20.04.26_Nine Natives For Shade

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1	Nine Natives for Shade Gardens
2	Preliminary Species List
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5		Scientific Name	Common Name (+ link to mostly Wildflower Center info page about the plant)	Size, Sun/Shade	Bloom time, Color	Characteristics	Commercially available?	Comments/Wildlife Value / Uses

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10	1	Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern	shade, part shade		evergreen; clumping; does not like clay or standing water (River Oaks Garden Club)	Yes
11	1b	Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern	shade, part shade		perennial, deciduous, moist, 2'-3'; alternate fern?	Yes
12	1c	Thelypteris kunthii	Wood Fern	shade, part shade		semi-eg' 2.5'-5'; spreading by rhizomes; good for stormwater infrastructure	Yes
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15	GRASS							Julie: grasses are larva plant for skipper butterflies
16	2	Elymus virginicus	Virginia Wildrye	part shade, 2'-4' ht	Mar-Apr, yellow	perennial, 2'4'	Yes	Fair grazing, seed and forage for birds and small mammals, used for denning and nesting material.
17	Suggestion from mtg	Carex cherokeensis	Cherokee sedge; see #5 below				Yes	Noreen: low; front of border
18	Suggestion from mtg	Setaria parviflora	Knotroot bristlegrass				?	Noreen: low; front of border
19	Suggestion from mtg	Chasmanthium latifolium	Inland Sea Oats; see #6 below				Yes	Noreen: middle
20	Suggestion from mtg	Carex flaccosperma	Thinfruit sedge				?	Stephan Benigno; photo at https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/159952-Carex-flaccosperma/browse_photos
21	Suggestion from mtg	Tridens flavus	Purpletop				Yes	Stephan Benigno; available at Native American Seeds
22	Suggestion from mtg	Chasmanthium sessiliflorum	Narrowleaf (or longleaf) Woodoats				Yes - Houston Audubon	Houston Audubon sells this
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25	3	Callicarpa americana	American Beautyberry	part shade (Mickey says 'edge' of woods- part sun)	May-July, white, pink; purple berries	deciduous	Yes	Birds , Butterflies. Native American used root and leaf tea in sweat baths for rheumatism, fevers, and malaria. Root tea used for dysentery, stomach aches. Root and berry tea used for colic.
26	4	Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii	Turk's Cap	part shade, shade	July-Sept, red, white	semi-eg	Yes	Nectar-hummingbirds, Nectar-butterflies, Nectar-moths, Nectar-insects, Fruit-birds, Fruit-mammals. Use Food: The fruit is edible either raw or cooked, tasting rather like apple, hence its Spanish name, Manzanilla (Little Apple).
27	Suggestion from mtg	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	Coralberry; see #21 below				Yes
28	Suggestion from mtg	Lantana urticoides	Texas Lantana; see #11 below				Yes
29		Viburnum dentatum	Southern Arrowwood; see #22 below				Yes
30	Suggestion from mtg	Aesculus pavia	Red Buckeye				Yes
31	Suggestion from mtg	Itea virginica	Virginia sweetspire				Yes
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37	5	Carex cherokeensis	Cherokee sedge	part shade, 12"-18"	May-Aug, red, yellow, brown	eg, grasslike	Yes	cover; Larval host plant, nectar plant, seeds for birds
38	6	Chasmanthium latifolium	Indian Woodoats	more showy	showy seedhead in fall	semi-eg; blooms june-sept	Yes	Seeds eaten by small mammals and granivorous birds. Leaves provide graze for mammals. Stems and leaves used as nesting material by birds.
39	7	Conoclinium coelestinum	Blue Mistflower	sun, part shade	July-Nov, blue, purple	perennial	Yes	bird and butterflies
40	8	Coreopsis lanceolata	Lance-leaved Coreopsis	sun, part shade, shade	April-June, yellow	eg, 1'	Yes	Butterfly nectar source
41	9	Gaillardia pulchella	Indian Blanket	sun to part shade	May-Aug, red, yellow, brown	perennial	Yes	Butterflies. Tea of root for gastroenteritis, chewed powdered root applied to skin disorders. Sore nipples of nursing mothers bathed in tea made from the plant, also used for sore eyes. Kiowa considered it good luck.
