Quick answer: 20 native Texas plants have a recorded bloom range that includes November.
20 species
- Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
- Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
- Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
- Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 32 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
- Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 10 states
- Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
- Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 10 states
- Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
- Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
- Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 19 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 21 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- White heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides · 26 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 33 states
- Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
November in a Texas native garden
November is a quieter month in Texas: 20 of the state's 249 native plants flower in November, compared with 164 at the May peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
12 finish in November, including Autumn sage, Big bluestem and Blackfoot daisy, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
16 of them grow in full or partial sun and 4 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Buffalograss and Desert marigold to trees such as Carolina jessamine and Longleaf pine. For wildlife, 18 support pollinators, 14 provide food or cover for birds and 8 are caterpillar host plants.
17 of the 20 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Apache plume, Autumn sage, Switchgrass: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Dec
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Aug-Nov
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Nov