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!

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