Gregg's Mistflower
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Conoclinium greggii
Gregg's mistflower
The beautiful, purplish-blue clusters of flowers on Gregg's Mistflower are sure to attract butterflies. This quick-growing, maintenance-free plant, a member of the aster family, blooms around September in the Dallas area, though it blooms earlier elsewhere in Texas. When nothing else is blooming, this one will be. This perennial grows a long taproot, so it's very drought-tolerant. Not fussy about soil, and it needs only moderate supplemental water. Only "problem": It reseeds, so if you don't want volunteers, cut off the spent seedheads.
By the way, the species name "greggii," according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, was named for Josiah Gregg, (1806-1850). Here's the narrative:
"In the summer of 1841 and again in the winter of 1841-42 he traveled through Texas, up the Red River valley, and later from Galveston to Austin and by way of Nacogdoches to Arkansas. He took note of Texas geology, trees, prevalent attitudes, and politics. At the same time, Gregg began compiling his travel notes into a readable manuscript. His 'Commerce of the Prairies', which came out in two volumes in 1844, was an immediate success. In 1848 he joined a botanical expedition to western Mexico and California, during which he corresponded with and sent specimens to the eminent botanist George Engelman in St. Louis. Subsequently, the American Botanical Society added the Latin name 'greggii' in his honor to twenty-three species of plants. Gregg died on February 25, 1850, as a result of a fall from his horse."
1-3' tall x 1' wide Full sun/Part shade Native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona
Gregg's mistflower
The beautiful, purplish-blue clusters of flowers on Gregg's Mistflower are sure to attract butterflies. This quick-growing, maintenance-free plant, a member of the aster family, blooms around September in the Dallas area, though it blooms earlier elsewhere in Texas. When nothing else is blooming, this one will be. This perennial grows a long taproot, so it's very drought-tolerant. Not fussy about soil, and it needs only moderate supplemental water. Only "problem": It reseeds, so if you don't want volunteers, cut off the spent seedheads.
By the way, the species name "greggii," according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, was named for Josiah Gregg, (1806-1850). Here's the narrative:
"In the summer of 1841 and again in the winter of 1841-42 he traveled through Texas, up the Red River valley, and later from Galveston to Austin and by way of Nacogdoches to Arkansas. He took note of Texas geology, trees, prevalent attitudes, and politics. At the same time, Gregg began compiling his travel notes into a readable manuscript. His 'Commerce of the Prairies', which came out in two volumes in 1844, was an immediate success. In 1848 he joined a botanical expedition to western Mexico and California, during which he corresponded with and sent specimens to the eminent botanist George Engelman in St. Louis. Subsequently, the American Botanical Society added the Latin name 'greggii' in his honor to twenty-three species of plants. Gregg died on February 25, 1850, as a result of a fall from his horse."
1-3' tall x 1' wide Full sun/Part shade Native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona
$6.95 for 4.5-inch Perennial Pot; See Order Form at left
Photo: Bruce Leander
