Chrysactinia mexicana (Damianita)
$ 5.28
Damianita is a mounding, bushy, evergreen shrub that features golden yellow flowers. It is technically a subshrub. It has significant drought tolerance and requires sharp drainage. It thrives in dry, poor soils and normally survives on rainfall alone. It is extremely heat and drought-tolerant and does not like wet feet, especially in the winter.
Damianita features dark green, aromatic foliage, and when planted en masse it creates a carpet of yellow flowers. It is perfect in decomposed granite walkways, desert or rock gardens and borders, or for erosion control.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native | Yes |
| Water use | Low |
| Sun exposure | Full to part sun |
| Bloom color | Yellow |
| Bloom time | Spring, summer |
| Mature height | 1-2 ft |
| Mature spread | 2 ft |
| Attracts | Butterflies, bees |
| Evergreen | Yes |
| Deer resistant | Yes |
| Notes | Needs very well-draining soil. |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |
