It's small. The flower head is less than 1" tall. It's a volunteer plant, growing in the shade without irrigation. It has grass-like vegetation 4-6" high. Location is southwest Arlington. Is it a native? Annual or perennial?
I don't know if it's a Texas native, but it is a perennial. Hope that helps.
Happy gardening!
_________________ God speed! Cara ** Take time to stop and smell the flowers! (or... as my ladybug refrigerator magnet says "take time to stop and eat the flowers!" )
Thank you both for your relies. I am in the (long) process of converting my property to plants native to north central Texas. The grape hyacinths are beautiful. I was disappointed to learn that they are not Texans.
I have very little lawn left, but the wildlife has exploded.
I love the little grape hyacinths that pop up around my yard every sprint. As far as I can tell they do no harm, and even if you dig up their little onion-like bulbs, you'll always miss a few, so they'll be back! They may not be native, but they are very well-adapted. Good for xeriscape planting.
You're better off enjoying them when they bloom then mowing them or cutting the leaves out of the garden. I just leave them there and work around them, but if I need to, I dig them up and drop them somewhere else. They're about as tough as iris in that they're really tolerant of abuse and hard to kill.
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