Texas Ecoregion
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.
All non-toxic per the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center plant database. Click a plant for full ecoregion-specific maintenance and HOA-friendly notes.

Rudbeckia hirta

Asclepias tuberosa

Salvia roemeriana

Lonicera sempervirens

Gaillardia pulchella

Coreopsis lanceolata

Salvia farinacea

Prunus mexicana

Passiflora incarnata

Echinacea purpurea

Lupinus texensis

Lantana urticoides
From our full plant database, HOA-friendly picks first. Pet-safety status varies by species; each plant page shows its sourced ASPCA status.

Schizachyrium scoparium

Asclepias incarnata

Monarda fistulosa

Lobelia cardinalis
Aquilegia canadensis

Liatris spicata

Lobelia siphilitica

Achillea millefolium

Eryngium yuccifolium

Zizia aurea

Helenium autumnale

Panicum virgatum

Heliopsis helianthoides

Ceanothus americanus

Eragrostis spectabilis

Rudbeckia triloba

Bouteloua curtipendula

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Chasmanthium latifolium
Phlox divaricata

Asclepias verticillata

Juncus effusus

Tradescantia ohiensis

Dalea purpurea

Sorghastrum nutans

Lindera benzoin

Carex vulpinoidea

Echinacea pallida

Fragaria virginiana

Liatris aspera

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Bouteloua gracilis

Salvia azurea

Rhus aromatica

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Koeleria macrantha

Betula nigra

Juniperus virginiana

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Acer rubrum

Polystichum acrostichoides

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Phlox pilosa

Acer saccharum

Amorpha canescens
Ruellia humilis

Viburnum prunifolium

Ratibida columnifera

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Polygonatum biflorum

Hibiscus laevis

Quercus macrocarpa

Liatris pycnostachya

Callirhoe involucrata

Oenothera macrocarpa

Salvia coccinea

Liquidambar styraciflua

Ptelea trifoliata

Elymus virginicus

Elymus canadensis

Dryopteris marginalis

Viola sororia

Osmunda regalis

Echinacea angustifolia

Ribes aureum

Dalea candida

Monarda citriodora

Teucrium canadense

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

Senna marilandica

Coreopsis palmata

Solidago rigida

Quercus palustris

Liatris punctata

Carex brevior

Lythrum alatum

Carex cherokeensis

Penstemon cobaea

Lespedeza capitata

Asclepias sullivantii

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Aesculus glabra

Celtis occidentalis

Ipomopsis rubra

Allium stellatum

Rivina humilis

Salvia greggii

Symphyotrichum sericeum

Quercus velutina

Thelypteris kunthii

Silphium integrifolium

Carya ovata

Heuchera richardsonii

Melampodium leucanthum

Dodecatheon meadia

Helianthus pauciflorus

Gymnocladus dioicus

Andropogon ternarius

Quercus muehlenbergii

Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Coreopsis grandiflora
Bouteloua dactyloides

