Recommended Native Plants for Boerne &
Native Plant Society of Texas - Bo
The mission of the Boerne Chapter of the Native Plant Society is to promote understanding, preservation and enjoyment of the
less water, less fertilizer, little to no pesticides, and less maintenance than many non-natives. Before buying new plants, identify
a little or a lot of drainage, exposure, amount of foot traffic the area will receive, presence of soil and soil type, etc . It is import
For example, plant a canopy tree to provide shade. Plant understory trees and shade-loving shrubs and perennials under existi
plants. Consider leaving any existing native vegetation undisturbed, as these established areas will be very low-maintenance, an
listed below will attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and songbirds to your yard and provide habitat for pollinators and small m
SYMBOLS
F
Full sun
DEER
PSh
Part sun/part shade
Curre
of
Sh
Shade
DR Deer Resistant
U
D
Understory plant
Decidous
E
WD Winter Dormant
B Attracts birds
Bf Attracts butterflies
H
Attracts hummingbirds
dama
with
than
other
times
Be Attracts native (beneficial) bees
Evergreen
of str
antle
Invasive Exotics - DO NOT PLANT
Castor Bean
Chinese pistache
English ivy
Chinese tallow
Asian mimosa
Bermuda grass
Japanese Honeysuckle
Bermuda grass
Pampa grass
Ligustrum species
Water hyacinth
Fountain grass
Pyracantha
St. Augustine grass
Nandina
Tree-of-Heaven
Paper mulberry
Chinaberry
KR bluestem
Elephant ears
Giant reed
Scientific Name
Size
Name
Sun
U
Desc
Canopy Trees (35 ft+)
Ash, Texas
Fraxinus texensis
Fraxinus texensis
3045’
PSh
Fall.
Black Cherry, Escarpment
Prunus serotina var. eximia
Prunus serotina var. eximia
50'
F
Attra
Bois d'arc (Osage Orange)
Maclura pomifera
F
Sprin
long
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
F-PSh
Fall.
Cottonwood, Rio Grande
Populus deltoids ssp. Wislizeni
40'
3070'
75100’
F-PSh
Fall c
Cypress, Bald
Taxodium distichum
50100’
3672’
60100’
6080'
3050’
Cypress, Montezuma
Taxodium mucronatum
Hackberry, Common
Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry, Sugar
Celtis laevigata
Locust, Black
Robinia pseudoacacia
Locust, Honey
Gleditsia triacanthos
Maple, Bigtooth
Acer grandidentatum
3075'
2045’
Oak, Bur
Quercus macrocarpa
Oak, Chinquapin
Fall c
tolera
F-PSh
Semi
tolera
than
PSh
F-PShSh
F-PShSh
Fast g
Fast g
F
Rapid
PSh
Fast g
Fall c
F
Fall c
75'
F
Large
tapro
Quercus muhlenbergii
50'
F
Fall c
Oak, Live, Escarpment
Quercus fusiformis
50'
F
Resis
Oak, Monterrey
Quercus polymorpha
80’
F
Fast g
Oak, Texas, Spanish or Red
Quercus buckleyi
5075’
F-PhS
Fall r
to ma
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Sycamore, American
Platanus occidentalis
Walnut, Arizona
Juglans major
70100'
75100’
3648’
Anaqua (Sandpaper Tree)
Ehretia anacua
Buckeye, Red
Aesculus pavia var. pavia
Buckeye, Yellow
Aesculus pavia var. flavescens
Buckthorn, Carolina
Frangula caroliniana
Cypress, Arizona
Cupressus arizonica
Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
Eve’s Necklace
Styphnoiobium affies
Gum Bumelia
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
5'-15'
1215'
3045’
1540’
1530'
15'40'
Huisache
Acacia farnesiana
15'20'
Madrone, Texas
Arbutus xalapensis
Fall y
to lar
F
F-PShSh
Fast g
F-PSh
Edibl
2045'
F-PSh
Sprin
10'30'
PSh
U
Red f
some
PSh
U
Yello
mode
F-PSh
U
Fall.
Medium Trees (10-35 ft)
Prosopis glandulosa
2030'
20'30'
F
Coni
F
Summ
F
Sprin
F
Smal
F
Sprin
droug
F-PSh
Sprin
multi
F
Grac
Mesquite, Honey
Mexican Buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
Mulberry, Littleleaf
Morus microphylla
8-30'
1236’
Mulberry, Red
Morus rubra
1236'
Oak, Lacey
Quercus laceyi
Plum, Mexican
Prunus mexicana
Redbud, Texas
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Retama
Parkinsonia aculeata
Smoke Tree, American
Cotinus obovatus
Soapberry, Western
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii
1-30'
1550'
Walnut, Little
Juglans microcarpa
20’
2035'
1535'
10'20'
1235'
Sprin
rapid
F-PSh
PSh
F-PShSh
Shrub
U
Yello
PSh
Fall &
droug
F-PhS
Early
F-PSh
Early
tolera
F
Sprin
F-PSh
Sprin
tolera
F-PSh
Sprin
PSh
Edibl
Decidious (D) Shrubs-S
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
7'
PSh
U
Early
Anacacho Orchid
Bauhinia congesta
6'-12'
PSh
U
Sprin
Beebrush/Whitebrush
Aloysia gratissima
F
Sprin
Crabapple, Blanco/Texas
Malus ioensis var. texana
PSh
Sprin
Dogwood, Rough-Leaf
Cornus drummondii
3'-9'
12'25'
12'16'
Elbow Bush
Forestiera pubescens
15'
Sh-PSh
ShPSh-F
Goldenball Leadtree
Leucaena retusa
15'
PSh
Holly, Possumhaw
Ilex decidua
20'
PSh-F
U
Show
Kidneywood
Eysenhardtia texana
12'
PSh-F
U
Summ
Lantana, Texas
Lantana horrida
2'-5'
F
Mimosa, Fragrant
Mimosa borealis
4'-6'
PSh-F
Persimmon, Texas
Diospyros texana
15'
F
Sumac, Aromatic
Rhus trilobata (aromatica)
PSh-F
Sumac, Flameleaf
Rhus lanceolata
3'-8'
15'30'
F
Sprin
Sumac, Littleleaf/Desert
Rhus microphylla
4'-8'
PSh-F
Sprin
Tickle Tongue (Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum hirsutum
8'
PSh-F
Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
12'
PSh-F
Wafer Ash (Hop Tree)
Ptelea trifoliata
6-15'
PSh
U
Sprin
U
Early
Sprin
Sprin
U
Sprin
Sprin
U
U
Early
Early
Sprin
U
Sprin
Evergreen (E) Shrubs-Smal
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
4'-6'
F-PSh
U
Early
Barberry, Texas
Berberis swaseyi
3'-5'
F
Sprin
Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
Ilex vomitoria
F
F-PShSh
Summ
Holly, Yaupon
8'
12'25'
Mountain Laurel, Texas
Sophora secundiflora
12'
F-PSh
Early
Nolina, Lindheimer's (Devil's Shoestring)
Nolina lindheimeriana
2.5'
Sh-PSh
Nolina, Texas (Beargrass)
Nolina texana
3'
F
Palmetto, Dwarf
Sabal minor
Sh
Pistachio, Texas
Pistacia mexicana
4'
12'20'
F
Gloss
Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
2'-3'
F
Sprin
Silktassel, Lindheimer's
Garrya ovata ssp. Lindheimeri
20'
PSh
Sotol, Texas
Dasylirion texanum
2'
F
Sumac, Evergreen
Rhus virens
12'
F-PSh
Yucca, Buckley's
Yucca constricta
10'
F
Yucca, Twist-Leaf
Yucca rupicola
2'
Sh-F
Wint
U
Sprin
Sprin
U
U
Summ
Sprin
Summ
U
Summ
Sprin
U
Sprin
Shade Flowering Perenn
Butterfly Bush, Woolly
Buddleja marrubiifolia
3'-5'
PSh
U
Tiny
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
3'-7'
Sh-PSh
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
1'-4'
Sh-F
Chile Pequin
Capsicum annuum
1'-3'
S-F
U
Sprin
Columbine, Hinckley’s
Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana
1'-3'
Sh-PSh
U
Sprin
Columbine, Wild Red
Aquilegia canadensis
1'-2'
Sh-Ps
U
Sprin
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
1'-6'
Sh-Ps
U
Fall.
