Texas kidneywood
Eysenhardtia texana
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size6 to 15 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Texas kidneywood (Eysenhardtia texana) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and specimen plantings, and it needs little care. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry soil of most types. Small white flower spikes smell sweet and appear off and on from May to October, especially after rains. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms. The leaves smell pungent and citrusy when crushed, and they may drop during a dry spell.
Pairs well with Autumn sage, Blue grama, Blackfoot daisy, and Cenizo.
Native range
TX.