Hairy Sunflower
Helianthus hirsutusnative · Hill Country
Hairy Sunflower is a perennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 3–5 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow in summer and fall. Good for bees, birds, butterflies, moths and nectar insects.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Summer, Fall · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, dry
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, butterflies, moths and nectar insects
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsNorthern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain
63 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.