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Long before cattle and oil well invaded the West and Central Texas , tallgrass prairie cover the landscape . accord to the Native Prairie Association of Texas , less than 1 pct of the original 20 million landed estate of Texas ' beautiful tall-grass prairie remains . Homeowners plant native Texas ornamental pot , many of which were to begin with prairie sess , to add up beauty to their landscapes as well as to take advantage of the water conversation and survivability native plants bring to areas where water is scarce .
Muhly
Several varieties of muhly skunk grow as decorative plants in Texas including mist , pinna , pink , gulf , Lindheimers and seep . Of these , pink muhly grass is one of the most popular because of its showy later summertime flowers . Pink muhly grass grows 4 metrical unit eminent and 3 metrical foot wide . It has a cascading leaf and profuse bloom . The works is tolerant of short soil and limited supplemental body of water . It is resistant to disease and not bothered by pests .
Another popular muhly Mary Jane grown in the Texas Hill Country is Muhlenbergia lindheimeri ( also called big muhly ) . This ornamental develop as tall as 5 invertebrate foot and can be used in place of Pampas grass for screening . It is a perennial bunch grass with ok foliage and a fountain - similar contour covered with silver seedheads .
Blue Grama
Blue Grama is a brusque cosmetic dope often used as a border plant life . rise 12 to 18 inches high-pitched , it is heating system and drouth tolerant and pest resistant . Blue Grama get well in West Texas , the High Plains and the western portion of the Edwards Plateau because of its ability to survive in alkaline soils . It is a bunch grass and the seedheads have a strong bluish cast . Blue Grama is attractive when add to a John Rock garden or interspersed with other native plants in a desert garden .
Big Bluestem
Big bluestem is a tall - grow aboriginal ornamental grass that can gain 8 understructure tall . It blooms from August through November in full Lord’s Day or partial shade . It tolerates acidic East Texas soil and alkaline West Texas chalky soil ; however , it opt the climate conditions in South and Central Texas . In far West Texas , the plants require supplementary water . When turn as an ornamental garden plant outside of West Texas , do not pamper it too much with piddle or fertiliser because the seedheads become too grave for the stems to hold back upright .
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