Oppositeleaf Spotflower
Acmella oppositifolianative · Central Texas
Oppositeleaf Spotflower is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms green, orange and yellow in summer and fall. Good for birds, butterflies, nectar insects and small mammals.
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The facts
2 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 1 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Summer, Fall · green, orange, yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, loam, moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports birds, butterflies, nectar insects and small mammals
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low Terraces
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.