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WILDFLOWERSPLANTEDattheRAINCATCHER’SGARDEN
Black-eyedSusan Rudbeckiahirta Birdsenjoytheripeseeds
TexasBluebonnet Lupinustexensis StateflowerofTexas.Annualplantthatgrowsfrompreviousyear’sseeds.
PurplePrairieClover Daleapurpureavar.
purpureaSeedsarefoodsourceforquailandothergroundbirds
ClaspingConeflower Dracopisamplexicaulis Namedforthewaythe
baseoftheleavesclasparoundplantstem.
PrairieConeflower Ratibidacolumnifera CousintotheMexican
Hat,butinbrightyel-low
PurpleConeflower Echinaceapurpurea GenusnamefromGreek
echinoor“hedgehog”referringtocenterofflower
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PurpleConeflower,Nar-rowLeaf
Echinaceaangustifolia NotascommonasEchinaceapurpureaduetooverharvestingformedicinalusesinlate1800s.
Golden-WaveCoreopsis Coreopsisbasalis FoundationplantinwildflowermeadowsincentralTexas
LanceleafCoreopsis Coreopsislanceolata Ray-likeflowershave
fourlobes.
PlainsCoreopsis Coreopsistinctoria Fruitresemblesasmall
beetle,givingthecom-monname,Tickseed.
CutleafDaisy Engelmanniapinnati-
fidaAttractssparrows,paintedbuntingsandfinches
HuisacheDaisy Amblyolepissetigera Goodbutterflynectar
plant
Greenthread Thelespermafilifolium Namereferstothevery
narrowfinelycutleaves
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IndianBlanket Gaillardiapulchella StateflowerofOklaho-ma.AlsocalledBlanket-flower&Firewheel
IndianPaintbrush,TexasPaintbrush
Castillejaindivisa OnlyannualspeciesofCastillejainTexas.Namedfor18th-centurySpanishbotanistJuanCastillejo
LemonMint,LemonBee-balm
Monardacitriodora Leaveshavecitrusyorlemonscent
MexicanHat Ratibidacolumnifera Flowersbringtominda
colorfulsombrero,thetraditionalhatwornforMexicanfiestas
MissouriPrimrose Oenotheramacrocarpa Largefour-petalflow-
ersopenintheevening,butclosethenextday.
PinkEveningPrimrose Openotheraspeciosa Flowersreleaseascent
startingatdusk.
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ScarletSage Salviacoccinea Attractsseveralspeciesofbutterfliesandhum-mingbirds
TexasYellowStar Lindheimeratexana Cangrowto30”tall
withhundredsofblooms
BushSunflower Simsiacalva Extremelydroughttol-
erantplantfortheprai-ries
PrairieVerbena Glandulariabipinnati-
fidaMassesofpurpleattractbutterflies
Winecup Callirhoeinvolucrata Bloomscloseinthe
evening,openinthemorningandcloseafterpollination.
Formoreinformation,gototheLadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter,www.wildflower.org