Texas Greeneyes
Berlandiera betonicifolianative · Central Texas
Texas Greeneyes is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 1–4 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms yellow in Apr–Nov. Good for bees and butterflies.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–4 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Nov · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, dry, rocky, sand, well drained
- Deer
- Moderate — deer may browse it, especially new growth
- Wildlife
- Supports bees and butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
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.