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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Schott's Wattle

Vachellia schottii
native · Central Texas

Schott's Wattle is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 4 ft tall. It wants full sun and low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms yellow in Mar–Aug.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
About 4 ft
Bloom
Mar–Aug · yellow
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Takes caliche and clay

Where it grows

1 occurrence record 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.