Mescal Bean Texas Mountain Laurel

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum

Fabaceae · broadleaf evergreen shrub · native

Last updated March 8, 2026

Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Light

Part Shade

Hardiness

Zone Zones 7a–8b

Origin

southeastern New Mexico to central and western Texas and

Diseases (8)

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum White Mold Sclerotinia Rot Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Botrytis cinerea Gray Mold Fusarium spp. Fusarium Root Rot Several soilborne Damping-off Beet curly top virus Curly top (Beet curly top virus) Bean common mosaic virus and Bean yellow mosaic virus Common And Yellow Mosaics Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight

Pests (7)

Thysanoptera Thrips Tetranychidae Spider mite Noctuidae Cutworms and Armyworms Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug Aphis fabae Bean aphid Physiological shothole Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation tortrix

Cultivars (1)

'Silver Peso'

Common name: Silver Peso Mescal Bean Silver Peso Texas Mountain Laurel; Mature height: 12–15 ft

Hardy to USDA Zone 7