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Texas Kidneywood
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Texas Kidneywood

Eysenhardtia texensis

Honeybees visit Texas kidneywood primarily for its abundant nectar, which supports a steady honey flow due to intermittent blooming flushes from April to October, with peaks after rains in late summer. It provides moderate pollen rewards alongside the nectar-rich white flower spikes. This drought-tolerant shrub requires no special management but may drop leaves during extreme dry spells.

Nectarhigh
Pollenmedium
BloomApril–October
USDA zones8-10
TypePerennial
Sunfull
NativeCentral and southern Texas
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