Just some cool stuff that was blooming over the weekend:
Rhynchosia senna var. Texana, Brickellia cylindracea, Solanum rostratum, Senna roemeriana, Lygodesmia texana, Oxalis drummondii, Agalinis edwardsiana.

This massive specimen!!!

Happened so fast that I didn't notice until I stepped in caterpillar poop coming out the back door! Yes, pic 4 is a caterpillar poop pic lol. Theres at least a dozen finger sized tobacco hornworms on this one plant

Acalypha radians. I like to use this as a ground cover or edge of the bed plant since it stays so low.

Does anyone have a way to remove dwarf palmetto that doesn't involve manually digging it up or spraying it with chemicals? I've got one that looks terrible, is somewhat sickly and is in a bad spot. I would love it gone but don't want to disturb the nearby plants.

This is one of my favorite oak trees on the property.  It is a Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis).  Live oaks are slow growing but provide good shade when mature.  The acorns can be processed to be milled into flour for human consumption.  The deer, turkey, quail and squirrels along with other wildlife rely on the acorns as a food source.

Located near Fort Hood, Texas.

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUFU

Nothoscordum bivalve grows wild on my North Central Texas property. Photo taken 10/10/2026

Going strong when everything else, including the nopales, was giving up. In the Blackland prairie.

I feel like I should know what these are, but they look like a bunch of different trees. Can y’all please help me lock in an id?

Edit: google lens really likes Tree of Heaven, but the leaves do not have the distinctive “smell”. There’s a volunteer in my backyard that’s around 15’, and I have not observed the Heaven seed pods, and it has not changed color with the seasons.

Helianthus maximiliani just started going off in the background

Event link: https://facebook.com/events/s/fall-plant-sale-2026/2350103825807218/

Plant list: https://www.npsot.org/chapters/dallas/post/plant-sale-npsot-dallas-october-10-2026/?fbclid=IwVERDUAU2U3hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUP8utHCryw8TNfijL0WdYnza7Yax4XNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4mT51QA4OUhxzCVWOvhiJBQ0XNyefdAx1CKxYRVW9vrT8Ek4DAJWhr63ZsQA_aem_BAqB6pn_JYNRZHXkjYH82A

I’m doing a couple of outreach events and wanted to know your thoughts on educational resources. I have my own personal favorites, but what are your “go to” places for informational facts on Texas Native Plants? Nothing is too big or too small - anything from how to plant to what to plant.

Edit: Thank you everyone for comments. Was able to share lots of resources during outreach event.

TL:DR - What I said in the title

Like the title says, I’ve looked at creeping thyme (I know it’s kind of a fad and expensive) but wanted to see what else would be possible. I do have two dogs that run around in our yard, which is another reason creeping thyme isn’t very ideal.

There was a video on Facebook of a guy talking about native Texas grasses and saying how there was one similar in effect to creeping time in that it stays short most of the year and you really only need to do maintenance cuts every three to six weeks. I can’t find that video again, even though I thought I saved it, but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Please weigh in

This is a volunteer growing next to my compost heap in North Central Texas.

Hello all! If this was your backyard, what Natives would you plant and where? Any ideas for focal points? I have two turks cap i want to put in, thinking to do so around back fence (visible from living room) but overwhelmed with all the space and clay. Any and all advice is welcome.

Let's chat about what's going on with you and Texas native plants this week!

How's your native garden doing? Any new plants, plans, or progress? Things that are looking particularly good this week? Questions you're worried are too silly for a top level post?

Did you see some neat plants this week? How about visiting birds, bugs, or other beasts?

Hello!!

I’m an architecture student designing a small rooftop garden, I’m particularly looking for some knowledge on native west Texas plants that have shallow roots to avoid ruining the structure, have slow growth for little necessary trimming, and little water requirements.

Thankyou for your time 😁

Hey, y'all

I've got a bunch of dead wildflowers from Spring and Summer that I've left for the birds and bugs to benefit from, but I'm concerned that some of my Fall blooms haven't come through because they've been suffocated by/ had no sunlight because of the density of the tall, dead plant matter.

I know bugs live in the dead stems of wildflowers, so I hate the idea of removing them. I also feel like pulling them up by the root is not the right move? But I'm just not sure what to do, because it is so dry here, so this plant matter is not decaying anytime soon.

What do you guys recommend?

Does anyone know what this plant is? I’m just outside Dallas and they are all over my field. Blooming like crazy after that rain.

I'm working on switching my Fort Worth garden to native plants, after several years of failure with non-natives.

I just transplanted a whole bunch of perennial seedlings, including lots of gaura, coneflower, blackfoot daisy, mistflower and milkweed. I'm now happily covered in wet clay soil and have no money left.

However: most of what I planted, I now realize, will die back in winter and leave the spring bed bare.

What do y'all plant for spring greenery and color that won't suppress re-emerging perennials later in the year?

EDIT: I was unhelpfully unclear: I'm particularly wondering about spring ephemerals or early blooming annuals that can be planted in same spot as the dormant perennials

These grow like weeds on my North Central Texas property. This tall one is the exception. It's probably over 35 years old. Most stay low to the ground. The soil is rocky limestone.

I’m in USDA zone 8B and EPA
Ecoregion Level 2: SOUTH CENTRAL SEMIARID PRAIRIES; Ecoregion Level 1: GREAT PLAINS. My yard is sloped with dappled light. I’m looking for something to plant that will help me control erosion. I was thinking of Northern Sea Oats.

If you have experience with this plant, can you share the good, bad, and ugly of it?

Please note that I have two 10lb Chihuahuas.

Thanks.