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Nine Natives
- 1. N i n e N a t i v e screating simple gardens with native prairie plants
- 2. KATY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY COASTAL PRAIRIE PARTNERSHIP NATIVE PRAIRIES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PREPARED BY CLARK CONDON | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
- 3. Nine Natives 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 CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT
- 4. Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1 bush katydid yellow crab spider Growth: 24” - 36” Height 12” - 24” Spread Larval Host Nectar Producing Tea: Worms + Cold External Wash Snakebites Sores Swelling Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 5. Gulf Coast Muhly Mulenbergia capillaris 2 gulf coast toad lady bird beetle Growth: 24” - 36” Height 24” - 36” Spread Attracts Insects Shelter + Cover Seeds Basket Making: Gulf Coast Seminoles Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 6. Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella 3 buckeye butterfly eastern carpenter bee Growth: 12” - 18” Height 6” - 12” Spread Attracts Insects Pollen Source Stomach Pain Skin Disorders + Sores Tea: Gastroenteritis External Wash Good Luck: Kiowa Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 7. Lemon Beebalm Monarda citriodorda 4 american painted lady leaf cutter bee Growth: 12” - 30” Height 9” - 12” Spread Food Source: Birds + Insects Aromatic Foliage + Deer Resistant Cooking Tea Sore Throats + Colds Skin Balm Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 8. Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 5 chipping sparrow three-toed box turtle Growth: 18” - 36” Height Larval Host Shelter Seeds Sweat Lodge Switches Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 9. Prairie Spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis 6 green metallic sweat bee green anole Growth: 18” - 36” Height 12” - 18” Spread Nectar Producing Cooked Vegetable Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 10. Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium 7 american goldfinch delta scarab beetle Growth: 12” - 24” Foliage Height 36” - 48” Bloom Height Attracts Pest Consuming Species Supports Native Bees, Beetles, + Butterflies Analgesic Gastrointestinal Aid Anti-Rheumatic Strong Fibers: Shoes + Baskets Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 11. Scarlet Sage Salvia coccinea 8 Growth: 12” - 24” Height 12” - 24” Spread Nectar Producing Brilliant Color Long Bloom Time Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value: ruby-throated hummingbird pipevine swallowtail
- 12. Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis 9 european honey bee gray hairstreak butterfly Growth: 12” - 24” Height Larval Host Supports Native Bees State Flower of Texas Lady Bird Johnson Legacy Wildlife Value: Ethnobotanical Value:
- 13. Alternate Species Chamaecrista fasiculata partridge pea Salvia azurea blue sage Glandularia bipinnatifida prairie verbena Rudbeckia texana texas coneflower
- 17. Ground Preparation Planting: 4” Pots & Seed 1 Month 1 Month 8 Months 12 Months 18 Months 24 Months Planting a Prairie
- 18. SEEDS: BAMERTSEEDCOMPANY www.bamertseed.com 1-800-262-9892 Muleshoe, Texas NATIVE AMERICAN SEED www.seedsource.com 1-800-728-4043 Junction, Texas TURNER SEED COMPANY www.turnerseed.com 1-800-722-8616 Breckenridge, Texas WILDSEED FARMS www.wildseedfarms.com 1-800-848-0078 Fredericksburg, Texas PLANTS: AUDUBON SOCIETY NATIVES NURSERY Edith L. Moore Sanctuary www.birdfriendlyhouston.org 713-932-1639 Houston, Texas BUCHANAN’S NATIVE PLANTS www.buchananplants.com 713-861-5702 Houston, Texas ENCHANTED GARDENS www.myenchanted.com 281-341-1206 Richmond, Texas Booth, Texas JOSHUA’S NATIVE PLANTS www.joshuasnativeplants.net 713-862-7444 Houston, Texas MORNING STAR PRAIRIE PLANTS www.morningstarprairieplants.com morgy@consolidated.net 713-446-2509 Damon, Texas Native Plant SourcesTexas Gulf Coast Nurseries