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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Peppervine

Nekemias arborea
native · Central Texas

Peppervine is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 21 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms green in late spring. Good for birds.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
About 21 ft
Bloom
Late Spring · green
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Takes clay
Wildlife
Supports birds

Where it grows

2,524 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.