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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

Common Name: Texas Grama Grass

Botanical name: Bouteloua rigidiseta

Drought tolerant. Short, attractive, warm-season grass. Wide distribution in Texas. It is one of the earliest warm-season grasses to flower. In the wild it occurs on clay and clay loam soils.

It is most abundant on disturbed sites. Supplemental water is not required but will help it to stay green through the summer. Blooms April-November. Bunching, warm season grass, with a weak root system. Has spreading bell-shaped seeds that are purplish on the outside, drying to a wheat color.

Important for native Harvester Ants that collect the seeds. Provides nesting material for the Texas Horned Lizard. Larval host: Branded Skippers and Satyrs.

Ht: 1-2′ and W: 1-2′

Going Native

Incorporate Texas Natives into Your Landscape!

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.

Check out our ‘Tree & Shrub Planting Guide’ here.

Colorful Natives

Who Said a Native Garden Can’t Be Colorful?

Incorporate Texas natives into your garden and enjoy low maintenance blooms year after year.

Colorful native blooms you can enjoy now include Turk’s Cap, Gregg’s Mistflower, Fall Obedient, Esperanza, Fall Asters and more. Not only will you get to enjoy them but so will local wildlife and native pollinators.

See more Texas native plants here.

Learn ‘How to Create a Pollinator Garden’ here.