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WILDFLOWERSPLANTEDattheRAINCATCHER’SGARDEN

Black-eyedSusan Rudbeckiahirta Birdsenjoytheripeseeds

TexasBluebonnet Lupinustexensis StateflowerofTexas.Annualplantthatgrowsfrompreviousyear’sseeds.

PurplePrairieClover Daleapurpureavar.

purpureaSeedsarefoodsourceforquailandothergroundbirds

ClaspingConeflower Dracopisamplexicaulis Namedforthewaythe

baseoftheleavesclasparoundplantstem.

PrairieConeflower Ratibidacolumnifera CousintotheMexican

Hat,butinbrightyel-low

PurpleConeflower Echinaceapurpurea GenusnamefromGreek

echinoor“hedgehog”referringtocenterofflower

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PurpleConeflower,Nar-rowLeaf

Echinaceaangustifolia NotascommonasEchinaceapurpureaduetooverharvestingformedicinalusesinlate1800s.

Golden-WaveCoreopsis Coreopsisbasalis FoundationplantinwildflowermeadowsincentralTexas

LanceleafCoreopsis Coreopsislanceolata Ray-likeflowershave

fourlobes.

PlainsCoreopsis Coreopsistinctoria Fruitresemblesasmall

beetle,givingthecom-monname,Tickseed.

CutleafDaisy Engelmanniapinnati-

fidaAttractssparrows,paintedbuntingsandfinches

HuisacheDaisy Amblyolepissetigera Goodbutterflynectar

plant

Greenthread Thelespermafilifolium Namereferstothevery

narrowfinelycutleaves

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IndianBlanket Gaillardiapulchella StateflowerofOklaho-ma.AlsocalledBlanket-flower&Firewheel

IndianPaintbrush,TexasPaintbrush

Castillejaindivisa OnlyannualspeciesofCastillejainTexas.Namedfor18th-centurySpanishbotanistJuanCastillejo

LemonMint,LemonBee-balm

Monardacitriodora Leaveshavecitrusyorlemonscent

MexicanHat Ratibidacolumnifera Flowersbringtominda

colorfulsombrero,thetraditionalhatwornforMexicanfiestas

MissouriPrimrose Oenotheramacrocarpa Largefour-petalflow-

ersopenintheevening,butclosethenextday.

PinkEveningPrimrose Openotheraspeciosa Flowersreleaseascent

startingatdusk.

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ScarletSage Salviacoccinea Attractsseveralspeciesofbutterfliesandhum-mingbirds

TexasYellowStar Lindheimeratexana Cangrowto30”tall

withhundredsofblooms

BushSunflower Simsiacalva Extremelydroughttol-

erantplantfortheprai-ries

PrairieVerbena Glandulariabipinnati-

fidaMassesofpurpleattractbutterflies

Winecup Callirhoeinvolucrata Bloomscloseinthe

evening,openinthemorningandcloseafterpollination.

Formoreinformation,gototheLadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter,www.wildflower.org