Pines and Prairies Chapter

Plant Sale

Our Spring 2026 plant sale is coming. We will have a plant list and more information soon.

The Pines and Prairies Plant Sale October 18, 2025, will feature over 200 species of Texas native plants. Martin Simonton, New World Botanical, is providing the plants listed in these spreadsheets, most grown from seed collected in the wild. Martin’s collection includes plants from outside the Pines and Prairies ecoregions–Western Gulf Coastal Plain, Texas Blackland Prairies and East Central Texas Plains.

We have separate spreadsheets for plants found in these ecoregions and those found outside these ecoregions. “DB” indicates that the plant has been input into the NPSOT Plant Database and will appear in the NPSOT Plant Database collection below. We also have this bloom time chart to show you when the plants bloom throughout the year.

Saturday Oct 18 9:30a-1:00p
2701 Lone Star Parkway
Montgomery TX

We hope that if you are in the area, e.g., attending the Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting in College Station, that you will drop by. NPSOT Members Only entry begins at 8:30am, 2701 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery. Please send corrections, suggestions to gail.mcconnell315@gmail.com

The following plants are new additions!
Pines and Prairies Ecoregions:
  • Asclepias viridis, Green milkweed
  • Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud
  • Chromolaena odorata, Fragrant Mistflower
  • Fragaria virginiana, Wild Strawberry
  • Frangula caroliniana, Carolina Buckthorn
  • Ruellia simplex syn. macrosperma, Mexican Petunia
  • Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Fall Aster
Out of Region:
  • Heuchera hirsuticaulus
  • Oenothera triloba
 
Unfortunately, the following plants are no longer available:
  • Ageratina altissima
  • Monarda montana
  • Phlox paniculata
  • Ruellia simplex

The Table of Contents below provides access to detailed information about many of the plants.

You can view the gallery of available plants below or use the table at the end of this page to make your own plant or shopping list. Click on a plant for more information.

Table of Contents

Available Plants by Type

Herbaceous

Shrub

Grass & Sedge

Vine

Groundcover

Tree

Wetland

Cactus & Succulent

Fern

Plant Sale Table

Here is the same list in tabular form. If you’d like to make your own shopping list you can copy and paste this table into a spreadsheet. For best results paste as text format into the spreadsheet.

Common Name Scientific Name Growth Form Light Requirement Water Requirement
American Basketflower Plectocephalus americanus Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Aquatic Milkweed Asclepias perennis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Beebalm Monarda fistulosa Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Beebrush Aloysia gratissima Shrub Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Low
Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Tree Sun, Shade Medium
Blue Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Bluewood Condalia Condalia hookeri Shrub Part Shade Low
Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus Grass & Sedge Part Shade Medium
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Bushy Bluestem Andropogon glomeratus Grass & Sedge Sun High
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Shrub Sun High
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Carolina Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens Vine Sun, Part Shade Low
Carolina Snailseed Cocculus carolinus Vine Part Shade Low
Cherokee Sedge Carex cherokeensis Grass & Sedge Part Shade Medium
Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
Cinnamon Fern Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Fern Part Shade, Shade High
Common Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Groundcover Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Tree Sun Medium
Coralbean Erythrina herbacea Shrub Sun, Part Shade Medium
Creeping Spotflower Acmella repens Groundcover Sun Medium
Doll's Daisy Boltonia diffusa Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Drummond Red Maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Eastern Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade High
Eastern Gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides Grass & Sedge Part Shade High
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Tree Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
False Boneset Brickellia eupatorioides Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
False Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa Shrub Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Firewheel Gaillardia pulchella Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Flameleaf Sumac Rhus copallinum var. lanceolata Tree Sun Low, Medium
Fragrant Mistflower Chromolaena odorata Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Green Hawthorn Crataegus viridis Shrub Part Shade High
Green Milkweed Asclepias viridis Herbaceous Sun Low
Gulf Coast Penstemon Penstemon tenuis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Halberd Leaf Hibiscus Hibiscus laevis Wetland Sun, Part Shade Medium
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Inland Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium Grass & Sedge Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Ivyleaf Thoroughwort Chromolaena ivifolia Herbaceous Sun Medium
Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Late Boneset Eupatorium serotinum Herbaceous Part Shade Medium
Leavenworth's Sedge Carex leavenworthii Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Limestone Calamint Clinopodium glabrum Groundcover Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Littlehip Hawthorn Crataegus spathulata Shrub Part Shade, Shade Medium
Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Missouri Violet Viola sororia var. missouriensis Groundcover Part Shade, Shade Medium
Mustang Grape Vitis mustangensis Vine Sun Medium
Netleaf Hackberry Celtis reticulata Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida Herbaceous Sun Medium
Panicled False Indigo Amorpha paniculata Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade High
Parsley Hawthorn Crataegus marshallii Tree Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Pawpaw Asimina triloba Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Pecan Carya illinoinensis Tree Sun High
Pigeonberry Rivina humilis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Plains Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Possumhaw Holly Ilex decidua Shrub Sun Low, Medium
Prairie Gayfeather Liatris pycnostachya Herbaceous Sun Medium
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Purple Leatherflower Clematis pitcheri Vine Sun, Part Shade Medium
Purple Passionflower Passiflora incarnata Vine Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Red Bay Persea borbonia Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia var. pavia Shrub Part Shade Medium
River Birch Betula nigra Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii Tree Part Shade, Shade Low
Saltgrass Distichlis spicata Grass & Sedge Sun Medium, High
Sanguine Purple Coneflower Echinacea sanguinea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Silver Bluestem Bothriochloa laguroides Grass & Sedge Sun Low
Smooth Alder Alnus serrulata Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade High
Snakeherb Dyschoriste linearis Groundcover Sun, Part Shade Low
Spicebush Lindera benzoin Shrub Sun, Part Shade Medium
Strawberry Bush Euonymus americanus Shrub Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade High
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade High
Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana Tree Sun Very Low, Low
Texas Tickseed Coreopsis gladiata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Texas Wisteria Wisteria frutescens Vine Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Thin Blue Sedge Carex flaccosperma Grass & Sedge Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vine Sun, Shade Low
Virginia Dayflower Commelina virginica Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica Shrub Part Shade, Shade High
Wafer Ash Ptelea trifoliata Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium, High
Water Oak Quercus nigra Tree Sun, Part Shade High
Wax Myrtle Morella cerifera Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium, High
Western Ironweed Vernonia baldwinii Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
White Oak Quercus alba Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium, High
Winged Elm Ulmus alata Tree Part Shade Medium
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia tomentosa Vine Sun, Part Shade Medium
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Yellow Passionflower Passiflora lutea Vine Part Shade Low

About the Region

Fall Symposium 2025 Logo - Teach for the Future

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