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Appendix D
Resources
• Manufacturer Resources
• State and Federal Resources
• Botanical Gardens
• Common Texas Wildflowers for Butterfly Gardens
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Manufacturer Resources
Fisher Hamilton
1316 18th Street
Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241
(920) 793-1121
jtheil@fisherhamilton.com
Kewaunee Scientific Equipment Corporation
P.O. Box 1842
Statesville, North Carolina 28687
(704) 873-7202
http://www.kewaunee.com
Fisher Science Education
Educational Materials Division
485 South Frontage Road
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60521
(708) 655-4410
http://www.fisheredu.com
Kons Scientific Company, Incorporated
P.O. Box 3
Germantown, Wisconsin 53022
(414)242-3636
kscienceco@aol.com
Lab Safety Supply
401 South Wright Road
P.O. Box 1368
Janesville, Wisconsin 53547
(608) 754-2345
custvc@labsafety.com
Flinn Scientific
P.O. Box 219
770 North Raddant Road
Batavia, Illinois 60510
(630) 879-6962
http://www.flinnsci.com
LSI Corporation of America
2100 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
http://www.lsi-casework.com
Frey Scientific
Division of Beckly Cardy
100 Paragon Parkway
Mansfield, Ohio 44903
(419) 589-1900
http://www.freyscientific.com
MOHON International, Incorporated
1865 North Market Street
Paris, Tennessee 38242
(901) 642-4251
http://www.mohon.com
General Supply Corporation
P.O. Box 9347
Jackson, Mississippi 39286-9347
(601) 981-3882
gensupp@netdoor.com
PEPCO
10206 Rosewood
Overland, Kansas 66207
(913) 649-1800
PEPCOtiger@aol.com
HEMCO Corporation
111 Powell Road
Independence, Missouri 64056
(816) 796-2900
http://www.HEMCOcorp.com
ISIMET, LLC
Laboratory Service Panels and Utility
Controllers
2612 National Circle
Garland, Texas 75041-2315
(972) 926-4601
http://www.isimet.com
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Sargent-Welch
VWR Scientific Products
P.O. Box 5229
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
(800) SAR-GENT
http://www.SargentWelch.com
Sheldon Laboratory Systems
102 Kirk Street
P.O. Box 836
Crystal Springs, Mississippi 39059
(601) 892-2731
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State and Federal Resources
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Urban Wildlife Program
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, Texas 78744
(512) 389-4974
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Austin Ecological Services Field Office
10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78758
(512) 490-0974
National Wildlife Federation
11100 Wildlife Center Drive
Reston, Virginia 20190-5362
(703) 438-6000
http://www.nwf.org/nwf/natlwild/index.html/
Gulf States Natural Resource Center
4505 Spicewood Springs, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78759
(512) 346-3934
Native Plant Society of Texas
Statewide Office
Bank One Building
1111 North IH-35, Suite 212
Round Rock, Texas 78664
(512) 836-4751
http://lonestar.texas.net/~jleblanc/
npsot_austin.html/
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Jack K. Williams Adminstration Building
Room 112
College Station, Texas 77843-7101
(409) 845-7800
Texas Forest Service
1101 Camino La Costa Road
Room 215
Austin, Texas 78752
Fredricksburg Herb Farm
402 Whitney Street
Fredricksburg, Texas 78624
(800) 259-HERB
http://www.fredericksburgherbfarm.com/
Wildseed Farms
7 miles East on Highway 290
Fredricksburg, Texas (800) 848-0078
http://www.wildseedfarms.com/
The Gardening Launch Pad
http://GardeningLaunchPad.com/
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower
Research Center
4801 LaCrosse Avenue
Austin, Texas 78739-1702
(512) 292-4100
http://www.wildflower.org/
USDA Natural Resource
Conservation Commission
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
(512) 239-5440
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Botanical Gardens
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, Texas 77265-6826
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
509 Pecan Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102-1079
(817) 332-4441
Carleen Bright Arboretum
9001 Bosque Boulevard
Woodway, Texas 7612
(254) 399-9204
Mercer Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
22306 Aldine-Westfield Road
Humble, Texas 77338-1071
(281) 443-8731
Moody Gardens
One Hope Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77554
(800) 582-4673
Native Prairies Association of Texas
301 Nature Center Drive
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 476-1663
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens
8545 South Staples Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78413
(361) 852-2100
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society, Inc.
