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Sophora secundiflora |
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| | First flowers, three years after starting from seed |
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| | Seedling, late April 2019 |
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| | Same seedling, early December 2019 |
| Synonym(s) |
Calia secundiflora |
| Common name |
Texas mountain laurel |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree (Z7b-10)   |
| Flowers |
purple (early spring) |
| Size |
10-20' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil; drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
scarify, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Small evergreen tree producing fragrant flowers followed by black pods containing fat red seeds. Tap-rooted, so difficult to move once established.
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| | At the end of 2020, a good year for growing |
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| | Supple, almost whispy new growth in late March |
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| | Earlier stage of new growth with protoleaves, in August |
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| | About to burst into flower, mid-March 3 years after starting from seed... |
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| | ...and flowering a few days later |
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| | Chubby seed pods in mid-April... |
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| | ...plumping up further by early May |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: left fence border, front fence border, front fence nursery area About my plant portraits
- Seed collected in 2018. Scarified with sandpaper, baggy 70F (67%G, 9-32d, with additional scarification)
- Same seed as above. Knife-nicked, baggy 70F (100%G, 17d-10w)
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