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Texas Native Plants

It’s no secret that we love Texas native plants at Buchanan’s. In fact, they’ve been our passion since 1986.

Texas Natives are much more than a beautiful addition to your landscape. They are an investment in our local ecosystem, especially when the habitat is heavily damaged. Native plants also help keep soil in healthy balance by reducing erosion and aiding in drainage. Offering benefits like these, native plant ecosystem benefits are far greater than expected.

On top of their ecosystem benefits, Texas native plants are often brightly colored, with red, orange, yellow, and purple flowers. These plants are excellent choices for the garden because their foliage is among the top choices for ornamental beauty in our region.

Rough-leaved Dogwood | Cornus drummondii

Texas Native Trees

Ever wanted to enjoy the outdoors, but need a break from the heat? Then it might be time to add a native shade tree to the garden!

Trees not only provide shade, but vegetation for creatures like birds and butterflies. Not to mention their minimal maintenance make them an easy choice in the garden. Some favorites like – Texas kidneywood, black gum, Texas redbuds and roughleaf dogwoods are especially useful trees to add to your garden.

Explore our shade trees page here.

Find other helpful resources. here including the Texas Tree Selector

Native Trees for Houston

Our Native Tree Picks

Barbados Cherry Tree

Texas Redbud

Nuttal Oak

Bald Cypress

Texas Kidneywood

Burr Oak

Southern Magnolia

Texas Olive Tree

Going Native

Native plants. The term has different meanings for different gardeners. There are Texas natives, US natives and those plants that act like natives. All in all, what most of us want in our garden are low maintenance plants that are attractive and functional. Plants that are not invasive and are a benefit to wildlife. When you plant a garden, it is not just for you – it is a habitat for all living things around you. So with that in mind, here is our top 10 native plants for Houston that do just that. Many are heat and drought tolerant – cheerfully returning year after year in your garden.