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Acleisanthes crassifolia
Texas trumpets is a low, mat-forming subshrub from dry desert country in southwest Texas and northeast Mexico, grown mainly as a drought-tolerant ground cover in very well-drained, sunny spots. The key to growing it is avoiding wet roots.
Acleisanthes crassifolia, the Texas trumpets, is a plant in the family Nyctaginaceae. It is found in North America and Mexico and is native to southwestern counties of Texas and northeastern Mexico. These plants grow low to the ground with the stem of these fully grown plants between 15 cm to 20 cm long. There are few other species of Acleisanthes that inhabit the same areas. However, Texas trumpets can be easily identified throughout the year based on their thick and dark green leaves which has white veins. Acleisanthes crassifolia is a perennial herbaceous plant with fruits and flowers.
Acleisanthes crassifolia naturally occurs in Southwestern Texas counties and in Mexico. They can be found in Maverick, Val Verde, and Kinney counties, and in Coahuila, Mexico.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acleisanthes crassifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
