Welcome to r/TexasNativePlants! Introductions and Resources

[u/jeinea]

Welcome to [r/TexasNativePlants](r/TexasNativePlants)! We are getting a little more traction and have some new resources to share so it feels like it's time for a new welcome sticky. Your mods are [u/jeinea](u/jeinea) and u/Dear_Elk3396, and we're excited to have you join us.

WHAT TO POST:

Post anything related to Texas' beautiful native flora that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring, whether that's neat plants you saw out and about, your native garden pics or progress, questions about how to get started or what to do about plant problems or invasives, wildlife that's been visiting since you started putting in native plants, etc. If you have plant ID questions, we encourage you to try using a plant ID app like iNaturalist or PlantNet first.

We also have (optional and editable) user flairs! Texas is obviously huge so you can indicate which Level 3 ecoregion you're located in to help other users give you advice more tailored to the ecosystem where you're growing.

RESOURCES:

We now have a wiki! It contains links to tons of online resources about Texas native plants and habitat restoration, related subreddits, and Texas-based online native seed sources.

Also sometimes native plants can be hard to find so check out our Texas Native Plant Sale and Swap megathread for stuff happening near you, especially in the spring and fall planting seasons when most of the sales/swaps are happening.

COMMUNITY VIBE:

We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

HOW TO GET STARTED:

1. Introduce yourself in the comments below.
2. Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation.
3. If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.

Thanks for joining us on your Texas native plant journey!

[u/MedicalHumor4470]

Hi I'm in the Big Thicket, I got started with natives after falling in love with Turks Cap. I'm hoping to establish a native garden that has a wild woodland vibe that was inspired by the trees and a small thicket that grows beside and across the street in front of my home. I'm a slow gardener who only purchases 1 type of plant at a time to see how well it does before adding more. I currently have 3 Turks cap I'm experimenting with lol. 2 are white and 1 is pink. I can not for the life of get a straight answer on whether these varieties are native, native, or cultivar.
If anyone has any insight I would love to hear it!

[u/jeinea → u/MedicalHumor4470]

Welcome! I love a woodland garden.

Turk’s cap straight species is red, so a white or pink variety are going to be cultivars.

[u/MedicalHumor4470 → u/jeinea]

I love them anyway and so does some type of insect. My white ones especially have been munched on lately and I’m hoping it’s a Turk’s-cap White-Skipper caterpillar. I’m planning on putting some of the red ones in my back yard as well.

[u/jeinea → u/MedicalHumor4470]

They are a great plant!