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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Goldeneye Phlox

Phlox roemeriana
native · Central Texas

Goldeneye Phlox is a wildflower native to Central Texas. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms pink in Feb–May.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Wildflower
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Bloom
Feb–May · pink
Soil
Takes clay

Where it grows

1,872 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.