Sea Ox-Eye, Borrichia frutescens

 

Looking for an evergreen small shrub (2-3ft tall), that blooms much of the year, thrives in full sun, tolerates salty gusts of wind, sand, flooding, occasional saltwater inundation? And attracts pollinators? And is TRULY NATIVE to the Coastal Bend? Look no further than Sea Ox-Eye (or as we call it in the days leading up to Halloween, "Sea Ox-EYEBALL")!

You can't go wrong with this beautiful daisy. A host of butterflies endorse this message.

Look for it at our plant sale this Saturday, 10/26, 9a to 1p, only at Rockport Daily Grind. 302 S. Austin St, Rockport, 78382. 1g at $5/each.

UPDATED Plant Sale Schedule 2024

Yes, I know. I wrote that we were only vending at the remaining Maker's Markets at Rockport Daily Grind for the rest of 2024. But that first week was so busy, and so many of you asked us to bring plants weekly, that we have decided to do just that. Join us every Saturday, 9a to 1p, at your favorite downtown coffee shop located at 302 S. Austin St, Rockport, 78382. We will bring the rare and unusual truly native, Texas native and adapted coastal plants you have come to love. 

This week's market (10/26) is Halloween themed! We will be in costumes, with a spooky booth set up and ghoulish plant names. Stop by our booth for some tricks and treats!

10/26 -- Halloween themed market at Rockport Daily Grind (plant sale 9a to 1p)

11/2 -- NativeDave Plant Sale at Rockport Daily Grind 9a to 1p

11/9 -- Maker's Market at Rockport Daily Grind (plant sale 9a to 1p)

11/16 -- NativeDave Plant Sale at Rockport Daily Grind 9a to 1p -- Thanksgiving theme

11/23 -- Thanksgiving themed market at Rockport Daily Grind (plant sale 9a to 1p)

11/30 -- Shop Small Business Saturday NativeDave Plant Sale at Rockport Daily Grind 9a to 1p

12/7 -- NativeDave Plant Sale at Rockport Daily Grind 9a to 1p -- TENTATIVE

12/14 -- Christmas in the District Market at Rockport Daily Grind (plant sale 9a to 1p)

Break for the Holidays!

We will return in 2025 and look forward to sharing all the wonderful new plants we are propagating NOW!

New Name, New Game

Our parent company is still NativeDave, Inc. But after more than two decades of providing a full array of landscape services, we are transitioning into a new era: growing operations! 

When we relocated from DFW-Denton to Texas' Coastal Bend, we found that plants native to this area were unavailable in the nursery trade. We procured some of the common natives that overlap with larger markets in Texas, but in order to complete our projects, we started growing the truly coastal natives. Gradually, other contractors and retail nurseries learned about our plants and begin purchasing from us for their customers. Ultimately, we discovered that growing and selling rare and unusual native plants would be the next logical iteration for NativeDave. Beginning in August 2023, we ceased all landscape opertions and shifted our focused on delivering locally grown, truly coastal native plants at wholesale prices to the public. We hope you will join us soon for one of our upcoming plant sales at Rockport Daily Grind, 302 S Austin St, Rockport, TX, 78382.

Remaining Plant Sale dates 2024:

Saturdays 9a to noon:

10/14

10/26

11/9

11/23

12/14

Other dates will be added to this post when available.

Thank you for 20+ years of support for our business, our family, and our community!