Texas Ecoregion
Cross Timbers
12 native plants suited to the Cross Timbers of Texas.
The Cross Timbers is a transitional belt of post oak and blackjack oak woodlands that separates the eastern Pineywoods from the western Great Plains. In Texas, it covers the Fort Worth area and the western counties of North Texas. Soils are sandy and acidic over sandstone, contrasting with the heavy clay of the adjacent Blackland Prairie.
Conditions: Sandy to sandy-loam soils over sandstone, mildly acidic, 28–35 inches annual rainfall, oak-dominated woodlands.
Cities and areas: Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Mineral Wells, Stephenville, Decatur.
12 Native Plants for the Cross Timbers
All non-toxic per the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center plant database. Click a plant for full ecoregion-specific maintenance and HOA-friendly notes.
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Cedar Sage
Salvia roemeriana
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Indian Blanket
Gaillardia pulchella
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
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