Welcome to my Hummingbird Ranchette! I began working on this land in June 2004 as it was once part of a field and was cleared off to just bare ground. It is on the border of the Blackland Prairies and Post Oak Savannah, so I can use plants from both areas. We are just up the first rise from the Brazos Bottom in Burleson County. It is USDA Zone 8b. My house was delivered July 17, 2004 and it stuck out like a sore thumb. A vast majority of the plant species on this place were added by me, but the bermudagrass starting covering the front yard all on its own. It's been a continual effort to turn this bare patch into a nice garden.
I have done a lot of work on this yard in a short time on a limited budget. I'm
extremely happy to find a growing list of wildflowers in the yard. I try to leave
them if I can. For most of the winter and spring, the yard has been
covered in yellow evening primroses. It looks more like a meadow than a
manicured monoculture lawn. The butterflies love it - and so do I.
I got the yard certified as a I got it certified as a Texas Wildscape on May 20, 2008. It is Habitat #4018.
Links on this page are intended to give more information on each plant. All photos on this page and in my Photo Album are my own unless otherwise noted. If you use any of them, I would appreciate a link back to this page. The trailing hummingbird can be found at http://www.hummingbirds.net. To see a journal of the progress of my yard, click here.
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Birds and other animals found in my yard can be seen in the species list of my Backyard Wildlife Habitat gallery.
There, you can see and hear more about these animals. I have pictures of some animals that visit the yard in my Photo Album.
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Critters in my yard
Birds
Unidentified Critters
There are a variety of butterflies that I've seen, but I don't know their names.
Plants growing in my yard
Many of the links below come from the AWESOME Native Plant Database from the
Wildflower Center in Austin, TX.
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| Native | Species | Common Name | Date Rec'd | Qty | Source | Comments |
| Purchased/Received Plants | ||||||
| Hippeastrum x hybridum | Amaryllis 'Apple Blossum' | 2 | Aunt Margie | Hasn't bloomed in a couple of years | ||
| x | Bauhinia lunarioides | Anacacho Orchid Tree | 3/18/05 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | Favorite of bumblebees |
| x | Callicarpa americana | Beautyberry, American | 2005 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | Bluebirds like berries |
| x | Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy | 10/16/04 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | Second one on 11/6/04 |
| x | Lupinus texensis | Bluebonnet, Texas | Fall 2004 | ? | John Ellisor | |
| Callistemon citrinus | Bottlebrush, Dwarf | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |||
| Callistemon rigidus | Bottlebrush, Stiff | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | |||
| x | Aesculus pavia | Buckeye, Red | 2007 | 3 | Discount Trees of Brenham | 1 on 4/15/08 |
| Bulbine frutescens | Bulbine | 3/18/05 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | 1 yellow, 1 orange/yellow | |
| Butterfly Bush 'Pink Delight' | 5/1/04 | 1 | Producer's Coop | |||
| Asclepias curassavica | Butterfly Weed | 4/5/08 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | Had Monarch caterpillar on it | |
| x | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | 1/22/05 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | |
| x | Catalpa bignonioides | Catalpa, Southern | 6/1/04 | 1 | Scott | |
| x | Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm | 2004 | 2 | John Ellisor | |
| x | Juniperus virginiana | Cedar, Eastern Red | 3/19/05 | 1 | Ann Thames | |
| x | Agave americana | Century plant, Variegated | Feb. 05 | 1 | Scott | |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Chaste Tree | 7/1/04 | 1 | Home Depot | ||
| x | Malpighia glabra | Cherry, Barbados | 10/20/04 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | 1 Dwarf (ARE), 1 Standard (Coop) |
| x | Erythrina herbacea | Coralbean | 2006 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush | Feb. 05 | 3 | Scott | |
| x | Bignonia capreolata | Cross-vine | 9/29/04 | 1 | Producer's Coop | |
| x | Taxodium mucronatum | Cypress, Montezuma Bald | 9/2/06 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Dalea frutescens | Dalea, Black | 4/8/05 | 1 | Wildflower Center | |