Carex albicans

Carex blanda

Lobelia spicata

Glandularia bipinnatifida

Viburnum rufidulum

Helianthus mollis

Tetraneuris scaposa

Prunus caroliniana

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Tradescantia occidentalis

Engelmannia peristenia

Scutellaria ovata

Mimosa strigillosa

Packera obovata

Asclepias asperula

Calyptocarpus vialis

Yucca glauca

Vaccinium arboreum

Scutellaria wrightii

Ungnadia speciosa

Vernonia baldwinii

Gleditsia triacanthos

Dalea frutescens

Calylophus berlandieri

Carex amphibola

Marsilea macropoda

Ruellia strepens

Dyschoriste linearis

Rosa setigera

Oenothera lindheimeri

Amsonia ciliata

Rhus trilobata

Rhus lanceolata

Simsia calva

Asclepias oenotheroides

Boehmeria cylindrica

Bacopa monnieri

Vernonia lindheimeri

Phacelia congesta

Justicia americana

Antennaria parlinii

Diospyros texana

Mimulus alatus

Yucca rupicola

Clematis pitcheri

Solidago missouriensis

Quercus nigra

Brickellia eupatorioides

Carex gravida

Hypericum hypericoides

Sabatia angularis

Ruellia caroliniensis

Marshallia caespitosa

Yucca pallida

Asclepias viridiflora

Baptisia leucophaea

Eryngium leavenworthii

Carex annectens

Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii

Dalea multiflora

Coleataenia rigidula
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis

Dalea compacta

Rhamnus caroliniana

Quercus texana

Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Carex frankii

Celtis laevigata

Carex leavenworthii

Thelesperma filifolium

Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum

Carex grisea

Packera plattensis

Gaillardia suavis

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

Coreopsis basalis

Asplenium trichomanes

Verbesina encelioides

Dalea aurea

Silphium albiflorum

Carya cordiformis

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Cercis canadensis var. texensis

Carex cephalophora

Frangula caroliniana

Carex davisii

Persicaria virginiana

Salix humilis

Phlox drummondii

Quercus marilandica

Quercus stellata

Bouteloua hirsuta

Crataegus mollis

Asplenium rhizophyllum

Solidago nitida

Geum canadense

Salvia engelmannii

Erysimum asperum

Opuntia engelmannii

Sedum pulchellum

Pellaea atropurpurea

Baptisia australis var. minor

Monarda pectinata

Carex crus-corvi

Helenium amarum

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Pinus echinata

Silphium radula

Phemeranthus calycinus

Carex meadii

Erioneuron pilosum

Ranunculus macranthus

Viola missouriensis

Helianthus hirsutus

Ruellia nudiflora

Zephyranthes drummondii

Plectocephalus americanus

Sphenopholis obtusata

Carex bushii

Bothriochloa barbinodis

Tinantia anomala

Teucrium cubense

Symphyotrichum patens

Verbesina helianthoides

Dichondra carolinensis

Eriochloa sericea

Carex granularis

Eustoma grandiflorum

Erysimum capitatum

Zephyranthes chlorosolen

Polytaenia texana

Callirhoe alcaeoides
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium

Rubus trivialis

Salvia texana

Allium fraseri

Hypoxis hirsuta

Amblyolepis setigera

Bouteloua rigidiseta

Juncus biflorus

Zeltnera beyrichii

Tradescantia humilis

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Cirsium texanum

Elymus smithii

Dalea enneandra

Lindheimera texana

Gaillardia aestivalis

Osmunda spectabilis

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Quincula lobata

Verbena halei

Portulaca pilosa
Tridens albescens

Mirabilis albida
Asplenium resiliens

Hymenopappus scabiosaeus

Eryngium hookeri

Indigofera miniata

Krameria lanceolata

Sisyrinchium campestre

Aristida longespica

Rhynchospora nivea

Erigeron modestus

Penstemon laxiflorus
Nemophila phacelioides

Helenium elegans

Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Carex retroflexa
Monarda clinopodioides

