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Asteraceae
Greenthread
Thelesperma filifolium
cheerfulness.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Thelesperma
- Native to
- Central United States, Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- annual or biennial
- Height
- 12-24 inches
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, poor
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- annual to biennial
Did you know
- Greenthread gets its name from its extremely thin, thread-like leaves that give the plant a delicate, airy appearance.
- Native Americans brewed greenthread into a tea known as Navajo tea or cota, still enjoyed in the Southwest today.
- The plant thrives in poor soils and disturbed areas where few other wildflowers can grow.
- Greenthread flowers resemble small coreopsis blooms with bright yellow ray petals and darker center disks.
- It is one of the most drought-tolerant wildflowers of the Great Plains, surviving on less than 10 inches of annual rainfall.
Color meanings
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happiness
1
optimism
2
sunshine