American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 6 ft.

Spread: 5 to 7 ft.

Season of Bloom: June

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Nellie R. Stevens' Holly

Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 15 to 25 ft.

Spread: 8 to 12 ft.

Season of Bloom: April

Bloom Color: Greenish White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Dwarf Maiden Grass Adagio

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 2 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: July to November

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Autumn Flame' Grass

Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Native:

Bull Muhly

Muhlenbergia emersleyi

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Purple - Tan

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Blue Lyme' Grass

Elymus arenarius ‘Glaucus’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Dwarf Mondo' Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 - 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 4 to 6 in.

Spread: 4 to 6 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value:

'Feather Reed' Grass

Calamagrostic acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 5 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to February

Bloom Color: Pinkish Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Giant Liriope

Liriope ‘Gigantica’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate

Height: 12 to 18 in.

Spread: 12 in.

Season of Bloom: June to July

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Giant Reed

Arundo donax

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium - High

Soil: Moderate - Moist

Height: 9 to 16 ft.

Spread: 6 to 10 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Beige

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Hameln's' Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to November

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Japanese Silver' Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to November

Bloom Color: Tan

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Liriope

Liriope muscari

Type: Ornamental Grass

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 9 to 12 in.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Lavender - White

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Little Bluestem' Grass

Schizachyrium scoparium

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to December

Bloom Color: Bronze Orange

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Ravenna' Grass

Erianthus ravennae

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 10

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 8 to 10 ft.

Spread: 3 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: July to November

Bloom Color: Silvery White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Butterfly Bush

Buddleia sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 4

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 6 ft.

Spread: 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to September

Bloom Color: Purple - Red - White - Pink - Blue - Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Compact' Nandina

Nandina domestica ‘Compacta’

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Texas Sage 'Compact'

Leucophyllum frutescens

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 5 ft.

Spread: 3 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to September

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Hybrid

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Dwarf Wax' Myrtle

Myrica pusilla

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate - Poor

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 4 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Dwarf Yaupon' Holly

Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Greenmound' Juniper

Juniperus c. procumbens

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 8 in.

Spread: 6 ft.

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: BIrds

'Gulfstream' Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream'

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

'Rosy Glow' Barberry

Berberis thumbergii

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: BIrds - Butterflies

'Showy' Jasmine

Jasminum floridum

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 9

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Standard' Nandina

Nandina domestica

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 7 ft.

Spread: 5 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

'Winterbush' Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

Type: Shrub - Ornamental Tree

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 10 to 12 ft.

Spread: 10 to 12 ft.

Season of Bloom: January to February

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea sp.

Type: Annual Vine

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 10 to 12 ft.

Spread: 10 to 12 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Red - Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Bougainvillea 'Rasberry Ice'

Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice'

Type: Annual Vine

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 10 to 12 ft.

Spread: 10 to 12 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Red - Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Morning Glory

Ipomea sp.

Type: Annual Vine

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 10 to 15 ft.

Spread: 10 to 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to September

Bloom Color: Blue - Purple - Pink - Red

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

'Sweet Potato' Vine

Ipomoea batatas

Type: Annual Vine

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

'Sweet Potato' Vine-Purple

Ipomoea batatas

Type: Annual Vine

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

'Arizona' Cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Type: Shade Tree

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 40 ft.

Spread: 20 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

Juniper 'Blue Point'

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita'

Type: Ornamental Tree

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate

Height: 10 to 15 ft.

Spread: 4 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Chinese' Pistache

Pistachia chinensis

Type: Shade Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 60 ft.

Spread: 50 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

'Crepe' Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica sp.

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 15 to 25 ft.

Spread: 10 to 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: White - Pink - Red - Lilac

Native: Adapted

'Eastern Red' Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Type: Ornamental Tree

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 50 ft.

Spread: 30 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Gingko 'Autumn Gold'

Gingko biloba

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 30 to 50 ft.

Spread: 30 to 50 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

'Golden Leadball' Tree

Leucaena retusa

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 20 ft.

Spread: 15ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Mexican' Buckeye

Ungnadia speciosa

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 8 to 15 ft.

