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We’re sharing sample Planting Guides for both Full Sun and Partial Shade, with a selection of plants native to deep South Texas. These are examples designed to help you design an environmentally-appropriate garden with plants native to your region.
The guides incorporate plants for a tiered landscape design featuring groundcover, low, flowering plants, woody shrubs and trees for variety and visual interest. Color, texture and contrast are all important aspects of the artful garden, which can be as beautiful as the butterflies it will attract.
Partial Shade GardenGround Cover Height: 6” – 1’Greggs Tube Tongue / Justicia pilosella Plant Height: 1’ – 2’Ruellia / Ruellia nudiflora Betony Mistflower / Conoclinium betonicifolium Shrub Height: 3’ – 5’Flame Acanthus / Anisacanthus quadrifidus wrightii Crucita / Chromolaena odorata Manzanita Cherry / Malpighia glabra Vine / ClimbingSnapdragon / Maurandya antirrhiniflora Blue Passion vine Tree Height: 3’ – 10’Vasey’s Adalia / Adelia vaseyi Texas Wild Olive / Cordia boissieri
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Full Sun Butterfly GardenThere is a formula for building a productive butterfly garden. Your garden should be at least 10’ x 10’ or 100 SF in size, and contain a minimum of three nectar and three host plants. Ideally, your garden should include a tree to which caterpillars may attach their chrysalis; however, a fence or garden furniture will also work. Here are some plant suggestions for South Texas: Ground Cover Height: 6” – 1’Frog Fruit (Phyla nudiflora) Nectar: Very Good Plant Height: 1’ – 2’Milkweed: Native plants of the Asclepias family Cowpen Daisy (Verbesina encelioides) Shrub Height: 3’ – 5’Golden Eyed Daisy (Viguiera stenoloba) Lantana (Lantana urticoides) Baby Bonnet (Coursetia axillaris) Vine / ClimbingBalloon Vine (Cardiospermum dissectum) Corky Stem Passion Vine (Passiflora suberosa) Tree Height: 10’ – 15’Mexican Caesalpina (Caesalpinia mexicana) Retama (Parkinsonia oculata) |
The National Butterfly Center has a native plant nursery that grows 60-80 species for retail, wholesale and contract. Please visit our website to see what may be available, and call or come in to see what is in stock at any time. Members receive special discounts.
Open 7 days/week NationalButterflyCenter.org 956.583.5400