Crownbeard, Lindheimer's
Verbesina lindheimeri
1'-3'
Sh-PSh
U
Sprin
Dalea, Gregg
Dalea greggii
4"-9"
Sh-PSh
U
Grou
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
Sh-Ps
U
Fall f
Groundsel, Golden
Packera obovata
3'-6'
6"18"
Sh-PSh
U
Sprin
Mist Flower, Blue (Wild Ageratum)
Conoclinium coelestinum
2'-3'
Psh-F
Mist Flower, White (Thoroughwort)
Ageratina havanensis
1'-5'
Sh-PSh
New Jersey Tea (Redroot)
Ceanothus americanus
1'-2'
Sh-Psh
Sprin
Obedient Plant
Physotegia virginiana
1'-3'
Sprin
Petunia, Wild
Ruellia nudiflora
Pigeon Berry
Rivina humilis
1'-2'
1218"
Sh-F
F-ShPsh
Sh-Psh
U
Summ
Sage, Cedar
Salvia roemeriana
1'-2'
Ps
U
Sprin
Sage, Lyreleaf
Salvia lyrata
Sh-F
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
1'-2'
10'15'
Sh-F
U
Early
Turk’s Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
2'-4'
Sh-PSh
U
Summ
Whit
Summ
Fall.
U
Summ
Sprin
Sprin
Full Sun Flowering Peren
Acanthus, Flame
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii
3'-5'
18"3'
F-PSh
Artemisia
Artemisia ludoviciana
Aster, Heath
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Barbara's Buttons
Summ
F
Stiff,
F
Fall w
Marshallia caespitosa
1'-3'
8"18"
Early
Black-eyed/Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1'-2'
F-PSh
F-PShSh
Boneset, White
Eupatorium serotinum
Coneflower, Purple
Echinacea angustifolia
1'-4'
18"24"
Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Daisy, Blackfoot
Melampodium leucanthum
2'-6'
6"12"
Daisy, Chocolate
Berlandiera lyrata
Daisy, Cutleaf/Englemann
Engelmannia peristenia
Daisy, Four-nerve
Summ
PSh
U
Fall w
F-PSh
U
Summ
F-PSh
U
Summ
F
Sprin
1'
F
Summ
F
Sprin
Tetraneuris scaposa
1'-2'
6"12"
F
Sprin
Dalea, Black
Dalea frutescens
1'-3'
F
Summ
Damianita
Chrysactinia mexicana
1'-2'
F
Sprin
Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
3"-6"
F-PSh
Sprea
Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri
2'-5'
F-PSh
Airy,
Gayfeather
Liatris mucronata
1'-3'
F
Fall l
Goldeneye
Viguiera dentata
3'-6'
PSh
Goldeneye, Skeletonleaf
Viguiera stenoloba
2'-3'
Goldenrod, Prairie
Solidago nemoralis
1'-2'
F-PSh
F-PShSh
U
Fall y
Goldenrod, Tall
Solidago altissima
2'-4'
PSh-Sh
U
Fall y
Greeneyes, Texas
Berlandiera betonicifolia
1'-4'
PSh
U
Summ
Ironweed, Western
Vernonia baldwinii
F
Summ
Ironweed, Woolly
Vernonia lindheimeri
2'-5'
1030"
F
Summ
Larkspur, Prairie
Delphinium carolinianum
PSh
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Milkwort, White
Polygala alba
1'-2'
1'1.5'
6"12"
Mistflower, Gregg's
Conoclinium greggii
1'-2'
F-PSh
Summ
Navajo Tea (Slender Greenthread)
Thelesperma simplicifolium
1'-2'
F
Sprin
Penstemon, Hill Country
Penstemon triflorus
1'-2'
F
Sprin
Penstemon, Rock
Penstemon baccharifolius
1'-2'
F-PSh
U
Summ
Penstemon, Wild Foxglove
Penstemon cobaea
1'-2'
F-PSh
U
Late
Phlox, Prairie
Phlox pilosa
F-PSh
U
Sprin
Prairie Paintbrush
Castilleja purpurea
1'-2'
6"18"
U
Summ
U
F
PSh
F
Fall y
Sprin
Summ
U
Sprin
Sprin
Primrose, Evening
Oenothera speciosa
F
Sprin
Oenothera macrocarpa
1'-2'
8"10"
Primrose, Missouri (Fluttermill)
Primrose, Yellow (Calylophus)
F
Summ
Calylophus spp.
