seeded-patch

SEEDED PATCH

These are a variety of herbaceous wild flowering Texas native plants not including grasses, sedges, rushes, trees, and shrubs.

SURFACE DYNAMICS

seeded patches are usually a passive surface (rare to occasional human programmed usage). They are best for viewing + habitat purposes, but usually too delicate for regular interactive use.

WILDFLOWER PATCHES

Cultivation season: October – November
Native Seed Collections: Edwards Plateau (Hill Country), shady areas, support hummingbirds, butterflies and pollinators, resist deer browse + other specialty collections.dfs
Specimen Favorites: Indian blanket (GAPU), Texas gayfeather (LIPUM2), Bee balm (MOFI), Scarlet sage (SACO5)

NATIVE GRASS PATCHES

Cultivation season: April – May
Native Grass Collections: Blackland Prairie mix, western short grass prairie, shade-tolerant grasses + other combinations.
Specimen Favorites: Bushy bluestem (ANGL2), Sideoats grama (BOCU), Blue grama (BOGR2), Little bluestem (SCSC), Indian grass (SONU2)

DESIGN SUPPORT

From the piney woods to the high desert Texas offers plenty of variety in its deverse terrain. It has nine major ecoregions and weather ranging from flood to drought, and the result is 5,000 species of flowering plants that are native to the region.