Lithospermum incisum

Setaria scheelei

Lythrum californicum

Leptochloa dubia

Eragrostis trichodes

Fraxinus quadrangulata

Hedeoma drummondii

Matelea cynanchoides

Mecardonia procumbens

Thymophylla pentachaeta

Symphyotrichum pratense

Oenothera berlandieri

Urtica chamaedryoides

Eragrostis secundiflora

Gaura coccinea

Dichanthelium lindheimeri

Xanthisma texanum

Berlandiera betonicifolia

Chloris cucullata

Heterotheca canescens

Castilleja indivisa

Rosa foliolosa

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Juncus interior

Pomaria jamesii

Linum medium

Setaria parviflora

Muhlenbergia sobolifera

Palafoxia callosa

Acacia angustissima

Castilleja purpurea

Aphanostephus skirrhobasis

Cystopteris protrusa

Euphorbia cyathophora

Oenothera hartwegii

Ziziphus obtusifolia

Tradescantia tharpii

Justicia pilosella

Bradburia pilosa

Nassella leucotricha

Senna roemeriana

Iresine rhizomatosa

Solanum triquetrum

Cyperus pseudovegetus

Croton fruticulosus

Trichostema brachiatum

Agalinis heterophylla

Thelesperma simplicifolium

Physostegia angustifolia

Juncus diffusissimus

Onosmodium bejariense var. bejariense

Triplasis purpurea

Athyrium asplenioides

Commelina virginica

Lygodesmia texana

Palafoxia rosea

Hilaria belangeri

Ruellia drummondiana

Asplenium platyneuron

Muhlenbergia frondosa

Digitaria californica

Cheilanthes feei

Polygala alba

Heterotheca stenophylla

Lespedeza violacea

Tridens strictus

Asclepias linearis

Nemastylis geminiflora

Euphorbia fendleri

Linum berlandieri

Zanthoxylum hirsutum

Polygala sanguinea

Anemone berlandieri

Euphorbia stictospora

Sporobolus clandestinus

Dichanthelium linearifolium

Xanthisma spinulosum

Juncus marginatus

Rhus copallinum

Bidens polylepis

Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon

Bothriochloa saccharoides

Juncus torreyi

Dichanthelium scoparium

Eragrostis intermedia

Oxalis drummondii

Helenium microcephalum

Clinopodium arkansanum

Hypericum sphaerocarpum

Paspalum setaceum

Callirhoe leiocarpa

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Dichanthelium dichotomum

Andropogon gerardii

Penstemon digitalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Baptisia australis

