August 07, 2009
West Texas is generally arid and can be very hot. Thus, it’s good to use a variety of low water use plants, trees, and shrubs in your West Texas garden. The art of low water use gardening is also known as xeriscaping.
Wild flowers
Texas is famous for its beautiful wildflowers, with over 5,000 species of flowering native plants growing in the territory of Texas. People come out in vast numbers during the various seasons of the year to enjoy the wildflowers that adorn the Texas countryside. In addition to appreciating them in the wild, you can grow a huge number of wildflowers in your very own garden. The following list is just a sample of the wildflowers that grow in Texas.
• Texas Blue Bonnet
• Indian Paintbrush
• Black-eyed Susan
• Blackfoot Daisy
• Chocolate Flower
• Lantana
• Coreopsis
• Foxglove
• Goldenrod
• Mexican Hat
• Indian Blanket
• Prickly Pear Cactus
• Texas Blue Bells
• Standing Cypress
• Texas Dandelion
• Texas Mountain Laurel
• Texas Thistle
• Winecups
Growing wildflowers is not tricky. After all, wildflowers are adapted to the climate and conditions of most Texas gardens.
At Alldredge Gardens we have a large selection of wild flower seeds to help you get stated.
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