Groovestem Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum plantagineumGroovestem Indian Plantain is a perennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–5 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water. Blooms white in Jun–Aug. Deer rarely browse it. Good for bees, butterflies, beetles, moths and nectar insects.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 1–5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Jun–Aug · white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on loam, moist, rich
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, butterflies, beetles, moths and nectar insects
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
105 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.