1'
F
2” w
Rock Rose (Pavonia)
Pavonia lasiopetala
1'-4'
F-PSh
Sage, Autumn
Salvia greggii
2'-3'
F
Sage, Big Red
Salvia pentstemonoides
2'-5'
F-PSh
U
Summ
Sage, Englemann
Salvia engelmannii
1'
F-PSh
U
Sprin
Sage, Mealy Blue
Salvia farinacea
2'-3'
Sage, Mountain
Salvia regla
3'-5'
F
F-PShSh
Sage, Pitcher
Salvia azurea var. grandiflora
3'-5'
Sage, Tropical (Scarlet)
Salvia coccinea
Skullcap, Bushy
Scutellaria wrightii
1'-2'
6"12"
Skullcap, Heart-leaf
Scutellaria ovata var. bracteata
Spiderwort, Edwards Plateau
F-PSh
F-PShSh
U
Sprin
Sprin
Sprin
U
Fall r
Fall b
U
Summ
F
Sprin
1'-2'
F
Sprin
Tradescantia sp
1'-3'
PSh
Sunflower, Maximilian
Helianthus maximiliani
3'-10'
F
Fall l
Tatalencho
Gymnosperma glutinosum
F
Late
Verbena, Prairie (Dakota Vervain)
Glandularia bipinnatifida
1'-5'
6"12"
Widow's Tears (Day Flower)
Commelina spp.
Winecup, Standing or Spreading
U
PSh
U
PSh
U
Callirhoe species
1'-2'
6"12"
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1'-3'
F-PSh
Yellow Bells (Esperanza)
Tecoma stans
3'-6'
F-PSh
Zexmenia
Wedelia texana
1'-3'
F-PSh
F
Sprin
Sprin
Sprin
Sprin
U
Sprin
Sprin
U
Summ
Annuals, Bi
Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila phacelioides
6"12"
Blue Curls
Phacelia congesta
1'-3'
Bluebell, Texas
Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum
1'-2'
Bluebonnet, Texas
Lupinus texensis
1'
F
Sprin
Coreopsis, Goldenwave
Coreopsis basalis
1'-4'
F
Sprin
Datura (Jimsonweed)
Datura wrightii
2'-5'
Daucosma, Meadow Parasol
Daucosma laciniata
Eryngo
Eryngium leavenworthii
Flax, Yellow
Linum spp.
1'-3'
20"40"
6"24"
F-PSh
F
PSh
F-PSh
F
F-PSh
F
U
U
Sprin
Sprin
Summ
U
Summ
Summ
Summ
Summ
Greenthread
Thelesperma filifolium
1'-2'
F
Horsemint/Lemon Mint
Monarda citriodora
1'-2'
F-PSh
Summ
Indian Blanket
Gaillardia pulchella
F-PSh
Summ
Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
1'-2'
6"16"
F
Sprin
Sprin
Mountain Pink
Centaurium beyrichii
4"-9"
PSh
U
Summ
Old Plainsman/Woolly White
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius
2'-4'
PSh
U
Sprin
Palafoxia
Palafoxia spp.
2'-4'
F
Fall p
Poppy, White Prickly
Argemone albiflora ssp. texana
F
Sprin
Skullcap, Drummond's
Scutellaria drummondii
1'-2'
6"12"
Sprin
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia marginata
1'-3'
F
F-PSh
U
Fall w
F-PSh
U
Summ
Standing Cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
Texas Yellow Star
Lindheimera texana
2'-4'
6"24"
F
Sprin
Bulbs, Tuber
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre
6"12"
F
U
Sprin
mem
Celestial
Nemastylis geminiflora
6”-1'
F
U
Sky-b
mead
Crow-Poison
Nothoscordum bivalve
4-6"
Lily, Copper
Habranthus tubispathus
6”-1'
F
F
Lily, Hill Country Rain
Cooperia pedunculata (Zephyranthes
drummondii)
8"18"
F
U
Sprin
bluepropo
Lily, Spider
Hymenocallis liriosme
8-3’
F
U
Unus
flowe
Wild Garlic
Allium canadense
612”
Ps-F
Clum
flowe
by bu
Wild Onion
Allium drummondii
6-12”
Ps-F
Show
propa
Wind Flower, Anemone
Anemone edwardsiana
4-6"
Ps
Feb-A
if fre
Alamo Vine
Merremia dissecta
6'-8'
PSh
U
Whit
Carolina Snailseed (Carolina Moonseed)
Cocculus carolinus
3'-15'
PSh
U
Summ
Clematis, Blue
Clematis pitcheri
10'
F-PSh
U
Sprin
Clematis, Scarlet
Clematis texensis
9'
