Native plants for Terry County, Texas
54 native plants recorded in Terry County, Texas
USDA has only 76 plant records of any kind for Terry County, against 4,671 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 54 below as a floor.
By type: 25 wildflowers and herbs, 10 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 11 low woody plants, 3 trees, 2 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 7 of them (13%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. High-plains beeblossom (Oenothera cinerea) is also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Terry County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 7 | 0 | 47 |
| Half shade | 7 | 0 | 47 |
| Under trees | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| Heavy clay | 4 | 3 | 47 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| Never watered | 7 | 0 | 47 |
| Stays soggy | 1 | 6 | 47 |
Sun all day in Terry County: 7 rated natives
3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lyreleaf greeneyes (Berlandiera lyrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lemonscent (Pectis angustifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth - Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Half shade in Terry County: 7 rated natives
3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Lyreleaf greeneyes (Berlandiera lyrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Lemonscent (Pectis angustifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · high shade tolerance - Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Under trees in Terry County: 6 rated natives
2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lyreleaf greeneyes (Berlandiera lyrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lemonscent (Pectis angustifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth
Heavy clay in Terry County: 4 rated natives
2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lyreleaf greeneyes (Berlandiera lyrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Sandy, drains fast in Terry County: 6 rated natives
2 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lemonscent (Pectis angustifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth - Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Never watered in Terry County: 7 rated natives
3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Lyreleaf greeneyes (Berlandiera lyrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Lemonscent (Pectis angustifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · high drought tolerance - Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Stays soggy in Terry County: 1 rated natives
1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Natives Terry County has that most of Texas does not
1 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Cory's jointfir (Ephedra coryi): 11 counties
Where to start in Terry County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Terry County gives you the most rated choice (7 plants), and Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 1 rated plant, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 47 unrated natives too.