Spread: 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to April

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Mexican' Plum

Prunus mexicanus

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 25 ft.

Spread: 25 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to April

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Roughleaf' Dogwood

Cornus drummondii

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 15 ft.

Spread: 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to May

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Vitex

Vitex agnus-castus

Type: Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 15 to 20 ft.

Spread: 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to October

Bloom Color: Purple - White - Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Angel Trumpet

Datura sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to September

Bloom Color: White - Yellow - Pink - Lavender

Native: Adapted

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height:1 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to September

Bloom Color: Blue - Pink - White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Rose Beebalm

Monarda didyma

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to September

Bloom Color: Scarlet - Pink - Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Blackberry' Lily

Belamcanda chinensis

Type: Perennial Bulb

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Spotted Multi-Color

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds

'Blackfoot' Daisy

Melampodium leucanthemum

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to November

Bloom Color: White - Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Chile Pequin

Capsicum annuum

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage:

Soil: Moderate

Height: 2 to 2 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Creeping' Vitex

Vitex rotundifolia

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 12 to 18 in.

Spread: 24 to 36 in.

Season of Bloom: July to October

Bloom Color: Blueish Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Texas' Aster / Fall Aster

Aster oblongifolius

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 6

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'4-nerve' Daisy

Hymenoxys

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Gaura, pink

Gaura lindheimeri

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to November

Bloom Color: Pink - White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Gold Lantana

Lantana camara

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer to Fall

Bloom Color: Pink - Yellow

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Birds- Butterflies

Peppermint Schnapps Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 5 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Red - Pink - White - Burgundy - Yellow

Orange - Lavender - Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Homestead Purple' Verbena

Verbena canadensis

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to November

Bloom Color: Violet - Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracilimus’

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 7 ft.

Spread: 6 to 7 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Lavender 'Fern Leaf'

Lavendula pinnata

Type: Perennial Herb

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 to 11

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Late Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Blue - Violet

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Lavender 'Provence'

Lavendula intermedia 'Provence'

Type: Perennial Herb

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to August

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Licorice Plant

Helichrysum 'Silver Mist'

Type: Tender Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 to 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color: Cream/Tan

Native:

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Mexican Mint Marigold

Tagetes lucida

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 1/2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Mexican Oregano

Poliomintha longiflora

Type: Perennial - Herb

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Moonshine Yarrow

Achillea 'Moonshine'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Deep Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Moss Verbena

Tagetes lucida

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa columbaria

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Early Summer

Bloom Color: Pink - Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Pink Salvia

Salvia Greggii "Pink"

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to November

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native

Purple Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei coloratus

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 8 to 12 in.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Purple Leaves

Native:

Rock Rose

Pavonia lasiopetala

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 8

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to October

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

Type: Perennial Herb

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 2

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to July

Bloom Color: Pale Blue - White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Veronica 'Royal Candles'

Veronica sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 8 to 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to November

Bloom Color: Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Russian' Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to October

Bloom Color: Violet - Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Gregg's Salvia

Salvia greggii

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 4 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to November

Bloom Color: Red - Pink - White - Burgundy - Coral

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Santolina Grey

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Santolina Green

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to September

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Society Garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 15 to 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native:

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Summer Phlox 'Delta Snow'

Phlox paniculata 'Delta Snow'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 4 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Pink - White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Tall Mexican' Petunia / Tall Purple Ruellia

Ruellia brittonia 'Purple Showers'

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 to 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring to Fall

Bloom Color: Pink - Purple

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies

'Texas' Lantana

Lantana horrida

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 8

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 4 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to November

Bloom Color: Orange Yellow - Pink Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Red Tropical Salvia

Salvia coccinea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to October

Bloom Color: Red - White - Pink - Orange

Native: Natives

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Tropical' Sage, White

Salvia coccinea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to October

Bloom Color: Red - White - Pink - Orange

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus v. drummondii

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to November

Bloom Color: Red - White - Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Upright' Germander

Teucrium chamaedrys

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to June

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Adapted

Variegated Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata'

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 to 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 1/1 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Blue

Native: Adapted

'Homestead Purple' Verbena

Verbena canadensis

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to November

Bloom Color: Violet - Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Victoria Blue' Sage

Salvia farinacea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained- Prepared

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring to Fall

Bloom Color: Indigo - Blue

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Zexmenia

Zexmenia hispida

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to November

Bloom Color: Golden Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'American' Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Type: Fruiting Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 20 to 30 ft.

