1 WILDFLOWERS PLANTED at the RAINCATCHER’S GARDEN Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Birds enjoy the ripe seeds Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis State flower of Texas. Annual plant that grows from previous year’s seeds. Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Seeds are food source for quail and other ground birds Clasping Coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis Named for the way the base of the leaves clasp around plant stem. Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera Cousin to the Mexican Hat, but in bright yel- low Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Genus name from Greek echino or “hedgehog” referring to center of flower
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WILDFLOWERS PLANTED at the RAINCATCHER’S … Purple Coneflower, Nar-row Leaf Echinacea angustifolia Not as common as Echinacea purpurea due to overharvesting for medicinal uses in
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