Texas kidneywood, bee brush (Eysenhardtia texana)—50 seeds (.50)

Description

—Texas kidneywood, bee brush
(
Eysenhardtia texana
)
—native ornamental shrub
—
Size
: 2-10’ (20’) tall by 2-8’ wide
—Site
: full sun to partial sun
—USDA Hardiness
Zones
: 8-10
—
To Propagate
: Seed requires no pretreatment.
Texas kidneywood is and evergreen shrub which varies from 2-8 feet in height and spread. With a very long blooming period—intermittently from April to November with most flowers in late August—the extremely fragrant white flowers, and later seeds are valuable for insects and birds. Leaves have a distinct tangerine scent when crushed.
Native to dry calcareous soils and rocky limestone hills of south Texas and Mexico. In the landscape Texas kidneywood is adaptable. Typically, the lower branches are removed to reveal the attractive bark and allow for underplanting with equally attractive groundcovers which compliment the rugged yet beautiful architecture of this shrub. Can be pruned into a small tree and in this manner can be also very attractive in a container—grown thus can be grown in colder zones and brought into a garage or other protected space to overwinter
.
Texas kidneywood resembles the other native kidneywood (Eysenhardtia orthocarpa) but is a smaller, more delicate version with sweetly fragrant blooms that provide nectar for bees and butterflies.
Note
: If you order more than one lot of one species of seeds, for example, you place two orders of 100 seeds we assume you want 200 seeds and your order will be sent in one seed packet.
Additionally
, the seeds offered for this species have been prepared for your ease of handling and planting by removing
the seed pods
of the seed.
You will receive cleaned seeds for ease of handling though a few seeds may contain remnants of the pod. T
his does not affect planting or germination.