The Native Agenda: a local source for West Texas native plants & seeds

A local source for West Texas native plants & seeds.

What is The Native Agenda?

We are dedicated to bringing communities together to share, educate and spread conservation in an effective way through native plants in your region. Our passion is to give our neighbors access to native plants, wildflower seeds, and guidance on water-wise landscaping, built on knowledge we gather collectively from the growers and gardeners around us. Whether you want to support local pollinators or create a drought-tolerant garden, we share the resources and know-how you need to succeed in our unique climate.

Matt & Amanda Green smiling together on a wooden bench outdoors, Amanda's arm around Matt's shoulders.
Matt & Amanda GreenMatt & Amanda Green founded The Native Agenda to create a space where people could learn to grow native plants together. They also run Backyard Natives Nursery and help to keep Seed Libraries stocked, so anyone can take some, leave some and grow some.

See what’s Sprouting!

  • A wooden seed library box on a post, with "Plant Native" and an outline of Texas on its glass door and seed packets lined up on the shelves inside. It stands in front of a wood and wire fence, with tall sunflowers and green native plants growing all around it.
    Free-Seed-Library-BoxLibrary hours: sunup to sundown, kept by the sunflowers leaning over this seed library's fence. Young sunflowers face east at dawn, follow the sun west all day, then swing back east in the dark, like little clocks. No late fees here, only seeds that come back as more seeds.
  • A close-up of a red and yellow Indian Blanket flower surrounded by soft gray-green leaves, fuzzy buds and dried seed heads.
    Indian Blanket in BloomCaught a deer doing the shake and shimmy lately? Chances are it brushed past the bristly stems and rough leaves of an Indian Blanket, so scratchy it'll even have deer two-stepping away. Oklahoma thinks so much of it, they made it the official state wildflower.
  • A dark, spiny Common Buckeye caterpillar with orange markings resting on a green Ruellia leaf.
    Common Buckeye Caterpillar on RuelliaDon't let the spikes fool you. This Common Buckeye caterpillar is a born bluffer, and those branching black spines with orange dots can't sting a thing. Its best bluff comes later, as a butterfly with big eyespots on its wings that make hungry birds think twice. Not bad for a little softie munching on Ruellia.
  • A small Texas Crescent butterfly, black with white spots and orange near its body, resting on a fuzzy light purple Blue Mistflower bloom.
    Texas Crescent on Blue MistflowerBlue Mistflower quietly runs the perfume counter of the butterfly world. Across much of Texas, male Queen butterflies sip special compounds from its fuzzy lavender puffs, then turn them into the cologne they wear to court a mate. As for this dark, white-spotted Texas Crescent, it's just here for the free samples.
  • Tall stems of red-pink Texas Betony flowers rising from fuzzy, toothed green leaves in front of a light-colored brick wall.
    Texas Betony in BloomThink of Texas Betony as a buffet for hummingbirds. Every little red tube is shaped just right for the beak of a hummingbird, and it keeps serving from spring until the first frost. Plant a patch and pull up a chair, the show runs all summer.
  • A bright orange caterpillar with black spines curled inside a green passionflower bud in a garden.
    Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar on Passionflower BudMeet the garden's tiny traffic cone, curled in a passionflower bud and wearing bright orange with black spines. That color is a warning: Gulf Fritillary caterpillars carry bitter chemicals from the passionflower they munch, and birds learn to steer clear. Somewhere overhead, a hungry mockingbird is reading the sign and taking a detour.
  • A newly emerged Gulf Fritillary butterfly, wings folded to show brown undersides with silvery-white spots, hanging below its empty chrysalis on a curved metal wire.
    Butterfly Emerging on TrellisNothing quite like a morning stretch, especially on your very first morning out of the chrysalis. Wait, I have wings? Time to pump them up and hang out an hour or two while they dry and my silver spots shine, because I'm off to see the world.
  • A single coral-red and yellow Blanket Flower with a dark maroon center, blooming above gray-green leaves in a mulched bed.
    Blanket FlowerEver wonder who invented hide-and-seek? It was probably a moth, and if you're in Texas, likely the Painted Schinia, which tucks into a Blanket Flower so its wings melt into the petals. Plant a patch, tiptoe close and see if you can find the moth before it finds you.

The Native Agenda Seed Libraries

Take some. Leave some. Grow some.

It’s dangerous to go alone!

Grow with us

Join the discussion on our facebook group to see the latest from the native agenda.

Grow with us
Black line drawing of a dandelion seed head with seeds blowing away in the wind.

© 2026 - The Native Agenda

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A local source for West Texas native plants & seeds.

What is The Native Agenda?

We are dedicated to bringing communities together to share, educate and spread conservation in an effective way through native plants in your region. Our passion is to give our neighbors access to native plants, wildflower seeds, and guidance on water-wise landscaping, built on knowledge we gather collectively from the growers and gardeners around us. Whether you want to support local pollinators or create a drought-tolerant garden, we share the resources and know-how you need to succeed in our unique climate.

Matt & Amanda Green smiling together on a wooden bench outdoors, Amanda's arm around Matt's shoulders.

Matt & Amanda Green Matt & Amanda Green founded The Native Agenda to create a space where people could learn to grow native plants together. They also run Backyard Natives Nursery and help to keep Seed Libraries stocked, so anyone can take some, leave some and grow some. Matt & Amanda Green founded The Native Agenda to create a space where people could learn to grow native plants together. They also run Backyard Natives Nursery and help to keep Seed Libraries stocked, so anyone can take some, leave some and grow some.

See what’s Sprouting!

