Pink Thoroughwort
Fleischmannia incarnatanative · Central Texas
Pink Thoroughwort is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–6 ft tall and 4 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms pink, purple and white in fall. Good for bees, birds, butterflies, moths and nectar insects.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 1–6 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Bloom
- Fall · pink, purple, white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, butterflies, moths and nectar insects
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
373 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.