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Native Plant Society of Texas

Dallas Chapter

Celebrate Texas Native Plant Week!

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Come celebrate Texas Native Plant Week!  What is Texas Native Plant Week you ask?  It was established to recognize the role of native plants in conservation and to provide incentive for schools to teach children about the importance of native plants.  Since 2009 we have celebrated the third week in October as Texas Native Plant Week. This year Texas Native Plant Week is October 20-26.  Our chapter will be participating in four events.

First we’ll have an information booth at Texas Discovery Garden’s Monarch Festival at the end of the State Fair.  Stop by for information on native plants, maintenance, and how they’ll attract pollinators and wildlife – not to mention how to save money by NOT watering as much, reducing your mowing, and  eliminating your chemical fertilizing!

Second, Janet D. Smith will be presenting “Natives for Monarchs” at our monthly meeting on Monday.

Third, we’re having our fall plant sale on Saturday from 9am-12pm.
Next we encourage all Texas citizen scientists to get outside and tag wild plants for the Wild Plants of Texas – NPSOT Challenge BioBlitz through iNaturalist.  All non-cultivated plants, preferably native, within the state boundary of Texas during that week will count.

And last but not least, follow us on Facebook as we’ll be highlighting a Plant of the Day all week.  Each plant featured will be for sale on Saturday.

https://www.facebook.com/NPSOTDallas/

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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