Rio Grande Beebrush
Aloysia macrostachyanative · Central Texas
Rio Grande Beebrush is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 12 ft tall. It wants full sun and medium water. Blooms purple in Mar–Sep. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 12 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–Sep · purple
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
Where it grows
2 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.