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Library & Archive

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Library & Archive assembles and disseminates information that will encourage the cultivation, conservation, and preservation of wildflowers and other native flora throughout North America.

Our collection of over 1600 volumes is searchable through the University of Texas Library Catalog and available by appointment.

In addition, the Library & Archive maintains a National Native Plant Bibliography. This Bibliography was compiled to make it easier to find floras, field guides, and other native plant publications appropriate for your area. Use the search bar below to locate a specific reference.

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Sample Selections

Taylor's Guide to Perenials
by: Ellis, B
Notes: A wonderful guide on the flowers that keep coming back for more, perenials. This guide tells you how to grow these flowers, unique combinations of flowers to put in your flower beds and other helpful ...
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Got Shade: A "Take it Easy" Approach for Today's Gardener
by: Harstad, c.
Notes: If you have shade in your garden this book is a must have. It explains how to make those shady areas more interesting, and create gardens that will wow your friends and family.
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North American Prairie
by: Weaver, J.E.
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Grasses: An Identification Guide
by: Brown, L.
Notes: How to identify 135 of the most common species of North American grasses, sedges, and rushes, with their economic and ecological importance.
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Remarkable Plants of Texas: Uncommon Accounts of Our Common Natives
by: Matt Warnock Turner
Notes: In this intriguing book, Matt Warnock Turner explores the little-known facts—be they archaeological, historical, material, medicinal, culinary, or cultural—behind our familiar botanical landscape. In ...
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How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition
by: Nokes, J.
Notes: Since its first publication in 1986, How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest has set the standard for both home and professional gardeners. Written when the native plant movement was just...
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