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Fall Native Plant Sale – Open to the Public

October 18 @ 9:00 am 1:00 pm

Planting season will be here soon! Come check out what our native plant growers have to offer at the Fall Native Plant Sale at the Herff Farm Teaching Barn. Open to the Public.

Take advantage of this opportunity to easily obtain native plants suited for our ecoregion. Along with making your space beautiful, you’ll be providing food and habitat for butterflies, birds and other wildlife. Many native plants even do well in containers!

This fall we have a record number of plants available for sale: 971 plants and 126 different species! Below is a partial list of plants that will be available at the sale. Please note that this is a partial list – there will be even more!

4-Nerve Daisy

Alamo Vine

American Beautyberry – Callicarpa Americana

Anacaucho Orchid

Antelope Horn Milkweed – Asclepias asperula

Bigtooth Maple

Blackeyed Susan – Rudbeckia fulgida “Goldsturm”

Blackfoot Daisy – Melampodium leucanthum

Brazos Penstemon

Bur Oak- Quercus macrocarpa

Cedar Sage

Chili Pequin

Coral Berry

Coral Honeysuckle  Lonicera sempervirens

Corona de Cristo Passionflower – Passiflora foetida var gossypifolia

Crucita – Chromolaena odorata

Drummond’s Wild Petunia- Ruellia drummondiana

Evergreen Sumac

Fall Aster Aster oblongifolium

Flame Acanthus – Anisacanthus quadrifidus

Foxglove – Penstemon cobaea

Fragrant Mistflower – Ageratina havaensis

Golden Groundsel- Packera obovata

Goldenball Leadtree – Leucana retusa

Gregg’s Blue Mist Flower – Conoclinium greggii

Gulf Muhly

Heartleaf Hibiscus – Hibiscus martianus

Lindheimer’s Morning Glory – Ipomoea lindheimeri

Lindheimer’s Senna – Senna lindheimeri

Lyre Leaf Sage – Salvia lyrate

Mealy Blue Sage – Salvia farinacea

Mexican Buckeye – Ungnadia speciosa

Mexican Plum – Prunus mexicana

Milkweed Vine

Missouri Violets – Viola missouriensis

Osage Orange / Bois D’arc tree – Maclura pomifera

Pigeonberry – Rivina humilis

Plateau Goldeneye – Viguiera dentata

Prairie Petunia – Ruellia humilis

Purple Coneflower – Echinacea augustifolia

Rock Rose – Pavonia Lasiopetala

Scarlet Sage – Red blooming – Salvia coccinea

Scarlet Sage – White blooming – Salvia coccinea

Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye  – Viguiera stenoloba

Snailseed Vine

Sotol  – Dasylirion texanum

Texas Betony

Texas Greeneyes – Berlandiera betonicifolia

Texas Milkweed – Asclepias texensis

Texas Red Yucca – Hesperaloe parviflora

Theresa’s Hackberry

Theresa’s Lindhemimer Muhly

Theresa’s Little Bluestem

Theresa’s Switchgrass

Turks Cap – Malvaviscus arboreus v drummondii

Twisted Leaf Yucca – Yucca rupicolo

Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissum quinequefolia

Wafer Ash

Western Ironweed – Vernonia baldwinii

Zexmenia – Wedelia hispida

Join us on Saturday, October 18th! NPSOT members will be on hand to answer your gardening and native plant questions!

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