Oleander Nursery

06/16/2026

We planted out several native species right before the rain

We got 1.5 inches of beneficial rain!

06/15/2026

Australian brush cherry

06/13/2026

Looking to pop a few Natives in the ground before the rain? We offer Host & Nectar Plants for Butterflies and We got you covered with trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and perennials.

Saturday Special 6/13/26 is the host plant for the spectacular Malachite butterfly, Runyon's Water Willow.

06/12/2026

🎵It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll🎶

Our Sons helped us transplant over 500 Native plants today, our family's nursery is growing thanks to our wonderful customers.

06/11/2026

Uh oh, our Queen Caterpillars just found the Native Milkweed

06/09/2026

One of the benefits of getting to know your Grower, is that we get to know our customers. Regular customers become Friends that we are always happy to see. Two of Candi's best regulars brought her a very nice native plant that she has been patiently looking for. With time she has been able to propagate it, and it will be available for our Fall plant sale. We appreciate these customers thoughtful gift, and their continued part in our journey.

Here is a list of available natives, provenance is always available on request.

Vines

Corkystem passionvine

Birdwing Passionvine

Corona de Christo passionvine

Antedera

Marine ivy

Serjenia

Groundcover

Tube tongue

Frogfruit

Barbados Cherry Groundcover

Horseherb

Trees & Shrubs

Western Soapberry

Elbowbush

Berlandieri Fiddlewood

Rgv ash

Vasey's Wild adelia

Retama

West Tx Esperanza

Torchwood

Huisache

Guayacan

Granjeno

Sugar Hackberry

Snakeeyes

Ebony

Tx Wild Olive

Anacua

Tx Mountain Laurel

Live oak

Pecan(native)

Coyotillo

Crucillo

Desert yaupon

Coma

Cenizo

Skeleton leaf golden eye

Perennials

Brazos Rain lily

Showy Zephyrlily

Ruelia sp.

Scorpion tail heliotrope

Zexmenia

Mexican hat

Pidgeonberry

Shaggy Portulaca

Gulf verbena

Flame Acanthus (red,gold,orange)

Runyon's Water Willow

Snakeherb

Chile del Monte

Rock Rose

Turk's Cap (pink dwarf, red tall & red dwarf)

Tropical salvia(pink, red, white)

Wedelia

Tx Lantana

Red yucca

Horsecrippler cactus

Spanish dagger yucca

Cardinal Flower

Hoary blackfoot daisy

Malvella sagittifolia *

Yellow flame flower*

Milkweeds

Zizotes

Climbing milkweed vine

Talayote

Mistflowers

Crucita

Blue Mistflower

Pink thoroughwort

Fragrant Mistflower

Betony (spi) mistflower

Spring mistflower

Gregg's Mistflower

There are more species but these were just from walking around the nursery.

* denotes limited availability, but more is planted

06/05/2026

A magnificent South Texas Bobcat! Candi Welliver shared this amazing video

06/04/2026

Habitat loss and how everyone can help

Here in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, habitat loss due to residential and commercial construction is staggering. From displaced wildlife to the loss of wildflower genetics, its disheartening. Many of the low areas that held water and were marked with lone willow trees have been filled in. These pocket Prairies were full of blooming Natives that provided nectar to pollinators.

Joing the Local Native Rio Grande Valley Plant Society of Texas is a great way to help mitigate the loss of Native Plants. They provide the resources to successfully plant Texas Natives and show the wildlife that benefit from them.

Flower: Anoda pentaschista , Field anoda

06/04/2026

A few Heartleaf Hibiscus are ready this week, these are among our fastest sellers

06/02/2026

Our Native Plant of the Week is Conoclinium betonicifolium, commonly called Betony Mistflower. Here in South Texas, its known as Padre Island Mistflower, as it grows in the sand dunes.

It blooms the normal shades of blue to purple, most commonly in the Spring and Fall. Ours bloom throughout the year, responding well to rainfall and occasional supplemental watering.