Spread: 20 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Harvest:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Autumn Blush' Muhly

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Bamboo' Muhly

Muhlenbergia dumosa

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 3 to 6 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Berkeley' Sedge

Carex tumuicola

Type: Ornamental Grass

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 8 in.

Spread: 12 in.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Black' Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to November

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Bull' Muhly

Muhlenbergia emersleyi

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Purple - Tan

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Burgundy Giant' Fountain

Pennisetum 'Burgundy Giant'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to September

Bloom Color: Purple - Red

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Cabaret' Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 8 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Cosmopolitan Silver' Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Cosmopolitan'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 8 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Dallas Blue' Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blue'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 5 ft.

Spread: 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Red - Purple Plumes

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Deer' Muhly

Muhlenbergia rigens

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Tan

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Golden Goddess' Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess'

Type: Ornamental Grass - Clumping

Semi - Evergreen

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 8 to 10 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Heavy Metal' Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 6 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Lemon' Grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Type: Annual Herb

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 2 to 6 ft.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Lindheimer's' Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 7 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to December

Bloom Color: Grayish Silver

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

Love Grass

Eragrostis elliottii 'Wind Dancer'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: July to October

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Malibu' Sedge

Carex praealtis

Type: Ornamental Grass

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Moderate

Height: 8 in.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Morning Light' Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 4 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: Silvery White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Pine' Muhly

Muhlenbergia dubia

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Tan

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Porcupine' Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 8 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Silvery White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Prairie Sky' Switchgrass

Panicum v. 'Prairie Sky'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Silvery White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Purple' Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum rubrum

Type: Annual Ornamental Grass

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Prepared - Any

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Purple - Maroon

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Purple Three-Awn' Grass

Aristida purpurea

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 10

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to October

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Sideouts' Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Purple Tinted

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Standard' Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to November

Bloom Color: Golden Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Weeping' Love Grass

Eragrostis curvula

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Olive - Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Zebra' Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Type: Ornamental Grass

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 ft.

Spread: 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to November

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Artemisia x. 'Powis Castle'

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 8

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color: Silver Gray Foliage

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Artemisa 'Silver Queen'

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'

Type: Perennial

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Native: Native

'Big Red' Sage

Salvia penstemonoides

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage:

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Magenta

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Black' Dalea

Dalea frutescens

Type: Perennial

Semi - Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 2 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to September

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Bees

Black Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 2

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to September

Bloom Color: Golden Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia x. grandiflora

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 18 in.

Spread: 12 in.

Season of Bloom: May to July

Bloom Color: Red - Orange - Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Bog' Sage

Salvia uliginosa

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Moderate

Soil: Moist - Boggy

Height: 4 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to November

Bloom Color: Sky Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Bowles Wallflower

Cheiranthus cheiri 'Bowles Mauve'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 2

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well-Drained

Height: 2 to 2 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: January to April

Bloom Color: Deep Pink - Blueish Lavender

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Brazilian' Rock Rose

Pavonia braziliensis

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 to 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to November

Bloom Color: White - Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Calylophus

Calylophus drummondianus

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 4

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to November

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Coneflower Series 'Virgin'

Echinacea sp. x 'Virgin'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Moderate - Prepared

Height: 28 in.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Frilly White/ Dark Green Eye

Fragrant

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Coneflower Series 'Butterfly Kisses'

Echinacea sp. x 'Butterfly Kisses'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Moderate - Prepared

Height: 28 to 32 in.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 18 in.

Spread: 12 in.

Season of Bloom: March to June

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Coreopsis 'Lanceleaf'

Coreopsis lanceolata

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to July

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to October

Bloom Color: Lemon Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Coreopsis 'Nana'

Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 8 in.

Spread: 6 to 8 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Bright Orange/Yellow

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Crinum' Lily

Crinum sp.

