Yellow Sundrops
Calylophus serrulatusnative · Hill Country
Yellow Sundrops is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–2 ft tall and 1.5 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms yellow in Apr–Jul. Good for birds, small mammals and hummingbirds.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spread
- 1.5 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Jul · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on sand, loam, rocky, well drained, dry
- Wildlife
- Supports birds, small mammals and hummingbirds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsNorthern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain
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.