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This is a short list of pollinator-friendly native and adapted perennial plant species for the Hill Country. See links to more extensive plant lists below.
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Also, see the NICE! sheet for Natives Instead of Common Exotics suggestions, and the Pollinators sheet to identify some common pollinators.
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The Tips and Tricks sheet contains sort instructions, and links to other useful web sites.
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Common NameScientific NameFormSun/Shade
Seasonal Interest
Flower Color
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Beebalm, Spotted Monarda punctataForbSunSpring/SummerWhite/Purple.5-3.5-1AnnualLight to MedResistantSpecial value to bees
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Beebalm/Horsemint/Lemon MintMonarda citriodoraForbSunSpring/SummerPurple1-2.5-1AnnualLight to MedResistantSpecial value to bees
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BeebrushAloysia gratissimaShrubSunSpring to FallWhite5-103-5PerennialLightResistantBeautiful scent; blooms after a rain
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Blue Mistflower/Gregg's MistflowerConoclinium greggiiForbSunSpring to FallBlue1-25-6PerennialLight to MedSemi-resistantButterflies
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ClammyweedPolanisia dodecandraForbSunLate Spring to FallWhite/Pink1-31-3AnnualLightResistantBees, Butterflies
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Coral Honeysuckle VineLonicera sempervirensVineSun/Part ShadeSpringRed/Coral3-20 longPerennialMediumSemi-resistantBirds, bees,butterfilies
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CrossvineBignonia capreolataVineSun/Part ShadeSpring, occ. SuYellow/Orange3-10 1-3PerennialLight to MedResistantEvergreen vine, Hummingbirds
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Daisy, BlackfootMelampodium leucanthumForbSunSpring/SummerWhite.5-11-2PerennialVery LightResistantBees, Butterflies, Birds, Insects
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Daisy, CowpenVerbesina encelioidesForbSun/Part ShadeSpring to FallYellow1-3.5-1AnnualLight to MedResistantLarval host: bordered patch butterfly
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Daisy, Englemann's/CutleafEngelmannia peristeniaForbSunLate SpringYellow1-31PerennialLightResistant
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Daisy, Four NerveTetraneuris acaulisForbSun/Part ShadeSpring to FallYellow11PerennialVery LightSemi-resistantBees
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Daisy, Pincushion (perfume ball)Gaillardia suavisForbSunSpringRed/Brown1-2.5-1PerennialLight
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DamianitaChrysactinia mexicanaForbSunSpringYellow1-21-2PerennialVery LightResistant
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Dutchman’s BreechesThamnosma texanaForbSunSpringWhite/Pink.5-1.5-1PerennialLightSemi-resistantLarval host: Pipevine Swallowtail; Eastern Black Swallowtail
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EsperanzaTecoma stansShrubSunSpring to FallYellow4-84-6PerennialLight to MedSemi-resistantBees, Butterflies, Insects, Hummingbirds
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Eve's Necklace Styphnolobium affineTreePart ShadeSpringPink15-305-10PerennialLightSpecial value to bees
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Fall AsterSymphyotrichum oblongifoliumForbSun/Part ShadeFallPurple2-32.5-3PerennialLightResistantNectar source
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False IndigoAmorpha fruticosaShrubSun/Part ShadeSpringPurple6-105-10PerennialMoist
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Frog-Fruit Phyla nodifloraGroundcoverSun/Part ShadeSpring to FallWhite0.51-2PerennialLightResistantVisited by numerous small butterflies
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Frostweed Verbesina virginicaForbPart Shade/ShadeFallWhite1-3.5-1PerennialLightResistantFavored nectar plant for Monarchs on their way to Mexico
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GayfeatherLiatris punctata var.mucronataForbSunFallPurple1-3.5-1PerennialLightMinimalButterflies
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Golden GroundselPackera obovataGroundcoverPart Shade/ShadeSpring Yellow1-2.5PerennialMoistResistant
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Goldenrod, PrairieSolidago nemoralisForbSun/Part ShadeFallYellow1-2.5-1PerennialLight to MedModerateSpecial value to bees
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Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchellaForbSun/Part ShadeLate Sp-Early SuRed/Yellow1-2.5-1AnnualLight to MedModerateLarval host: Indian Blanket Moth (Schinia volupia)
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Mexican Plum Prunus mexicanaTreeSun/Part ShadeSpringWhite15-355-15PerennialLightMinimalLarval host: Tiger Swallowtail, Cecropia moths
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Milkweed, Antelope HornAsclepias asperulaForbSunSpringWhite.51-3PerennialLightResistantLarval Host: Monarch
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Milkweed, Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosaForbSunLate Spring to FallOrange/Yellow2-4.5-1PerennialLightResistantLarval Host: Monarch
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Milkweed, GreenAsclepias viridisForbSunSummerGreen/White2-4.5-1PerennialLightResistantLarval Host: Monarch
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Milkweed,Texana/WhiteAsclepias texanaForbSunLate Sp-Early SuWhite1-31-1.5PerennialLightResistantLarval Host: Monarch
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ParralenaThymophylla pentachaetaForbSunSpring to FallYellow.5-1.5-1PerennialLightSpecial value to bees
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Passionflower, Corona de CristoPassiflora foetidaVineSun/Part ShadeSpring to FallPurple/White3-6PerennialMediumModerateLarval Host: Gulf Coast Frittilary
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Passionflower, Spread-lobe (slender-lobe)