Sambucus canadensis

Conoclinium coelestinum

Solidago nemoralis

Monarda punctata

Cercis canadensis

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Verbena hastata

Diospyros virginiana

Silphium laciniatum

Amorpha fruticosa

Verbena stricta

Callicarpa americana

Prunus serotina

Cornus florida

Onoclea sensibilis

Platanus occidentalis

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Taxodium distichum

Prunus americana

Asclepias viridis

Phyla nodiflora

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Tridens flavus

Rhus glabra

Juncus tenuis

Andropogon virginicus

Rosa carolina

Pontederia cordata

Scirpus atrovirens
Desmanthus illinoensis

Staphylea trifolia
Salix nigra

Ilex decidua

Coreopsis tinctoria

Boltonia asteroides

Helianthus maximiliani

Prunus angustifolia

Artemisia ludoviciana

Morus rubra

Arisaema triphyllum

Linum lewisii

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Carex lurida

Chilopsis linearis

Oenothera speciosa

Podophyllum peltatum

Prunella vulgaris

Verbesina virginica

Tripsacum dactyloides

Sagittaria latifolia

Andropogon glomeratus

Carex lupulina

Ilex vomitoria

Verbesina alternifolia

Aristolochia tomentosa

Euphorbia corollata

Ulmus americana

Equisetum hyemale

Quercus shumardii

Forestiera pubescens

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Oenothera biennis

Rudbeckia maxima

Hypericum punctatum

Hesperaloe parviflora

Acer negundo

Claytonia virginica

Cornus drummondii

Ludwigia alternifolia

Ageratina altissima

Astragalus canadensis

Ulmus crassifolia

Vachellia farnesiana

Datura wrightii

Catalpa speciosa

Campsis radicans

Apocynum cannabinum

Leucophyllum frutescens

Danthonia spicata

Salix exigua

Carya illinoinensis

Solidago ulmifolia

Juglans nigra

Styphnolobium affine

Quercus virginiana

Glyceria striata

Populus deltoides

Heliotropium curassavicum

Euonymus atropurpureus

Arnoglossum plantagineum

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Helianthus grosseserratus

Astragalus crassicarpus

Mimosa borealis

Glandularia canadensis

Eupatorium altissimum

Acer saccharinum

Pinus taeda

Aristida purpurea

Helianthus salicifolius

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Prunus umbellata

Celastrus scandens

Polanisia dodecandra

Eysenhardtia texana
Nymphaea odorata

Prosopis glandulosa

Tephrosia virginiana

Delphinium carolinianum

Quercus prinoides

Ulmus alata

Castilleja coccinea

Allium canadense

Helianthus tuberosus

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Catalpa bignonioides

Pedicularis canadensis

Oenothera serrulata

Malvaviscus arboreus

Nolina lindheimeriana

Pluchea odorata

Leersia oryzoides

Symphyotrichum praealtum

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Eupatorium serotinum

Lespedeza virginica

Bromus pubescens

Apios americana

Solidago altissima

Magnolia grandiflora

Passiflora lutea

Epipactis gigantea

Rhus copallina

Verbena simplex

Yucca constricta

Scrophularia lanceolata

Arisaema dracontium

Lonicera albiflora

Agalinis tenuifolia

Yucca arkansana

Berberis trifoliolata

Maclura pomifera

Lycopus americanus

Verbena urticifolia

Osmorhiza longistylis

Ceratophyllum demersum

Rhus virens

Ceanothus herbaceus

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum

Eleocharis palustris

Cornus obliqua

Clematis drummondii

Eleocharis macrostachya

Grindelia squarrosa

Cryptotaenia canadensis

Oenothera filiformis

Persicaria amphibia

Nelumbo lutea

Menispermum canadense

Solidago gigantea

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Oxalis violacea

Schoenoplectus pungens

Typha latifolia

Schoenoplectus acutus

Agalinis purpurea

Cirsium altissimum

Erythronium albidum

Cyperus erythrorhizos

Dicliptera brachiata

Juncus dudleyi

Equisetum laevigatum

Mimosa nuttallii

Agrostis hyemalis

Matelea reticulata

Senegalia roemeriana

Corydalis aurea

Triodanis perfoliata

Lomatium foeniculaceum

Matelea biflora

Mimosa quadrivalvis
Euphorbia marginata

Carex emoryi

Phytolacca americana

Bidens frondosa

Aloysia gratissima

Nuphar advena

Cocculus carolinus

Argemone albiflora

Carex muehlenbergii

Crataegus crus-galli

Viguiera dentata

Phryma leptostachya

Ranunculus fascicularis

Potentilla simplex

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Comandra umbellata

Celtis reticulata

Agrostis perennans

Nolina texana

Desmodium paniculatum

Coleataenia anceps

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Elephantopus carolinianus

Ranunculus hispidus

Erigeron philadelphicus

Scirpus pendulus

Funastrum cynanchoides

Acer grandidentatum

Agrimonia parviflora
Strophostyles leiosperma

Heteranthera limosa

Cucurbita foetidissima

Potamogeton nodosus

Lespedeza hirta

Phyla lanceolata

Oenothera laciniata

Proboscidea louisianica

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Opuntia macrorhiza

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Euthamia gymnospermoides

Daucus pusillus

Eleocharis acicularis

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Solidago petiolaris

Spiranthes cernua

Juncus bufonius

Panicum capillare

Cirsium undulatum

Marsilea vestita
Rorippa palustris

Boerhavia coccinea

Ipomoea pandurata

Fimbristylis puberula

Plantago patagonica

Amaranthus retroflexus

Prunus rivularis

Eriogonum annuum

Hybanthus verticillatus

Rubus laudatus

Baccharis neglecta

Carex microdonta

Cnidoscolus texanus

Persicaria hydropiperoides
Solanum dimidiatum

Cyperus strigosus

Clitoria mariana

Eragrostis capillaris

Cynanchum laeve

Cyperus squarrosus

Anemone caroliniana

Berchemia scandens

Froelichia floridana

Oenothera triloba

Oenothera rhombipetala

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Oxalis dillenii

Persicaria punctata

Astragalus lotiflorus

Hopia obtusa

Potamogeton pectinatus

Orobanche ludoviciana

Croton texensis

Persicaria bicornis

Paspalum distichum

Rumex hastatulus

Croton capitatus

Vulpia octoflora

Quercus buckleyi

Ophioglossum engelmannii

Chenopodium berlandieri

Utricularia gibba

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Fraxinus texensis
Limnosciadium pinnatum

