Texas Hill Country Native Grasses

I am trying to decide on a grass for our new home in the hill country of texas pipe creek.

Texas hill country native grasses.

Hill country central coast. It needs less irrigation than tall fescue and performs best in lawns with little traffic. Ornamental grasses dwarf pampas grass chinese silver grass annual fountain grass perennial fountain grass and more. This publication will introduce you to the amazing variety of native and introduced grasses in texas.

This photographic guide to grasses gives all who have been frustrated trying to identify these difficult plants an easy to use visually precise and information packed field guide to seventy seven native and introduced species that grow in the texas hill country and beyond. Grasses lawns pdf buffalograss bermudagrass zoysiagrass texas bluegrass tall fescue and more. But the new bible of texas grasses guide to texas grasses by robert shaw lists some 750 grasses. The principal characters used features of longevity growth form roots rhizomes and stolons culms leaf sheaths collars auricles ligules leaf blades vernation vestiture and habitat are discussed and illustrated.

Its appearance is much like kentucky bluegrass but it is tolerant of texas heat and sun and can stay green throughout the year. Our texas native grasses have been sourced from all around texas and put in a blend to ensure that it is well adapted for your region. Texas bluegrass is the result of crossing kentucky bluegrass with native texas bluegrass. The book common texas grasses by frank gould lists his version of the most common grasses statewide and he lists about 150 grasses.

Hill country vegetation background. Know your grasses b 182 grasses are one of texas most valuable natural resources. Identification of 66 genera and 160 grass species both native and naturalized of the texas hill country. From vegetation of the kerr wildlife management area and its preference by white tailed deer pdf 1 4 mb.

To improve the success of a project we recommend planting seed that was sourced from a similar eco region because the plant has spent thousands of years to. When the hill country was settled by european man in the mid 1800s it was maintained as a grassland savannah largely by grazing habits of bison and antelope as well as by frequent natural and man made fires. Plants are arranged alphabetically by common name with scientific names given for clarity and reference. We are landscaping with primarily native plants and will only have a small approx 2000sqft grass area for our small dog to use as his business area.

Frank davis grew up in texas and came to austin in 1997 where he fell in love with the parks and natural areas of the texas hill country.