Texas Thistle
Cirsium texanumnative · Hill Countrysold locally
Texas Thistle is a biennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 2–5 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms pink and violet in Apr–Aug. Good for birds.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Biennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Aug · pink, violet
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, dry, loam, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
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
3,176 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 and 4 inch pots1 gallon
From the growers we read so far — a short list, not the whole trade. Call ahead.