What Native Plants Attract Butterflies?
Houston’s chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas recommends several native plants that attract butterflies to the garden. Giant swallowtail butterflies like the common hop tree, lime prickley ash and hercules club, while the tiger swallowtail prefers various ash trees and black cherry. The American painted lady might be found on sunflowers, black-eyed Susans, asters and coreopsis. What are the Best Small Trees for Houston? According to a brochure put out by the Garden Club of Houston, recommended native small trees for the Houston area include the Texas wild olive, or Cordia boissieri. Texas wild olive matures about 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide, producing large white flowers all year round. Other recommendations include the American holly, chalk maple, eastern redbud, Mexican plum, ironwood, fringe tree, possum haw and parsley hawthorne. Which Native Plants Are Drought-Tolerant? Drought-tolerant native trees include the Texas persimmon, which matures to 35 feet tall, producing whi
