Botanical Name: Dracopis amplexicaulis
Common Name: Clasping Coneflower
Very easy to grow. Often found along drainages or bottomland farm fields when left fallow after cultivation. Flower petals can be solid yellow or yellow with a little reddish brown near the 'cone' portion. Clasping Coneflower is named for the way the base of the leaves clasp themselves around the stem of the plant. Range is Georgia to Texas. Blooms from April through July. Reaches a height of 1-3ft tall. Texas Native.
Light: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Water: Moderate to Moist
Soil: Sandy, Loam, Clay
