Protecting the Texas environment through conservation, research and utilization of native plants
Native Plant Database
Search for plants that fit your landscape by soil type, sun/shade, height, and more
Registration is Open for the 2025 Fall Symposium!
The NPSOT Fall Symposium is coming to Salado, Texas on October 3, 4, and 5th, 2025!
Register now for our In-Person and Virtual Events and don't forget your lodging if you are traveling!
Native Plants ...
Are drought-tolerant, naturally conserving our precious water resources
Provide habitat and food for birds, butterflies, bees and other wildlife
Don’t need special pampering or fertilizing
Are natural to their ecosystem
Help us maintain biological biodiversity
Shop Native Plants Near You!
The Native Plant Society of Texas partners with local nurseries and growers. Learn more about our NICE Program and start shopping.
Latest Chapter News
Local chapters across the state help promote the Native Plant Society of Texas mission while providing a social context which many members enjoy. Each chapter chooses projects according to the interests of their members, and organizes local field trips, meetings, plant sales and other events. Most chapters publish their own websites and newsletters.
14 on the 14th: Create a Haven for Native Bees
For this month’s #14onThe14th, let’s hear it for our powerful
Sponsor Wildscapes Workshop
Your sponsorship will help fuel our mission to restore native ecosystems through education, outreach, and example. In addition to this annual workshop, we host monthly speaker events, offer wildscaping grants, and sponsor invasive species removal efforts throughout the Houston area.
Where to see native plants
Chapter members support native plant gardens in many cities and parks in Texas.
Demonstration Gardens
Parks, Trails, and Preserves
Classes and Native Landscape Certification
Class Descriptions
Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the
Native Landscape Certification Program
Fall 2025 Schedule Registration for Fall classes will open August 1st at 8am. There will not be a registration button until registration opens. Until then, it will say, Registration is
Gardening for Monarchs
Monarch & Milkweed Resources
Learn about Monarchs Learn about the Monarch Butterfly Learn about Milkweed Texas Parks and Wildlife Identification of Milkweeds (Illustrated Guide) Learn about Butterfly Gardens Wildflower Center guide to making
Monarch Waystation Requirements
Monarch Waystations are places that provide all the resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations and sustain their migration. A Monarch Waystation needs milkweeds, nectar plants, and some kind of
Garden Grants
Monarch Garden Grants The Native Plant Society of Texas awards small grants to nature centers, schools, educational groups and others to help fund development of Monarch demonstration gardens or Monarch Waystations
Texas Native Plants Member Magazine
Summer 2025 Member Magazine
Spring 2025 Member Magazine
Winter 2025 Member Magazine
Featured
Spread the word – academic grants process opens soon! Applications for the graduate level Ann Miller Gonzales Graduate Research Grant will be accepted from September 1 – October 15.
