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Mescal Bean, Texas Mountain Laurel, Texas Mescal Bean
Sophora secundiflora
Climate Resiliency
5 out of 5 stars
Southwestern native. Upright, narrow to rounded, dense habit. Glossy, bright to dark green leaves divided into leathery, oval, 1 to 2 inch long leaflets with smooth margins. Clusters of fragrant, wisteria-like, purple to violet-blue flowers. Attracts bees. Distinctive woody, tan to silvery-gray seedpods hold bright orange-red seeds. Seeds are poisonous, but covered in a hard coating. If ingested, often passes through without effect so long as the coating is intact. Usually a large shrub but can be trained up into a small tree. Minimal pruning unless training into tree form.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub, Tree
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
- Height range: 15 Feet
- Width range: 12 Feet
- Growth rate: Slow
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: Purple, Blue
- Flower season: Spring
- Fruit color: Brown, Red, Grey
- Fruit season: Summer, Autumn
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Patio Plant
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Canopy value: 85 ft²
- Native location: New Mexico, Texas, Northern Mexico
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- USDA hardiness zone: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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