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 |