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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Reverchon's False Pennyroyal

Hedeoma reverchonii
native · Hill Country

Reverchon's False Pennyroyal is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–2 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms purple in summer. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for bees and butterflies.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
1–2 ft
Spread
2 ft
Bloom
Summer · purple
Foliage
Evergreen
Soil
Recorded on calcareous, dry, limestone, rocky, well drained
Wildlife
Supports bees and butterflies

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandNorthern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain

472 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.