North Texas Planting Calendar: When to Plant in DFW

Timing is everything in North Texas gardening. Plant at the wrong time and your plants may struggle or die. Plant at the right time and they'll thrive with minimal effort. Here's a complete planting calendar for the Dallas–Fort Worth area, broken down by season and plant type.

Recommended Plants

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi var huachucensis (8a)

$32

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi var. couesii

$32

Yucca & Agave

Agave schidigera 'Royal Flush'

$46.22

Yucca & Agave

Agave sp. 'Azul Monterrey'

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave striata subsp. falcata

$32

Yucca & Agave

Agave victoriae-reginae

$46.22

Yucca & Agave

Agave weberi 'Blue'

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave x 'Blue Ember' (9a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Cylindropuntia imbricata "Cholla" (6)

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Dasylirion texanum (7a)

$32

Yucca & Agave

Dasylirion wheeleri (7b)

$32

Yucca & Agave

Echinocactus grusonii 'Gld Barrel' (9)

$29.33

Yucca & Agave

Echinocereus coccineus (4)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Echinocereus reichenbachii (5a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Hesperaloe funifera (6)

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia basilaris 'Beavertail Pricklypear'(7b)

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia c.'Ellisiana' {spineless}(7a)

$20.89

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia engelmannii (7b)

$22.22

Yucca & Agave

Opuntia engelmannii var linguiformis (7b)

$24

Yucca & Agave

Yucca 'Blue Sentry'

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Yucca constricta

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Yucca f. 'Excalibur' (4)

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Yucca glauca 'Henrietta'

$25.77

Yucca & Agave

Yucca pendula "Soft Leaf Yucca"

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Yucca rostrata (7a)

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave a. 'Mediopicta Alba'

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave americana subsp. protoamericana

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave chrysantha

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave chrysantha 'Giant'

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave palmeri (8a)

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave salmiana 'Green Giant' (8a)

$81.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave scabra (8a)

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Agave x. gracilipes

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Echinocactus g. 'Gld Barrel' (9) Multi Head

$100

Yucca & Agave

Yucca linearifolia (7)

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Yucca thompsoniana

$90.63

Yucca & Agave

Crassula ovata (11)

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Lavender Lady' PW

$24

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Navajo Princess' PW

$24

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Night Owl' PW

$24

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Mad About Mangave® 'Aztec King' (9)

$24

Yucca & Agave

Haworthia 'Savanna'

$39.33

Yucca & Agave

Sedum nussbaumerianum (9b)

$39.33

Shrubs

Clematis 'HF Young'

$16.96

Shrubs

Clematis 'Westerplatte'

$16.96

Shrubs

Clematis paniculata 'Sweet Autumn'

$16.96

Shrubs

Ficus repens

$12.51

Shrubs

Campsis radicans

$29.33

Shrubs

Clematis armandii 'Snow Drift'

$34.68

Shrubs

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita'

$29.33

Shrubs

Lonicera sempervirens "Coral Honeysuckle"

$27.56

Shrubs

Passiflora e. 'Possum Purple'

$29.33

Shrubs

Vitis rotundifolia 'Carlos'

$29.33

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi (7b)

$32

Shrubs

Salvia m. 'Hot Lips'

$20.89

Flowers

Dyschoriste linearis 'Thin Leaf' "Snake Herb"

$35.73

Flowers

Dyschoriste linearis 'Wide Leaf' "Snake Herb"

$35.73

Flowers

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'

$39.33

Flowers

Thymus praecox 'Creeping Red'

$32.14

Shrubs

Chitalpa 'El Nino' PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Blue Chiffon® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Magenta Chiffon PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Paraplu Violet® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Purple Pillar® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Red Pillar® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. White Chiffon® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. White Pillar® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$29.33

Shrubs

Hydrangea p. Little Quick Fire® PW®

$29.33

Shrubs

Itea v. 'Fizzy Mizzy' PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Lonicera 'Kintzley's Ghost' PW®

$35.56

Shrubs

Nerium 'Austin Pretty Limits' PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Spiraea j. Double Play® Candy Corn® PW®

$27.56

Shrubs

Yucca 'Dragon Slayer' PW®

$27.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave 'Blue Glow' (9a)

$14.28

Yucca & Agave

Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor' (8a)

$14.28

Yucca & Agave

Agave parryi v. truncata (8a)

$14.28

Yucca & Agave

Delosperma cooperii (5b)

$6.89

Yucca & Agave

Hesperaloe parviflora (7a)

$9.81

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Art & Sol™ 'Bad Hair Day' PW

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Mangave Mad About Mangave® 'Praying Hands'

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Sedum m. 'Lemon Ball' (7a)

$6.89

Yucca & Agave

Yucca f. 'Color Guard' (4)

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Yucca g. 'Variegata' (7a)

$12.51

Yucca & Agave

Agave americana 'Opal'

$33.77

Yucca & Agave

Agave bracteosa (8a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave celsii 'Nova' (9)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave havardiana (6a)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave lophantha 'Splendida' (7b)

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave o. 'Frosty Blue' (7b)

