Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Yellow ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Woolly Paperflower, Hairy Paperflower (Psilostrophe tagetina), Asteraceae Family, native, perennial (sometimes biennial), blooms March through October

This plant forms mounds 2 feet high and 3 feet wide. The stems and leaves are somewhat hairy. The alternate and narrow leaves are decrease in size as they move upward on the plant. The lower leaves form a rosette at the plant base. It can be found growing in rocky, sandy, sandy loam, nedium loam, clay and clay loam soils on plains, grassland areas, open slopes and washes. Usually it is found growing in various soil types of the Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and West Texas. It loves dry, semi-arid conditions. It reseeds itself, but the new plants do not bloom until the second year. The 'petals' stay on the flower for a long time after they finish blooming, becoming papery and dry; hence, the common name 'Paper Flower'. Butterflies love it. It is a great plant to use in rock gardens, xeriscape gardens and native plant scapes.

For more information. see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62460/index.html

A view of a flower from the side which shows fine hairs encasing the lower part of the bloom and a "woolly" flower bud ...