What are the best pollinator plants for North Texas?
This episode will take you though items that work best in North Texas. This includes Pin Cushion flowers, Guara, Salvia, Yarrow, Turks Cap, Blanket Flower, Milk Weed, Black Eyed Susan, Butterfly Bush, and Marigolds. Best Flowers for the Texas Heat Some of the best choices for Texas yards are several types of columbine, Coreopsis, Fall aster, firebush, plumbago, rock rose, several sage varieties and the shrimp plant.
What are the best plants for butterflies in North Texas?
The “right kinds of plants” for attracting butterflies here include mistflower, verbena, lantana, Turk’s cap, milkweed, butterfly weed, scarlet sage/salvia, alyssum and yarrow. In these natural areas, the butterfly bush becomes an invasive plant. It’s considered a noxious weed in some regions because it can out-compete native plants and destroy habitat. Native plants are crucial host plants for local caterpillars and other pollinators.Milkweeds – plants in the Asclepias genus – support the Monarch caterpillars, and the adult butterflies need plenty of nectar sources, blooming from spring through fall. Late season flowers, such as asters and goldenrods, are a critical source of nectar for the Monarch migration to Mexico in the fall.
What is the butterfly bush in North Texas?
Buddleja marrubiifolia A dense, evergreen rounded shrub covered in silver, woolly leaves that can grow to 5′ tall and wide, but tends to stay smaller in north Texas. Its delightful orange, marble-sized blooms attract many butterflies. You’ll notice the biggest display of blooms in spring and summer. Now through November is a great time to start many Texas native wildflowers from seed. Some of our favorites include Liatris, American Basketflower, Mexican Hat, Bluebonnets, Pitcher Sage, and more!Plant Texas natives that thrive in heat: coneflowers, mistflowers, goldenrods, sunflowers, milkweeds, sages. Group in sunny drifts, water deeply to establish, and skip pesticides. From spring to fall, your yard buzzes with bees and butterflies while saving water and boosting local biodiversity for seasons to come.