Native Plants for Your Yard
Enter your ZIP code to see native plants matched to your EPA ecoregion, or browse the full library. Every plant has photos, region-specific maintenance notes, and pet-toxicity sourcing from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.
The library below has three sections. Featured natives have hand-written guides: HOA-friendly, dog-safe, drought-tough picks with in-depth notes. More natives from across the US come from our nationwide plant database, ordered by nursery availability. Toxic warnings are common yard plants that send dogs to the emergency vet, with a safe native swap for each.
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Enter your ZIP code to see native plants matched to your EPA ecoregion, ranked HOA-friendly first.
Featured Native Plants with In-Depth Guides (33)
Hand-written profiles with photos, maintenance notes, and ASPCA toxicity sourcing. Many of these natives range across large parts of the country; each card lists its native regions. All are non-toxic to dogs per the ASPCA.
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Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
Native to Edwards Plateau, Trans-Pecos and more
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Native to North Texas
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Native to Edwards Plateau, Trans-Pecos and more
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Native to North Texas
Cedar Sage
Salvia roemeriana
Native to Edwards Plateau, Cross Timbers
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Native to North Texas
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Native to East Texas, Pineywoods and more
Damianita
Chrysactinia mexicana
Native to Edwards Plateau, Trans-Pecos
Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Native to East Texas, Pineywoods and more
Flame Acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Gregg's Mistflower
Conoclinium greggii
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Gulf Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Native to Gulf Coast Prairie, South Texas Plains and more
Horseherb
Calyptocarpus vialis
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Indian Blanket
Gaillardia pulchella
Native to North Texas
Inland Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Native to East Texas, Pineywoods and more
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Native to North Texas
Lindheimer's Muhly
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
Native to Edwards Plateau
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Native to Blackland Prairie, Edwards Plateau and more
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
Native to North Texas
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
Native to Blackland Prairie, Cross Timbers and more
Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Native to North Texas
Plateau Goldeneye
Viguiera dentata
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Prairie Verbena
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Native to North Texas
Rain Lily
Zephyranthes drummondii
Native to Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairie and more
Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Native to Blackland Prairie, Edwards Plateau and more
Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
Native to North Texas
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Native to North Texas
Texas Ranger
Leucophyllum frutescens
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Native to Edwards Plateau, South Texas Plains and more
Winecup
Callirhoe involucrata
Native to Blackland Prairie, Edwards Plateau and more
More Natives from Across the United States (120)
The most nursery-available natives from our nationwide plant database, HOA-friendly picks first. Pet-safety status varies by species; each plant page shows its sourced ASPCA status.
Scarlet Lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Blue Giant-hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Pale Echinacea
Echinacea pallida
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Heart-leaf Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
Coyote-mint
Monardella villosa
Bush-honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium canadense
Prairie Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Atlantic White Cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Northern Bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
Rose-mallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Woolly Ironweed
Vernonia lindheimeri
Crampbark
Viburnum opulus
Wavy Hairgrass
Deschampsia flexuosa
Black Dalea
Dalea frutescens
Snakeherb
Dyschoriste linearis
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Celandine-poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
Rocky Mountain Blazing Star
Liatris ligulistylis
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Red-osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Whorled Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Bunchleaf Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
American Senna
Senna hebecarpa
Prairie Coreopsis
Coreopsis palmata
Texas Bluebell
Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum
Bush Sunflower
Simsia calva
Seep Muhly
Muhlenbergia reverchonii
Beebalm
Monarda fistulosa
Canoe Birch
Betula papyrifera
June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
Bear-grape
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea
Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
Rock Rose
Pavonia lasiopetala
Wright's Skullcap
Scutellaria wrightii
Blackwell Switch Grass
Panicum virgatum
Closed Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
Prairie Gayfeather
Liatris pycnostachya
California-poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
Rock Penstemon
Penstemon baccharifolius
Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Black Samson
Echinacea angustifolia
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
California Wild Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Coastal Tidytips
Layia platyglossa
Panicled Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Fragrant Gaillardia
Gaillardia suavis
Rattlesnake-master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Great Blanket-flower
Gaillardia aristata
Longhead-coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Arroyo Lupine
Lupinus succulentus
Foothill Lupine
Lupinus albifrons
Northern White-cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Bigfoot Waterclover
Marsilea macropoda
Golden Zizia
Zizia aurea
Smooth Rose
Rosa blanda
Missouri Primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
Fiddleneck
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Marin Iris
Iris douglasiana
Purple Giant-hyssop
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Narrow Leaf Elbow Bush
Forestiera angustifolia
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Prairie Goldenrod
Solidago ptarmicoides
Bicknell'S Sedge
Carex bicknellii
Deer Grass
Muhlenbergia rigens
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Red Spruce
Picea rubens
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
Marsh Blazingstar
Liatris spicata
Bebb Sedge
Carex bebbii
White Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Western Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
Texas Redbud
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Dwarf Cherry
Prunus pumila
Prairie Cinquefoil
Drymocallis arguta
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides
Fragrant Sage
Salvia clevelandii
Narrow-leaf Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Flame Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
White Sage
Salvia apiana
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Wild Foxglove
Penstemon cobaea
Blue Thimble-flower
Gilia capitata
Purple Sage
Salvia leucophylla
Tall Grama Grass
Bouteloua curtipendula
Horsemint
Monarda citriodora
Sulfur-buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Blueblossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Drooping Prairie-coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Azure Aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
Purple Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Muskingum Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Candle Anemone
Anemone cylindrica
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
Thin-leaf Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Dotted Gayfeather
Liatris punctata
Star False Solomon's-seal
Maianthemum stellatum
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
Purple Prairie-clover
Dalea purpurea
Kentucky Coffee-Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Antelope Horn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Stiff Sunflower
Helianthus pauciflorus
Lyreleaf Greeneyes
Berlandiera lyrata
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Mallow-rose
Hibiscus moscheutos
Browse Plants by Region
Soil, rainfall, and climate decide which natives thrive. Pick your EPA ecoregion to see the right subset of plants for your area. More regions are added as our nursery data grows.
