BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
NECTAR RATING |
LARVAL HOST FOR |
LANDSCAPE |
SUN/SHADE |
TYPE |
Achillea millefolium |
Yarrow |
good |
|
fair |
sun |
herb |
Anethum graveolens |
Fernleaf Dill |
fair |
Black Swallowtail |
fair |
sun |
herb |
Anisacanthus wrightii |
Flame Acanthus |
good |
Texas Crescent |
excellent |
sun |
Hill Country native |
Aquilegia canadensis |
Columbine |
fair |
|
very good |
shade |
Hill Country native |
Aristolochia spp. |
Pipevines |
fair |
Pipevine Swallowtail |
fair |
shade |
native vine |
Arundinaria gigantea |
Giant Cane |
none (grass) |
Pearly-eyes |
excellent |
shade |
native grass |
Asclepias curassavica |
Mexican Milkweed |
excellent |
Monarch, Queen |
good |
sun |
perennial, aphid-prone |
Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly-weed |
excellent |
Monarch, Queen |
very good |
sun |
perennial |
Asimina parvifolia |
Dwarf Pawpaw |
fair |
Zebra Swallowtail |
excellent |
part shade |
understory tree |
Asimina triloba |
Pawpaw |
fair |
Zebra Swallowtail |
excellent |
part shade |
understory tree |
Bauhinia variegata |
Orchid-tree |
good |
|
excellent |
part shade |
tropical tree |
Berlandiera lyrata |
Chocolate Daisy |
excellent |
|
fair |
sun |
native perennial |
Buddleia davidii |
Butterfly-bush |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun |
shrub |
Cardamine bulbosa |
Spring Cress |
good |
Falcate Orangetip |
excellent |
part shade |
native perennial |
Castilleja indivisa |
Indian Paintbrush |
good |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Celtis laevigata |
Sugarberry |
excellent |
Emperors, Question Mark |
fair |
sun |
native tree |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
excellent |
|
good |
wet sun |
native semi-aquatic |
Cirsium sp. |
Thistle |
excellent |
Painted Lady, Little Metalmark |
fair |
sun |
native biennial |
Clematis pitcheri |
Leatherflower |
good |
|
good |
part sun |
native vine |
Clerodendrum trichotomum |
Harlequin Glory-Bower |
excellent |
|
very good |
sun-part shade |
subtropical small tree |
Coreopsis grandiflora |
Tickseed |
fair |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
Lanceleaf Coreopsis |
fair |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Coreopsis tinctoria |
Golden Wave |
fair |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Croton capitatus |
Goatweed |
fair |
Goatweed Leafwing |
fair |
sun |
native perennial |
Dracopis amplexicaulis |
Clasping-leaf Coneflower |
good |
|
fair |
sun |
native perennial |
Echinacea angustifolia |
Purple Coneflower |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun-part shade |
native perennial |
Echinacea purpurea |
Purple Coneflower |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun-part shade |
native perennial |
Echinacea sanguinea |
Purple Coneflower |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun-part shade |
native perennial |
Eupatorium coelestinium |
Blue Mist-flower |
good |
|
very good |
sun-part shade |
perennial |
Eupatorium fistulosum |
Joe Pye-weed |
very good |
|
very good |
sun-part shade |
perennial |
Eupatorium havanense |
White Mistflower |
excellent |
|
Fair |
sun-shade |
perennial |
Eupatorium serotinum |
Boneset |
excellent |
|
fair |
shade |
native perennial |
Fabaceae |
Legumes |
excellent |
Blues, Long-tailed Skipper |
good |
sun |
native annual |
Foeniculum vulgare |
Fennel |
fair |
Black Swallowtail |
good |
sun |
herb |
Gaillardia aestivalis |
Yellow Gaillardia |
good |
|
good |
sun |
native perennial |
Gaillardia pulchella |
Indian Blanket, Firewheel |
very good |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Gelsemium sempervirens |
Carolina Jessamine |
good |
|
excellent |
shade |
native vine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hibiscus coccineus |
Texas Star Hibiscus |
excellent |
|
High |
sun |
perennial |
Hibiscus lasiocarpus |
Woolly Rose Mallow |
excellent |
|
High |
sun |
East Texas native |
Hibiscus moscheutos |
Rose Mallow |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun |
Big Thicket native |
Ipomopsis rubra |
Standing Cypress |
very good |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Itea virginica |
