Our Pollinators Eat Local, Too!
Plant with care to attract the bugs you want.
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Sources of Local Native Plants
Houston Audubon Society’s nursery at the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary (Friday mornings and fall sale) www.houstonaudubon.org
Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) Houston Chapter’s Wildscapes Workshop (coming September 21) www.npsot.org/houston
NPSOT Clear Lake Chapter’s native plant sale (coming in spring) www.npsot.org/clearlake
Houston Arboretum’s spring and fall native plant sales www.houstonarboretum.org
RECOMMENDED LOCAL NATIVE PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS
Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) - summer nectar and pollen
Texas lantana (Lantana urticoides) - spring through early winter nectar and pollen
Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) - fall and early winter nectar and pollen
Scarlet sage (Salvia coccinea) - pollen and nectar; blooms all year until freeze
Texas frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) - groundcover, easy to grow, host plant
Green milkweed (Asclepias veridis) - Monarch and Queen butterfly host for mostly dry conditions
Aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis) - host for Monarchs and Queen butterflies, handles moist local conditions
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