Engelmann’s Daisies flower throughout most of the year. They make beautiful flowers. You can read more about them in an earlier post.

They make fuzzy coarsely lobed leaves.

Depending on how dry conditions are they can struggle and still flower. Bugs of many kinds feed on these plants.

Here a Winecup and Engleman’s Daisy make an interesting study in color contrast.

Engelmann’s Daisies are often found mixed together with other wildflowers like Indian Blanket.

Still, their flowers have a unique character all their own and their mix of colors make for fine photographs.

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Engelmannia peristenia, also known as Engelmann’s Daisy, is a long blooming member of the Sunflower family: Asteraceae. These yellow petaled and yellow centered flowers can be found through out most of Texas during February through November. They enjoy limestone loams and clays and grow all over Texas except the eastern most parts. They are found in grasslands, prairies  and can be eaten by livestock.

The 1-2 inch flowers are borne on stems as tall as 3 feet. The coarsely hairy leaves are deeply lobed and resemble odd-pinnately compound leaves. These leaves form a basal rosette from which the flower stalks rise. The upper leaves are smaller with entire margins or are coarsely toothed and lack the long petioles seen on the basal leaves.

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