Native plants in Houston

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

River Birch

Betula nigra

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Worplesdon Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

Black Tupelo, Black Gum, Sour Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

White Oak

Quercus alba

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

American Linden

Tilia americana

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Winter King Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Little Henry Sweetspire

Itea virginica 'Sprich'

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Glitters and Glows Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum 'Glitters Glows Arrowwood'

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana 'Early Amethyst'

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Bedstraw St. John's Wort

Hypericum galioides

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Sweetgrass, Dune Hairgrass

Muhlenbergia sericea

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Large-flowered Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

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Eryngium yuccifolium

Mealycup Sage

Salvia farinacea

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

Thin-leaved Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea 'Grandiflora'

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Yellow Wild Indigo

Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

Drummond's Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Lady in Black Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Lady in Black'

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

Pitcher's Clematis

Clematis pitcheri

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia