About
Texas blueweed is a blue-green perennial sunflower of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that is often a troublesome weed.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Light
- Full sun gives the most flowers; partial shade is tolerated. General guidance for the genus
- Propagation
- Seed or stem cuttings. General guidance for the genus
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows 40–70 cm tall with distinctive blue-green foliage. A tough, horizontally spreading root system sends up new shoots some distance from the parent.
Distribution & habitat
From Texas north to Kansas and west to California, and in northern Mexico from Tamaulipas to Sonora and south to Durango and San Luis Potosí. Introduced elsewhere in North America, it favours disturbed ground, fields, roadsides and ditches.
Ecology
Weedy even within its native range and listed as a noxious weed in places where it has been introduced.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States, Mexico
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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