Typha domingensis

Cicuta maculata

Stenaria nigricans

Lappula occidentalis

Conyza canadensis

Amaranthus hybridus

Polypremum procumbens

Crataegus viridis

Mirabilis linearis

Juncus dichotomus

Leersia virginica

Clematis texensis

Sesbania vesicaria

Ambrosia psilostachya

Commelina erecta

Croton glandulosus

Ptilimnium capillaceum

Callitriche heterophylla

Physalis heterophylla

Draba cuneifolia

Dichanthelium oligosanthes

Rumex altissimus

Descurainia pinnata

Eleocharis compressa

Myosurus minimus

Cynanchum racemosum

Euphorbia lata

Euphorbia nutans

Kallstroemia parviflora

Chaetopappa asteroides

Cenchrus spinifex

Eleocharis tenuis

Matelea decipiens

Ludwigia glandulosa

Ranunculus longirostris

Ludwigia decurrens

Euphorbia dentata

Scutellaria parvula

Smilax tamnoides

Ptilimnium nuttallii

Myosotis verna

Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Bacopa rotundifolia

Hordeum pusillum

Ibervillea lindheimeri

Physalis angulata

Plantago elongata

Cuscuta gronovii

Lemna minor

Allowissadula holosericea

Castilleja sessiliflora

Ammannia coccinea

Lindernia dubia

Sanicula canadensis

Myosotis macrosperma

Paspalum floridanum

Wolffia columbiana

Senecio ampullaceus

Cyperus retrorsus

Corydalis micrantha

Veronica peregrina

Plantago heterophylla

Draba reptans

Galium pilosum

Cardamine parviflora

Rorippa teres

Plantago rugelii

Ampelopsis cordata

Physalis virginiana

Lechea mucronata

Digitaria filiformis

Acalypha virginica

Solanum rostratum

Amphicarpaea bracteata

Cardamine pensylvanica

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Ellisia nyctelea

Alopecurus carolinianus

Eleocharis quadrangulata

Eleocharis parvula

Monolepis nuttalliana

Dichanthelium aciculare
Samolus parviflorus

Packera tampicana

Desmodium ciliare

Galactia volubilis

Diodia teres

Sagittaria platyphylla

Geranium carolinianum

Centrosema virginianum

Hypericum mutilum

Minuartia patula

Lepidium virginicum

Crotalaria sagittalis

Toxicodendron radicans

Boerhavia erecta

Physalis pubescens

Froelichia gracilis

Amaranthus palmeri

Eragrostis hirsuta

Isolepis carinata

Pediomelum digitatum

Desmodium marilandicum

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Spiranthes lacera

Sicyos angulatus

Vitis rotundifolia

Vitis mustangensis

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Triodanis biflora

Spirodela polyrhiza

Plantago wrightiana

Cyperus esculentus

Lactuca floridana
Pediomelum linearifolium

Thymophylla tenuiloba

Cyperus odoratus

Krigia virginica

Leptochloa panicea

Lespedeza repens

Eleocharis geniculata

Galium circaezans

Diplachne fusca

Euphorbia spathulata

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Chamaecrista nictitans

Gonolobus suberosus

Oenothera curtiflora

Physalis pumila

Pilularia americana

Luzula bulbosa

Ludwigia leptocarpa

Physostegia intermedia

Iva annua

Hedeoma hispida

Galium triflorum

Ambrosia bidentata

Persicaria glabra

Hymenopappus tenuifolius

Euphorbia brachycera

Polygala incarnata

Salvia reflexa

Eriochloa contracta

Oenothera jamesii

Fraxinus berlandieriana

Echinocereus reichenbachii

Dichanthelium villosissimum

Schedonnardus paniculatus

Quercus fusiformis

Eleocharis obtusa

Paronychia jamesii

Vitis vulpina

Scleria pauciflora

Dichanthelium depauperatum

Salix interior

Croptilon divaricatum

Plantago rhodosperma

Plantago virginica

Polygonum tenue

Paspalum laeve

Cyperus acuminatus

Cycloloma atriplicifolium

Spiranthes tuberosa

Eragrostis pectinacea

Fallopia scandens

Croton michauxii

Houstonia pusilla

Lactuca ludoviciana

Physalis longifolia

Chenopodium pratericola

