What it is
Gregg's Mistflower (Conoclinium greggii) is in the Asteraceae (Daisy) family. A spreading native that's a queen butterfly magnet — fuzzy blue flowers covered in pollinators in fall.
How to grow it
It wants full sun to part shade, water it low, and give it well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.5–8.0. Space plants about 18 in apart. Expect roughly Established. Hardy native perennial.
How it's used
Gregg's Mistflower is used: ornamental; pollinator.
🔎 How to identify it
- Triangular toothed leaves
- Powder-blue fuzzy flower clusters
- Spreads by rhizome
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.