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Texas Star

Sabatia campestris

Texas star is an annual rose-gentian with starry pink, yellow-eyed flowers brightening prairies and fields in early summer, an easy self-sowing native for sunny meadows.

Family
Gentianaceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
annual
Height
0.5–1.5 ft
Spacing
0.5–1 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
moist, dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
May, June, July
Bloom colors
pink
Wildlife value
pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses
border, container
Native states
AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX