By Date
NICE! Plants of the month by date.
October 2022
October 14, 2022
NICE! Plant of the Month (Bouteloua curtipendula) Family: Poaceae Other
February 2019
February 14, 2019
NICE! Plant of the Month Oenothera macrocarpa Family: Onagraceae Other
January 2013
January 14, 2013
NICE! Plant of the Month (Carya illinoinensis) Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut
June 2012
June 14, 2012
NICE! Plant of the Month (Lantana urticoides (L. horrida)) Family:
April 2012
April 14, 2012
NICE! Plant of the Month Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) Family:
March 2012
March 14, 2012
NICE! Plant of the Month (Melampodium leucanthum) Family: Asteraceae Other
February 2012
February 14, 2012
NICE! Plant of the Month (Chrysactinia mexicana A. Gray) Family:
January 2012
January 14, 2012
NICE! Plant of the Month (Dasylirion spp.) Family: Agavaceae Other
December 2011
December 14, 2011
NICE! Plant of the Month Quercus macrocarpa Family: Fagaceae –
November 2011
November 14, 2011
NICE! Plant of the Month Juglans major Family: Juglandaceae Type:
October 2011
October 14, 2011
NICE! Plant of the Month Quercus glaucoides (Q. laceyi) Family:
By Name
List by Scientific Name
List by Common Name
List by Scientific Name
- Acacia farnesiana, Huisache, March 2009, January 2019
- Acer grandidentatum, Bigtooth Maple, May 2005, November/December 2006
- Agave americana, Century Plant, July/August 2008
- Ageratina havanensis, Thoroughwort, September 2011
- Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus, Hummingbird bush, September 2006, September 2012
- Aquilegia Canadensis, Red Columbine, Hill Country Columbine, March 2003, April 2014
- Aster spp., Fall Aster, Autumn Aster, October 2002
- Ballus Seedia, Planting Wildflowers via Seed Balls, October 2005
- Bauhinia lunarioides (congesta), Anacacho Orchid Tree, November/December 2005, May 2009
- Berberis trifoliolata, Agarito, November/December 2008
- Bignonia capreolata, Cross Vine, April 2007
- Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats Grama, October 2022
- Buddleja marrubiifolia, Woolly butterflybush, April 2014
- Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry, September 2002, April 2010
- Callirhoe involucrata, Winecup, April 2006
- Capsicum annuum var. aviculare, Chile Pequin, Chile Petin, Bird Pepper, June 2004, October 2019
- Carya illinoinensis, Pecan, January 2013
- Celtis laevigata, Sugar hackberry, January 2014
- Cercis canadensis var. texensis, Texas Redbud, February 2003, January 2005, February 2010
- Chasmanthium latifolium, Inland Seaoats, June 2006, July/August 2020
- Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow, July/August 2004, May 2012
- Chrysactina mexicana, Damianita, March 2004, February 2012
- Conoclinium (Eupatorium) coelestinum, Conoclinium (Eupatorium) greggii, Blue Mistflower, Gregg’s Blue Mistflower, September 2008, September 2010, March 2019
- Cornus Drummondii, Roughleaf Dogwood, September 2005, February 2013
- Cotinus obovatus, American Smoke Tree, October 2008, May 2019
- Dalea frutescens, Black dalea, September 2009
- Dasylirion spp., Sotol, October 2004, January 2012
- Echinacea spp., Purple Coneflower, July/August 2006
- Ehretia anacua, Anacua or Anaqua, January 2008
- Erythrina herbacea, Coralbean, June 2007
- Fraxinus texenis, Texas Ash, October 2009, November/December 2019
- Garrya lindheimeri, Mexican Silk-tassel, February 2007, February 2020
- Gaura lindheimeri, Butterfly Gaura, June 2003
- Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina Jessamine, April 2005
- Glandularia bipinnatifida, Prairie verbena, May 2013
- Helianthus maximilani, Maximilian sunflower, September 2013
- Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly, November/December 2002, November/December 2010
- Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon Holly, January 2006, June/July 2019
- Juglans major, Arizona black walnut, November 2011
- Lantana horrida., Texas Lantana, April 2003, June 2012
- Leucaena retusa, Goldenball Leadtree, May 2006
- Leucophyllum frutescens, Cenizo, February 2004, December 2012
- Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, April 2004, March 2010
- Malpighia glabra, Barbados Cherry, October 2006
- Malus ioensis var. texana, Blanco Crabapple, February 2008, March 2020
- Malvaviscus Drummondii, Turk’s Cap, July/August 2003, June 2010
- Melampodium leucanthum, Blackfoot Daisy, May 2002, March 2012
- Mimosa borealis, Fragrant mimosa, February 2013
- Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, Lindheimer Muhly, June 2002, July/August 2010
- Muhlenbergia spp., Gulf Muhly, September 2003, June 2020
- Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima, Mexican Feather Grass, July/August 2007
- Nolina texana, Bear or Basket Grass, June 2005, November/December 2009, April 2019
- Oenothera macrocarpa, Missouri Primrose, February 2019
