occurrence record 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.