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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Lindheimer's Hoarypea

Tephrosia lindheimeri
native · Central Texas

Lindheimer's Hoarypea is a shrub native to Central Texas. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms red and purple in Apr–Sep. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for butterflies.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Bloom
Apr–Sep · red, purple
Foliage
Evergreen
Wildlife
Supports butterflies

Where it grows

85 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.