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Texas Gardening: Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers - Part 2, 1 by frostweed

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frostweed wrote:
This plant is Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii ) emerging in early March. It is a Texas native, a very strong and drought resistant perennial 2 to 5 feet tall. Strong, needs no staking and has lovely purple blossoms that look like soft brushes. I love this plant. The butterflies love it too.