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N i n eN a t i v e screating simple gardens with native prairie plants
KATY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY
COASTAL PRAIRIE PARTNERSHIP
NATIVE PRAIRIES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS
PREPARED BY CLARK CONDON | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREALL PHOTOGRAPHY LICENSED TO CLARK CONDON + KATY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY
Ni n eNat i ve s
PURPOSE: A SIMPLE PALETTE OF NATIVE PLANTS FOR HOUSTON THAT ARE. . . COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE EASY TO GROW CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE
SPECIES: NATIVES WITH APPROPRIATE GROWTH HABIT, WILDLIFE VALUE, AND ETHNOBOTANICAL VALUE THAT ARE. . . HEIGHT + HABITAT ACCEPTABLE BENEFICIAL TO SUPPORTING NATIVE SPECIES CULTUR ALLY SIGNIFICANT
Black-Eye dSu s a n
Rudbeckia hir ta
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bush katydid yel low crab spider
Grow t h : 2 4 ” - 3 6 ” Hei g h t1 2 ” - 2 4 ” Spre a d
L a r v a l Ho s tNe c t a r P ro duc i n g
Te a : Wo r m s + C oldE x ter n a l Wa shSn a ke bi te sS o re sSwel l i n g
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
Gu l f C o a s tMu h ly
Mulenberg ia capi l lar is
2
gulf coast toad lady bird beetle
Grow t h : 2 4 ” - 3 6 ” Hei g h t2 4 ” - 3 6 ” Spre a d
At t r a c t s I n s e c t sSh el ter + C overS e e d s
B a ske t Ma k i n g : Gu l f C o a s t S em i nole s
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
I n d i a nBl a n ket
Gai l lardia pulchel la
3
buckeye butter fly eastern carpenter bee
Grow t h : 1 2 ” - 18 ” Hei g h t6 ” - 1 2 ” Spre a d
At t r a c t s I n s e c t sPol len S o u rc e
Stom a c h Pa i nSk i n D i s o r der s + S o re sTe a : G a s t ro en ter i t i sE x ter n a l Wa shG o o d Luc k : K iow a
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
L em onBe ebalm
Monarda citr iodorda
4
american painted lady leaf cutter bee
Grow t h : 1 2 ” - 3 0 ” Hei g h t9 ” - 1 2 ” Spre a d
Fo o d S o u rc e : Bi r d s + I n s e c t sA rom at i c Fol i a ge + D e er Re si s t a n t
C o ok i n gTe aS o re T h ro at s + C old sSk i n B a l m
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
L i t t leBluestem
Schizachyr ium scopar ium
5
chipping sparrow three-toed box tur t le
Grow t h : 18 ” - 3 6 ” Hei g h t
L a r v a l Ho s tSh el terS e e d s
Swe at L o d ge Sw i tc h e s
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
P r a i r ieSpider wortTradescant ia occidental is
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green metal l ic sweat bee green anole
Grow t h : 18 ” - 3 6 ” Hei g h t1 2 ” - 18 ” Spre a d
Ne c t a r P ro duc i n g
C o oke d Ve ge t a ble
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
RattlesnakeMa s ter
Eryngium yuccifol ium
7
american goldf inch delta scarab beetle
Grow t h : 1 2 ” - 2 4 ” Fol i a ge Hei g h t3 6 ” - 4 8 ” Blo om Hei g h t
At t r a c t s Pe s t C on s u m i n g Sp e c ie sSupp o r t s Nat i ve B e e s , B e e t le s , + B u t ter f l ie s
A n a l ge si cG a s t roi n te s t i n a l A i dA n t i -R h e u m at i cSt ron g Fi b er s : Sh o e s + B a ske t s
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
ScarletS a ge
Salv ia coccinea
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Grow t h : 1 2 ” - 2 4 ” Hei g h t1 2 ” - 2 4 ” Spre a d
Ne c t a r P ro duc i n g
Br i l l i a n t C olo rL on g Blo om T i m e
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
ruby-throated hummingbird pipevine swal low tai l
Tex a s Bl ue b on n et
Lupinus texensis
9
european honey bee gray hairstreak butter fly
Grow t h : 1 2 ” - 2 4 ” Hei g h t
L a r v a l Ho s tSupp o r t s Nat i ve B e e s
St ate F lower of Tex a sL a dy Bi r d Joh n s on L e g a c y
Wi ld l i fe Va l ue :
E t h n o b ot a n ic a l Va l ue :
A l ter n ateSp e c ie s
Chamaecrista fasiculatapar tridge pea
Salvia azureablue sage
Glandularia bipinnatif idaprairie verbena
Rudbeckia texanatexas coneflower
Grou n d P rep a r at ion Pl a nt i n g : 4 ” Pot s & S e e d 1 Mont h 1 Mont h
8 Mont h s 1 2 Mont h s 18 Mont h s 2 4 Mont h s
Pl a nt i n g a P r a i r ie
SEEDS: BAMERT SEED COMPANYwww.bamertseed.com1-800-262-9892Muleshoe, Texas
NATIVE AMERICAN SEEDwww.seedsource.com1-800-728-4043Junction, Texas
TURNER SEED COMPANYwww.turnerseed.com1-800-722-8616Breckenridge, Texas
WILDSEED FARMSwww.wildseedfarms.com1-800-848-0078Fredericksburg, Texas
PLANTS: AUDUBON SOCIETY NATIVES NURSERYEdith L. Moore Sanctuary www.birdfriendlyhouston.org713-932-1639Houston, Texas
BUCHANAN’S NATIVE PLANTSwww.buchananplants.com713-861-5702Houston, Texas
ENCHANTED GARDENSwww.myenchanted.com281-341-1206Richmond, TexasBooth, Texas
JOSHUA’S NATIVE PLANTSwww.joshuasnativeplants.net713-862-7444Houston, Texas
MORNING STAR PRAIRIE PLANTSwww.morningstarprairieplants.commorgy@consolidated.net713-446-2509Damon, Texas
Nat ive Pl a nt S ou rc e sTexas Gulf Coast Nurseries
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