Native Garden

This garden is planted to highlight Texas native plants, which are drought tolerant and require little maintenance.  They can be used in a natural setting like a meadow or cottage garden, or in a more formal setting by allowing space around each plant

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Fort Bend Master Gardener’s Native Garden by Garreta Kipp, Fort Bend Master Gardener, October 13, 2019

Common Name	Botanical Name		PHOTOS
American Basket-Flower	Centaurea americana	Nectar
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Nectar, Bird
Aromatic aster	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium	Nectar
Autumn Sage	Salvia greggii	Nectar
Black-Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Nectar
Blue Flag Iris	Iris virginica	Bird
Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Nectar
Buterfly Weed	Asclepias tuberosa	Host, Nectar
Corpus Christi Fleabane	Erigeron procumbens
Esperanza	Tecoma stans	Nectar
Fragrant Phlox	Phlox pilosa	Nectar
Frog Fruit	Phyla nodiflora	Host, Nectar
Giant Coneflower	Rudbeckia maxima	bird
Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Nectar, Bird
Green Milkweed	Asclepias viridis	nectar, host
Heartleaf Skullcap	Scutellaria ovata	Nectar
Indian Blanket	Gaillardia pulchella	Nectar
Lanceleaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis lanceolata	Nectar
Prairie Gayfeather	Liatris pycnostachya	Nectar
Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Nectar
Mealy Blue Sage	Salvia farinacea	Nectar
Missouri Ironweed	Vernonia missurica	Host
Rattlesnake Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	Host, Nectar
Rock Rose	Pavonia lasiopetala	Nectar
Dwarf Palmetto	Sabal minor	Birds
Scarlet Sage	Salvia coccinea	Nectar, Bird
Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye	Viguiera stenoloba	Nectar
Slim Milkweed	Asclepias linearis	Host
Texas Bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Host
Texas Lantana	Lantana urticoides	Nectar
Texas Mountain Laurel	Sophora secundiflora	Nectar
Wedelia	Wedelia acapulcensis	Nectar, Host
White Mistflower	Ageratina wrightii	Nectar
Wild Onion	Allium canadense	Nectar