Sampson's Snakeroot
Orbexilum pedunculatumAlso called Mountain Pea
Hills guide picknative · Central Texas
Sampson's Snakeroot is a groundcover native to Central Texas that grows 0.7–1 ft tall and 2–3 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms purple in Jun–Aug.
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From our guide
Village of the HillsSlender perennial with three-part leaves and small lavender pea flowers on upright stems.
Why it works here
Quiet native for a naturalistic planting; nitrogen fixer and pollinator forage.
Watch out
Subtle to the point of easy to overlook. Slow to establish.
The facts
6 sources- Type
- Groundcover
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3+ hrs)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 0.7–1 ft
- Spread
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom
- Jun–Aug · purple
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen
- Deer
- Low — deer eat it; cage or plant where they cannot reach. Legume foliage is preferred browse.
Size, sun, water and foliage from the Village of the Hills guide; the rest resolved across sources.
Where it grows
2 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
In the Village of the Hills guide, but not on the grower stock lists we read yet. Ask a native-plant nursery.