Gregg's Mistflower

Conoclinium greggii

Also called Gregg Mistflower

Hills guide picknative · Hill Country

Gregg's Mistflower is a perennial native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–2 ft tall and 2–4 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low to medium water. Blooms blue and purple in spring, summer and fall. Deer rarely browse it. Good for bees, butterflies and nectar insects.

Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.

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From our guide

Village of the Hills

Low spreading perennial with fuzzy blue-lavender flower clusters, heaviest in fall.

Why it works here

A queen and monarch butterfly magnet in October — often the single busiest plant in the garden during migration.

Watch out

Spreads by rhizome. Easy to pull, but it will move around the bed.

The facts

5 sources

Type: Perennial
Sun: Full sun to part shade (3+ hrs)
Water: Low to medium
Height: 1–2 ft
Spread: 2–4 ft
Bloom: Spring, Summer, Fall · blue, purple
Foliage: Deciduous
Soil: Recorded on calcareous, dry, gravelly, limestone, sand, well drained
Deer: High — deer rarely browse it. Rarely browsed
Wildlife: Supports bees, browsing mammals, butterflies and nectar insects

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

Where it grows

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

Balcones Canyonlands

Can you buy it?

In the Village of the Hills guide, but not on the grower stock lists we read yet. Ask a native-plant nursery.