- Oenothera speciosa, Pink Evening Primrose, May 2007
- Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri, Texas Prickly Pear Cactus, February 2005, January 2020
- Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama, October 2012
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper, June 2011
- Pavonia lasiopetala, Pavonia, Rockrose, Rose Mallow, July/August 2002, June 2009, September 2019
- Penstemon baccharifolius, Rock penstemon, May 2014
- Penstemon cobaea, Foxglove Penstemon, April 2009, April 2020
- Philadelphus ernestii or Philadelphus texensis, Canyon Mock Orange or Texas Mock Orange, March 2006
- Phyla nodiflora, Frog fruit, June 2014
- Pistacia mexicana (P. texana), Texas pistache, November/December 2013
- Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum, March 2007
- Prunus rivularis, Creek Plum, April 2008
- Prunus serotina var. eximia, Escarpment Black Cherry, November/December 2007, April 2011
- Ptelea trifoliata, Wafer ash, March 2014
- Quercus glaucoides (Q. laceyi, Lacey Oak, January 2007, October 2011
- Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak, November/December 2005, January 2005, December 2011, November/December 2020
- Quercus muhlenbergii, Chinquapin Oak, January 2004, February 2011
- Quercus polymorpha, Monterrey Oak, January 2011
- Rhamnus caroliniana, Carolina buckthorn, February 2014
- Rhus lanceolata, Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, October 2003
- Rhus virens, Evergreen Sumac, January 2003, February 2009, October 2020
- Rivina humilis, Pigeonberry, July/August 2009
- Sabal minor, Dwarf Palmetto, June 2021
- Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue Sage, May 2008
- Salvia greggii, coccinea, regla, Autumn, Tropical, & Mountain Sages, October 2010
- Salvia penstemonoides, Big Red Sage, May 2020
- Salvia regla, Mountain Sage, September 2020
- Salvia roemeriana, Cedar Sage, May 2003
- Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Western Soapberry, October 2007
- Sophora affinis, Eve’s Necklace, March 2008, February 2015
- Sophora secundiflora, Mountain Laurel, April 2002, January 2010
- Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash, Indiangrass, June 2008, September 2014
- Stachys coccinea, Texas Betony, May 2005
- Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Coralberry, February 2006
- Tagetes lemmonii, Copper Canyon Daisy, September 2007
- Tecoma stans, Yellow Bells/Esperanza, May 2004, May 2010
- Ulmus crassifolia, Cedar Elm, November/December 2004, March 2011
- Ungnadia speciosa, Mexican buckeye, April 2012
- Vauquelinia corymbosa, Slimleaf Rosewood, January 2015
- Viguiera stenoloba, Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye, October 2013
- Wedelia hispida, Zexmenia, September 2004, November 2012
- Yucca baccata and Yucca rostrata, Banana Yucca and Beaked Yucca, January 2009
- Yucca constricta, Buckley’s Yucca, June 2013
- Yucca rupicola, Twist-leaf Yucca, July/August 2005, August 2019
List by Common Name
- Agarito, Berberis trifoliolata, November/December 2008
- American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana, September 2002, April 2010
- American Smoke Tree, Cotinus obovatus, October 2008, May 2019
- Anacacho Orchid Tree, Bauhinia lunarioides (congesta), November/December 2005, May 2009
- Anacua or Anaqua, Ehretia anacua, January 2008
- Arizona Black Walnut, Juglans major, November 2011
- Artemisia, Artemesia ludoviciana, September 2016
- Autumn, Tropical, & Mountain Sages, Salvia greggii, coccinea, regla, October 2010
- Banana Yucca and Beaked Yucca, Yucca baccata and Yucca rostrata, January 2009
- Barbados Cherry, Malpighia glabra, October 2006
- Bear or Basket Grass, Nolina texana, June 2005, November/December 2009, April 2019
- Big Red Sage, Salvia penstemonoides, May 2020
- Bigtooth Maple, Acer grandidentatum, May 2005, November/December 2006
- Black dalea, Dalea frutescens, September 2009
- Blackfoot Daisy, Melampodium leucanthum, May 2002, March 2012
- Blanco Crabapple, Malus ioensis var. texana, February 2008, March 2020
- Blue Mistflower, Gregg’s Blue Mistflower, Conoclinium (Eupatorium) coelestinum, Conoclinium (Eupatorium) greggii, September 2008, September 2010, March 2019
- Buckley’s Yucca, Yucca constricta, June 2013
- Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, November/December 2003, January 2005, December 2011, November/December 2020
- Butterfly Gaura, Gaura lindheimeri, June 2003
- Canyon Mock Orange or Texas Mock Orange, Philadelphus ernestii or Philadelphus texensis, March 2006
- Carolina buckthorn, Rhamnus caroliniana, February 2014
- Carolina Jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens, April 2005, January 2016
- Cedar Elm, Ulmus crassifolia, November/December 2004, March 2011
- Cedar Sage, Salvia roemeriana, May 2003
- Cenizo, Leucophyllum frutescens, February 2004, November 2012
