Zexmenia
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Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida
Common names include Zexmenia, Orange Zexmenia, Hairy Wedelia, Wedelia, and Texas Creeping-Oxeye.
A small shrub with a woody base but herbaceous leafy parts. It’s known to be hardy, long-lived, and bloom generously throughout its life. Yellow-orange, daisy-like flowers cover the plant from summer to frost. Native to fields and wood borders through west and central Texas and south into Mexico. Evergreen in mild winters, dies to the ground hard freezes, but the roots are quite cold hardy.
Larval host plant for Bordered Patch, Sierran Metalmark, and Lacinia Patch caterpillars. Flowers attract butterflies.
Drought tolerant once established and easy to grow. Can handle shade. However, too much water or shade can cause it to get a bit leggy. Periodic pruning will help keep it shrubbier, especially in shade. Plant in well-draining sand, loam, clay, caliche, or limestone.
Height: 2’-3'
Spread: 2'-3'
Bloom: May-November
Light: Full Sun-Dappled Shade
Water: Low
Zone: 7-11
Origin: Texas, Mexico
Spring Shipping:
Orders are shipped within 10-15 business days. We will email you if there are expected delays.
When you order plants from our nursery, you can expect them to arrive in the best possible condition. Our team carefully packs each order using sturdy, biodegradable packaging materials.
Your plants' appearance may vary depending on the season and their current growth stage. We may cut back the leafy growth of some plants to prepare them for shipment and transplanting.
5 Gallon and Up: Any plant purchased to ship over 5 Gallons will be shipped bare root. This means we will remove the plant from its original pot, remove the soil surrounding the roots, and wrap the roots with a biodegradable plastic bag. This reduces weight and the likelihood of damage during shipping.
Once your plants arrive, it is essential to plant them as soon as possible. This will help them rebound and thrive. If you cannot plant immediately, water regularly and keep the roots off heat-conducting surfaces.
Newly transplanted plants often require more water until their roots are well established. Plan to water them 1-3 times weekly for the first few months.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 14 reviews.
Zexmenia loves the hot, full west sun in my front yard! It is joining several I bought from you last fall. It looks great!
Thank you for having the plants we needed. You were the only ones caring what we needed for our Girl Scout Silver award Buterfly Garden. Thank you
We planted them last winter, and they have been flourishing ever since.
The plants arrived in perfrct condition, safely packed, and they are thriving. Thank you!
Bought 4” about 3 wks ago. Healthy and already blooming!
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Another beautiful healthy plant!
Easy to order and pick up.
I wish I had bought a couple more.
Plants arrived in great condition and packaged well.
1 gal plants arrived quickly and healthy with flower buds. Got them into the ground and they are already blooming.
Only half survived. And they were expensive.
Beautiful plant at a terrific price. Can’t wait to see it bloom in my border.
I saw Zexmenia Orange growing in a xeriscape garden over the course of the extremely hot summer of 2023. I wanted the plant for a dry place in my garden. I thought for sure that I would have to mail order it, but was directed to this local nursery specializing in native plants. I bought a 4” pot and was impressed by the excellent root system and overall health of the plant. I found the staff very knowledgeable about their plants. An overall win!