Edwards Plateau (Texas Hill Country)
Austin, San Antonio, Fredericksburg
Alkaline limestone soil, thin and rocky in places, 25–35 inches annual rainfall, hot summers with mild winters.
Blackland Prairie
Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano
Heavy black clay, alkaline-to-neutral pH, 30–40 inches annual rainfall, hot humid summers with occasional hard freezes.
Post Oak Savannah
Bryan, College Station, Brenham
Sandy loam soils, mildly acidic to neutral, 35–45 inches annual rainfall, oak-dominated savannah-and-woodland mix.
South Texas Plains (Brush Country)
San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Laredo
Sandy to clay loam over caliche, alkaline pH, 20–30 inches annual rainfall, very hot summers with mild winters.
Pineywoods (East Texas)
Tyler, Lufkin, Nacogdoches
Sandy acidic soils, 40–60 inches annual rainfall, humid summers, oak-pine-hardwood forest cover.
Trans-Pecos (Chihuahuan Desert)
El Paso, Marfa, Alpine
Alkaline rocky soils over limestone or igneous bedrock, less than 15 inches annual rainfall in lowlands, hot dry summers, cold winters at higher elevations.
Coastal Prairies (Gulf Coast)
Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi
Sandy to clay loam, mostly neutral to slightly alkaline, 35–55 inches annual rainfall, humid subtropical climate, hurricane risk.
Cross Timbers
Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Mineral Wells
Sandy to sandy-loam soils over sandstone, mildly acidic, 28–35 inches annual rainfall, oak-dominated woodlands.
Central Basin and Range
Reno, Salt Lake City, Carson City
Alkaline, often salty basin soils, under 12 inches of rainfall, cold winters and hot arid summers.
Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains
San Jose, Oakland, Santa Rosa
Clay loam to rocky hillside soils, mild wet winters, dry summers moderated by coastal fog in some areas.
Central California Valley
Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield
Deep alluvial soils, hot dry summers, 10–20 inches of winter rainfall, frequent summer water restrictions.
Coast Range
Santa Rosa, Eureka, Crescent City
Acidic forest soils, 40–100+ inches of winter rainfall, cool foggy summers, mild winters.
Mojave Basin and Range
Las Vegas, Lancaster, Palmdale
Sandy, fast-draining alkaline soils, under 10 inches of annual rainfall, extreme summer heat with winter frosts.
Sierra Nevada
Fresno, Visalia, Sonora
Decomposed granite and rocky loam, hot dry summers in the foothills, snow above roughly 3,000 feet.
Sonoran Basin and Range
Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa
Rocky, alkaline desert soils, 3–12 inches of biseasonal rainfall, the hottest summers in the United States.
Southern California Mountains
Los Angeles, San Diego, Anaheim
Sandy loam to clay soils, 10–15 inches of winter rainfall, mild year-round temperatures, marine influence near the coast.
Toxic to Dogs: Avoid in Yards With Pets (6)
These plants are commonly sold at US garden centers but are flagged toxic by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Each page includes symptoms, the (888) 426-4435 hotline, and a recommended dog-safe native swap.
Is Autumn Crocus Toxic to Dogs?
Colchicum autumnale
Safe swap: Rain Lily
Is Carolina Jessamine Toxic to Dogs?
Gelsemium sempervirens
Safe swap: Crossvine
Is Chinaberry Toxic to Dogs?
Melia azedarach
Safe swap: Mexican Plum
Is Lantana camara Toxic to Dogs?
Lantana camara
Safe swap: Texas Lantana
Is Oleander Toxic to Dogs?
Nerium oleander
Safe swap: Desert Willow
Is Sago Palm Toxic to Dogs?
Cycas revoluta
Safe swap: Dwarf Palmetto
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