Common Name: Gloriosa Daisy Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta: Variety: Becky Mix Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: Full sun, partial shade Water Requirement: Low Hardiness/Zone: 5-9 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 10-16 inches Width/Spacing: 12-16 inches Flower Color: Brown, Gold, Mixed, Orange, Red, yellow Blooming Period: Mid-late summer; Mid-late fall Plant Form or Habit: Foliage Color and Texture: Deep green Butterly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Edging or massed in flower garden Additional comments: Attractive accent in any garden.: Good texture and form and can be used in combination with other plants in containers. These are great cut flowers and can also be dried for use in dried arrangements. Rabbit resistant. Extension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Coneflower Variety: Pow Wow Berry Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: Sun Hardiness/Zone: 3-9 Heat/Drought Tolerance: Yes Height: 20-24 inches Flower Color: Mix Blooming Period: Summer, fall Plant form or Habit: Upright Foliage Color and Texture: Green Butterfly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Gardens and beds A thrilling new Echinacea series with stunning flowers that retain their color longer than most. Plants branch freely and flower abundantly, yet are easy to care for since new flowers keep coming even if faded blooms are not removed. Beautiful white or pink flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Extension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 4 - 8 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 6 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: Blue Blooming Period: Spring-Fall Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen Blooms June to September. ‘Nanho Blue' is a butterfly bush cultivar which features mauve- blue flowers. It is a deciduous shrub with an arching, spreading habit which typically grows to 5-10' tall if not cut back in late winter and 3-5' tall if cut back. They usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. http://www.ccmgatx.org/gardening-resources/plant-database/ Extension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Honeycomb Butterfly Bush Botanical name: Buddleja Plant Type: Perennial Light Requirement: High Water requirement: Medium Type: Deciduous shrub Family: Scrophulariaceae Zone: 5 to 9 Height: 4-8 feet Spread: 4.00 to 8.00 feet Bloom Time: June to October Bloom Description: Yellow with orange eyes Sun: Full sun Maintenance: High Flower: Showy, Fragrant Leaf: Colorful Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Clay Soil The Buddleia is a short lived tree that was named for an English rector and botanist, Reverend Adam Buddle. There are several varieties that grow well in Texas. They are attractive to butterflies, moths and bees. Hummingbirds love them too. Buddleias are deer resistant. The leaves are long and narrow with a pointed tip. The branches grow into graceful arches and the flowers grow at the tip. In late winter, cut back almost to the ground will produce lots of new growth and many flowers. Buddleias like a sunny location and moisture. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org Extension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Root Beer Plant Botanical name: Piper Auritum Plant Type: Herbaceous perinnials Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 8-11 Heat/Drought Tolerance: Full sun to part shade Height: 6 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: white, skinny fuzzy looking Blooming Period: Spring-Fall Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or small tree, shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: Yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen Large-leafed perennial related to the pepper plant. Known for its leaves, which are used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor, some liken to root beer, others to anise clove. In past, leaves used as wraps in native dishes, salads or cooking. Banned in USA in 1960 as contains oil safrole, which is known to be carcinogenic in animals. Leaves are fragrant and a wonderful scent to garden. www.tradewindsfruit.com tension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Obedient Plant Botanical name: Pysostegia Virginiana Plant Type: perinnial Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 5-11 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height:3=-6 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: Pinkish-purple Blooming Period:Fall Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Deer Resistant: yes Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in wet conditions. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom. Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in position you place it. It is wonderfully adaptable, tolerating both drought and poor drainage. Good nectar source for butterflies. www.bexar-tx.tamu.edu Extension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Royal Red Butterfly Bush Botanical name: Buddleja davidii Plant Type: perinnial Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: Medium Hardiness/Zone: 5-9 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 4-5 ft Width/Spacing: 4ft Flower Color: Magenta purple Blooming Period:June-September Plant Form or Habit: perennial, or shrub Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Deer Resistant: Usually Plant Use: Rock garden, herb garden or stand alone specimen Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in wet conditions. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom. Flowers are fragrant and as common name suggests, very attractive to butterflies. Willowy gray-green foliage. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org Extension programs service people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Common Name: Lowrey’s Legacy Cenizo (Texas Sage) Botanical name: Leucophyllum langmaniae Plant Type: Woody shrub Light Requirement: High Water Requirement: medium. Needs Well drained soil Hardiness/Zone: 8-11 Heat/Drought Tolerance: High Height: 4-5ft Width/Spacing: 5 ft Flower Color: purple/dark blue Blooming Period: Heaviest in Spring Plant Form or Habit: flowers during Summer and beyond Butterfly or bird attracter: yes Plant Use: Border, Coastal Exposure, Urban Garden Wildlife garden, containers Deer Resistant: Yes The cenizo ‘Lowery’s Legacy’ (also known as ‘Lynn’s Legacy’) was discovered in the mid ‘80 by the late great plantsman, Lynn R. Lowrey, during one of his many adventures in Mexico. It was found among a native Cenizo population off the Chipinque Park roadside outside of Monterrey, Mexico. Lowery, a legend among botanists and plant collectors, passed away in 1997. Lowrey’s Legacy is sometimes called ‘Lynn’s Ever-blooming’ Texas sage, because of the reliable and continuous profusion of flower displayed throughout much of the year. This flowering consistency is a marketable attribute for wholesalers and retailers alike. It is also a ‘compact’ plant that comfortably grows to a kept size of 4-5 feet tall and it also has a similar-width which makes for a dense, well-rounded and shapely form.