Gregg's Mistflower for Monarch and Queen butterflies | a Texas Native flowering perennial

This flowering Texas native, Eupatorium, Conoclinium greggii, is commonly known as Gregg's Mistflower. It is a wonderful butterfly nectar plant to have in your pollinator garden. Mine has gotten a little too out of hand and it flopped over in our recent downpour of rain. It is root hardy to 0 degrees F and virtually pest free. It gets an A in my book for thriving during our extremely hot and dry summer this year.

[@joannefuller]

I bought my first one today. So excited. I am giving it a huge area it can grow anywhere it wants. Fingers crossed.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I'm excited for you too! I have found mine are fairly hardy and like to spread out. So giving yours a large area is a great idea!

[@BackyardBertha]

Love it and felt truly inspired! Thank you!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Awesome! 😊👍

[@kristinak.4183]

Mine always flops over as well! It’s incredibly hardy here in Texas and it spreads through my butterfly garden like crazy! And the butterflies ADORE it 💜🦋

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I have had it a full year now and I am finding out how hardy it really is! I can see I will have to "keep up with it" so it won't take over the bed. But I absolutely love how the butterflies (especially monarchs and queens) are so attracted to it.

[@MickF04]

We planted one 5 weeks ago, and it's doing great despite being planted from a one-gallon container in the middle of a Central Texas summer. We like that the butterflies will land on the flowers and just stay there for a while, rather than constantly floating around the flowers on many other plants. The only concern I have is hearing that this perennial can spread a lot underground, and it needs to be occasionally dug up and divided to keep the plant for taking over an entire bed.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Gregg's Mistflower is a hit with butterflies, especially monarch and queen butterflies! You do need to keep an eye on it though, as it does spread in a garden bed. I pulled up some of mine in the early spring in areas where I didn't want it encroaching other plants. It is not difficult to manage. (At least it hasn't been for me. I have it in 3 garden beds now and I don't find it to be overly aggressive.)

[@user-bu4jk2jq4l]

I'm not sure we have Gregg's mistflower in central Florida, will have to check at my local native nursery. Thanks for your videos on individual plants, I've learned a lot!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I don't think Gregg's mistflower is native to Florida ... but you do have mistflowers that are native. They have such nice "landing pads" for the butterflies.

[@user-gk5ph2kj8p]

I am going to add Gregg's mist plant to the flower garden. I have a place where it can spread. I hope it does well there. I have added more lantanas, too. I hope you have a wonderful day😊

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

It sounds like you have a good spot picked out for it! 😊