Our list of native Texas plants includes colorful flowers, hardy bushes, cacti, and pepper varieties perfect for home gardens in the Lone Star State.

Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis), a deciduous native, is a great early-flowering tree.Clusters of magenta flowers hug the bare branches in February or early March, before the heart ...

Late fall is a great time to plant flowering trees in the Houston area. ... • Bauhinia lunarioides (B. congesta) or Anacacho bauhinia, is a Texas native that grows to 10 or more feet.

When it comes to planting native Texas plants, some are more user friendly than others. ... Its flowers are brilliant golden yellow in late winter, and its berries are bright red in the spring.

The Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) is drought-tolerant and not that picky about soil. This small tree, up to 20 feet in height at maturity, produces rosy pink flowers in early ...

Texas' redbud trees have pink to magenta pea-like flowers nestled in clusters along limbs in late winter to early spring, ... and it is also unique: There are not many small, native flowering trees.

More Texas gardeners are choosing native plants after 2023’s brutal weather—attracting bees, ... After white trumpet-like flowers bloom, seed pods like these are formed.

And while flowering trees offer beauty and a bit of shade, it never hurts to also plant nonflowering native trees — live oaks, red oaks, bur oaks — for extra cooling coverage. Related: The 5 ...

The past 30 years have seen a surge of interest in native Texas plants. They would seem to be a great choice for landscaping, but some are more user-friendly than others. Let me give some details ...

So far, its freezer holds the live seeds of 40 rare and threatened Texas native plants, such as white rosinweed, ... Collect plants when they’re flowering or fruiting for visual appeal. Pressing.

Roadsides in East Texas woodlands are a brilliant emerald green. Most trees have leafed out and flowering dogwood blossoms are beginning to fade. When gazing through the woods it appears as though ...

Native to the southcentral U.S., ranging from Louisiana and Texas to Kentucky and Oklahoma, Wisteria macrostachya is a tough North American vine that can grow almost anywhere. Hardy down to zone 3 ...