Giant Ironweed
Vernonia giganteanative · Central Texas
Giant Ironweed is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 10 ft tall. It wants part shade to shade. Blooms purple in Aug–Oct.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
- Height
- About 10 ft
- Bloom
- Aug–Oct · purple
Where it grows
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.