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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Waxy Thoroughwort

Eupatorium glaucescens
native · Central Texas

Waxy Thoroughwort is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2–3 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants low water. Blooms white in summer.

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The facts

2 sources
Type
Perennial wildflower
Water
Low
Height
2–3 ft
Spread
1 ft
Bloom
Summer · white
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on dry, sand

Where it grows

Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Floodplains and Low Terraces

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.