Lindheimer's Morning-glory
Ipomoea lindheimerinative · Hill Country
Lindheimer's Morning-glory is a vine native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 3–15 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms blue and violet in Apr–Nov. Good for bees, birds, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 3–15 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Nov · blue, violet
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, rocky
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, butterflies and hummingbirds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau Woodland
601 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.