Type: Perennial Bulb

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Burgundy - Magenta

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds

Daylily 'Stella D'Oro'

Hemerocallis 'Stella D Oro'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 12 to 15 in.

Spread: 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Canary Yellow

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Barbara Mitchell'

Hemerocallis 'Barbara Mitchell'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 20 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Peach Pink - Light Orchid Pink -

Bright green throat, ruffles

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Black Eyed Susan'

Hemerocallis 'Black Eyed Susan'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 28 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Gold - Deep Red throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Blackthorne'

Hemerocallis 'Blackthorne'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 26 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Creamy Yellow - Wine Purple

Eye - Wine Picotee edge

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Bonnie Barbara Allen'

Hemerocallis 'Bonnie Barbara Allen'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 26 to 28 in.

Spread: 26 to 36 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Rose Pink

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Cherokee Star'

Hemerocallis 'Cherokee Star'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 32 to 34 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Cherry Red; Yellow/Green Throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Doc Reaver'

Hemerocallis 'Doc Reaver'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 28 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Bright Yellow - Green throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'El Desperado'

Hemerocallis 'El Desperado'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 24 to 36 in.

Spread: 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Golden Yellow; Red Eye

Slightly Ruffled

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Erin Lea'

Hemerocallis 'Erin Lea'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 24 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Lemon Yellow - Ruffled edges

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Fooled Me'

Hemerocallis 'Fooled Me'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 24 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Golden Yellow; Deep Red Eye

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Holiday Song'

Hemerocallis 'Holiday Song'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 22 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Pink/Coral/Red blend

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Janice Brown'

Hemerocallis 'Janice Brown'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 18 to 20 in.

Spread: 18 to 23 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Light Pink - Deep Pink throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Joan Senior'

Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 24 in.

Spread: 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Near White - Ruffled edges

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Little Grapette'

Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 12 to 18 in.

Spread: 12 to 15 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Light Purple - Green throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Marque Moon'

Hemerocallis 'Marque Moon'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 24 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Cream; Yellow Throat; Slight

Ruffled

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Nosferatu'

Hemerocallis 'Nosferatu'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 24 to 26 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Dark Purple - Chartreuse throat

- Ruffled edges

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Patrician Splendor'

Hemerocallis 'Patrician Splendor'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 26 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Light Pink - Peach

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Pewter Pink'

Hemerocallis 'Pewter Pink'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 18 to 24 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Silver Pink - Ruffled edges

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Pizza Crust'

Hemerocallis 'Pizza Crust'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 30 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Pale Peach - Yellow

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Prairie Blue Eyes'

Hemerocallis 'Prairie Blue Eyes'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 26 in.

Spread: 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Lavender - Yellow throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Siloam Peony'

Hemerocallis 'Siloam Peony'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 18 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Double Peach

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Sweettart'

Hemerocallis 'Sweettart'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 30 in.

Spread: 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Light Pink/Peach - Lavender -

Gold eye

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Daylily 'Wineberry Candy'

Hemerocallis 'Wineberry Candy'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 28 in.

Spread: 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Lavender; Purple Eye; Green

Throat

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

'Engleman' Daisy

Engelmannia pinnatifida

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Evening Primrose

Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 8 to 10 ft.

Spread: 3 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native to Texas

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

False Lamium

Lamiastrum galeobdolon

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 8 to 14 in.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterfly

'Flamenco Rose' Salvia

Salvia 'Flamenco Rose'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 15 in.

Spread: 12 to 15 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Hot Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Frogfruit

Phyla incisa

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 in.

Spread: 12 in.

Season of Bloom: May to November

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Gayfeather

Liatris mucronata

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Lavener - Pink - White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Veronica 'Georgia Blue'

Veronica peduncularis

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 in.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring

Bloom Color: Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Giant Swan' Milkweed

Asclepias physocarpa

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 6 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: White - Purple Accent

Native: Native to Texas

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Giant' Coneflower

Rudbeckia maxima

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.; Blooms to 6 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Gold

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Gregg's Blue Mistflower

Eupatorium greggii

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to October

Bloom Color: Blue - Light Lavender

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Hardy Blue' Plumbago

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 12 in.

