Our Gardens

One of the hallmarks of an effective wildscape is its use of plants native to the eco-region.  As of summer 2019, St. Julian’s Crossing Wildlife Habitat contains about 75% native-plant species—and that percentage increases as we replace plants and expand our garden beds.  To see what we’re planting now, check out our plant lists below!

Native to the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes eco-region (includes Houston)

  • American Germander (Teucrium canadense)
  • American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • American Elm (Ulmus americana)
  • Bitter Sneezeweed (Helenium amarum)
  • Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa)
  • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
  • Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
  • Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)
  • Brownseed Paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum)
  • Butterfly Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri)
  • Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
  • Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
  • Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
  • Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)
  • Gayfeather (unknown native species, but suspect Liatris pycnostachya)
  • Green Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)
  • Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis)
  • Hercules Club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
  • Indigo Bush a/k/a False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
  • Inland Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
  • Indian Blanket a/k/a Blanketflower (Gaillardia pulchella)
  • Ivyleaf Thoroughwort (Chromolaena ivifolia)
  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lancelota)
  • Lanceleaf Blanketflower (Gaillardia aestivalis)
  • Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
  • Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
  • Mexican Plum (Prunus Mexicana)
  • Narrowleaf Woodoats a/k/a Longleaf Woodoats (Chasmanthium sessiliflorum)
  • Oak (unknown species)
  • Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
  • Prostrate Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)
  • Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
  • Purple Passionvine a/k/a Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)
  • Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
  • Rough Coneflower (Rudbeckia grandiflora)
  • Rough Rosinweed (Silphium radula)
  • Sanguine Coneflower (Echinacea sanguinea)
  • Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea)
  • Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
  • Slim Milkweed (Asclepias linearis)
  • Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
  • Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
  • Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis)
  • Texas Coneflower (Rudbeckia texana)
  • Texas Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)
  • Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)
  • Turkscap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
  • Violet Wild Petunia (Ruellia nudiflora)
  • Wooly Dutchman’s Pipevine (Aristolochia tomentosa)
  • Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)
  • Zizotes Milkweed (Asclepias oenotheroides)

Not native to the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes eco-region

  • Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
  • Brazilian Pipevine (Aristolochia fimbriata)
  • Crape Myrtle hybrid (genus Lagerstroemia)
  • Crossvine hybrid
  • Esperanza a/k/a Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans)
  • Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii)
  • Gaura hybrid
  • Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima)
  • Gregg’s Mistflower (Conoclinium greggii)
  • “Incense” Passionvine (Passiflora incarnata x cincinnata) (Note: we will soon be removing this.)
  • Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
  • Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
  • Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye (Viguiera stenoloba)
  • Salvia hybrid
  • Standing Winecup (Callirhoe digitata)
  • Vitex a/k/a Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus castus) (Note: we will soon be removing this because we’ve discovered it isn’t a sterile hybrid, making it invasive.)

Herbs

  • African Blue Basil
  • Sweet Basil
  • Dill
  • Fennel
  • Garlic Chives
  • Oregano
  • Rosemary
  • Rue
  • Sage (various)
  • Thyme (various)