Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum (Texas Bluebells)

Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum (Texas Bluebells)Also known as Showy Prairie Gentian, Prairie Gentian. Texas Bluebells feature large showy blooms and blue gray foliage. They provide blooms in the summer, when a lot of other plants look less than attractive. Bluebells prefer moist, sandy or loamy soils in full sun. In the wild they are found in moist soils in prairies, open or disturbed areas, especially adjacent to streams and tanks. They act either as annual or short lived perennial. AT A GLANCE

Woodland Phlox attracts butterflies

000 worked into the soil

warm-season grasses

often a long distance away

Like the other varieties

Water deeply

Yellow Bells

Lindheimer’s Beargrass

Sideoats Grama

and it can pop up in unexpected places in the garden

Texas native Yes Water use Low Sun exposure Sun to part sun Bloom color Pink to purple Bloom time Spring Mature height 1-1

warm-season grass with open