Spread: 12 to 18 in.

Season of Bloom: Late Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Blue

Native:

Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies

'Husker Red' Penstemon

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to September

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Hypericum 'Aaron's Beard'

Hypericum calycinum

Type: Perennial Groundcover

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage:

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted to Texas

Hypericum 'Henry's'

Hypericum pseudohenryi

Type: Perennial - Compact Shrub

Semi - Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 1/2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Indigo Spires' Salvia

Salvia x 'Indigo Spires'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 4 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Deep Blue - Purple

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Krauss' Green Spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moist

Height: 6 to 12 in.

Spread: 12 to 16 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Adapted

Lamb's Ear

Stachys byzintia

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Lavender 'Otto Quast Spanish'

Lavendula stoechas

Type: Perennial Herb

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 20 to 24 in.

Spread: 18 to 24 in.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Dark Purple

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Lily of the Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Blue - White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbird

'Maximilian' Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliana

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 11 to 3

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to October

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Mealy' Sage

Salvia farinacea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to November

Bloom Color: Blue - White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

Mountain Pea

Orbexilum spp.

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Native

Wildlife Value:

'Oxeye' Daisy

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to May

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Paprika' Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 2

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Tiny Red Clusters

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Pike's Peak Purple' Penstemon

Penstemon mexicali 'Pikes Peak Purple'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 12 to 15 in.

Spread: 12 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Violet/Purple - White Stripe

Throat

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

'Purple Rain' Meadow Sage

Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2' ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Purple

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

'Purple Trailing' Lantana

Lantana montevidensis

Type: Tender Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 8 to 10 in.

Spread: 1 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer to Fall

Bloom Color: Lavender

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Rain' Lily

Zephyranthes sp.

Type: Groundcover

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: August to October

Bloom Color: White - Pink - Yellow - Orange

Native: Adapted

'Shasta' Daisy

Dichondra argentea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 3 ft.

Spread: 1 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Late Spring - Early Fall

Bloom Color: White - Gold Center

Native:

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Silver' Pony Foot

Dichondra argentea

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 to 11

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 12 in.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom:

Bloom Color:

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Bees

Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye

Viguiera stenoloba

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Golden Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Bees

'Spider' Lily

Lycoris radiata

Type: Perennial - Naturalizing Bulb

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: Red

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value:

'Standing' Cypress

Ipomopsis rubra

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 6 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to September

Bloom Color: Red

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds

'Stoke's' Aster

Stokesia laevis

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring

Bloom Color: Light Blue - White

Native:

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Texas Betony

Stachys coccinea

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring to Fall

Bloom Color: Red - Orange

Native: Yes

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies

Pink Thrift

Phlox subulata

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 in.

Spread: 15 in.

Season of Bloom: February to April

Bloom Color: Pink - Red - White - Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Tri Color' Hibiscus

Hibiscus sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color:

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds

Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue'

Veronica sp.

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer to Fall

Bloom Color: Dark Violet - Blue

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Vick's Plant

Plectranthus tomentosa

Type: Perennial

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring to Fall

Bloom Color: Purple

Native:

Wildlife Value:

'White Meadow' Sage

Salvia nemorosa 'Snow Hill'

Type: Perennial

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained- Prepared

Height: 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Snowy White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Chinese' Fringeflower

Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 10

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 8 ft.

Spread: 4 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Chinese' Photinia

Photinia serrulata

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 10 to 15 ft.

Spread: 10 to 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

'Coral' Bean

Erythrina herbacea

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Prepared

Height: 6 ft.

Spread: 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer

Bloom Color: Bright Red

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Hummingbirds

'Dark Knight' Caryopteris

Caryopteris x. clandonensis 'Dark Knight'

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage:

Soil: Moderate

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 4 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Dark Blue

Native:

Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies

'Desert Globe' Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage:

Soil: Well-Drained

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 2 to 3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Light Pink - Orange

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies

'Evergreen' Sumac

Rhus virens

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 8 to 12 ft.

