Perennial•USDA: ECTE4•PLANTED: SPRING 2025•
Texas Craglily
Echeandia texensis
FAMILY: Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)ALSO KNOWN AS:
Texas Shooting Star
Thriving across the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Craglily (Echeandia texensis) is an enduring deciduous perennial prized in water-wise native landscapes.
During Spring, Summer, and Fall, the plant produces orange, yellow blooms. After blooming, it produces seeds black, irregularly compressed and folded, bumpy.
It provides essential nectar, shelter, or forage for native wildlife, including Nectar Insects.
Best suited to clay, dry, loam, rocky, and sand, Texas Craglily adapts seamlessly to local soil conditions. It requires minimal supplemental water and tolerates dry spells with ease.
Texas Craglily
Echeandia texensis
NATIVE RANGE // EPA & NPSOT
Texas Native Ecoregions3 REGIONS
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Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
SOURCE: US EPA L3/L4 ECOREGIONS • NPSOT VERIFIED30.1727° N, 98.0873° W (DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX)
GROWTH & VISUAL PROFILEPerennial • Herbaceous
↕HEIGHT
1 ft.
↔SPREAD
.5 ft.
🍂FOLIAGE
Deciduous
BLOOM COLOR
Orange
Yellow
BLOOM CALENDARSpring, Summer, Fall (9 MO)
JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
BOTANICAL ALIASES & ALTERNATE NAMES1 ALIAS
Texas Shooting Star
ECOLOGICAL ROLE & WILDLIFE
ATTRACTS & SUPPORTS
Nectar Insects
Recognized for providing nectar and forage for native Texas pollinators.
WATER NEEDLow, Medium (Drought Tolerant)
VL
LOW
MOD
HIGH
SOLAR NEEDSun, Part Shade
SHADE
PART SHADE
PART SUN
FULL SUN
SUBSTRATE & SOILpH: Neutral to Alkaline
ClayDryLoamRockySand
⚠️ BOTANICAL SAFETY NOTICE
Non-toxic to humans, birds, and domestic animals.
MAINTENANCE & PROPAGATION
Low maintenance once established.