Dallas Chapter

Spring Plant Sale @ the Native Plants & Prairies Day

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Our Dallas chapter’s spring plant sale will again be at the Native Plants & Prairies Day at the White Rock Lake Bath House, 521 E Lawther Dr, Dallas, TX 75218.  It always promises to be a great event with walks, talks, and I hear there’s a surprise this year!

Stay tuned to this post for updates on available plants.

Amsonia tabernaemontana – Eastern bluestar, Blue dogbane
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var wrightii –
Flame acanthus
Arnoglossum plantagineum –
Indian plantain
Asclepias viridiflora – 
Green milkweed
Asclepias viridis –
Green Milkweed
Bouteloua curtipendula –
Sideoats Grama
Carex cherokeensis – Cherokee Sedge
Chasmanthium latifolium –
Inland Sea Oats
Datura wrightii –
Angel Trumpet
Echinacea angustifolia – 
Narrow-leaf coneflower
Erythrina herbacea – Coralbean
Eupatorium altissima – 
White Snakeroot
Heliopsis helianthoides – 
Smooth oxeye
Liatris mucronata
– 
Cusp Gayfeather
Liatris pychnostackia
 Prairie blazing star
Nassella tenuissima – Mexican Feathergrass
Passiflora lutea – 
Yellow passion vine
Pavonia lasiopetala –
Rock Rose
Penstemon tenuis –
Gulf Coast Penstmon
Rivina humilis – Pigeonberry
Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ – 
Cutleaf Coneflower
Salvia greggii –
Pink
Salvia greggii
Senna linheimeriana –
Lindheimer’s Senna
Silphium laciniatum – 
Compass plant
Silphium radula
– Roughstem rosinweed
Silphium simpsonii var. wrightii – Slender rosinweed
Sophora secundiflora – Texas Mountain Laurel
Verbesina virginica – Frostweed
Wisteria frutescens – Texas wisteria vine
Zephyranthes candida – Rain Lily bulbs

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About the Region

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This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason