Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del caballo (Calyptocarpus vialis)

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Wingnut Spicewood, TX(Zone 8b) May 31, 2002

Photo taken in Spicewood, Texas.

Common name: Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del caballo
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calyptocarpus
Species vialis

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Aimee Georgetown, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 01, 2002

A real pest in lawns, totally invasive, and without redeeming virtue.

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rovingardener Austin, TX Dec 06, 2002

This is probably the best native groundcover that I have seen to replace grass in central texas. If anyone know of any seed sources for it, I would like to hear about them.
Chris

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Aimee Georgetown, TX(Zone 8a) Dec 06, 2002

Goodness, I could have sent you a train load of them, but never have thought to collect any. Would you like a box full of roots? They would easily cover any normal lawn by mid-spring.

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CoyoteSpirit Citrus Heights, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 07, 2002

Are they drought and heat tolorent? I would love something like this!

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Aimee Georgetown, TX(Zone 8a) Dec 07, 2002

Coyote, you couldn't kill them if you drenched them in Drano. They thrive in heat, cold, poor soil, good soil, sun, shade, any condition it's possible to encounter in Central Texas. I saw a lawn in Austin where a woman was replacing grass with these diehards, and it was just like a patch of weeds to me. She was happy with it, wanted it to spread everywhere. But it does die back some, often a lot, in winter. Then it will come charging back before you know it in spring. Has those little yellow simple five petal or so flowers almost all year.

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CoyoteSpirit Citrus Heights, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 07, 2002

OOOOOOO nothing grows in my lawn...seriously its all dry hardpan lol this would be perfect!

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Aimee Georgetown, TX(Zone 8a) Dec 07, 2002

This stuff will grow on your sidewalk! If you want a box of roots, send a priority stamp and I will send one last package this year. Is this a serious thread, anyone know?

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Wingnut Spicewood, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 07, 2002

Hmmmm, I dunno, Aimee. One man's weed and all that. like these little things in SOME places, but I don't know about a lawn of it. And maybe it won't grow as well in their climates so will keep itself in check a little more?

Y'all that are considering making a lawn of this, I would advise you to grow it in a raised bed first and see how it does ~ make sure you really like it. I think it would make a great lawn, but then again I have 100 acres and like stuff that doesn't need much care and can spread easily. Also, if you grow it in a raised bed, you could treat it like mint ~ you can transplant some out and into your lawn, what's left in the bed will spread again and you can transplant again, on and on until you get your lawn. Also, you can experiment with "mowing it" in the raised bed to see how it takes that before putting it all over the place.

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