8617 Garland Road
Dallas, Texas 75218
(214) 327-8263
Dallas Horticulture Center
P.O. Box 152537
Dallas, Texas 75315
(214) 428-7476
San Antonio Botanical Gardens
555 Funston Place
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 207-3255
Texas Botanical Garden Society
P.O. Box 5642
Austin, Texas 78763
(512) 478-0010
Texas Nursery & Landscape Association
7730 South IH-35
Austin, Texas 78745
(512) 280-5182
http://www.txnla.org/
Fort Worth Botanical Garden
3220 Botanical Garden Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 871-7686
WaterWise Council of Texas
7730 South IH-35
Austin, Texas 78745
(512) 280-5182
http://www.waterwisetexas.org/
Heard Natural Science Museum
& Wildlife Sanctuary
One Nature Place
McKinney, Texas 75069
(972) 562-5566
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
4501 Woodway Drive
Houston, Texas 77024
(713) 681-8433
Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Road
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 478-8672
Mast Arboretum
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13000
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
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Common Texas Wildflowers for Butterfly Gardens
Common Name
Scientific Name
Plant Height
Blooming
Period
Light
Requirement
Bishop’s flower
Ammi majus
2 1/2”–3”
May–August
Full sun
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
2’–3’
June–August
Full sun
Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
1 1/2’–2’
May–September
Full sun
Blue flax
Linum lewisii
1’–2’
May–September
Full sun
Butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
1’–2’
June–September
Full sun
Clasping
coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
1 1/2’–2’
June–September
Full sun
Bachelor’s button
Centaurea cyanus
2’–3’
March–May
Full sun
Blazing star
Liatris spicata
2’–6’
June–September
Full sun
8”–24”
April–June
Full sun
Drummond phlox Phlox drummondii
Evening primrose
Oenothera lamarckiana
2’–4’
May–June
Full sun
Gay feather
Liatris pycnostachya
2’–4’
August–December
Full sun
Firewheel
Gaillardia puchella
1 1/2’–2’
May–September
Full sun
Gold yarrow
Achillea filipendulina
2’–4’
May–November
Full sun
Lemon mint
Monarda
citriodora
1’–3’
May–August
Full sun
Maximilian
sunflower
Helianthus
maximiliani
3’–10’
July–October
Full sun
Mealy blue sage
Salvia farinacea
1’–2’
March–November
Full sun
2’–3’
June–September
Full sun
Mexican hat
Ratibida columnaris
Missouri primrose
Oenothera missouriensis
6”–14”
May–September
Full sun
Moss verbena
Verbena tenuisecta
12”–18”
March–July
Full sun
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Common Texas Wildflowers for Butterfly Gardens­—Continued
Common Name
Scientific Name
Plant Height
Blooming
Period
Light
Requirement
Narrow-leafed
coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
1’–2’
May–October
Full sun
Plains coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
1’–3’
May–August
Full sun
2’–3’
June–October
Full sun or
partial shade
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Purple prairie
clover
Petalotemum
purpureum
1’–3’
May–September
Full sun
Rose mallow
Lavatera
trimestris
3’–5’
June–September
Full sun or
partial shade
Scarlet sage
Salvia coccinea
1’–3’
April–Frost
Full sun or
partial shade
Showy primrose
Oenothera
speciosa
8”–16”
March–July
Full sun
Tahoka daisy
Machaeranthera
tanacetifolia
12”–18”
May–September
Full sun
Lance-leafed
coreopsis
Coreopsis
lanceolata
2’–3’
May–June
Full sun
Texas bluebonnet
Lupinus
texensis
1’–2’
March–May
Full sun
Texas paintbrush
Castilleja
indivisa
18”–24”
April–June
Full sun
Tidy-tips
Layia platyglossa
12”–24”
March–May
Full sun
Toadflax
Linaria
maroccana
1 1/2’–2’
March–June
Full sun or
partial shade
Wine cup
Callirhoe involucrata
1/2’–1 1/2’
February–July
Full sun
Yarrow
Achillea
millefolium
1’–3’
May–November
Full sun
Autumn sage
Salvia greggii
2’–4’
March–November
Full sun or
partial shade
1’–4’
April–November
Full sun
Ox-eye daisy
Borrichia frutescens
Prairie verbena
Verbena bipinnatifida
6”–1’
March–August
Full sun
Red gaillardia
Gaillardia amblyodon
10”–12”
May–September
Full sun
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