We are going absolutely wild for wildflowers this fall by bringing you two great products for upcoming wildflower planting season. Our Texas Native Wildflowers Seed Mix is full of native wildflower seeds that intend to bring you gorgeous native blooms year after year. Our Hill Country Pollinator Mix has these native wildflowers seeds plus a bevy of other wildflower beauties for a delightful mix to offer nectar to a host of pollinators. Why choose? We suggest you get both!
Today’s blog is all about giving you a quick peek of the selection of Texas native wildflowers we have packaged up in our Texas Native Wildflower Seed Mix this year. Since you can see detailed info about these native wildflowers in our 4 part blog series, “Wildflowers for San Antonio and Hill Country”, today we’ll focus on the simple beauty of these native wildflowers. Enjoy our wildflowers pictorial!
While all of these Texas native wildflowers offer nectar to a ton of native butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators, some of these also offer an added benefit of being host plants that offer larval food for native butterfly caterpillars.
Native wildflowers from left to right (or top to bottom on mobil)
- Black Eyed Susan: Nectar provider and host plant for Silvery Checkerspot butterflies.
- Butterfly Weed (Tuberosa Milkweed): Nectar provider, and host plant for Monarch and Silver Checkerspot and Gray Hairstreak butterflies.
- Clasping Coneflower: Nectar provider
- Common Milkweed: Nectar provider and host plant for Monarch butterflies.
Native wildflowers from left to right (or top to bottom on mobil)
- Drummond Phlox: Nectar source.
- Englemann Daisy: Nectar source and host plant for undefined butterfly larvae.
- Gayfeather: Nectar source.
- Greenthread: Nectar source and host plant for Dainty sulphurs.
Native wildflowers from left to right (or top to bottom on mobil)
- Indian Blanket: Nectar source and host plant for Bordered Patch butterfly.
- Lemon Mint: Nectar source.
- Mexican Hat: Nectar source.
- Missouri Primrose: Nectar source.
Native wildflowers from left to right (or top to bottom on mobil)
- Plains Coreopsis: Nectar source
- Prairie Coneflower: Nectar source.
- Prairie Verbena: Nectar source.
- Purple Coneflower: Nectar source
Native wildflowers from left to right (or top to bottom on mobil)
- Purple Prairie Clover: Nectar source
- Scarlet Sage: Nectar source and host plant for Painted Lady butterflies.
- Showy Evening Primrose: Nectar source.
- Tahoka Daisy: Nectar source
Native wildflowers from left to right (or top to bottom on mobil)
- Texas bluebonnet: Nectar source, and host plant for Gray hairstreaks, Henry’s Elfin, Painted Lady and Orange sulphurs. Texas state flower.
- White Yarrow: Nectar source and host plant for Painted Lady butterflies.
- Wild Bergamot: Nectar source.
By planting more native plants and wildflowers you are helping to restore the natural ecosystem of our city by offering the native wildlife food, shelter and nesting possibilities.
For more information on native plants you can access previous Happy Gardener blogs here:
Plant Native! Plants that Survive and Thrive in Texas.
Trying Native Plants in Your San Antonio Landscape
Top 5 Favorite Native San Antonio Nectar Plants for Butterflies
The Happy Gardener, Lisa Mulroy