Passiflora tenuilobaVinePart ShadeSpring to FallWhite3-6PerennialLightMinimalLarval Host: Gulf Coast Frittilary
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Passionflower, YellowPassiflora luteaVinePart ShadeSpring to FallYellow12-15PerennialLightResistantLarval Host: Gulf Coast Frittilary
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Penstemon/Fox-GlovePenstemon cobeaForbSunSpringYellow1-2.5PerennialMediumMinimalLarval Host: Dotted Checkerspot butterfly; moth, butterfly and hummingbird attractant
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Petunia, Drummond's WildRuellia drummondianaForbPart Shade/ShadeSummer to FallPurple1-3.5PerennialLightMinimalLarval Host: Common buckeye
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Pink evening primrose Oenothera speciosaForbSun/Part ShadeSpringPink.5-11-3PerennialLightResistant
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Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaForbSun/Part ShadeSpring/SummerPurple1-31-1.5PerennialLightSemi-resistantBees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Red ColumbineAquilegia formosaForbPart Shade/ShadeSpringRed/Yellow1-21-2PerennialMediumSemi-resistantHummingbirds
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Red YuccaHesperaloe parvifloraCactusSunSpring/SummerRed/Yellow1-21-2PerennialLightResistantHummingbirds
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Redbud, Texas Cercis canadensis var. texensisTreePart ShadeSpringPink/Red10-205-10PerennialLightSemi-resistantLarval Host: Henrys Elfin butterfly
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Rock RosePavonia lasiopetalaForbSun/Part ShadeSummer to FallPink23PerennialLightSemi-resistantButterflies, Hummingbirds
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Sage, Autumn/Cherry Salvia greggiiShrubSunSpring to FallPink/Red2-32-3PerennialLightResistantAttracts Hummingbirds
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Sage, CedarSalvia roemerianaForbShadeSpring/SummerRed1-2.5-1PerennialLightResistantAdapted to grow under Ash Juniper
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Sage, Mealy BlueSalvia farinaceaForbSunSpring to FallBlue2-3.5-2PerennialLightResistant
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Sage/Tropical, ScarletSalvia coccineaForbSun to ShadeSpring to FallRed2-31-2PerennialLightSemi-resistantHummingbirds
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Senna, Lindheimer's Senna lindheimerianaShrubSun/Part ShadeSummer to FallYellow3-62-4PerennialLightModerateLarval Host: Sleepy Orange, Sulphur butterflies
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Skeleton Plant, TexasLygodesmia texanaForbSunSpring/SummerPurple1-2.5-1PerennialLightMinimalNectar source
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Snow-on-the-MountainEuphorbia marginataForbPart ShadeFallWhite1-3.5-1AnnualMediumResistant
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Standing CypressIpomopsis rubraForbSun/Part ShadeSpring/SummerRed3-60.5BiennialMediumModerateHummingbirds
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Straggler Daisy/HorseherbCalyptocarpus vialisGroundcoverPart Shade/ShadeSpring to FallYellow.5.5-1PerennialLight to MedResistant
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Sunflower, Common Helianthus annuusForbSunSpring/SummerYellow1.5-81-2AnnualLightResistantBees, Butterfilies, Birds
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Sunflower, Maximillian Helianthus maximilianiForbSunLate Summer/FallYellow3-6colonyPerennialLightSemi-resistantBees, Butterfilies, Birds
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Texas Betony Stachys coccineaForbPart ShadeSpring to FallRed/Orange1-2.5-1PerennialMediumResistantHummingbirds
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Texas LantanaLantana urticoides (L. horrida)ShrubSunSpring to FallOrange/Yellow3-54-5PerennialVery LightResistantButterflies, bees
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Texas PersimmonDiospyros texanaTreeSun/Part ShadeSpringWhite10-155-10PerennialLightModerateLarval Host: Gray hairstreak, Henrys Elfin butterfly
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Texas ThistleCirsium texanumForbSunSpring/SummerPurple2-5.5-1BiennialLightResistantLarval Host: Painted Lady/Special value to bees
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Thoroughwort/ White BonesetAgeratina havanensisShrubSunFallWhite2-61-5PerennialLightModerateFavored nectar plant for Monarchs on their way to Mexico
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Verbena, Prairie/Dakota VervainGlandularia bipinnatifidaForbSun/Part ShadeSpring to FallPurple.5.5-1PerennialLightResistantBees, Birds
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Wafer Ash/Hop treePtelea trifoliataTreeSun to ShadeSpringWhite10-155-10PerennialLightResistantLarval Host: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Giant Swallowtail 
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Wedelia (was Zexmenia)Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida
(was Zexmenia hispida)		ForbSun/Part ShadeSpring to FallYellow1.5-2.52-3PerennialLightSemi-resistantButterflies
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White Prickly Poppy Argemone albifloraForbSun/Part ShadeSpringWhite2-51-2AnnualLightResistantNectar source
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YarrowAchillea millefoliumForbSun/Part ShadeLate SpringWhite1-2.5-1PerennialLightResistantSpecial value to bees
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*Deer may eat plants that they normally would not depending on weather conditions, availability of natural food sources, and overpopulation.
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Native Plant Society of Texas - Kerrville Chapter Recommended Native Plant brochure
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pvI1Hs5qkuKpV5HHNs77kopUS7-p_BJi/view
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Butterfly Larval Plants 2016
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U2M0q71fx6BDqKFueGtf1x0VQKER-MYA/view
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