Description

Texas Yellow Star sometimes begins flowering when not over 2 inches tall, and continues blooming while growing taller. In a cultivated area we’ve seen it get up to 30" tall with hundreds of blooms. The common name, Texas Yellow Star, is derived from the yellow flowers that have five petals or rays that correspond to the five points of the Texas Lone Star emblem. The genus name, Lindheimera texana, is named after Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (1801-1879) who is called the Father of Texas Botany. Lindheimer migrated to the United States from Germany in 1834 and settled in New Braunfels. He is credited with the discovery of several hundred plant species and his name is used to designate 48 species and sub-species. Texas Yellow Star is found throughout all of Texas, north to OK east to AR & LA and south into Mexico.