$33.77

Yucca & Agave

Agave o. 'Vanzie' (7b)

$33.77

Yucca & Agave

Agave ocahui var. Longifolia

$35.56

Yucca & Agave

Agave parrasana (8a)

$35.56

Flowers

Salvia leucantha

$6.89

Flowers

Santolina chamaecyparissus "Gray"

$8.48

Flowers

Scabiosa c. 'Butterfly Blue'

$6.89

Flowers

Scutellaria s. "Skullcap"

$8.04

Flowers

Scutellaria s. 'Yellow Skullcap'

$8.04

Flowers

Scutellaria x 'Dark Violet'

$8.04

Flowers

Sedum s. 'Autumn Joy'

$7.15

Flowers

Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'

$8.94

Flowers

Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Desert Globemallow'

$8.04

Flowers

Teucrium aroanium

$8.04

Flowers

Teucrium chamaedrys

$7.58

Flowers

Teucrium chamaedrys 'Pride of Georgia'

$8.04

Flowers

Tulbaghia v. Society Garlic

$7.15

Flowers

Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'

$8.94

Flowers

Zamia floridiana

$14.28

Shrubs

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

$24

Shrubs

Callicarpa acuminata "Mexican Beauty Berry"

$24

Shrubs

Callicarpa americana

$22.22

Shrubs

Esperanza 'Gold Star'

$20.89

Shrubs

Galphimia glauca "Golden Thyrallis"

$22.22

Shrubs

Hydrangea q. 'Munchkin'

$27.56

Shrubs

Hydrangea q. 'Snow Flake'

$27.56

Shrubs

Hydrangea q. 'Snow Queen'

$25.77

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia 'Ebony & Ivory'

$22.22

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia 'Ebony Fire'

$22.22

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke'

$22.22

Shrubs

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Little Volcano'

$24

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Compacta' "TX Sage"

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Greado' "TX Sage"

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Heavenly Cloud' "TX Sage"

$22.22

Shrubs

Leucophyllum 'Lynn's Legacy Everblooming'

$22.22

Shrubs

Nerium oleander 'Hardy Red'

$20.89

Shrubs

Nerium oleander 'Light Pink'

$20.89

Shrubs

Nerium oleander 'Rose'

$20.89

Shrubs

Olea europaea 'arbequina'

$25.77

Shrubs

Prunus g. 'Rosea' "Flowering Almond"

$25.77

Shrubs

Rubus f. 'Arapaho' "Blackberry Thornless"

$24

Shrubs

Spirea c. 'Reeves'

$25.77

Shrubs

Viburnum 'Spring Bouquet'

$22.22

Shrubs

Vitex 'Shoal Creek'

$22.22

Shrubs

Acca sellowiana "Pineapple Guava"

$68.85

Shrubs

Chamaerops humilis 'Mediterranean Fan Palm'

$90.63

Shrubs

Chamaerops humilis var. 'Cerifera'

$105.58

Shrubs

Ehretia anacua "Anaqua"

$68.85

Shrubs

Eysenhardtia texana "Texas Kidney wood"

$76.10

Shrubs

Hibiscus s. Paraplu Rouge® PW® "Rose of Sharon"

$27.56

Shrubs

Hibiscus s.'Ardens dbl. Violet' "Rose of Sharon"

$63.43

Shrubs

Hibiscus s.'Pink Wine Center'

$63.43

Shrubs

Hydrangea q. 'Ruby Slippers'

$76.10

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ 'Cotton Candy'

$63.43

Shrubs

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ 'French Vanilla'

$63.43

Shrubs

Sabal minor

$90.63

Shrubs

Sophora s. "Texas Mountain Laurel"

$90.63

Shrubs

Ungnadia speciosa "Mexican Buckeye"

$68.85

Shrubs

Vitex 'Rock Steady' PW®

$76.10

Shrubs

Euphorbia a. "Candelilla" (8a)

$32

Shrubs

Hamelia patens "Dwarf Firebush"

$20.89

Shrubs

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame'

$24

Shrubs

Justicia fulvicoma 'Mexican Plume'

$20.89

Shrubs

Malvaviscus d. 'Big Mama'

$20.89

Shrubs

Russelia x "Red Firecracker"

$20.89

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ Cherry Red'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ Deep Purple'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ Hot Pink'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Mirage™ White'

$7.58

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Radio Red'

$7.58

Annuals

Celosia 'Dragon's Breath'

$18.67

Annuals

Cordyline a. 'Red Sensation'

$24

Annuals

Dipladenia 'Madinia™ Elegant Velvet Red'

$20.89

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Bella White'

$22.22

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Sun Parasol Fired Up Orange'

$24

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart Blue'

$20.89

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart Red'

$20.89

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart Rose'

$20.89

Annuals

Pentas 'Streetart White'

$20.89

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Sun Parasol Fired Up Coral'

$24

Annuals

Angelonia 'Serenita Cherry Red'

$24.30

Annuals

Angelonia 'Serenita Purple'

$24.30

Annuals

Celosia 'Fresh Look Yellow'

$21.90

Annuals

Celosia 'Smart Look Red'

$21.90

Annuals

Dianthus 'Floral Lace Mix'