Spread: 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: August

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

Fairy Duster Hybrid

Calliandra x 'Sierra Starr'

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 4 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer - Fall

Bloom Color: Red

Native:

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Flameleaf' Sumac

Rhus copallina (R. lanceolata)

Type: Shrub - Ornamental Tree

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 15 ft.

Spread: 15 ft.

Season of Bloom: September to October

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Flowering' Quince

Chaenomeles japonica

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: February to March

Bloom Color: Red - Pink - White - Apricot - Orange

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Forsythia

Forsythia x intermedia

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

AHS Heat Zone: 8 to 4

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low; Medium

Soil: Well-Drained

Height: 6 to 7 ft.

Spread: 5 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: February to March

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Fragrant' Mimosa

Eupatorium wrightii

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 ft.

Spread: 4 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer

Bloom Color: Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Fragrant' Mistflower

Eupatorium wrightii

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 2 ft.

Spread: 1 to 2 ft.

Season of Bloom: Fall

Bloom Color: White

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Frances Mason' Abelia

Abelia x grandiflora 'Frances Mason'

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Moderate

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 4 ft.

Spread: 3 to 4 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Fall

Bloom Color: White - Pink

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

'Glossy' Abelia

Abelia x grandiflora

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 6

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained - Moderate

Height: 6 ft.

Spread: 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: June to October

Bloom Color: Pink - White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: BIrds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds

'Gro-Low Aromatic' Sumac

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 to 3 ft.

Spread: 8 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring - Fall

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds

Mexican Butterfly Weed

Tropical Milkweed, Asclepias curassavica

Type: Perennial

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low, drought tolerant

Soil: Adaptable, well-drained, rich

Height: 36”

Spread: 24”

Season of Bloom: Spring, Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow, Orange

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Bees, Butterflies

'Italian' Jasmine

Jasminum humile

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 5 to 6 ft.

Spread: 5 to 6 ft.

Season of Bloom: April to June

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds

Dusty Miller

Senecio cineraria

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

Light: Full Sun - Partial Sun

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 6 to 12 in.

Spread: 8 to 12 in.

Season of Bloom: Spring

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

'Harbor Dwarf' Nandina

Nandina d. 'Harbor Dwarf'

Type: Shrub - Groundcover

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 3

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.

Spread: 2 ft.

Native: Adapted to Texas

Tropical Hibiscus

Type: Annual

Light: Full - Partial Sun

Water Usage: Regular

Soil: Well-drained

Height: 3-4 ft.

Spread: 2-3 ft.

Season of Bloom: Spring, Summer, Fall

Bloom Color: Red

Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus pungens 'Fruitlandii'

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 8 to 10 ft.

Spread: 8 to 10 ft.

Season of Bloom: September

Bloom Color: White

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds

Gold Mexican Butterfly Weed

Asclepias curassavica ‘Silky Gold’

Type: Perennial

Light: Full Sun

Water Usage: Low, drought tolerant

Soil: Adaptable, well-drained, rich

Height: 36”

Spread: 24”

Season of Bloom: Spring, Summer

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted to Texas

Wildlife Value: Bees, Butterflies

Agarito

Berberis trifoliolata

Type: Shrub

Evergreen

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 3 to 5 ft.

Spread: 3 to 5 ft.

Season of Bloom: March to April

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

'Aromatic' Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Type: Shrub

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 5

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 4 to 5 ft.

Spread: 5 to 7 ft.

Season of Bloom: March

Bloom Color: Yellow

Native: Adapted

Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies

Winecups

Callirhoe involucrata

Type: Perennial - Groundcover

Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade

Water Usage: Low

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 10 to 12 in.

Spread: 10 to 12 in.

Season of Bloom: February to June

Bloom Color: Wine Red

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies

Pink Tropical Salvia

Salvia coccinea

Type: Perennial Deciduous

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 1

Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade

Water Usage: Low - Medium

Soil: Well Drained

Height: 2 ft.

Spread: 1 1/2 ft.

Season of Bloom: May to October

Bloom Color: Red - White - Pink - Orange

Native: Native

Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds