Hoary False Goldenaster
Heterotheca canescensnative · Hill Country
Hoary False Goldenaster is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 1.5 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow in Jul–Sep. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spread
- 1.5 ft
- Bloom
- Jul–Sep · yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on calcareous, clay, dry, gravelly, limestone, sand
- Deer
- Moderate — deer may browse it, especially new growth
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandNorthern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain
589 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.