Protecting the Texas environment through conservation, research and utilization of native plants
Native Plant Database
Search for plants that fit your landscape by soil type, sun/shade, height, and more
Register Now for the 2025 Virtual Spring Symposium!
Our in-person event Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin in person has filled and is at wait-list status, but you can still register for the virtual event.
Native Plants ...
Are drought-tolerant, naturally conserving our precious water resources
Provide habitat and food for birds, butterflies, bees and other wildlife
Don’t need special pampering or fertilizing
Are natural to their ecosystem
Help us maintain biological biodiversity
Shop Native Plants Near You!
The Native Plant Society of Texas partners with local nurseries and growers. Learn more about our NICE Program and start shopping.
Latest Chapter News
Local chapters across the state help promote the Native Plant Society of Texas mission while providing a social context which many members enjoy. Each chapter chooses projects according to the interests of their members, and organizes local field trips, meetings, plant sales and other events. Most chapters publish their own websites and newsletters.
Cedar Sage – a shady beauty for a NICE spring
Cedar Sage is aptly named. The tidy evergreen rosettes with 1 – 2 foot tall spikes of brilliant red evolved to grow in the shade and fine leaf litter under the Hill Country native cedars (Ashe Junipers). Treasure this like the wildflower that it is. Fine gravely soil with dappled shade and good drainage are its home. Once established, Cedar Sage is very drought-tolerant and highly deer-resistant. And as with other red-flowered Salvias, its flowers are both edible and sweet and can make an attractive garnish.
H-E-B Celebrates Texas Native Plants this Spring!
Be on the lookout for native plants at our Boerne
Where to see native plants
Chapter members support native plant gardens in many cities and parks in Texas.
Demonstration Gardens
Parks, Trails, and Preserves
Classes and Native Landscape Certification
Class Descriptions
Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the
Native Landscape Certification Program
Spring 2025 Schedule Classes are consistent across the state but focus on the characteristics and plants of the region in which they are taught. Please register for classes located in
Gardening for Monarchs
Monarch & Milkweed Resources
Learn about Monarchs Learn about the Monarch Butterfly Learn about Milkweed Texas Parks and Wildlife Identification of Milkweeds (Illustrated Guide) Learn about Butterfly Gardens Wildflower Center guide to making
Monarch Waystation Requirements
Monarch Waystations are places that provide all the resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations and sustain their migration. A Monarch Waystation needs milkweeds, nectar plants, and some kind of
Garden Grants
Monarch Garden Grants The Native Plant Society of Texas awards small grants to nature centers, schools, educational groups and others to help fund development of Monarch demonstration gardens or Monarch Waystations
Texas Native Plants Member Magazine
Winter 2025 Member Magazine
Fall 2024 Member Magazine
Summer 2024 Member Magazine
Featured
Spread the word – academic grants process opens soon! Applications for the graduate level Ann Miller Gonzales Graduate Research Grant will be accepted from September 1 – October 15.
