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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Camphor Daisy

Rayjacksonia phyllocephala
native · Central Texas

Camphor Daisy is an annual wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water. Blooms yellow in spring, summer, fall and winter. Good for bees, birds and butterflies.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Annual wildflower
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
1–3 ft
Spread
3 ft
Bloom
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter · yellow
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on moist, saline, sand, well drained
Wildlife
Supports bees, birds and butterflies

Where it grows

Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Floodplains and Low Terraces

2 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.