General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6 - 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6 - 10 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Inconspicuous
Other: Female flowers inconspicuous, greenish-white.
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious

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Common names
  • Poverty Weed
  • Roosevelt Weed
  • False Willow
  • New Deal Weed
  • Jara Dulce

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Location: Comal County, Texas
Date: 2016-10-01
Location: Bandera Co., Texas near Lakehills
Date: 10/20/2012
Poverty Weed in bloom

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