Prickly Pair RGV:
Native and Edible Landscapes for the Rio Grande Valley
Outdoor spaces in the RGV have so much potential! With careful design and thoughtful plant choices, our yards can be havens for wildlife, produce delicious foods and beverages, and steward resources responsibly.
Ready for your yard to do more? We’re ready to help make it happen with native plants, landscape design, educational resources and more.
Featured Products
Ebenopsis ebano
Texas Ebony is an iconic native tree of the Rio Grande. Slower growing, but great for supporting insects, birds, and other wildlife and casting a dense cooling shade. Their summer flowers are fragrant and attractive to pollinators. Thick-podded beans have edible uses in both green and dry stages.
3 gallon pot size
Note - local pick up in Edinburg or delivery in Hidalgo County, Texas only. No shipping available.
Opuntia leptocarpa/Opuntia macrorhiza
The smallest and cutest of the local prickly pears and perfect for urban landscapes where full sized prickly pear might be unwieldy. Gorgeous bi-color blooms in the late springtime. Great for a potted native arrangement or small cactus garden.
1 gallon pot size
Note - local pick up in Edinburg or delivery in Hidalgo County, Texas only. No shipping available.
Lippia origanoides
Extremely drought tolerant and fragrant shrub. Highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and pollinators and a great addition to an edible native herb garden. Perfect fresh or dry for seasoning and teas.
Both 1 gallon and 3 gallon pot sizes
Note - local pick up in Edinburg or delivery in Hidalgo County, Texas only. No shipping available.
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Low-care cactus with edible fruits and flowers. Host plant for staghorn cholla moth and iridescent cactus beetle. Pairs well with xeric shrubs.
1 gallon pot size
Note - local pick up in Edinburg or delivery in Hidalgo County, Texas only. No shipping available.
Our Services
Native Landscape Design
Rainwater Harvest Systems
Educational Programming
Edible Garden Design
Prickly Pair RGV is passionate about water-smart landscapes that are sustainable and productive for people and wildlife and wants to help make thriving outdoor spaces more accessible for homeowners and land managers in the Rio Grande Valley!
The Prickly Pair - John and Steph
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Questions about our products, services or other topics? Just want to talk about agroecology and sustainability?
You can get in touch by email at prickly.pair.rgv@gmail.com or via the contact form!