Native plants for Jim Hogg County, Texas
296 native plants recorded in Jim Hogg County, Texas
The USDA plant database has 370 plants recorded growing wild in Jim Hogg County. 296 of them are native to the lower 48, and 13 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 146 wildflowers and herbs, 39 grasses and sedges, 34 shrubs, 55 low woody plants, 13 trees, 9 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 20 of them (7%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album), Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) and 1 more are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Jim Hogg County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 20 | 0 | 276 |
| Half shade | 19 | 1 | 276 |
| Under trees | 16 | 4 | 276 |
| Heavy clay | 11 | 9 | 276 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 16 | 4 | 276 |
| Never watered | 15 | 5 | 276 |
| Stays soggy | 4 | 16 | 276 |
Sun all day in Jim Hogg County: 20 rated natives
9 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Jim Hogg County: 19 rated natives
8 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 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 · high shade tolerance - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate 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 - 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 - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · 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 - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Jim Hogg County: 16 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Jim Hogg County: 11 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 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 - 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 - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · 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 - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 9 ft mature · rapid growth
Sandy, drains fast in Jim Hogg County: 16 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Jim Hogg County: 15 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 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 · high drought tolerance - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 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 · high drought tolerance - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 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 - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Jim Hogg County: 4 rated natives
2 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Southern waternymph (Najas guadalupensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · takes saturated soil - Nuttall's povertyweed (Monolepis nuttalliana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth
Natives Jim Hogg County has that most of Texas does not
53 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Shrubby woodsorrel (Oxalis frutescens): only here
- Rio Grande nailwort (Paronychia congesta): only here
- Sullivan City flax (Linum lundellii): 3 counties
- Cory's croton (Croton coryi): 4 counties
- Lundell's nailwort (Paronychia lundelliorum): 4 counties
- Damiana (Turnera diffusa): 4 counties
- South Texas prairie clover (Dalea austrotexana): 5 counties
- Plateau rocktrumpet (Mandevilla lanuginosa): 5 counties
- Texas holdback (Pomaria austrotexana): 5 counties
- Rio Grande beebrush (Aloysia macrostachya): 6 counties
Where to start in Jim Hogg County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Jim Hogg County gives you the most rated choice (20 plants), and Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 4 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 276 unrated natives too.