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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Licorice Weed

Scoparia dulcis
native · Central Texas

Licorice Weed is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 5 ft tall. It wants full sun. Blooms white, pink and purple in Jan, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Height
About 5 ft
Bloom
Jan, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · white, pink, purple

Where it grows

2 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.