Dallas Chapter

Fall Plant Sale! (Date Change!)

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Due to the rain, we will have our fall plant sale this Saturday, October 31st.

From the Good Local Market, “Trick or treating at market booths all day! Wear a costume and win a prize! Dress up the dog! Farm to Market Workshop with kids will have a “What about Worms” activity at 9am. Trinity River Audubon Center brings “Secret Life of Pigeons” at 11am: kids can write notes, homing pigeons will be released at 12pm, taking the notes back to TRAC! Shop for fabulous fall produce, meats and cheese, breads and treats. Start your holiday shopping early!”

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Have some empty spots in your garden?  Got your beds prepped with nothing to plant?  Have some seedlings or spare plants you need to get off your hands?  Don’t know how to celebrate Texas Native Plant Week?  Then drop your shovel and head on out to our Fall Plant Sale, Saturday, October 24th from 8am-1pm at the Lakeside Local Market located at 9150 Garland Road, located outside Lakeside Baptist Church.

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Plants, trays, plastic bags, newspaper & volunteers needed.  If you’ll be bringing plants, we’d love to hear what they are.  Maybe we can get a list and possibly photo and information sheet about them.  We also need a few people to help collect money, talk about the plants and the society.  If you can donate either plants your time, please email npsot.dallas@gmail.com

Plant list so far:

Blackfoot Daisy
Daminanita
Gregg’s Mistflower
Gulf Coast Penstemon
Hearleaf Skullcap
Inland Sea Oats
Datura or Angel Trumpet
Lyreleaf Sage
Mexican Palm
Milkweed
Pink Rockrose
Pitcher Sage
Pokeweed
Salvia greggii “Pink”
Side Oats Grama
Snakeherb
Texas Kidneywood
Texas Sotol
Velvet Leaf Mallow
Verbesina virginica
Virginia Creeper
Western Bush Honeysuckle
Wood Violets
Wright’s Skullcap
Zexmenia

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About the Region

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Salado, the location of our Fall 2025 Symposium, lies at the intersection of two ecoregions: the Edwards Plateau (Limestone Cut Plain) and Blackland Prairie (Northern Blackland Prairie).

The Edwards Plateau area is also called the Hill Country; however, this general term covers a much larger area extending farther north. Spring-fed creeks are found throughout the region; deep limestone canyons, rivers, and lakes (reservoirs) are common. Ashe juniper is perhaps the most common woody species found throughout the region. Additional woody species include various species of oak, with live oak (Quercus fusiformis) being the most common. Sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) border waterways. This area is well known for its spring wildflower displays, though they may be viewed in spring, late summer, and fall, as well. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, average annual rainfall in the Edwards Plateau ranges from 15 to 34 inches.

The Blackland Prairie extends from the Red River south to San Antonio, bordered on the west by the Edwards Plateau and the Cross Timbers, and on the east by the Post Oak Savannah. Annual rainfall averages 30 to 40 inches, with higher averages to the east. This region is dominated by prairie species. The most common grass species include little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in the uplands and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) in the riparian areas and drainages. Common herbaceous flowering plants include salvias, penstemons, and silphiums. This area has suffered greatly from overgrazing and agricultural use. Few intact areas remain, though many of the plants can be found along county roadsides throughout the region.

Our fall Symposium host chapter, the Tonkawa Chapter, includes both of these ecoregions.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason