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Texas Stork’s Bill (Erodium texanum) | Easyscape Plant Profile

Texas Stork’s Bill

(Erodium texanum)

Texas Stork’s Bill (Erodium texanum)

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Climate Requirements for Yokosuka, Japan

This Plant Your Site Plant Suitability for Your Location
• Precipitation 2" - 51" 67" Aquatic Aquatic
• High Temp. 70°F - 112°F 85°F Your summer temperatures are normal for this plant. Excellent
• Low Temp. 3°F - 56°F 36°F Your winter temperatures are normal for this plant Excellent
This plant may not grow well at your location - your precipitation is too high.

Summary

Erodium texanum, commonly known as Texas Stork’s Bill, is an annual or biennial herb native to a variety of habitats including grasslands, open woodlands, and desert scrub in the Southwestern United States and Northwest Mexico. It typically grows to a height of 1-2 feet (0.3-0.6 meters) and a width of 2-3 feet (0.6-0.9 meters). The plant has a rosette of basal leaves and produces distinctive, showy purple flowers with five petals in the spring, which are followed by long, beak-like seed pods that resemble a stork’s bill.

Texas Stork’s Bill is valued for its drought tolerance and its ability to adapt to poor, sandy soils, making it suitable for xeriscaping and naturalistic plantings in arid regions. It is also used in wildflower meadows and as a filler in borders due to its low water requirements and attractive flowers. This plant thrives in full sun and requires soils with fast drainage. While it is generally easy to maintain, it can reseed prolifically under ideal conditions, which should be considered in garden planning.CC BY-SA 4.0

Plant Description

  • Plant Type: Herb
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Width: 2-3 feet
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Flower Color: Purple
  • Flowering Season: Spring
  • Leaf Retention: Deciduous

Growth Requirements

  • Sun: Full Sun
  • Water: Low
  • Drainage: Fast

Common Uses

Butterfly Garden, Low Maintenance

Natural Habitat

Native to grasslands, open woodlands, and desert scrub in the Southwestern United States and Northwest Mexico

Other Names

Common Names: Texas Stork’s-Bill, Heronbill, Texas Filaree, Texas Fillarie, Bull Filaree, Tufted Filaree

Scientific Names: Erodium texanum

GBIF Accepted Name: Erodium texanum A.Gray