PSh
U
Sprin
Creeper, Trumpet
Campsis radicans
50'
Creeper, Virginia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
U
Fall l
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
40'
25'70'
PSh-F
F-PShSh
Sh-F
U
Sprin
Grapevine, Heller's or Winter
Vitis cinerea var. helleri
40'
Sh-PSh
U
Fall s
Grapevine, Mustang
Vitis mustangensis
50'
Sh-PSh
U
Fall d
Honeysuckle, Coral
Lonicera sempervirens
3'-20'
F-PSh
U
Sprin
Honeysuckle, White Texas
Lonicera albiflora
4'-6'
F
Milkweed, Pearl
Matelea reticulata
6'-12'
PSh
Feb-F
propo
Late
Vines
Summ
Sprin
U
Whit
Milkweed, Purple
Matelea biflora
2'-3'
PSH
U
Purpl
Mist Flower, Fragrant (vine-like)
Chromolaena odorata
6'
PSh
U
Spraw
Morning Glory, Lindheimer's
Ipomoea lindheimeri
F-Sh
U
Sprin
Old Man's Beard
Clematis drummondii
6'
1015'
F-PSh
Passionflower, Fetid (Corona de Cristo)
Passiflora foetida
3'
F-Sh
U
Sprin
Passionflower, Purple (Maypop)
Passiflora incarnata
25'
F-PSh
U
Sprin
Passionflower, Slender-Lobe
Passiflora tenuiloba
4'
PSh
U
Sprin
Passionflower, Yellow
Passiflora lutea
4'-15'
PSh
U
Sprin
Snapdragon
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
3'-6'
PSh
U
Sprin
Summ
Milkwe
Hierba de Zizotes
Asclepias oenotheroides
Milkweed, Antelopehorn
Asclepias asperula
Milkweed, Butterfly
Asclepias tuberosa
Milkweed, Green
F
Gree
F
Whit
Ps-F
Yello
Asclepias viridiflora
1'-2'
1218"
1232"
F
Gree
Milkweed, Green Antelopehorn
Asclepias viridis
1'-3'
F
Gree
Milkweed, Texas
Asclepias texana
1'-3'
F
Whit
Grass
Bluestem, Bushy
Andropogon glomeratus
2'-5'
F
Fall s
foliag
Bluestem, Little
Schizachyrium scoparium
1'-6'
F
Fine
foliag
Canada Wild Rye
Elymus Canadensis
2'-4'
PSh
U
Cool
short
Gamagrass, Eastern
Tripsacum dactyloides
3'-10'
PSh
U
Large
yello
Gramma, Sideoats
Bouteloua curtipendula
1'-3'
F
Clum
TX, p
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
3-8’
F
Bunc
Inland Sea Oats/Wood Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
3-6’
PSh
Clum
golde
Mexican Feathergrass
Nasella tenuissima
1'-3'
F
Very
goes
Muhly, Gulf
Muhlenbergia capillaries
1'-3'
F
Late
grass
Muhlygrass, Lindheimer’s
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
2-5’
F
Large
friend
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
3'-8'
F
Large
diffus
Sedges & R
Sedge, Cedar
Carex planostachys
6"
PSh
U
Folia
groun
Propa
Sedge, Cherokee
Carex cherokeensis
1'
PSh
U
Folia
groun
Sedge, Meadow
Carex perdentata
1'-3'
F
Sedge, Texas
Carex texensis
10"12"
F-PSh
Sedge, Whitetop
Rhynchospora colorata
1'-2'
F-PSh
Show
requi
Eleocharis palustris
4"40"
PSh
Requ
of ste
form
Spikerush (common)
For m
U
U
Grass
mow
Cactu
Cactus, Claret Cup
Echinocerus coccineus
16"
F-PSh
Red t
Cactus, Horse Crippler
Echinocactus texensis
1-2"
F
Salm
Cactus, Lace
Echinocerus reichenbachii
3-8"
F
Very
Cactus, Prickly Pear
Opuntia macrorhiza
F
Sprin
Cholla, Christmas (Tasajillo)
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
2'-5'
F
Yello
Stonecrop, Yellow
Sedum nuttallianum
2-4"
F
Yello
Fern
Fern, Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Fern, River
Fern, Southern Maidenhair
2'-6'
Sh-PSh
U
Dry w
Dropteris normalis
Sh-PSh
U
Need
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Sh-PSh
U
Need