East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Height
3
to
6
ft.
Spread
0.5
to
1
ft.
Leaf Retention
Evergreen
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained
Light Requirement
Sun
Water Requirement
Low, Medium
Native Habitat
Grassland, Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White
Bloom Season
Spring, Summer
Seasonal Interest
Nectar, Pollen
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Bees
Maintenance
Remove spent bloom stalks if desired or leave to seed for wildlife. Makes an excellent focal point in a garden. Propagation: Seed, root division.
Comments
Blooms May-August. Important prairie indicator. Looks like a thistle but is in the carrot family. Leaves are blue-green, long, narrow, yucca-like, with parallel veins and soft prickles widely spaced. Spherical flower heads made of many small white flowers with whitish bracts; honey fragrance. Pollination: Monarchs, Skipper and other butterflies, bees, wasps and flies; soldier beetles eat pollen.