Wild Thumb: TX native plants3.4.0 - App Store

Growing a few native plants or a pocket prairie is easy with this interactive step-by-step gardening guide from Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation's Pollinators & Prairies program. The mission to support pollinators & restore prairies in Texas starts here!

What does the app offer?
- A curated database of native plant recommendations based on your local climate & weather conditions
- In-app interactive landscape design
- Step-by-step preparation and planting instructions from plant selection to soil preparation to water & pruning
- Watering, upcoming freeze conditions, pruning & other caretaking reminders
- Curated seed mix recommendations for planting a pocket prairie
- Pocket prairie planting & caretaking instructions
- Info about the pollinator species your new plants are likely to attract
- Tips & supplemental info from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation, Texas Native Plant Society, and other trusted sources

Getting started
This app is made for people living in Texas, U.S. It's free to use, thanks to our sponsors H-E-B Our Texas, Our Future and Phillips 66. We'll walk you through the process of learning to grow native plants, beginning with asking questions about your available space, light conditions, and soil moisture. Once you've designed your space, Wild Thumb will guide you through planting, caring for, and tracking your growing progress. Happy native gardening!
Why plant natives?
- Native plants are low-maintenance and easy to care for once established
- Native plants require much less water than non-native plants
- Native plants support thriving pollinator populations that contribute to local food & wildlife systems
- Native plants are hardier & more resilient than non-natives
- Native plants are naturally beautiful!

Version History 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 3.4.0 9h ago Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- Addition coverage on accessibility
- New filters introduced on explore plants tab
- Android platform fixes
- Performance improvements and under-the-hood bug fixes

Happy planting! 3.3.0 Jul 9 Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- Embedded map to explore nurseries near you
- Better user experience on explore nurseries tab with added directions CTA.
- Under-the-hood bug fixes and performance improvements
- Better error handling and improved user experience.

Happy planting! 3.2.0 Jun 23 Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- Introduced Highlights section on the app dashboard
- Enhanced reliability & performance
- Various under-the-hood bug fixes and performance improvements
- Better error handling and improved user experience.

Happy planting! 3.1.0 Jun 4 Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- App store policy compliance updates
- Improved Seed Mix experience
- Enhanced reliability & performance
- Various under-the-hood bug fixes and performance improvements

Happy planting! 3.0.0 Apr 29 Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- The app can now better detect when you are offline
- Improvements to the schematic bed color palette and behavior
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Happy planting! 2.0.3 Mar 6 Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- The app has been optimized for speed & connectivity
- Planters will now receive notifications about watering, pruning, and weather alerts
- Bugs related to password reset have been identified & squashed
- Planters can now manually select their ecoregions
- More connections to iNaturalist from the Home screen
- The app now supports iPad as well

Happy planting! 2.0.2 Feb 13 Recent digital pruning and weeding to improve the Wild Thumb experience:
- The app has been optimized for speed & connectivity
- Planters will now receive notifications about watering, pruning, and weather alerts
- Bugs related to password reset have been identified & squashed
- Planters can now manually select their ecoregions
- More connections to iNaturalist from the Home screen
- The app now supports iPad as well

Happy planting! 2.0.1 Jan 31 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users.
- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows.
- Easy project creation workflows for native planting.
- A curated list of nurseries, plants, seed mixes and seed providers for plant selection.
- Guided activities to prep, purchase, plant and care for native plants.

We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback to keep improving the app. 2.0.0 Jan 13 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users.
- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows.
- Easy project creation workflows for native planting.
- A curated list of nurseries, plants, seed mixes and seed providers for plant selection.
- Guided activities to prep, purchase, plant and care for native plants.

We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback to keep improving the app. 1.2.3 Jan 5 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users.
- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows.
- Easy project creation workflows for native planting.
- A curated list of nurseries, plants, seed mixes and seed providers for plant selection.
- Guided activities to prep, purchase, plant and care for native plants.

We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback to keep improving the app. 1.2.2 12/17/2025 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users.
- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows.
- Easy project creation workflows for native planting.
- A curated list of nurseries, plants, seed mixes and seed providers for plant selection.
- Guided activities to prep, purchase, plant and care for native plants.

We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback to keep improving the app. 1.2.1 11/27/2025 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users.
- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows.
- Easy project creation workflows for native planting.
- A curated list of nurseries, plants, seed mixes and seed providers for plant selection.
- Guided activities to prep, purchase, plant and care for native plants.

We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback to keep improving the app. 1.2.0 11/26/2025 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users.
- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows.
- Easy project creation workflows for native planting.
- A curated list of nurseries, plants, seed mixes and seed providers for plant selection.
- Guided activities to prep, purchase and plant native plants.
We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback to keep improving the app. 1.1.0 11/06/2025 This is the very first release of Wild Thumb! Key features included in this version are:

- Smooth and secure sign-in and sign-up flows
- Step-by-step onboarding to guide new users through prepping, purchasing, and planting
- Garden bed design tool to help sketch out plant placement
- A curated list of nurseries and seed providers for plant selection

We are excited to share these features and look forward to your feedback as we continue improving the app. 1.0.1 10/19/2025 1.0 10/17/2025