South Texas Brush Country Region Seed List
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| Pure Live Seed (PLS) Explanation |
| Common,
Scientific Names |
Percent
per
Mix |
Individual Rates
per Acre |
Information |
Photos |
| Bluebonnets (Lupinus teqxensis) |
42% |
20 lb. |
State flower of Texas. Blue with white trim on
spikes. Most common wildflower on roadsides
and pastures. Legume family (nitrogen
fitting). Needs well drained soil and prefers full
sun. Blooms from March-May. 12-24 inches high.
13,500 seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) |
19% |
10 lb. |
Hardy annual that is easily established. Red
flowers with yellow trim. Needs well-drained
soil and full sun. Blooms from May-July.
1½-2 feet. 153,000 seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| Annual Phlox or Drummond Phlox (Phlox drummondii) |
18% |
8 lb. |
Hardy annual. Blooms are red, pink, white and shades of
rose. Likes dry soil and full sun.
Blooms from February-June. 8-24 inches.
234,000 seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| Prairie Verbena (Verbena bipinnatifida) |
6% |
6 lb. |
Annual or short-lived perennial. Purple blooms.
Prefers full sun. Popularly planted with Pink
Evening Primrose. Blooms from
April-November. 4-12 inches. 450,000
seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| Clasping Coneflower (Rudbeckia amplexicaulis) |
6% |
3 lb. |
Hardy annual. Yellow flower petals clasp around
stem with black cone center. Likes dry or
wet soils with full sun. Blooms from
April-June. 1½-2 feet. 800,000 seeds
per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) |
5% |
2 lb. |
Hardy annual. Heavy bloomer. Prefers full
sun, but will tolerate wet or dry soil.
Blooms from March-July. 1-3 feet.
1,400,000 seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| Pink Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) |
3% |
1-3 lb. |
Hardy perennial. Soft pink four petalled flower.
Popularly planted with Prairie Verbena.
Blooms from March-November. 8-16 inches. 864,000
seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
| * Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) |
1% |
1/4 lb. |
Annual, perennial or biennial. Blooms red with
color variations of purple, orange, pink, yellow,
white, etc. throughout the state. Needs
well-drained soil and full sun. Blooms from
March-May. 6-18 inches. 5,100,000
seeds per pound. |
Mature
Plant |
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100% |
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* Seed is very difficult
to find commercially and even more difficult to
germinate.
This list is composed of a number of the more popular
wildflowers selected for the South Texas Brush Country Region
and also those wildflower seeds that were available for
purchase from at least one source at the time of this
writing.
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