Slimflower Scurfpea
Psoralidium tenuiflorumnative · Central Texas
Slimflower Scurfpea is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–2 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and very low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms purple and violet in spring and summer. Good for bees, caterpillars, beetles and moths.
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The facts
2 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Very low
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer · purple, violet
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes caliche and clay · recorded on calcareous, caliche, clay, dry, limestone, loam, moist, rocky, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, caterpillars, beetles and moths
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut PlainSan Antonio Prairie
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.