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8-18-2012
Texas Native Plant Catalog
Native Plant Summary.doc
Native Plant Descriptions:
Armand Hufault
[email protected]
References:
1.www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/PlantPics_arch
ive.htm
2.www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_i
mage=26518
Kidney Wood- Eysenhardtia texana
Texas Prairie Verbena- verbena bipinnatifida ,syn. Glandularia bipinnatifida,
6-24 inches
depending on soil fertility with Spread to 3 ft. ground
spreading and rooting. Spring and fall major bloom.
Cut back late spring and later for continuous bloom.
Sun, well drained soil. Butterflies, evergreen rosette.
Let last flowering seed. Williamson County, Texas
Nolina lindheimeriana-
Broad, open, multi-trunk shrub 4-10 ft. Leaf branches
with many brached leaflets. Extreme drought tolerant
when established. Dry, rocky limestone soils. Fragrant
white flowers which are very popular with all of the
Texas pollinators. I call it my musical tree because of
all the noises insects make when visiting this shrub.
Blooms through summer. Williamson County, Texas.
Nolina Texana- Texas sacahuista (Aztec word for
thorn grass)
large grass-like clumps.
Full sun, excellent drainage, extreme drought hardy
when established. Caliche and poor humus soils.
Evergreen, deer resistant, clump forming Long
flowering stalks with seed capsules.
Deer resistant. Central Texas
Liatris mucronata- narrow leaf gayfeather
1 1/2-2 1/2 ft.
perennial with large, woody, basal stems growing in a
clump. Leaves evergreen, forming a thick clump.
Flowers small, white to cream, in dense vertical
clusters 10 inches or more long by 2 inches or more
wide at the tops of rather short stems, appearing in
spring and early summer. Fruit distinctly 3-lobed, a
thin-walled capsule 3/16 to 1/4 inch wide. Flowers
barely protrude above the foliage. Evergreen, extreme
drought tolerant. Central Texas
Sun, excellent drainage, lavender purple
spike in the late Summer-Fall. Perennial to 2 ft
specific to eastern one-third of the Hill Country.
A Texas native introduction from A. Hufault.
Williamson County, Texas plant rescue.
Bush Sunflower -simsia
clavaPerennial, to 3 ft, sun,
well drained soil,Yellow
flowers from Spring to Fall.
Drought tolerant, low water.
Cut back occasionally
Fleabane – Erigeron strigosus
White blooms spring . will repeat bloom during the
growing season. Likes low humus, calcerous soil and
well drained soils. Sun. spreading to 12 inches and as
high. Winter evergreen rosette, low water. Extreme
drought plant when established. Burnet County,
Texas.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columifera
Re-curved petals with extended central tubular disk.
Flowers
spring to
summer and
Fall.
Evergreen,
winter
rosette. To 3
ft. any soil.
Low
moisture.
Extreme
drought plant
when
established.
Will self
seed. Flower
colors from
yellow to
chocolate
with
variations of
yellow,
chocolate
and yellow.
Williamson
County,
Texas
Sawleaf Daisy-Grindelia lanceolata
Summer blooming daisy.
Extreme drought tolerant plant
with stiff, saw toothed
leaves.Observed as a perennial
in Jarrell, Texas. Self-seeds.
Evergreen winter rosette. Cut
back after flowering for
rebloom. Important to native
bees. Happy in limestone and
poor humus soils. Robust in
humus, well drained soils. Extreme drought plant
when established. Williamson County, Texas
Gregg’s Mistflower- Blue
Eupatorium greggii
Colony forming. To 3 ft. blue flowers late spring to
frost. Deadhead. Sun, perennial, well drained soil with
some humus. Extreme drought tolerant-goes dormant.
Nectar plant for Queen butterfly. West Texas
Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida columifera-Yellow
Re-curved petals with extended
central tubular disk. Flowers
spring to summer and Fall.
Evergreen,
winter rosette. To 3 ft. any soil.
Low moisture. Extreme drought
plant when established. Self
seeds. Flower color yellow.
Evergreen winter rosette.
Williamson County, Texas
Eupatorium colestinum-synonym-conoclinium
colestinum
WinecupWilliamson
County-mixed
colors
Callirhoe involcrata
var. linearloba
Spring flowers in
shades of pink and
white stripes or
solid pink with white centers. May also be pure white.
Hgt to 5 inches and loose stems spreading to 3ft or
more. Will self seed. Cut stems back after flowering
complete for re-bloom. May go dormant in summer to
re-emerge in mid summer. Evergreen winter rosette.
Height: 2.0 to 6 ft depending upon soil and moisture.
Perennial. Flowers are blue to purple. Colony
forming. Morning sun to dapple shade. Travis County,
Texas
Texas Wide-leaf Golden eye, Viguiera dentate
Salvia Farinacea-Austin Silver
Numerous yellow daisy flowers which may start in
early summer and continue until frost. Perennial 3-6 ft
depending upon soil. Extreme drought tolerant when
established . Williamson County, Texas.
