Juda's Bush
Iresine rhizomatosanative · Central Texas
Juda's Bush is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants part shade to shade and medium water. Blooms white in fall. 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
4 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Fall · white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low Terraces
15 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.