Rock Rose Maximillian Sunflower Maximiliani Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden Pavonia Lasiopetala Classification: shrub Habit: Perennial Herb at Color: pink Color: Yellow E. O. Martin Park Size Class: 3-6' Size Class: 3-6’ Bloom Time: Aug - Nov Bloom Time: Apr-Nov Water Use: low Water Use: low Light: sun, part shade Light: sun In 2007 the City of Brady received a grant from Texas Deer Resistant: moderate Deer Resistant: moderate Parks & Wildlife Department to establish a native Nectar for bees and butterflies Seeds for birds area designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Purple Coneflower acapulcensis In 2015, Central Texas Master Gardeners Association Echinacea purpurea Classification: perennial (CTMGA) agreed to partner with the City to plant and Habit: Perennial Herb Color: orange, yellow Color: Pink, Purple maintain the 1100 square foot garden area at E. O. Size Class: 1-3' Size Class: 1-3’ Martin Memorial Park. They obtained a grant through Bloom Time: May-Nov Bloom Time: Apr – Sep Water Use: low the Native Plant Society of Texas – Bring Back the Water Use: medium Light: sun, part shade Light: sun, part shade Monarchs to Texas initiative. The goal of this program is Deer Resistant: moderate Deer Resistant: no to restore Monarch habitats in this Texas migratory Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Cherry Sage flyway. CTMGA purchased and installed many native and Salvia greggii Blackeyed Susan adapted . The area was designated as a Monarch Classification: shrub Rudbekia fulgida Waystation in 2015. Color: red, pink Habit: Perennial Herb Size Class: 1-3' Color: Orange, Yellow Bloom Time: Mar-Nov In 2016, CTMGA obtained a second grant from the Native Size Class: 1-3’ Water Use: low Bloom Time: Jul - Oct Plant Society of Texas which has allowed the inclusion of Light: sun Water Use: moist many additional varieties of plants in the garden. These Deer Resistant: high Light: sun Deer Resistant: ? native plants also attract hummingbirds and other Texas Lantana Attracts birds valuable pollinators to the area. Lantana Urtocoides Habit: Perennial Shrub Mealy Blue Sage This pamphlet describes most of the plants that can be Color: Red, Orange, Yellow Salvia farinacea seen in the garden. Size Class: 3-6’ Habit: Perennial Herb Bloom Time: Apr - Oct Color: Blue Water Use: low Size Class: 1-3’ Open to the public. Light: sun Bloom Time: Apr - Oct Deer Resistant: high Water Use: low Handicap-accessible. Nectar for butterflies Light: sun Deer Resistant: high Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Texas Sage Coral Honeysuckle Leucophyllum frutescens Lonicera sempervirens Antelope Horns Milkweed Habit: Perennial Shrub Habit: Perennial Vine Asclepias asperula Color: Pink, Purple, Violet Color: Red, Yellow Habit: Perennial Herb Size Class: 3-6’ Size Class: 12-36’ Color: White, Green Bloom Time: Jan - Dec Bloom Time: Mar - Jun Size Class: 1-3’ Water Use: low Water Use: medium Bloom Time: Mar - Oct Light: sun, part shade Light: sun, part shade Water Use: medium Deer Resistant: high Deer Resistant: ? Light: sun Attracts butterflies Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds Deer Resistant: high

Larval host Monarchs & Queens Gayfeather

Frogfruit Liatris punctata Turkscap Phyla nodiflora Habit: Perennial Herb Malvaviscus arboreus Habit: Perennial Herb Color: Pink, Purple Habit: Perennial Shrub Color: White Size Class: 1-3’ Color: Red Size Class: 0-1’ Bloom Time: Aug - Dec Size Class: 3-6’ Bloom Time: May - Oct Water Use: low Bloom Time: May – Nov Water Use: low, medium Light: sun Water Use: medium Light: sun, part shade Deer Resistant: minimal Light: shade, part shade

Deer Resistant: moderate Attracts butterflies Deer Resistant: moderate Attracts butterflies and hummers

Fall Aster Texas Betony Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Stachys coccinea Butterflyweed Habit: Perennial Herb Habit: Perennial Herb Asclepias tuberosa Color: Purple, Violet Color: Red Habit: Perennial Herb Size Class: 1-3’ Size Class: 1-3’ Color: Orange, Yellow Bloom Time: Sep – Nov Bloom Time: Mar - Oct Size Class: 1-3’ Water Use: low Water Use: medium Bloom Time: May – Sep Light: sun, part shade Light: part shade Water Use: low Deer Resistant: ? Deer Resistant: high Light: sun Nectar source Attracts hummingbirds Deer Resistant: high Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds

Flame Acanthus Mountain Laurel Larval host hairstreak, monarchs, queens

Anisacanthus quadrifidus Sophora secundiflora Habit: Perennial Shrub Habit: Perennial Shrub, Tree Gregg’s Mistflower Color: Red, Orange Color: Blue, Purple Conoclinium greggii Size Class: 3-6’ Size Class: 12’ - 36’ Habit: Perennial Herb Bloom Time: Jun - Oct Bloom Time: Feb - Mar Color: Blue, Purple Water Use: low Water Use: low, medium Size Class: 1-3’ Light: sun, part shade Light: sun, part shade Bloom Time: Mar - Nov Deer Resistant: high Deer Resistant: high Water Use: medium

Attracts butterflies and Attracts butterflies Light: sun, part shade hummingbirds Deer Resistant: no