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Shrub
Texas Mountain Laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Native evergreen with grape-scented purple spring flowers. Needs excellent drainage; seeds are toxic.
Recommended uses
- Accent
- Small tree form
- Xeriscapes
- Plant type
- Flowering shrub
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun
- Shade tolerance
- Low
- Water needs
- Low
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Mature width
- 8–10 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High