1. Susan J. Henson, Horticulturist Parks and Recreation Department
GOING NATIVE
Presented by
Susan J. Henson, Horticulturist
City of Grand Prairie
Parks and Recreation Department ,

2. Success is dependent on:
Planning the landscape
Proper soil preparation
Correct plant selection
Proper spacing and planting
Appropriate maintenance
Follow these simple steps and you too can have a Native or Everlasting landscape!

3. Steps to a Great Native Garden
Proper plant selection
Mature size
Color
Requirements
Light
Water
Soil

4. Proper Plant Selection
Disease or Pest problems
Maintenance Requirements
Bed Preparation
Soil Test
Soil Amendments
Nutrients
Mulch

5. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: White, Rose, Yellow
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 1’
Achilles species
Yarrow

6. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: White
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 1’
Allium species
Garlic, Chives

7. Aquilegia chrysantha Hinckleyana Hinckley’s Columbine
Propagation: Seed,Division
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 18”
Aquilegia chrysantha Hinckleyana
Hinckley’s Columbine

8. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Red, Yellow Blend
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 2’
Aquilegia canadensis
Columbine

9. Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Gray Foliage
Flowering Season: only grey foliage
Height: 2’ - 3’
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Artemisia

10. Propagation: Seed
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 2’
Ascelepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed

11. Propagation: Cuttings,Division
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering Season: Fall
Height: 3”
Aster oblongifolius
Fall Aster

12. Propagation: Division, Cuttings
Flower Color: Yellow and Red-brown
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: 3’
Beloperone guttata
Shrimp Plant

13. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 1’ - 2’
Bletilla striata
Chinese Ground Orchid

14. Propagation: Division, Tubers
Flower Color: Yellow, Red, Pink, Salmon
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 2’ - 4’
Canna X generalis
Garden Canna

15. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: White
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 3’
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Ox-eye Daisy

16. Chrysanthemum species
Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Fall
Height: 3’
Chrysanthemum species
Garden Mums

17. Coreopsis grandiflora
Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Yellow
Season Flowering : Late Spring, Summer
Height: 2’ – 3’
Coreopsis grandiflora
Tickseed Coreopsis

18. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: White, Rose, Pink and Striped
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 2’ – 4’
Crinum species
Milk and Wine Lily

19. Propagation: Division (corms)
Flower Color: Orange-Red
Flowering Season: Early Summer
Height: 2’ - 3’
Crocosmia pottsii
Montbretia

20. Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: 3’ - 4’
Cuphea micropetala
Cigar Plant

21. Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 1’
Dianthus species
Perennial Pink

22. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 18”
Echinacea angustifolia
Purple Cone Flower

23. Eupatorium coelestinum
Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Lavender-Blue
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: 3’
Eupatorium coelestinum
Perennial Ageratum

24. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Red-Yellow
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 18”
Gillardia species
Indian Blanket

25. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: White
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 2’
Gaura lindheimeri
Gaura

26. Gerbera (Transvaal Daisy)
Propagation: Tissue Culture, Seed
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 2’
Gerbera species
Gerbera (Transvaal Daisy)

27. Propagation: Division (corms)
Flower Color: Purple, White
Flowering Season: Summer
Height - 3’
Gladiolus byzantinus
Corn Flag

28. Helianthus maximiliani
Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Late Summer, Fall
Height: 3’ - 4’
Helianthus maximiliani
Maximilian Sunflower

29. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Height: 1’ - 3’
Hemerocallis
Day Lily

30. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: White, Lavender
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Height: 1’ - 3’
Hosta species
Plaintain Lily

31. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Light Blue, White
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 6”
Ipheian uniflorum
Spring Star Flower

32. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 1’ - 3’
Iris, Bearded
Bearded Iris

33. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 1’ - 3’
Iris, Dutch
Dutch Iris

34. Propagation: Division, Seed
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 3’
Iris, Louisiana
Louisiana Iris

35. Lantana montevidensis
Propagation: Division, Seed, Cuttings
Flower Color: many
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 1’ - 2’
Lantana montevidensis
Trailing Lantana

36. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Coral-red, White, Yellow
Flowering Season: Fall
Height: 1’
Lycoris radiata
Red Spider Lily

37. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Lavender-pink
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 2’ - 3’
Lythrum salicaria
Purple Loosestrife

38. Malvaviscus drummondii
Propagation: Seed, Cuttings
Flower Color: Red
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 3’ - 4’
Malvaviscus drummondii
Turk’s Cap

39. Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: ----
Flowering Season:
Height: 1’
Mentha piperita
Peppermint

40. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 1’
Narcissus species
Daffodils & Narcissus

41. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Height: 8” - 10”
Oxalis crassipes
Oxalis

42. Propagation: Cuttings, Seeds
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 3’ - 4’
Pavonia lasiopetala
Rock Rose

43. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Lavender
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 2’
Pensetemon cobaea
Wild Foxglove

44. Propagation: Division, Cuttings
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 1’ - 2’
Phlox divaricata
LA. Phlox

45. Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 2’
Phlox paniculata
Perennial Phlox

46. Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color; Lavender-pink
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 1’ - 2’
Phlox pilosa
Prairie Phlox

47. Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: 8” - 10”
Phlox subulata
Thrift, Moss Pink

48. Physostegia virginiana
Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Lavender, White
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 3’
Physostegia virginiana
Obedient Plant

49. Propagation: Seed,Division
Flower Color: Blue, White
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: 3’
Plumbago aruriculata
Blue Plumbago

50. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Dark Red
Flowering Season: Fall
Height: 1’
Rhodophiala bifida
Oxblood Lily

51. Rosmarinus officinalis
Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Blue
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Height: 1’ - 4’
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary

52. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 3’
Salvia farinacea
Mealy Cup Sage

53. Salvia Greggii Autumn Sage
Propagation: Cutting, Seed
Flower Color: White Yellowish, Purple Rose
Flowering Season: White, Red, Pink
Height: 2’ - 3’
Salvia Greggii
Autumn Sage

54. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: White, yellowish, Purple, Rose
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 3’
Symphytum officinale
Comfery

55. Mexican Marigold-Mint
Propagation: Cuttings, Division
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall
Heights: 2’
Tagetes lucidia
Mexican Marigold-Mint

56. Propagation: Cutting, Division
Flower Color:
Flowering Season:
Height: 6”
Thymus vulgaris
Common Thyme

57. Propagation: Seed, Division
Flower Color: Many
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: 6’ - 1’
Verbena hybrida
Verbena

58. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering Season: Winter, Spring
Height: 6” - 8”
Viola odorata
Sweet Violet

59. Propagation: Division
Flower Color: White
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 1’
Zephyranthes candida
White Rain Lily

60. Zephyranthes grandiflora
Propagation: Division
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering Season: Summer
Height: 1’
Zephyranthes grandiflora
Pink Rain Lily

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