Tropical Puff
Neptunia pubescensnative · Central Texas
Tropical Puff is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms yellow in spring, summer and fall. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for bees, birds, butterflies and small mammals.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer, Fall · yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, dry, limestone, rocky, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, browsing mammals, butterflies and small mammals
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
405 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.