Platte River Milkvetch
Astragalus plattensisnative · Central Texas
Platte River Milkvetch is a wildflower native to Central Texas. It wants full sun. Blooms purple in Mar–Jul.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Bloom
- Mar–Jul · purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
Where it grows
20 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.