Plants Native to Texas

Texas spans USDA zones 6–9 across diverse habitats. Below are 25 native species — wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees adapted to Texas's climate and soils.

Type ▾ Sun ▾ USDA zone ▾ Pet-safe 25 results · Sort: A–Z

Toxic annual

Texas Bluebonnet

Lupinus texensis

Full sun 789

Pet-safe perennial

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Full sun 345

Pet-safe annual

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Full sun 234

perennial

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Full sun 345

Pet-safe perennial

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

567

perennial

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Full sun 8910

Pet-safe perennial

Autumn Sage

Salvia greggii

Full sun 789

perennial

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Full sun 345

Pet-safe perennial

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

456

Pet-safe annual

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja indivisa

Full sun 789

Toxic perennial

Texas Lantana

Lantana urticoides

Full sun 8910

Pet-safe perennial

Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Full sun 456

Pet-safe perennial

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sun 345

Toxic perennial

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Full sun 345

Pet-safe perennial

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Full sun 345

Pet-safe perennial

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Full sun 456

Pet-safe perennial

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

Full sun 456

Pet-safe perennial

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Full sun 456

Pet-safe perennial

American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

678

Pet-safe perennial

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Full sun 345

Pet-safe perennial

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Full sun 456

Pet-safe perennial

Winecup

Callirhoe involucrata

Full sun 456

perennial

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Full sun 567

Pet-safe perennial

Eastern Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Full sun 456

perennial

Twistleaf Yucca

Yucca rupicola

Full sun 789