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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Texas Toadflax

Nuttallanthus texanus
native · Central Texas

Texas Toadflax is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 3 ft tall. It wants full sun. Blooms blue and violet in Feb–May. Good for butterflies.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Wildflower
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Height
About 3 ft
Bloom
Feb–May · blue, violet
Wildlife
Supports butterflies

Where it grows

507 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.