Super Natural Plant List This list has been compiled from 5 of our plant lists the Natural Gardener's Bee, Butterfly, Bird, Xeric and Deer Resistant plant lists. The rating tab shows the number of lists on which each plant can be found. All of these plants are great but pay closer attention to the top rated ones in particular. We don't have unlimited space to plant, so let's choose the plants that will offer the maximum benefit with minimal effort. We can choose plants not just based on deer resistance and drought tolerance but also on greatest wildlife contribution. Maximize your pollinator and wildlife diversity with this Super Natural collection of plants! As always pay extra attention to the natives. * Plants Native to Texas Trees Bee Butterfly Bird Xeric Deer Rest. Rating Texas Persimmon * Diospyros texana x x x x x 5 Mesquite, Honey * Prosopis glandulosa x x x x 4 Mexican Plum * Prunus mexicana x x x 3 Mt. Laurel * Sophora secundiflora x x x 3 Anacacho Orchid Tree * Buahinia lunaroides x x x 3 Texas Red Bud * Cercis canadensis var. texensis x x 2 Citrus Citrus spp. x x 2 Fruit Trees (General) Most fruit tree species x x 2
Shrubs Bee Butterfly Bird Xeric Deer Rest. Rating Agarita * Mahonia trifoliolata x x x x x 5 Sumac * Rhus spp. x x x x x 5 Cenizo * Leucophyllum frutescens x x x x 4 Texas Kidneywood * Eysenhardtia texana x x x x 4 Button Bush * Cephalanthus occidentalis x x x 3 Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis x x x 3 Rusty Blackhaw * Viburum rufidulum x x x 3 Bottlebrush Callistemon spp. x x 2 Barbados Cherry * Malpighia glabra x x 2 Perennials/ Annuals Bee Butterfly Bird Xeric Deer Rest. Rating Texas Lantana * Lantana urticoides x x x x x 5 Flame Acanthus * Anisicanthus quadrifidus x x x x 4 Bluebonnet * Lupinus texensis x x x x 4 Autumn Sage * Salvia gregii x x x 3 Bee Balm Monarda didyma x x x 3 Plateau Golden Eye * Vigueria denata x x x 3 Purple Coneflower * Echinaceae purpurea x x x 3 Red Yucca * Hesperaloe parviflora x x x 3 Sunflower, Maximilian * Helianthus maximiliani x x x 3 Yucca * Yucca sp. x x x 3 Argetinian Verbena Verbena bonariensis x x 2 Basil (African Blue, Holy) Oncimum spp. x x 2 Black foot daisy * Melampodium leucanthum x x 2 Damianita * Chrysactinia mexicana x x 2 Gayfeather * Liatris sp. x x 2 Milkweed * Asclepias sp. x x 2 Penta Pentas lanceolata x x 2 Prickley Pear * Opuntia sp. x x 2 Santolina Santolina rosmarinifolia x x 2 Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye * Vigueria stenoloba x x 2 Tropical Sage * Salvia coccinea x x 2 Turk's Cap * Malvaviscus arborea x x 2 Zexmenia * Wedelia texana x x 2 ______8648 Old Bee Caves Road | Austin, Texas 78735 | (512) 288-6113 | tngaustin.com 2020 The Natural Gardener – No reproduction of any kind without written permission of J. Dromgoole 12.3.2020