- Century Plant, Agave americana, July/August 2008
- Chile Pequin, Chile Petin, Bird Pepper, Capsicum annuum var. aviculare, June 2004, October 2019
- Chinquapin Oak, Quercus muhlenbergii, January 2004, February 2011
- Copper Canyon Daisy, Tagetes lemmonii, September 2007
- Coral Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, April 2004, March 2010
- Coralbean, Erythrina herbacea, June 2007
- Coralberry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, February 2006
- Creek Plum, Prunus rivularis, April 2008
- Cross Vine, Bignonia capreolata, April 2007
- Damianita, Chrysactina mexicana, March 2004, February 2012
- Desert Willow, Chilopsis linearis, July/August 2004, May 2012
- Dwarf Palmetto, Sabal minor, June 2021
- Escarpment Black Cherry, Prunus serotina var. eximia, November/December 2007, April 2011
- Esperanza/Yellow Bells, Tecoma stans, May 2004, May 2010
- Evergreen Sumac, Rhus virens, January 2003, February 2009, October 2020
- Eve’s Necklace, Sophora affinis, March 2008, February 2015
- Fall Aster, Autumn Aster, Aster spp., October 2002
- Flame Acanthus or Hummingbird bush, Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, September 2006, September 2012
- Foxglove Penstemon, Penstemon cobaea, April 2009, April 2020
- Fragrant mimosa, Mimosa borealis, March 2013
- Frogfruit, Phyla nodiflora, June 2014
- Goldenball Leadtree, Leucaena retusa, May 2006, April 2016
- Gulf Muhly, Muhlenbergia spp., September 2003, June 2020
- Huisache, Acacia farnesiana, March 2009, January 2019
- Indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash, June 2008, September 2014
- Inland Seaoats, Chasmanthium latifolium, June 2006, June/July 2016, July/August 2020
- Lacey Oak, Quercus glaucoides, January 2007, October 2011
- Lindheimer Muhly, Muhlenbergia lindheimeri, June 2002, July/August 2010
- Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximilani, September 2013
- Mealy Blue Sage, Salvia farinacea, May 2008
- Mexican Buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa, April 2012
- Mexican Feather Grass, Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima, July/August 2007
- Mexican Plum, Prunus mexicana, March 2007
- Mexican Silk-tassel, Garrya lindheimeri, February 2007, February 2020
- Missouri Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, February 2019
- Monterrey Oak, Quercus polymorpha, January 2011
- Mountain Laurel, Sophora secundiflora, April 2002, January 2010
- Mountain Sage, Salvia regla, September 2020
- Pavonia, Rockrose, Rose Mallow, Pavonia lasiopetala, June 2009
- Pecan, Carya illinoinensis, January 2013
- Pigeonberry, Rivina humilis, July/August 2009
- Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa, May 2007
- Planting Wildflowers via Seed Balls, Ballus Seedia, October 2005
- Possumhaw Holly, Ilex decidua, November/December 2002, November/December 2010
- Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Rhus lanceolata, October 2003, August 2016
- Prairie verbena, Glandularia bipinnatifida, May 2013
- Purple Coneflower, Echinacea spp., July/August 2006
- Red Columbine, Hill Country Columbine, Aquilegia Canadensis, March 2003, April 2013
- Retama, Parkinsonia aculeata, October 2012
- Rock penstomen, Penstemon baccharifolius, May 2014
- Rose Pavonia, Pavonia lasiopetala, July/August 2002, June 2009, September 2019
- Roughleaf Dogwood, Cornus Drummondii, September 2005, February 2014
- Sideoats Grama, Bouteloua curtipendula, October 2013
- Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye, Viguiera stenoloba, October 2013
- Slimleaf rosewood, Vauquelinia corymbosa, January 2015
- Spiny hackberry, Celtis ehrenbergiana, February 2016
- Sotol, Dasylirion spp., October 2004, January 2012
- Sugar Hackberry, Celtis laevigata, January 2014
- Texas Ash, Fraxinus texenis, October 2009, November/December 2019
- Texas Betony, Stachys coccinea, May 2005, March 2016
- Texas Lantana, Lantana horrida, April 2003, June 2012
- Texas pistache, Pistacia mexicana (P. texana), November/December 2013
- Texas Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri, February 2005, January 2020
- Texas Redbud, Cercis canadensis var. texensis, February 2003, January 2005, February 2010
- Thoroughwort, Ageratina havanensis, September 2011
- Turk’s Cap, Malvaviscus Drummondii, July/August 2003, June 2010
- Twist-leaf Yucca, Yucca rupicola, July/August 2005, August 2019
- Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, June 2011
- Wafer ash, Ptelea trifoliata, March 2014
- Western Soapberry, Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, October 2007
- Wild Foxglove, Penstemon cobaea, April 2020
- Winecup, Callirhoe involucrata, April 2006
- Woolly butterflybush, Buddleja marrubiifolia, April 2014
- Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria, January 2006, June/July 2019
- Zexmenia, Wedelia hispida, September 2004, November 2012