A wooden seed library box on a post, with "Plant Native" and an outline of Texas on its glass door and seed packets lined up on the shelves inside. It stands in front of a wood and wire fence, with tall sunflowers and green native plants growing all around it.

Free-Seed-Library-Box Library hours: sunup to sundown, kept by the sunflowers leaning over this seed library's fence. Young sunflowers face east at dawn, follow the sun west all day, then swing back east in the dark, like little clocks. No late fees here, only seeds that come back as more seeds. Library hours: sunup to sundown, kept by the sunflowers leaning over this seed library's fence. Young sunflowers face east at dawn, follow the sun west all day, then swing back east in the dark, like little clocks. No late fees here, only seeds that come back as more seeds.

A close-up of a red and yellow Indian Blanket flower surrounded by soft gray-green leaves, fuzzy buds and dried seed heads.

Indian Blanket in Bloom Caught a deer doing the shake and shimmy lately? Chances are it brushed past the bristly stems and rough leaves of an Indian Blanket, so scratchy it'll even have deer two-stepping away. Oklahoma thinks so much of it, they made it the official state wildflower. Caught a deer doing the shake and shimmy lately? Chances are it brushed past the bristly stems and rough leaves of an Indian Blanket, so scratchy it'll even have deer two-stepping away. Oklahoma thinks so much of it, they made it the official state wildflower.

A dark, spiny Common Buckeye caterpillar with orange markings resting on a green Ruellia leaf.

Common Buckeye Caterpillar on Ruellia Don't let the spikes fool you. This Common Buckeye caterpillar is a born bluffer, and those branching black spines with orange dots can't sting a thing. Its best bluff comes later, as a butterfly with big eyespots on its wings that make hungry birds think twice. Not bad for a little softie munching on Ruellia. Don't let the spikes fool you. This Common Buckeye caterpillar is a born bluffer, and those branching black spines with orange dots can't sting a thing. Its best bluff comes later, as a butterfly with big eyespots on its wings that make hungry birds think twice. Not bad for a little softie munching on Ruellia.

A small Texas Crescent butterfly, black with white spots and orange near its body, resting on a fuzzy light purple Blue Mistflower bloom.

Texas Crescent on Blue Mistflower Blue Mistflower quietly runs the perfume counter of the butterfly world. Across much of Texas, male Queen butterflies sip special compounds from its fuzzy lavender puffs, then turn them into the cologne they wear to court a mate. As for this dark, white-spotted Texas Crescent, it's just here for the free samples. Blue Mistflower quietly runs the perfume counter of the butterfly world. Across much of Texas, male Queen butterflies sip special compounds from its fuzzy lavender puffs, then turn them into the cologne they wear to court a mate. As for this dark, white-spotted Texas Crescent, it's just here for the free samples.

Tall stems of red-pink Texas Betony flowers rising from fuzzy, toothed green leaves in front of a light-colored brick wall.

Texas Betony in Bloom Think of Texas Betony as a buffet for hummingbirds. Every little red tube is shaped just right for the beak of a hummingbird, and it keeps serving from spring until the first frost. Plant a patch and pull up a chair, the show runs all summer. Think of Texas Betony as a buffet for hummingbirds. Every little red tube is shaped just right for the beak of a hummingbird, and it keeps serving from spring until the first frost. Plant a patch and pull up a chair, the show runs all summer.

A bright orange caterpillar with black spines curled inside a green passionflower bud in a garden.

Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar on Passionflower Bud Meet the garden's tiny traffic cone, curled in a passionflower bud and wearing bright orange with black spines. That color is a warning: Gulf Fritillary caterpillars carry bitter chemicals from the passionflower they munch, and birds learn to steer clear. Somewhere overhead, a hungry mockingbird is reading the sign and taking a detour. Meet the garden's tiny traffic cone, curled in a passionflower bud and wearing bright orange with black spines. That color is a warning: Gulf Fritillary caterpillars carry bitter chemicals from the passionflower they munch, and birds learn to steer clear. Somewhere overhead, a hungry mockingbird is reading the sign and taking a detour.

A newly emerged Gulf Fritillary butterfly, wings folded to show brown undersides with silvery-white spots, hanging below its empty chrysalis on a curved metal wire.

Butterfly Emerging on Trellis Nothing quite like a morning stretch, especially on your very first morning out of the chrysalis. Wait, I have wings? Time to pump them up and hang out an hour or two while they dry and my silver spots shine, because I'm off to see the world. Nothing quite like a morning stretch, especially on your very first morning out of the chrysalis. Wait, I have wings? Time to pump them up and hang out an hour or two while they dry and my silver spots shine, because I'm off to see the world.

A single coral-red and yellow Blanket Flower with a dark maroon center, blooming above gray-green leaves in a mulched bed.

Blanket Flower Ever wonder who invented hide-and-seek? It was probably a moth, and if you're in Texas, likely the Painted Schinia, which tucks into a Blanket Flower so its wings melt into the petals. Plant a patch, tiptoe close and see if you can find the moth before it finds you. Ever wonder who invented hide-and-seek? It was probably a moth, and if you're in Texas, likely the Painted Schinia, which tucks into a Blanket Flower so its wings melt into the petals. Plant a patch, tiptoe close and see if you can find the moth before it finds you.

The Native Agenda Seed Libraries

Take some. Leave some. Grow some.

An interactive map of The Native Agenda Seed Library locations.

It’s dangerous to go alone!

Grow with us

Join the discussion on our facebook group to see the latest from the native agenda.

Grow with us

© 2026 - The Native Agenda

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