Special Collections
Naturalistic Home Inspiration Garden
The roughly 80 species used in this garden are almost entirely native to Travis County, Texas, and are arranged into sections based on plant communities (woodland, prairie, rocky hillside and aquatic). Diverse plants provide necessary food, shelter and water that attract wildlife and create an ever-changing garden for year-round interest.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Ageratina havanensis | Shrubby Boneset White Mistflower White Shrub Mistflower Havana Snakeroot | |
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry French Mulberry | |
Clematis texensis | Scarlet Clematis Scarlet Leatherflower Texas Clematis | |
Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower Wild Ageratum Blue Boneset | |
Geum canadense | White Avens | |
Gelsemium sempervirens | Carolina Jessamine Yellow Jessamine Evening Trumpetflower Poor Man's Rope | |
Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon Yaupon Holly Cassina | |
Indigofera miniata | Scarlet Pea Coastal Indigo Texas Indigo Western Indigo | |
Lantana urticoides | Texas Lantana Calico Bush | |
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk's Cap Drummond's Turk's Cap Drummond Turk's Cap Wax Mallow Drummond's Wax Mallow Drummond Wax Mallow Red Mallow Texas Mallow Mexican Apple Sleeping Hibiscus Bleeding Hearts Manzanita | |
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |