Wild Thumb: TX native plants

Wild Thumb: TX native plants

Plan Your Texas Native Garden

34 ratings
15 reviews
Free

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Released
October 17, 2025
Updated
October 14, 2026

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Discover and cultivate Texas native plants with this interactive gardening guide. It offers personalized recommendations, landscape design tools, and step-by-step instructions for planting and care. Attract pollinators and restore local ecosystems with ease.

✓Native plant recommendations
✓Interactive landscape design
✓Step-by-step planting guides
✓Caretaking reminders
✓Pollinator attraction info
✓Pocket prairie guidance
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What's New in Wild Thumb

3.4.0

October 14, 2026

Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience: - Export your Project with two designed cards - Introduce glossary terms to learn about special words in-depth - New filters introduced on plants browse during Project creation - Performance improvements and under-the-hood bug fixes

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User reviews

So fun!

I love this. Easy to narrow down which plants are best for your bed, quick information on plants, complete design control. Then a “photo” of real plants as they will look in your bed design. Pointers for planting success. Easy to edit design now or later. Wish the plant info had a link to Native Plant Society of Texas PLANT DATABASE so I could see more info on each plant like deer resistance. Will be using this app a lot.
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Great start!

This app is a great start to what could be a really useful tool for those into native gardening.

I would love the ability to customize the planting areas more.

But the biggest thing that I see that could lead to quick improvements is just adding more plant options. I’d tackle our most populated eco regions first, as a DFW person, I’d even say Austin needs more options sooner than we do.

I’m not a landscaper by trade, so this app did help me get started in my design, but ultimately I needed to draw what I wanted on paper and used the ladybird and NPSOT databases to help inform my plant choices, heights, bloom color, soil, light, spread, etc.

Another but more nice to have is the ability to view your design from the ground view instead of the sky. Being able to see what a bed could look like from the street is super helpful in planning something beautiful AND eco friendly.

Great work to the devs on this one. Y’all are truly using technology here to make the world a better place. Thank you!
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Very helpful care info

I really appreciate the care info in this app. I have a LOT of native plants, but finding specific care instructions has not been as easy as I need it to be. This app solved that problem for me. Thanks!

SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!

I LOVE how you can enter your zip code and find native plants that thrive in your area- this is SO cool.

My only suggestion: Add some sort of Take a picture of a plant -> Plant identifier feature for an extra subscription fee or something! That would be so awesome for raising some $$ for y’all and I’d buy it in a heartbeat!!!

I’m going to be promoting this app because I TRULY believe there are a TON of Texas Gardeners and particularly Houston gardeners that would LOVE this.

I’ll definitely planning trips to shop with the sponsors! They funded an INCREDIBLE app here!!! ❤️🥹
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Finally!!!! 🥳

I just saw a creator on ticktock post about this app and I’m am thankful! This make hunting for natives in my area sooooooo much easier!

FAQ

What is Wild Thumb?

Wild Thumb is a free, interactive gardening guide designed for Texas residents. It helps you select, design, plant, and care for native Texas plants to support pollinators and restore prairies.

Is Wild Thumb free to use?

Yes, Wild Thumb is completely free to use, made possible by sponsors like H-E-B Our Texas, Our Future and Phillips 66.

Can I use Wild Thumb outside of Texas?

The app is specifically made for people living in Texas, U.S., and its plant recommendations are based on local Texas climate and weather conditions.

Does Wild Thumb have ads?

No, Wild Thumb does not contain advertisements. It is a free app supported by sponsors.

What kind of plants does Wild Thumb recommend?

Wild Thumb focuses on recommending native Texas plants that are low-maintenance, require less water, and support thriving pollinator populations.

How does Wild Thumb help with garden design?

The app features an in-app interactive landscape design tool that guides you through planning your garden space based on your available space, light conditions, and soil moisture.

How often is Wild Thumb updated?

The latest version of Wild Thumb is 2.0.3, and it was last updated on March 6, 2026, indicating active development and support.

What age rating is Wild Thumb?

Wild Thumb has an age rating of 17+, likely due to the complexity of gardening information or its developer's discretion.