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Trailing Krameria

Krameria lanceolata
native · Hill Country

Trailing Krameria is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms red and purple in Apr–Oct. Good for bees.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
1–3 ft
Spread
3 ft
Bloom
Apr–Oct · red, purple
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on calcareous, rocky, sand, well drained
Wildlife
Supports bees

Where it grows

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

Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandNorthern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut PlainSan Antonio Prairie

1,940 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.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.