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VENADO AWNLESS BUSH SUNFLOWER

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Short Description: Venado Awnless Bushsunflower was originally collected in Medina, Bee, Webb, and La Salle counties. The bright yellow flowers attract pollinating insects. Awnless bushsunflower is a highly preferred forage of white-tailed deer in South Texas. It is also frequently grazed by cattle and produces seed eaten by quail. Its bright yellow hue adds color to landscaping and as many as 50 butterflies utilize the flowers for nectar.. Please call to place an order (210) 661-4191. Our Texas Natives are certified “Selected Texas Native Germplasm” by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Each variety is of a specific ecotype of its species that was locally sourced from counties in Texas.

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Description

Venado Awnless Bushsunflower is a native, perennial forb or subshrub that grows 1-3’ tall at maturity with numerous yellow flowers. Venado is well adapted for use on heavy textured soils in South, Central, and West Texas. It is favored native forage of white-tailed deer in South Texas, and also provides good forage to livestock and outstanding pollinator habitat. It is a common component of range and wildlife habitat restoration seed mixes, as a perennial food plot plant for wildlife and pollinators, and as a good reclamation species for shallow soils.

Venado Awnless Bushsunflower was originally collected in Medina, Bee, Webb, and La Salle counties and was developed for release by the Texas Native Seeds Program and the USDA NRCS Kingsville Plant Materials Center. The bright yellow flowers attract pollinating insects and dozens of butterfly species. Venado is typically easy to establish from seed and it is among the first native species to emerge in many plantings. Awnless bushsunflower is also a hardy and showy plant for landscaping.

Planting: Plant in early spring or late summer-early fall at a rate of 1.5-2 lbs. pure live seed (PLS) per acre at 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep

For more information: Venado Awnless Bushsunflower Brochure from USDA NRCS

Soil

Common to sandy loam sites or gravelly soils on caliche ridges

Height

1 - 3 feet

Type

Warm Season Perennial

Region

Rio Grande Plains, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Coastal Sand Plains, southern Edwards Plateau, eastern Trans Pecos