OUR NEXT PLANT SALE IS...

PLANT SALE SAFARI: September 14, 3-4 PM
MEMBERS' SALE: September 14, 4-7 PM
PUBLIC SALE: September 15, 10 AM-2 PM

Find more than 600 varieties of rare native and adapted pollinator-friendly plants. Many can’t be found in local nurseries! Our Members’ Plant Sale allows you to shop before the Saturday rush! Members also receive 10% off plants.

Come to our Plant Sale Safari, a pre-sale tour by Director of Horticulture Roger Sanderson. Learn how to incorporate native and adapted plants into your landscape. Throughout this tour you'll learn about the best plants for your yard and when the Plant Sale gates open you'll know exactly what to look for. 

Bring your questions and a notepad!

WHAT CAN YOU FIND AT OUR PLANT SALES?

Find Gregg's Mistflower during the Texas Discovery Gardens Plant Sale

Gregg's Blue Mistflower

This Texas native is a pollinator magnet! It's a perfect "beginner" plant, and a favorite of seasoned butterfly gardeners because of it's low water needs.  

Find Milkweed during the Texas Discovery Gardens Plant Sale

Milkweed 

This plant is essential to the Monarch butterfly life cycle. It's the only plant the caterpillars will eat. You can help support the Monarch migration by planting native Milkweed. 

Find Mexican Bush Sage during the Texas Discovery Gardens Plant Sale

Mexican bush sage

This strikingly beautiful, low maintenance plant is perfect for Texas summers! Pollinators flock to this purple plant. Plus, who doesn't love fuzzy flowers?

NEW THIS YEAR

From Roger Sanderson, Director of Horticulture

We have several new introductions of note!

Three fascinating shrubs native to our western states including Silver Buffaloberry, a drought tolerant plant known for its attractive foliage and red berries, Western Serviceberry, widely planted for its showy white flowers, edible fruit, fall color, and a host plant for several butterflies, and Desert Sweet Fernbush, a striking evergreen drought resistant shrub with white flower spikes   and cool, fragrant fern-like leaves.

Some native Texas shrubs like the pink-flowering Wooly Bee Brush, Netleaf Forestiera, Gregg’s Saddlebrush (Mortonia), an outstanding pollinator plant, and the interesting South Texas specialty, Yellow Necklace Pod.

Most of our almost 600 varieties of plants are perennials.  Some interesting native Texans include Nodding Onion, five different Scullcaps, Blue Verbena, Bluestar, Texas Bluebells, both Goldeneyes, six Rosinweeds (Silphium), several Penstemons, two Fleabanes, four Bee Balms (Monarda), Showy Menodora, and new this year, Heartleaf 4-O’clocks and False Boneset.  Some interesting non-natives are Willow-leaf Jasmine (Cestrum), Chinese Foxglove, Variegated Society Garlic, Turtlehead (Chelone), Purple Emperor Sedum, Dwarf Russian Sage, and Transylvanian Salvia!

A very interesting groundcover is the silvery Snowflake Sage and we are introducing a new passion vine, Whiteleaf Passionvine!

Whatever your plant interests, you are bound to find something fascinating and exciting at Texas Discovery Gardens’ Annual Fall Pollinator Plant Sale!

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This lovely lady stopped by a small butterfly garden in one of our staff members' backyard. In this picture there are two butterfly plants growing side by side, Greggs mistflower (nectar) and passionflower (host). Find more host and nectar plants this Saturday during our Plant Sale! Rosinweeds are related to sunflowers and daisies. They make awesome nectar plants! We'll have six species of rosinweed available at our Plant Sale this Saturday. Loquat is a fruit tree that loves shade and grows great in North Texas! These trees are ready to go home with someone during our Plant Sale this Saturday. We’re starting to see monarchs in the Gardens!!! If you want some monarch-friendly plants, you can find some during our Plant Sale next Saturday, the 15th. We’ll also have monarch tagging demonstrations twice a day throughout the Fair! After the rain in the Garden ☔️ Crossing our fingers, hoping we'll get some more caterpillars in the Gardens. So far, we have gulf fritillaries and pipevine swallowtails. Now we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for queen caterpillars! What are Nomadic Fungi? Find out during the Opening Reception of our latest art exhibit, Nomadic Fungi: Germination to Propagation. Join us Saturday, August 11 from 1-4. #NomadicFungi
Butterflies, bees, & dragonflies—oh my! You never know what you'll find on a stroll through our Gardens and Butterfly House. This picture took lots of patience! Blue Morphos are notorious for landing with their wings closed. Join us as we celebrate the wealth of plant diversity in the Lone Star State! Learn about native Texas ferns and orchids, plants usually associated with tropical environments. Hear tales of searching for rare wildflowers. Learn how build a better pollinator garden with native nectar plants, and so much more. In an environment increasingly devoid of plant heritage, protecting, restoring, using, and promoting our native plants is more important than ever! Tons of native butterflies in our Native Butterfly Habitat right now. Stop by on your next visit and you may be greeted by tiny hairstreak butterflies! Did you know that we have a Butterfly Release everyday at noon? We also have a Critter Encounter everyday at 2! Don’t miss these daily events on your next visit. This little squirrel was ready for its closeup! The saddest part of our jobs, finding and collecting all the butterflies that have “finished their life cycle.” Most butterflies only live about two weeks, but some butterflies like Longwings can live for a few months. That’s like forever in butterfly time! More jackfruit in the Butterfly House! There’s so many hidden treasures in this tropical environment, sometimes you just have to look up. Last week was our first Butterfly Tea Party of the summer! It was so much fun! Join us at our next one on July 19. Sign up at txdg.org/kids. An event to sink your FANGS into! Snakes and spiders aren’t scary, they’re fascinating. Celebrate all animals with FANGS at Texas Discovery Gardens on June 30. At this family-friendly festival, you’ll learn all about why some animals have fangs and how they use them. You’ll even get to see some of these animals up close. We’ll have talks by experts, fun crafts, and Critter Encounters throughout the day. This family event is included with your general admission to Texas Discovery Gardens! Full schedule is now on our website: txdg.org/kids/fangs. Passionflowers are crazy looking! These plants feed gulf fritillary caterpillars. They’re back! After a few months of absence, the bees have returned to the display in the Butterfly House! Expect to see a few more buzzing around the Gardens on your next visit.