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Paul The Texas Mountain Laurel Tree (Calia secundiflora) is also called the Mescal bean. A great flowering small to medium-sized evergreen tree.

Texas Mountain Laurel is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. They begin to bloom in February and continue through mid-April.

The flowers hung down like grape clusters and I later found out that this tree was called Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora).

It’s so disappointing this time of year when you get no (or few) blooms on your Texas Mountain Laurels! Fear not . . . there may be a few things you can do to help . . . . Really, these …

Learn all the details on how to grow and plant Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), an evergreen shade loving shrub with beautiful spring flowers.

Pendulous purple flowers every year in time for Texas Independence Day.

If you are looking for a smaller size evergreen tree to accent a sunny spot in your landscape, Texas Mountain Laurel is a great choice. This Texas native has dense glossy green foliage, and in early spring they bloom profusely with lavender/purple wisteria-like clusters of flowers which are extremely fragrant….everyone says they smell like grape…