Devil's Grandmother
Elephantopus tomentosusnative · Central Texas
Devil's Grandmother is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 0.5–2 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms pink and purple in fall. Good for bees and butterflies.
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The facts
2 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Fall · pink, purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, browsing mammals and butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
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.