| x | Chilopsis linearis | Desert willow | 8/1/04 | 1 | Lowe's | |
| x | Echinocactus texensis | Devil's Head Cactus | 4 | Deer Lease | dug up years ago in West Texas | |
| x | Tecoma stans | Esperanza | 1 | Producer's Coop | ||
| x | Thelypteris kunthii | Fern, Southern Wood | Feb. 05 | 1 | Lowe's | |
| x | Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus | 7/5/08 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Penstemon cobaea | Foxglove, Wild | 4/8/05 | 1 | Wildflower Center | |
| Gladiola, Hardy | 20 | Aunt Mary Ann | from Grandma's supply | |||
| x | Leucaena retusa | Goldenball Leadtree | 4/8/05 | 1 | Wildflower Center | |
| Hamelia patens | Hummingbird Bush, Firebush | 2007 | 3 | Discount Trees of Brenham | ||
| Aptenia cordifolia | Ice Plant, Heartleaf | Sep. 04 | ? | Mom | ||
| x | Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket | 4/8/05 | 1 | Wildflower Center | Reseeds readily |
| x | Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland Sea Oats | 2007 | 2 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| Iris, Earl of Essex | 11/8/04 | 4 | Pearl Doyle | |||
| Iris x louisiana | Iris, Louisiana 'Full Eclipse' | 2003 | 3 | Antique Rose Emporium | ||
| Iris, Love the Sun | 11/8/04 | 5 | Pearl Doyle | |||
| Iris, Sapphire Blue | 11/8/04 | 4 | Pearl Doyle | |||
| Iris albicans | Iris, White | 2003 | 7 | Neighbor on Sycamore | ||
| x | Echinocereus reichenbachii (E. caespitosus) | Lace Cactus | 2 | Deer Lease | dug up many years ago in West Texas | |
| Lantana camara | Lantana 'Ham & Eggs' | 5/1/04 | 1 | Lowe's | ||
| x | Lantana horrida | Lantana, Texas | 1/22/05 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | 2 |
| x | Hymenocallis liriosme | Lily, Spider | Mar. 05 | 7 | Randa | |
| Liriope | Liriope ? | ? | Mom | originally from Grandma | ||
| x | Magnolia grandiflora | Magnolia, Southern | 2006 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Manfreda variegata | Manfreda | 2007 | 2 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Stipa tenuissima | Mexican Feathergrass | 1/22/05 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium/ Home Depot-Brenham | |
| Justicia spicigera | Mexican Honeysuckle | 2006 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | ||
| x | Prunus mexicana | Mexican plum | 9/25/04 | 1 | Producer's Coop | Favorite hangout of Sparrows (next to brush pile) |
| x | Cercis canadensis v. mexicana | Mexican redbud | 9/29/04 | 1 | Producer's Coop | |
| Albizia julibrissin | Mimosa, Silk Tree | 5/1/04 | 2 | Mom | grandbabies from Grandma's tree | |
| x | Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | Muhly, Big | 2006 | 2 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Muhly, Gulf | 2007 | 1 | NPSOT Plant Exchange | |
| x | Quercus shumardii | Oak, Shumard | 10/4/04 | 1 | Producer's Coop | |
| x | Sabal minor | Palmetto, Dwarf | 2005 | 1 | Scott | from their property |
| Paperwhites | 1/18/05 | 7 | Scott | |||
| x | Crataegus marshallii | Parsley Hawthorn | 4/5/08 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Penstemon tenuis | Penstemon, Gulf Coast, Brazos Penstemon | 4/8/05 | 1 | Wildflower Center | New ones have come up |
| x | Rivina humilis | Pigeonberry | 3 | Antique Rose Emporium | ||
| x | Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | 4/5/08 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | |
| Heteropterys glabra | Red Wing | 5/1/04 | 1 | Scott | ||
| Rose 'Caldwell Pink' | 9/1/04 | 1 | Producer's Coop | ARE tag | ||
| Rose 'Dame de Coeur' | 8/1/04 | 1 | Mom | from ARE | ||
| Rose 'Lindee' | 5/1/04 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | |||
| Rose 'Mutabilis' | 5/17/08 | 1 | Calloway Nursery | |||
| Rose 'Old Blush' | 2003 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | |||
| Rose 'Penelope' | 8/1/04 | 1 | Mom | from ARE | ||
| Rose 'Rene des Violettes' | 5/1/04 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | |||
| x | Salvia greggii | Sage, Autumn 'Cherry' | 10/9/04 | 1 | Martha's Bloomers | 2 from ARE 4/12/08, Hummers love them |
| x | Salvia greggii | Sage, Autumn, White | 2007 | 3 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Salvia farinacea | Sage, Mealy 'Victoria Blue' | 3/18/05 | 9 | Antique Rose Emporium | 3 from ARE, 6 from Coop |
| Salvia leucantha | Sage, Mexican Bush | 4/5/08 | 1 | Antique Rose Emporium | Good for hummers | |
| x | Salvia coccinea | Sage, Scarlet | 3/18/05 | 3 | Antique Rose Emporium | some came up from seed in 06, 07 |
| x | Leucophyllum frutescens | Sage, Texas, 'Silverado Sage' | 8/1/04 | 2 | Lowe's | |
