Naked Mexicanhat
Ratibida peduncularisnative · Central Texas
Naked Mexicanhat is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow, green and purple in Mar–Nov. Good for birds, butterflies, caterpillars and moths.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–Nov · yellow, green, purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports birds, butterflies, caterpillars and moths
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
2 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.