Botanical Name: Sophora secundiflora 'Silver Peso' Add
Common Name: Silver Peso Texas Mountain Laurel  
Plant photo of: Sophora secundiflora 'Silver Peso'
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12', 12-25'

 

Flower Color

Purple

 

Flower Season

Winter

 

Leaf Color

Silver

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Large purple clusters of wisteria like flowers smelling of grape bubblebum. Silver-grey foliage, Evergreen, thornless and one of the cleanest trees around. Deep infrequent summer irrigations will encourage faster growth. Seeds are poisonous but extremely hard. Grows slowly to a mature size of about 15' tall and wide.