Virginia Sweetspire |
excellent |
|
excellent |
damp shade |
shrub |
Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern Red-cedar |
none |
Juniper Hairstreak |
good |
sun |
native prairie tree |
Kosteletskya virginica |
Salt Marsh Mallow |
excellent |
|
excellent |
damp sun |
native perennial |
Lantana horrida |
Lantana |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun |
South Texas native |
Liatris bracteata |
Gayfeather |
good |
|
good |
sun |
native perennial |
Liatris elegans |
Pink-scale Gayfeather |
good |
|
good |
sun |
native perennial |
Liatris mucronata |
Gayfeather |
good |
|
fair |
sun |
native perennial |
Liatrus pycnostachya |
Kansas Gayfeather |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
excellent |
|
excellent |
shade, damp sun |
native perennial |
Lonicera sempervirens |
Coral Honeysuckle |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun |
native vine |
Malpighia glabra |
Barbados Cherry |
good |
|
excellent |
sun |
South Texas native |
Monarda citriodora |
Lemon-mint |
very good |
|
very good |
sun |
native perennial |
Monarda fistulosa |
Bee Balm |
excellent |
|
very good |
sun |
native perennial |
Oenothera speciosa |
Showy Evening Primrose |
good |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Passiflora incarnata |
Passion Vine |
good |
Heliconians |
excellent |
sun |
native vine |
Penstemon spp. |
Penstemon |
good |
|
good |
sun |
native perennial |
Persea borbonia |
Red Bay |
fair |
Palamedes Swallowtail |
excellent |
shade |
native tree |
Phlox divaricata |
Louisiana Phlox |
fair |
|
good |
part shade |
native perennial |
Phlox drummondi |
Drummond Phlox |
good |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Phlox pilosa |
Plains Phlox |
fair |
|
excellent |
part shade |
native perennial |
Phoradendron tomentosum |
Mistletoe |
none |
Great Purple Hairstreak |
poor |
shade |
tree parasite |
Phyla incisa |
Frogfruit |
excellent |
Phaon Crescent |
fair |
sun |
native groundcover |
Physostegia spp. |
Obedient plant |
good |
|
excellent |
part shade |
native perennial |
Pontederia cordata |
Pickerel weed |
very good |
|
excellent |
damp sun |
native aquatic |
Prunus caroliniana |
Laurel Cherry |
fair |
|
excellent |
shade |
native tree |
Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry |
fair |
Tiger Swallowtail |
good |
sun |
native tree |
Ratibida columnifera |
Mexican Hat |
good |
|
fair |
sun |
native perennial |
Rhododendron spp. |
Azalea |
excellent |
|
excellent |
shade |
shrub |
Rhus spp. |
Sumacs |
fair |
Red-banded Hairstreak |
excellent |
sun |
native shrub |
Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan |
good |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Salvia spp. |
Sage |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun-part shade |
native perennial |
Sapindus drummondii |
Western Soapberry |
fair |
Soapberry Hairstreak |
poor |
sun |
native prairie tree |
Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras |
fair |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
fair |
sun |
native tree |
Sesbania drummondii |
Rattlebush |
excellent |
Funereal Duskywing |
fair |
sun |
native annual |
Sesbania vescaria |
Bladderpod |
excellent |
Suphurs |
fair |
sun |
native annual |
Sida spp. |
Sida |
excellent |
Checkered Skippers |
poor |
sun |
native perennial |
Stokesia laevis |
Blue Stokes Aster |
good |
|
excellent |
part shade |
perennial |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
Coralberry |
fair |
|
fair |
sun-shade |
native sub-shrub |
Tilia carolinana |
Carolina Basswood |
excellent |
|
fair |
part shade |
native tree |
Verbena canadensis |
Rose Vervain |
excellent |
|
excellent |
sun |
native perennial |
Verbesina virginica |
Frostweed |
good |
|
fair |
shade |
native perennial |
Vernonia spp. |
Ironweed |
very good |
|
fair |
sun |
native perennial |
Viola spp. |
Violets |
good |
Variegated Fritillary |
excellent |
shade |
native groundcover |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis |
Hercules' Club |
good |
Giant Swallowtail |
poor |
sun |
native prairie tree |
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