Gregg's Dalea

Dalea greggii

Also called Gregg Dalea

Hills guide picknative · Central Texassold locally

Gregg's Dalea is a groundcover native to Central Texas that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 2–4 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms purple in May–Sep. Deer rarely browse it. Good for butterflies.

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From our guide

Village of the Hills

Low silver-gray groundcover forming a dense trailing mat with small purple flowers.

Why it works here

One of the best drought-proof groundcovers we have — silver foliage, deer-resistant, covers ground fast on caliche.

Watch out

Requires sharp drainage. Will not take foot traffic. Freeze damage in a severe winter.

The facts

7 sources

Type: Groundcover
Sun: Full sun (6+ hrs)
Water: Low
Height: 0.5–1 ft
Spread: 2–4 ft
Bloom: May–Sep · purple
Foliage: Semi-evergreen
Soil: Takes caliche and clay · recorded on dry, gravelly, limestone, rocky, well drained
Deer: High — deer rarely browse it. Rarely browsed
Wildlife: Supports butterflies

Size, sun, water and foliage from the Village of the Hills guide; the rest resolved across sources.

Where it grows

No Level IV record in the launch area yet. Recorded in these Texas ecoregions:

Trans-PecosChihuahuan Desert

4 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Sold at local nurseries. A Central Texas grower lists it; sizes were not published.

From the growers we read so far — a short list, not the whole trade. Call ahead.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.