42	10	Iris brevicaulis	Zigzag Iris	sun, part shade, shade	March-April, white, yellow, blue, purple	perennial, 1'-2', moist, wet	Yes
43	11	Lantana urticoides	Texas Lantana	sun to part shade	April-Oct, red, orange, yellow	eg, grasslike	Yes	Birds , Butterflies
44	12	Phlox drummondii	Annual Phlox; Wilson's Phlox	sun, part shade	March-June, white, red, pink, purple	(local subspecies/genotype)	Yes	Butterflies nectar source; at meeting discussion people said it likes sun more than part shade
45	Suggestion from mtg	Phlox divaricarta	Louisiana phlox*	part shade, shade			Yes	Someone said this. It's for shade or part shade. However, furtherest west it is found is Liberty County
46	Suggestion from mtg	Phlox pilosa	Prairie phlox*	sun, part shade			Yes	Lan: does not flower as much in shady spots
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48	13	Rivina humilis	Pigeonberry	part shade	March-Oct, white, pink; red berries	perennial, decidous; blooms march	Yes	Birds - fruit
49	14	Salvia lyrata	Lyre Leaf Sage	sun, part shade, shade	Mar-June, white, blue, violet	perennial, eg	Yes (Houston Audubon)	Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
50	15	Scutellaria ovata	Heartleaf Skullcap	part shade, shade	April-June, blue, violet	perennial, eg, 1'-3', tap root, part shade, shade, dry limestone - will it grow here? Butterflies, nectar source, blue bloom	Yes?	Hummingbird nectar source
51	16	Verbesina virginica	Frostweed	part shade	August-Sept, white	(background)	? Does Houston Audubon have this?	butterflies, used as tobacco by some indigenous peoples
52	17	Tradescantia subacaulis	Stemless Spiderwort	part shade, under 1', moist	Mar-June, white, pink, blue, purple	perennial; USDA show endemic to Texas. Wildflower.org says moist soil and dormant in summer	?	special value to native bees
53	Suggestion from mtg	Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal*	sun, part shade			Seed at seedsource.com
54	Suggestion from mtg	Elephantopus carolinianus	Elephant Foot*				?
55	Suggestion from mtg	Capsicum annuum	Chili pequin*				Maybe
56	Suggestion from mtg	Dicliptera brachiata	Branched foldwing*				Wildscapes
57	Suggestion from mtg	Calyptocarpus vialis	Straggler daisy*				Yes
58	Suggestion from mtg	Hypoxis hirsuta	Yellow Star Grass*
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63	18	Tradescantia occidentalis	Prairie Spiderwort	sun to part shade, dry, prairies, 2'	June-July, pink, purple	perennial	Native Am Seeds
64	19	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderwort	part shade, moist	March-Aug, red, blue	perennial	Yes
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66	20	Erythrina herbacea	Coralbean	sun, part shade, dry	May-June before leaves appear; red	deciduous shrub, 6-12' ; THORNS	Yes	thorns, highly toxic seeds; nectar for hummingbirds
67	21	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	Coralberry	part shade, shade	April-July, white, green	deciduous, 1'3', dry or moist	Yes	can be aggressive; birds, small mammals, browsers for food, cover, nesting
68	22	Viburnum dentatum	Southern Arrowwood	sun, part shade, shade, dry-wet	May-July, white	deciduous shrub, 6'-12' - companion plant	Yes	Birds, butterflies. Gamebirds, songbirds and small mammals. Attracts Eastern Bluebird, Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird, and American Robin.
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75		Carex albicans	Whitetinge Sedge	1-1.5', part to full shade
76		Carex annectens	Yellowfruit Sedge	1'-3', sun to part shade
77		Carex blanda	Eastern Woodland Sedge	1'-3', sun, part shade, shade
78		Acmella oppositifolia	Oppositeleaf Spotflower					FacW
79		Allium canadense	Meadow Garlic
80		Arnoglossum ovatum	Indian Plantain	full sun				not a 'garden' form
81		Commelina erecta	Whitemouth Dayflower
82		Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains Coreopsis	sun, part shade		annual
83		Dalea candida	White Prairie Clover	sun
84		Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	sun		perennial, semi-eg
85		Eupatorium rugosum (Ageratina altissima)	White Snakeroot	poisonous, sun, part shade, 3'-6'				poisonous
86		Hypoxis hirsuta	Common Goldstar	tiny, grasslike				signficant structure?
87		Hypoxis hirsuta	Common Goldstar	tiny, grasslike				signficant structure?
88		Hypoxis hirsuta	Common Goldstar	tiny, grasslike				signficant structure?
89		Nothoscordum bivalve	Crowpoison	tiny bulb				signficant structure?
90		Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal	sun to part shade		moist		signficant structure?
91		Stenaria nigricans	Diamond Flowers	sun
92		Tephrosia onobrychoides	Multibloom Hoarypea
93		Teucrium canadense	American Germander	part shade, moist
94		Verbena xutha	Gulf Vervain	wildflower?				structure?
95		Vernonia missurica	Missouri Ironweed	?				shade?
96		Sabal minor	Dwarf Palmetto					no
97		Eragrostis spectabilis	Purple Lovegrass	8"-18" ht
98		Penstemon tenuis	Gulf Coast Pennstemon	sun to part shade		sun, part shade, blooms mar-jun; basal perennial 1'-3' okay poor drainage, purple bloom, moist, porr drainage ok; sampe requirements as yellow columbine; FacW
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100		Symphyotrichum ericoides	White Heath Aster			perennial