Texas Palo Verde
Parkinsonia texana
Texas palo verde is a green-barked, spiny large shrub or small tree of south Texas, glowing with yellow flowers in spring, a drought-proof nitrogen-fixer for hot, dry sites.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–15 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- TX