Standing-cypress

Ipomopsis rubra

native · Hill Countrysold locally

Standing-cypress is a biennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 2–4 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms red, orange and yellow in May–Jul. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for hummingbirds.

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The facts

5 sources

Type: Biennial wildflower
Sun: Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water: Medium
Height: 2–4 ft
Spread: 1 ft
Bloom: May–Jul · red, orange, yellow
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil: Recorded on dry, limestone, rocky, sand, well drained
Deer: High — deer rarely browse it
Wildlife: Supports hummingbirds

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandNorthern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut PlainSan Antonio Prairie

1,390 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Sold at local nurseries. Confirmed in stock at a Central Texas grower in these sizes:

2.5–4.5 inch pots1 gallon

From the growers we read so far — a short list, not the whole trade. Call ahead.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.