Echinodorus berteroi

Prosopis juliflora

Botrypus virginianus

Bulbostylis capillaris

Selaginella rupestris

Nuttallanthus canadensis

Sagina decumbens

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Colubrina texensis

Spiranthes magnicamporum

Juniperus monosperma

Linum sulcatum

Ludwigia palustris
Bidens bipinnata

Bowlesia incana

Aristida purpurascens

Cirsium ochrocentrum

Rorippa sessiliflora

Acalypha gracilens

Cyperus lupulinus

Ranunculus abortivus

Desmodium obtusum

Eleocharis engelmannii

Juniperus ashei

Cerastium brachypodum

Euphorbia prostrata

Rotala ramosior

Solanum ptychanthum

Sporobolus neglectus

Berberis swaseyi

Solanum carolinense

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Asclepias amplexicaulis

Gamochaeta purpurea

Eclipta alba

Amaranthus albus

Euphorbia maculata

Euphorbia serpens

Heteranthera dubia

Digitaria cognata

Grindelia lanceolata

Erigeron annuus

Azolla caroliniana

Euphorbia heterophylla

Desmodium sessilifolium

Argemone polyanthemos

Ranunculus pusillus

Hieracium gronovii

Sida spinosa

Hymenoxys odorata

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Melothria pendula

Sabatia campestris

Physalis cinerascens

Nothoscordum bivalve

Aristida oligantha

Fuirena squarrosa

Strophostyles helvola

Helianthus petiolaris

Bouteloua barbata

Leucospora multifida

Xanthium strumarium

Ranunculus sceleratus

Silene antirrhina

Linum rigidum

Potamogeton pusillus

Hylodesmum glutinosum

Ambrosia trifida

Oenothera villosa

Buchnera floridana

Pectis angustifolia

Cuscuta campestris

Parietaria pensylvanica

Pediomelum cuspidatum

Fraxinus americana

Ophioglossum crotalophoroides

Juncus scirpoides

Lechea tenuifolia

Cyperus echinatus

Artemisia campestris

Juncus brachycarpus

Ipomoea lacunosa

Isoetes melanopoda

Polytrichum juniperinum

Rubus flagellaris

Persicaria lapathifolia

Corydalis curvisiliqua

Eclipta prostrata

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Funastrum crispum

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Fimbristylis vahlii

Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Agalinis fasciculata

Astragalus nuttallianus

Portulaca umbraticola

Amelanchier arborea

Silene stellata

Thalictrum dasycarpum

Echinacea paradoxa

Camassia scilloides

Astragalus plattensis
Phalaris caroliniana

Acmispon americanus

Ulmus rubra

Robinia pseudoacacia

Viola pedata

Berlandiera texana

Aureolaria grandiflora

Salix caroliniana

Primula meadia

Desmodium glabellum

Zanthoxylum americanum
What to do right now for plants commonly grown here. Each links to the full regional care guide for that species, with sources.
Fall is division season, once the leaves start to yellow.
Fall dormancy and planting window for Fort Worth.
Fall is the payoff. Clusters of small sky blue flowers cover the plant for weeks and draw in bees and butterflies.
Fall is a quiet season. Growth slows and the plant starts settling in for winter dormancy.
Fall brings clear gold foliage and ripening berries, plus a second good planting window once the heat breaks.
Fall is harvest and cleanup time before the shrub settles into winter dormancy.
Fall is when prairie rose puts on one last show before going dormant.
Fall is when pickerelweed starts winding down, and a light cleanup keeps the pond tidy heading into winter.
Fall is cleanup time, getting the plant ready for winter dormancy.
Fall is a slow wind down for Retama. The tree thins out gradually well before any hard freeze arrives.
Pollinator Patch turns plants like these into a front-yard plan tuned for the soil, climate, and HOA expectations of the Fort Worth area.