Sageretia thea, pauper's-tea
Category: Shrubs
Family: Rhamnaceae
Origin: Texas
Evergreen:
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring
Height: 3 ft
Width: 3 ft
Exposure:
Irrigation: Low
Cold Hardiness: 7 F
Description: Produces red turning black drupes that are edible and favored by wildlife. Also popular with bonsai hobbiests (different from hobbits). This specimen was wild collected in Waller Co., Texas where it has naturalized. Originally native to China.
Links:wildflower.org plants.USDA.gov
Family: Rhamnaceae
Origin: Texas
Evergreen:
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring
Height: 3 ft
Width: 3 ft
Exposure:
Irrigation: Low
Cold Hardiness: 7 F
Description: Produces red turning black drupes that are edible and favored by wildlife. Also popular with bonsai hobbiests (different from hobbits). This specimen was wild collected in Waller Co., Texas where it has naturalized. Originally native to China.
Links:wildflower.org plants.USDA.gov
