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Texas Native Plants

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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.

Native of the Week

Texas Lantana | Lantana urticoides

Texas Lantana

Botanical name: Lantana urticoides

A spreading shrub producing showy cymes of trumpet flowers that emerge yellow and mature to orange, then red, over foliage that is bright green; grows in a wide range of soils, and is very drought tolerant.

Other names: Calico Bush, West Indian Shrub Verbena

Plant Origin: Texas Native

Hardiness Zone: 7a

Mature Height: 6 feet

Spread: 6 feet

Water needs: dry to moist

Light needs: full sun to partial shade

Top 10 Native Plants for Houston

Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower
Black-eyed Susan Flowers Black-Eyed Susan
Inland Sea Oats Inland Sea Oats
Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle
Pride of Houston Yaupon Holly Pride of Houston Yaupon Holly
Dallas Red Lantana | Lantana camara 'Dallas Red' Texas Lantana
Red Turk’s Cap
Texas Wild Olive | Cordia boissieri Texas Olive
Autumn Sage | Salvia greggii Autumn Sage
Gulf Coast Muhly Gulf Coast Muhly

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  • Chinkapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii

    Chinkapin Oak

  • Common Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana

    Common Persimmon

  • Coral Nymph Sage | Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph'

    Coral Nymph Sage

  • Coralberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

    Coralberry

  • Cross Vine | Bignonia capreolata

    Cross Vine

  • Dahoon Holly | Ilex cassine

    Dahoon Holly

  • Desert Spoon | Dasylirion wheeleri

    Desert Spoon

  • Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis

    Desert Willow

  • Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis

    Eastern Redbud

  • Eve's Necklace | Sophora affinis

    Eve’s Necklace

  • Evening Primrose | Oenothera speciosa

    Evening Primrose

  • Flame Acanthus | Anisacanthus quadrifidus 'var. wrightii'

    Flame Acanthus

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