Native plants for Frio County, Texas
273 native plants recorded in Frio County, Texas
The USDA plant database has 345 plants recorded growing wild in Frio County. 273 of them are native to the lower 48, and 17 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 154 wildflowers and herbs, 43 grasses and sedges, 19 shrubs, 34 low woody plants, 13 trees, 10 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 24 of them (9%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Common pepperweed (Lepidium densiflorum), Seaside brookweed (Samolus valerandi) and 2 more are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Frio County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 24 | 0 | 249 |
| Half shade | 19 | 5 | 249 |
| Under trees | 15 | 9 | 249 |
| Heavy clay | 16 | 8 | 249 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 17 | 7 | 249 |
| Never watered | 19 | 5 | 249 |
| Stays soggy | 6 | 18 | 249 |
Sun all day in Frio County: 24 rated natives
12 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
Half shade in Frio County: 19 rated natives
11 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 trees, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Frio County: 15 rated natives
8 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 2 trees, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Frio County: 16 rated natives
10 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 1 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Turkey tangle fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Frio County: 17 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Turkey tangle fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Frio County: 19 rated natives
9 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Frio County: 6 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 trees. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Tapertip flatsedge (Cyperus acuminatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Nuttall's povertyweed (Monolepis nuttalliana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth - Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Frio County has that most of Texas does not
16 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Texas barberry (Mahonia swaseyi): 7 counties
- Burridge's greenthread (Thelesperma burridgeanum): 8 counties
- Plainsdaisy (Dichaetophora campestris): 9 counties
- Carrizo Sands woollywhite (Hymenopappus carrizoanus): 10 counties
- Rose evening primrose (Oenothera rosea): 10 counties
- Littlefruit slipplejack (Serjania brachycarpa): 10 counties
- Laredo sandmat (Chamaesyce laredana): 11 counties
- Littlehead gumweed (Grindelia microcephala): 11 counties
- Little gumweed (Grindelia pusilla): 11 counties
- Royal evening primrose (Oenothera falfurriae): 11 counties
Where to start in Frio County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Frio County gives you the most rated choice (24 plants), and Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 249 unrated natives too.