$21.30

Annuals

Dianthus 'Floral Lace Purple'

$21.30

Annuals

Dianthus 'Floral Lace Red'

$21.30

Annuals

Dianthus 'Floral Lace White'

$21.30

Annuals

Pentas 'Graffiti® Deep Red'

$24.30

Annuals

Pentas 'Graffiti® Violet'

$24.30

Annuals

Asparagus 'Ming'

$39.33

Shrubs

COMBO Pepper Color Carnival

$18.67

Shrubs

COMBO Pepper Hocus Pocus

$18.67

Shrubs

Fern 'Holly'

$24

Shrubs

Mum Astral White

$11.62

Shrubs

Mum Hestia Hot Red

$11.62

Shrubs

Mum Valerie Fuchsia

$11.62

Grass & Fern

Bouteloua gracilis 'Mozzie'

$6.89

Grass & Fern

Carex 'Evercolor Everillo'

$9.38

Grass & Fern

Carex 'Feather Falls'

$9.81

Grass & Fern

Carex cherokeensis

$8.04

Grass & Fern

Carex divulsa "Berkeley Sedge"

$7.58

Grass & Fern

Carex leavenworthii 'Seagoville'

$8.04

Grass & Fern

Carex texensis 'Texas Sedge'

$8.04

Grass & Fern

Chasmanthium l. "Inland Seaoats"

$7.15

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia c. "Gulf Muhly"

$6.77

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia capillaris 'White Cloud'

$8.94

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'Rosy'

$7.15

Grass & Fern

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Little Bluestem'

$6.89

Grass & Fern

Cyperus a. "Umbrella Plant"

$18.67

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia dubia

$18.67

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia dumosa

$20.89

Grass & Fern

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

$18.67

Grass & Fern

Pennisetum t. x 'First Knight'

$22.22

Flowers

Agapanthus 'Baby Pete'

$8.04

Flowers

Agapanthus africanus

$7.15

Flowers

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

$7.58

Flowers

Artemisia x 'Powis Castle'

$6.89

Flowers

Aspidistra e. "Cast Iron Plant"

$11.62

Flowers

Aspidistra e. "Milkyway"

$11.62

Flowers

Aster o. 'October Skies'

$7.15

Flowers

Aster oblongifolium

$7.15

Flowers

Capsicum a. 'Chili Pequin'

$7.15

Flowers

Coreopsis g. 'Uptick Gold & Bronze'

$7.15

Flowers

Curcuma Siam™ 'Splash'

$8.94

Flowers

Curcuma Siam™ 'Swing'

$8.94

Flowers

Cycas revoluta "Sago Palm"

$14.28

Flowers

Dalea frutenscens

$8.04

Flowers

Dianthus 'Scent First Tickled Pink'

$7.15

Flowers

Dianthus g. 'Bath's Pink'

$7.15

Flowers

Dietes i. 'Bicolor''

$7.15

Flowers

Echinacea 'Guatemala Gold'

$8.04

Flowers

Echinacea 'Panama™ Red'

$8.04

Flowers

Echinacea 'Panama™ Rose'

$8.04

Flowers

Farfugium j. 'Aureomaculata'

$10.27

Flowers

Hem. 'Endlesslily® Coral'

$9.38

Flowers

Hibiscus martianus

$7.15

Flowers

Hosta 'Fire and Ice'

$8.94

Flowers

Hosta 'Guacamole'

$8.94

Flowers

Hosta 'Party Streamers'

$10.72

Flowers

Hosta 'Royal Standard'

$8.94

Flowers

Hosta 'So Sweet'

$8.94

Flowers

Hosta Shadowland® 'Coast to Coast' PW®

$11.62

Flowers

Hymenoxys s. "Four Nerve Daisy"

$8.04

Flowers

Malvaviscus d. "Turks Cap"

$7.58

Flowers

Perovskia a. "Russian Sage"

$7.58

Flowers

Platycodon 'Pop Star Blue'

$7.15

Flowers

Rosmarinus o. Prostratus

$7.58

Flowers

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'

$7.58

Flowers

Rosmarinus Upright

$7.58

Flowers

Rudbeckia f. 'Goldsturm'

$6.89

Flowers

Salvia f. Sallyfun™ 'Blue Lagoon'

$7.15

Flowers

Salvia g. 'Arctic Blaze® Fuchsia'

$8.04

Hanging Baskets

Vinca 'Mediterranean XP Mix'

$18.67

Annuals

Alpinia z. variegated

$9.38

Annuals

Asparagus d.'Myersii' "FoxTail Fern"

$8.94

Annuals

Croton 'Mamey'

$8.48

Annuals

Croton 'Petra'

$8.48

Annuals

Croton 'Sloppy Painter'

$8.48

Annuals

Dichondra argentea 'Silver Surfer'

$6.89

Annuals

Lantana 'New Gold'

$6.77

Annuals

Lantana 'Purple Trailing'

$6.77

Annuals

Mandevilla 'Bella Pink'

$8.94

Annuals

Vinca 'Nirvana XDR Blackberry'

$7.15

Annuals

Asparagus sprengeri

$22.22

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