Over the course of the growing season, the plant may become bare underneath. Propagation: Seed.
Comments
Blooms May-November. Large, velvety, heart-shaped leaves. Long flowering season if weather stays warm. Attractive orange-yellow flowers. Larval Host: Common Checkered Skipper, Texas Powdered Skipper, and Common Streaky-Skipper, Painted Lady.
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ALHO4. 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=14497&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 53. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21776#null
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