Black Dalea (Dalea frutescens) - 1 gallon

Nativity: Native to the southern U.S.—including Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico—and northern Mexico. 

Ecology: A small, drought-tolerant shrub adapted to dry, rocky and limestone soils. Its dense purple flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, and other insects; it is also a larval host for the Dogface butterfly.

Size: 1–3 ft tall × 1–3 ft wide

Flowering duration: Summer–fall; typically July–October

Sun/Shade preference: Full sun

Foliage duration: Deciduous to semi-evergreen; bare or mostly bare during winter.