| Spirea prunifolia | Spirea, Double Bridal Wreath | 2003 | 1 | Producer's Coop | ||
| x | Stachys coccinea | Texas Betony | 4/12/08 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk's cap | 9/17/04 | 2 | Antique Rose Emporium | |
| Aloysia virgata | Verbena, Sweet Almond | 8/1/04 | 1 | Scott | Gets lots of small black and white butterflies | |
| Verbena rigida | Vervain, Tuberous | 5/1/04 | 2 | Lowe's | ||
| Viburnum, Walter's, Dwarf | Fall 2007 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |||
| x | Viola sororia v. missouriensis (Viola missouriensis) | Violet, Missouri | 3/12/05 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Viola walteri | Violet, Walter's | 12/7/04 | 4 | Charles Allen | sent from Pitkin, LA |
| x | Morella cerifera | Wax Myrtle | 2007 | 1 | Discount Trees of Brenham | |
| x | Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon, Dwarf | 8/1/04 | 9 | Lowe's | |
| x | Hypoxis hirsuta | Yellow Star Grass | 3/19/05 | 10 | Randa | from their property |
| x | Hesperaloe parviflora | Yucca, Red | 3 | Lowe's | Hummers love them | |
| Wild Plants | Date Found | |||||
| Bermudagrass | Aug. 04 | ? | Wild | |||
| x | Sisyrinchium rosulatum | Blue Eyed Grass, Annual | 4/2/05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Sisyrinchium pruinosum | Blue-Eyed Grass, Dotted | Apr. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Houstonia pusilla | Bluets, Small | Spring 2005 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Rudbeckia hirta | Brown-eyed Susan | 11/8/04 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. Rigidum | Bumelia, Gum | ||||
| x | Ranunculus macranthus | Buttercup, Large | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Anemone caroliniana | Anemone, Carolina | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Stellaria media | Chickweed | Mar. 05 | Wild | ||
| x | Valerianella radiata | Corn Salad, Beaked | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Nothoscordum bivalve | Crow Poison | Dec. 04 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Rubus trivialis | Dewberry, Southern | Summer 2004 | ? | Wild | several along the fence |
| x | Gaura ssp. | Gaura | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Senecio glabellus | Groundsel, Common | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Veronica peregrina | Hairy Purslane Speedwell, Neckweed | Feb. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Lamium amplexicaule | Henbit, Dead Nettle | Spring 2005 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Herbertia lahue | Herbertia, Prairienymph | Spring 2007 | 3 | Wild | |
| x | Oenothera speciosa | Indian Paintbrush | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Physostegia intermedia | Obedient Plant, False dragon-head | Apr. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Oenothera laciniata | Primrose, Cut-leaved Evening | Winter 2004 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Oenothera speciosa | Primrose, Showy Evening | Apr. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Anagallis arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | Spring 2005 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Corydalis micrantha | Scrambled Eggs | 3/4/06 | 1 | Wild | |
| x | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's Purse, Panquecillo | Spring 2005 | ? | Wild | introduced |
| x | Rumex hastatulus | Sorrel, Heartwing | Winter 2004 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Claytonia virginica | Spring Beauty | Spring 2005 | ? | Wild | begin blooming in December |
| x | Nuttallanthus texanus (Linaria texana) | Toadflax, Texas | Feb. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Rapistrum rugosum | Turnipweed | Mar. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Triodanis perfoliata | Venus' Looking Glass | 3/25/05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Verbena halei (V. officinalis) | Vervain, Texas | 4/2/05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Vicia sativa | Vetch | Feb. 05 | ? | Wild | |
| x | Callirhoe involucrata | Wine-cup, Low Poppy Mallow | 3/5/05 | ? | Wild | |
| 85 | Native Species | |||||
| 120 | Total | |||||
| 70.83% | Percent Native | |||||
Sources of plants
Listed below are people and/or nurseries where I have obtained the plants above.
More sources can be found on my Garden Texas Links page.
If you know of any of the Scientific names that I have left off (or are wrong), please let me know at nativtxn@yahoo.com.
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