Rock Rose Maximillian Sunflower Helianthus 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 plant Nectar for bees and butterflies Seeds for birds area designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Zexmenia Purple Coneflower Wedelia 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 plants. 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