Perennial forming shrubby upright clump 2 -3 feet tall.
Forms clump to 3 ft. Cut back after flowering for rebloom, with white mealy stems and glossy green
leaves. White flowers with mealy gray caylexes.
Repeat blooms Spring to frost. Butterfly and
hummingbird plant. Sun to dapple sun with well
drained soil. Low requirement.
Natural seedling from US 183 Williamson County.
Introduced by Armand Hufault
Anisacanthus wrightii-Flame Acanthus- Yellow
orange
Salvia Farinacea- Purple
Yellow orange flowers, light-green lanceolate leaves.
Deciduous shrub to 5 ft. loose rocky soils with
humus. Blooms summer zone 8. full sun to light
shade. Hummingbirds, butterflies. Extreme drought
tolerant when established. Originated in the Garden of
Armand Hufault- Williamson County, Texas.
tolerant when established. Originated in the Garden of
Armand Hufault- Williamson County, Texas.
Anisacanthus wrightii-Flame Acanthus- Red
Red flowers, light-green
lanceolate leaves.
Deciduous shrub to 5 ft.
loose rocky soils with
humus. Blooms summer
zone 8. full sun to indirect
light. Hummingbirs,
butterflies. Extreme drought
tolerant when established.
Originated in the Garden of
Armand Hufault- Williamson
County, Texas
Same as Austin Silver but with deep purple flowers.
From Williamson County.
Salvia Farinacea- White lips
Same as Salvia farinacea-purple but the white bee
paths are fused and the flower lip is also white. From
Armand Hufault, Williamson County
Western Ironweed- Veronia baldwinii
Ruellia humilis-Hairy Texas Petunia
Erect stems with branched flower stalks at the top, 3-5
ft. Numerous flower heads of deep purple June –
September. Repeat bloom if deadheaded. Dry
calcerous, well-drained soils. Sun to dapple sunlight.
Williamson County, Texas. Extreme drought plantmay go dormant.
Low Wild Petunia
8-12 inches tall with purple flowers fading to almost
white. Sun to dapple sunlight. Stiff, upright stems.
Grows in brushy areas or open woods. Humus,
calcerous soils. Colonizes. Williamson County, Texas.
Desmanthus illinoensis- Bundleflower
Senna lindheimeri- Senna lindhimeriana
One to several erect stems grow from the base to 1-3
ft.The leaves are twice pinnately compound. Leaves
fold in strong sunlight and when touched. Small, ballshaped clusters of white flowers occur on side stems.
Sun, well-drained soil. Extreme drought plant when
established. Williamson County.
Ruellia nudiflora- Texas Wild Petunia
Velvet leaf senna- yellow multiflower florets from
Spring to late Summer. Full sun, excellent drainage.
Extreme drought plant when established. Butterflies,
Deer resistant. Selfseeds and forms colony.
Williamson County, Texas
Penstemon cobea-Texas foxglove
Found in deep soils(Blackland compacted, decayed
vegetation soils and decayed organic material
calcerous soils. Purple flowers repeat Spring to fall.
Will form a colony anywhere-sun to deep shade.
Extreme drought tolerant when self seeded.
1-2 ft tall. Foliage and seeds are rabbit and small
animal food. Williamson County, Texas.
Spring flowers of white to shades of red-violet
to pale lavender. Height to2-3 ft. Sun to dapple sun in
rocky, calcerous soils. Extreme drought plant because
it goes dormant in summer. Williamson County.
Evergreen winter rosette.
Artemesia ludoviciana.
Big Red Sage-salvia penstemonoides
Flowers are a purplish red with flower stalks
To 4 ft. Blooms June until Fall. Dark green
leaves accent the plant. Forms a winter rosette.
Best in a humus soil and part sun.
Cut spent flower stalks for rebloom. Central Texas
Texas MimosaMimosa Borealis
Deciduous shrub,
Pink pompom
flowersSpring. Feathery
leaves. Has small
thorns.
Deer proof. Loose
soil- Sun. Extreme
drought tolerant when established.
Travis County, Texas
Salvia Greggii, Fuschia Velvet
From the garden of Armand Hufault.
violet-tinted pink, with dark calyxes.
H x w 4 ft X 3 ft. Full sun or
4-6 hrs bright light. Butterflies,
Hummingbirds. Evergreen.
Deer Resistant. Williamson County, Texas
A stiff, aromatic,
silvery-white perennial, 1 1/2-3 ft. tall, Colony
forming. Shrub-like, white, densely matted with
hairs, from rhizome. Small, yellowish flowers are
secondary to the silver color of the erect stems and
narrow leaves, created by a dense coat of hairs.
Sun, extreme drought tolerant when established.