Boerne Chapter

Much Anticipated! Our Spring Native Plant Sale is on April 18, 2026!

Boerne Chapter Spring Native Plant Sale March 18 2026

Visit us at our Spring Native Plant Sale on Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Herff Farm Teaching Barn, at 33 Herff Road in Boerne. 

Take advantage of this opportunity to easily obtain native plants suited to our eco region, and along with making your space beautiful, you’ll be providing food and habitat for butterflies, birds and other wildlife!

NPSOT volunteers will be at hand at the event to answer any of your native plant questions. 

Did you know that many native plants even do well in containers?!

We expect to have lots of different species that do well in our local area of Boerne, many of which you won’t easily find elsewhere!

Some of the plants we will be selling are: Turk’s Cap, Blackeyed Susan, Blackfoot Daisy, BigTooth Maple, Passionflower, White Mistflower, Golden Groundsel, Evergreen Sumac, Zexmenia, Flame Acanthus, Rock Rose, Milkweed Vine, and more!

To find the Texas Native plants that are a match for your landscape, visit NPSOT’s native plant database.

Bright red hibiscus-shaped flowers.
Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
Monarch on white mistflower
White Mistflower (Ageratina havanensis) Photo credit: Linda Griffith
Passion Flower and Bee
Corono de Cristo Passionflower (Passiflora foetida var. gossypifolia)
Standing Cypress Ipomopsis rubra (photo credit Lon Turnbull)
Zexmenia (Wedelia acapulcensis) Photo Credit: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/grow-green/plant-guide/zexmenia
Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)

Below are a few of the plants that we expect to sell at the native plant sale.

Acanthus, Flame
Agave Lechuguilla
Anacacho Orchid (probably light pink)
Artemisia
Aster, Fall
Aster, Tall
Barberry, Texas
Beautyberry, American
Black-eyed Susan
Blue Curls
Bluestem, Little
Buckeye, Mexican
Buckeye, Red
Buckeye, Texas
Cactus, Flame
Cactus, Spineless Prickley Pear
Cherry, Dwarf Barbados
Chili Pequin
Cholla
Columbine, Red
Coneflower, Purple
Coralberry
Crabapple, Blanco
Crossvine
Crownbeard, Lindheimer’s
Cupgrass, Texas
Daisy, Blackfoot
Daisy, Englemann
Daisy, Four-nerve
Daisy, Straggler
Datura

Elderberry
Elm, Cedar
Frogfruit
Frostweed
Gayfeather/Liatris
Goldenball Lead Tree
Goldeneye, Plateau
Goldeneye, Skeletonleaf
Goldenrod, Prairie
Greeneyes, Texas
Groundsel, Golden
Hibiscus, Heartleaf
Honeysuckle, Coral
Inland Sea Oats
Ironweed, Western
Lantana, Texas
Laurel, Mountain
Maidenhair Fern
Maple, Bigtooth
Milkweed, Antelope Horn & Milkweed vine (species unknown) in same pot
Mistflower, Blue
Mistflower, Fragrant
Mistflower, Gregg’s
Mistflower, White/Shrubby Boneset
Muhly, Gulf
Muhly, Pine
Oak, Bur
Obedient Plant, Fall
Passionflower, Birdwing
Passionflower, Corona de Cristo

Penstemon, Gulf or Brazos
Persimmon, Texas
Phlox, Prairie
Pigeonberry
Pipevine, Swanflower
Plum, Creek
Plum, Mexican
Redroot, Prairie
Rock Rose
Ruellia, Drummond’s
Ruellia, Violet/Wild Petunia
Sage, Autumn
Sage, Big Red
Sage, Cedar
Sage, Lyre Leaf
Sage, Mealy Blue
Sage, Scarlet (pink blooming)
Sage, Texas/Cenizo
Senna, Lindheimer’s
Showy Menodora (13 labels)
Skullcap, Heartleaf
Snapdragon vine
Standing Cypress
Primrose, Western/Hartweg’s Sundrops
Sunflower, Common
Turk’s Cap
Virginia Creeper
Yucca, Red
Yucca, Twistleaf
Zexmenia

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