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Native Plants HOU

@NPSOT_HOU

Native Plant Society of Texas Houston Chapter - Plant local native plants for native and migratory wildlife and for people to enjoy!

Joined January 2016
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Help your kids get outside, unplug, and reconnect with nature this summer! At ABNC’s day EcoCamps, kids will have five days of outdoor fun while they learn about nature through fishing, canoeing, bird watching, hiking, pond exploration, & more! abnc.org/ecocamps #summercamp

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Congratulations to the brave birders who made the Houston Arboretum Christmas Bird Count a great success! We found 45 species (better than last year’s 41). #BeakOfTheWeek #WildlifeWednesday 📸 Yellow-throated Warbler by Vicki DeLoach

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Saving seeds can be an easy way to grow or expand pollinator habitat. It's that time of year! Here is a guide for successful seed saving. What seeds could you harvest this weekend? xerces.org/publications/g…

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Eastern Red Cedar, resistant to drought, heat, cold, can be injurious to apple orchards because it is an alternate host for cedar-apple rust (fungal disease), bit.ly/2kszCyF 101822ma #txplants @WildflowerCtr @TreesForHouston @HoustonArboretu @TXPlantGuy @NPSOT_HOU @NPSOT

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Mustang grape leaf or a muscadine grape leaf? Check out the article "Wild Texas Grapes" by By Christine Morgan, ND and Master Gardener at bit.ly/3z4gCxS 101822aldtx #txplants @WildflowerCtr @HoustonArboretu @TXPlantGuy @NPSOT_HOU @NPSOT @texasgrapes @mustanggrapes

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Ditch the rake and help native bees, snails and more when you LEAVE THE LEAVES! If left for nature, the marvel of plant chemistry that happens every fall when leaf abscission occurs and petioles detach from deciduous tree and shrub twigs, leaves behind a colorful refuge for many.

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Chile Pequin, easy to grow native hot pepper, grows in Sun or Shade, small & very hot pepper, showy flowers, attracts birds, nectar source, bit.ly/2p2yZQH 070516txhc #txplants @WildflowerCtr @HoustonArboretu @TXPlantGuy @NPSOT_HOU @Native_Edibles

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Wildscape workshop and native plant sale npsot.org/wp/story/2021/…


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Contest winners announced npsot.org/wp/story/2021/…


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We hope you have enjoyed learning about some Texas native plants this week. For our final Texas Native Plant Week feature, we are taking a look at Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) seen during the 2012 Texas Envirothon in Nacogdoches.⁠ #TexasNativePlantWeek #TXPlants

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Grant Application Cycle Open through February 15, 2022: Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas program npsot.org/wp/story/2021/…


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I-35 Monarch Waystation Interpretive Signs: Gardens Support Monarch Migration through Texas npsot.org/wp/story/2021/…


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New #Pollinator #conservation resource alert! The fine team @xercessociety just released a new guide on creating pollinator-friendly parks. Please read and share widely. xerces.org/publications/g…

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This month we’re featuring our Wetland Habitat Hike as part of our @ROCOHouston ROCO on the Go partnership! Enjoy ROCO’s beautiful musical selection as you explore the Arboretum’s many wetlands. You can access the playlists via QR codes on site or through the Arboretum website!⁠

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