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Houston's favorite garden center devoted to Texas native plants and organic gardening.

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        • Buchanan’s Native Plants has been serving Houston gardeners since 1986. Located in the historic Houston Heights, the garden center is dedicated to native plants and organic gardening.  You will find the best selections of hardy natives as well as perennials, herbs, vegetables, trees, shrubs & roses — all suited to the Houston climate.

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New this Week

Native Herbs

Texas Natives Can be Herbs Too!

Pollinators and wildlife are not the only ones who can enjoy Texas natives! Did you know that there are some Texas native plants that you can incorporate into your dishes and drinks? A few of our favorites include Lemon Bee Balm, Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Mexican Oregano, and more!

See more perennials here.

Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea

Native Fruit

Incorporate Texas Natives into Your Food Forest!

Wanting to shake up your food forest? Consider incorporating some of these fruiting Texas native plants like Prickly Pear, Barbados Cherry, Flameleaf Sumac, and so much more!

Visit our Texas native page here.

Butterfly Host Gardening Class

Saturday, June 7th, 2025, 10a-11a

Wanting to make your garden a butterfly oasis? Join us for a class with our very own, Persephone Hagen to cover various butterfly host plants to incorporate into your garden and learn which butterflies they attract!

FREE CLASS

See more events here.

Gardener’s Rewards

Redeem Your Points!

Redeem your gardener’s reward points this weekend, now through the end of day June 1st! Not a member? Don’t worry, it’s free and easy to sign up with our cashiers!

Earn $1 point for every $30 purchase. Redeem points for up to 50% of your purchase during special redemption periods, receive our weekly newsletter, and more!

Learn more here.


What to Plant in May

Ready to get in the garden? Here’s what you should plant this month:

  • From Transplant
  • From Seed
  • Native Seeds
  • Amaranth
  • Angelonia
  • Asters
  • Basil
  • Beans
  • Begonias
  • Celosia
  • Chives
  • Cilantro
  • Citronella
  • Citrus
  • Cleome
  • Coneflowers
  • Corn
  • Coreopsis
  • Cosmos
  • Cucumbers
  • Dill
  • Eggplant
  • Fennel
  • Lavender
  • Lemongrass
  • Malabar Spinach
  • Marigolds
  • Mint
  • Mistflower
  • Okra
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Penstemon
  • Petunias
  • Pumpkins
  • Rosemary
  • Rosy Palafox
  • Rudbeckia
  • Sage
  • Squash
  • Standing Cypress
  • Sunflowers
  • Thyme
  • Turk’s Cap
  • Wildflowers
  • Yarrow
  • Zinnias
  • Zucchini

  • Basil
  • Beans
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cilantro
  • Cleome
  • Coneflowers
  • Corn
  • Cosmos
  • Cucumber
  • Dill
  • Eggplant
  • Fennel
  • Garlic Chives
  • Honeydew
  • Malabar Spinach
  • Marigolds
  • Marjoram
  • Nasturtium
  • Okra
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Peppers
  • Pole Peas
  • Pumpkins
  • Rosemary
  • Rudbeckia
  • Sage
  • Snap Peas
  • Southern Peas
  • Summer Squash
  • Sunflowers
  • Tomatoes
  • Thyme
  • Watermelon
  • Winter Squash
  • Yarrow
  • Zinnias
  • Zucchini
  • Mexican Hat
  • Evening Primrose
  • Pitcher Sage
  • Prairie Coneflower
  • Red Columbine
  • Cowpen Daisy
  • Illinois Bundleflower
  • Purple Coneflower
  • Lindheimer’s Indigo
  • Bergamot
  • Maximillian Sunflower
  • Rattlesnake Master
  • Hookers Eryngo
  • Goldenrod
  • Liatris
  • Black-Eyed Susan
  • White Rosinweed
  • Mountain Pinks
  • Prairie Verbena
  • Maximilian Sunflower
  • Pigeonberry
  • American Beautyberry
  • Cardinal Flower
  • Bush Sunflower
  • Slender Mountain Mint
  • Blue Wild Indigo
  • Frostweed
  • Winecup
  • Blue Mistflower
  • Mealy Blue Sage
  • Swamp Sunflower
  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis
  • Butterfly Weed
  • Green Milkweed
  • Swamp Milkweed
  • Antelope Horn Milkweed
  • Showy Milkweed

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Buchanan’s Native Plants
611 East 11th Street
Houston, Texas 77008

713-861-5702

Hours: 9 am – 6 pm
Open Every Day – Monday – Sunday

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