Wildflower Center Fall Native Plant SaleFall is the best time to plant in Texas, and the Wildflower Center’s Fall Native Plant Sale is the perfect opportunity to get unique plants for your landscape. The list below is updated often leading up to the sale. Some species are available only in limited quantities and sizes. More information about our plant sales can be found at our plant sale page. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Agave americana | American Century Plant, Century Plant | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla, Tula Ixtle, Maguey Lechuguilla, Shindagger | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Ageratina havanensis | Shrubby Boneset, White Mistflower, White Shrub Mistflower, Havana Snakeroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Aloysia macrostachya | Rio Grande Beebrush, Woolly Bee-brush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus, Hummingbird Bush, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle, Wright Acanthus, Mexican Flame, Wright's Mexican Flame | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Aristolochia tomentosa | Woolly Dutchman's Pipe, Common Dutchman's Pipe | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Moist |
Asclepias perennis | White Swamp Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy, Chocolate Flower, Lyreleaf Greeneyes, Green-eyed Lyre Leaf | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry , French Mulberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Calylophus berlandieri ssp. pinifolius | Berlandier's Sundrops, Square-bud Primrose, Sundrops, Square-bud Day-primrose | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Calyptocarpus vialis | Horseherb, Straggler Daisy, Hierba Del Caballo, Lawnflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Carex blanda | Eastern Woodland Sedge, Creek Sedge, Common Wood Sedge | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Carex perdentata | Sand Sedge, Meadow Sedge | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland Sea Oats, Indian Wood Oats, Wild Oats, River Oats, Flathead Oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower , Palmleaf Thoroughwort, Palm-leaf Mistflower, Palm-leaf Thoroughwort, Purple Palmleaf Mistflower, Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Cornus drummondii | Roughleaf Dogwood, Drummond's Dogwood, Rough-leaf Dogwood | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Dalea frutescens | Black Dalea, Black Prairie Clover | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn-apple, Thorn-apple, Angel Trumpet, Sacred Datura, Western Jimson Weed | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Dyschoriste linearis | Snake Herb, Polkadots, Narrowleaf Dyschoriste | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Echinacea purpurea | Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Erigeron modestus | Plains Fleabane, Prairie Fleabane | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Eysenhardtia texana | Texas Kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee Brush, Vara Dulce, Palo Dulce | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume, Ponil | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Forestiera pubescens | Elbowbush, Stretchberry, Spring Herald, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, New Mexico Privet, Texas Forsythia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Glandularia bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Vervain, Dakota Mock Vervain, Moradilla, Alfombrilla | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Helianthus grosseserratus | Sawtooth Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Iris virginica | Virginia Iris, Great Blue Flag, Southern Blue Flag | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Juglans microcarpa | Little Walnut, Texas Walnut, Texas Black Walnut, River Walnut, Nogalito, Nogalillo, Namboca | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo, Purple Sage, Texas Ranger, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Silverleaf, Texas Sage, Silverleaf | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Liatris aspera | Tall Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather, Tall Liatris, Rough Blazing Star, Rough Gayfeather, Rough Liatris, Button Snakeroot | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk's Cap, Drummond's Turk's Cap, Drummond Turk's Cap, Wax Mallow, Drummond's Wax Mallow, Drummond Wax Mallow, Red Mallow, Texas Mallow, Mexican Apple, Sleeping Hibiscus, Bleeding Hearts, Manzanita | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Manfreda maculosa | False Aloe, Spice Lily, Spice-lily | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Marshallia caespitosa | Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara's-buttons, Barbara's Buttons | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Marsilea macropoda | Bigfoot Water-clover, Water-clover, Clover-fern, Largefoot Pepperwort | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet |
Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Snapdragon Vine , Roving Sailor, Climbing Snapdragon, Little Snapdragon Vine | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Melica montezumae | Montezuma Melic, Montezuma Melicgrass, Montezuma Melic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia capillaris | Gulf Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass, Pink Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Muhly, Lindheimer Muhly, Big Muhly, Blue Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Nolina lindheimeriana | Devil's Shoestring, Devil's-shoestring, Ribbon Grass | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Opuntia ellisiana | Spineless Prickly Pear, Tigertongue, South Texas Pricklypear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Packera obovata | Golden Groundsel, Roundleaf Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose, Rose Pavonia, Rose Mallow, Pavonia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon, Rock Beardtongue, Cut-leaf Penstemon, Cut-leaf Beardtongue, Baccharis-leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon tenuis | Brazos Penstemon, Brazos Beardtongue, Gulf Penstemon, Gulf Beardtongue, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Gulf Coast Beardtongue, Sharp-sepal Penstemon, Sharp-sepal Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Frogfruit | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Physostegia virginiana | Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass, Texas Blue Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Ratibida columnifera | Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Rhus microphylla | Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lambrisco, Lentrisco | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Salvia greggii | Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis | Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Scutellaria wrightii | Wright's Skullcap, Bushy Skullcap, Shrubby Skullcap | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Selenicereus spinulosus | Spiny Moon Cereus, Vine-like Moonlight Cactus, Vinelike Moonlight Cactus | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | ||
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna, Velvet Leaf Senna, Velvetleaf Senna, Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog Ears | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel, Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Mescal Bean Sophora, Frijolillo, Frijolito | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Stachys coccinea | Scarlet Betony, Texas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle, Scarlet Hedge-nettle | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Stemodia lanata | Woolly Stemodia, Gray-woolly Twintip | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum | Drummond's Aster, Texas Aster | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Symphyotrichum ericoides | White Heath Aster, Heath Aster | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster, Aromatic American Aster, Fall Aster, Wild Blue Aster, Shale Aster | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Tecoma stans | Yellow Bells, Yellowbells, Esperanza, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpetflower, Trumpetbush, Trumpetflower, Yellow Elder, Hardy Yellow Trumpet, Yellow Trumpet Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Thelypteris kunthii | Wood Fern, River Fern, Southern Shield Fern, Kunth's Maiden Fern, Normal Shield Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Verbena xutha | Gulf Vervain | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Viguiera stenoloba | Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye, Resinbush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Viola missouriensis | Missouri Violet | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia, Orange Zexmenia, Hairy Wedelia, Wedelia, Texas Creeping-oxeye | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca, Carneros Yucca, Eve's Needle, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger, Giant Dagger, Palm Samandoca, Palm Barreta, Palmilla, Palma | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf Yucca | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca, Texas Yucca, Spanish Dagger | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |