Korean Boxwood 'Winter Gem'
Buxus microphylla japonica 'Winter Gem'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value:
'Monterey Blue' Dalea
Dalea bicolor var. 'Monterey Blue'
Type: Shrub
Semi - Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 6 to 8 ft.
Spread: 5 to 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: Fall
Bloom Color: Blue
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Bees
'Flirt' Nandina
Nandina domestica 'Murasaki'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 1 to 2 ft.
Spread: 1 1/2 to 2 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
'Sky Pencil' Holly
Ilex crenata "Sky Pencil"
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
Light: Full Sun - Part Sun - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 6 to 10 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
'Rose Creek' Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek'
Type: Shrub
Semi-Evergreen
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moderate
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink - White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: BIrds - Butterflies
'Sand' Sage
Artemisia filifolia
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 4 to 5 ft.
Spread: 4 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Leafy Plume-like
Native: Native
Wildlife Value:
'Smooth' Sumac
Rhus glabra
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: 8 to 10 ft.
Spread: 8 to 10 ft.
Season of Bloom: September to October
Bloom Color: White
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
'Southern River' Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 1
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 15 ft.
Spread: 6 to 8 ft.
Season of Bloom: April
Bloom Color: White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
Spiraea 'Anthony Waterer
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone: 10 to 2
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 4 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: May to October
Bloom Color: Red - Pink
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Spiraea 'Baby's Breath'
Spiraea Thumbergii
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 5 to 8 ft.
Spread: 5 to 8 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds
Spiraea 'Blue Mist'
Caryopteris clandonensis
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 2
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Season of Bloom: June to October
Bloom Color: Blue
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Spiraea 'Gold Mound'
Spiraea x bumalda 'Gold Mound'
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds
Texas Sage 'Silverado
Leucophyllum frutescens 'Bertstar Dwarf'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 4 ft.
Spread: 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Fall
Bloom Color: Purple - Violet
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
'Texas' Barberry
Berberis swaseyi
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 5 ft.
Spread: 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: April to May
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
'Texas Mountain' Laurel
Sophora secundiflora
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 to 10
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 15 to 35 ft.
Spread: 10 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: Purple - Lavender - Violet
Native: Native
Wildlife Value:
Texas Sage ' Lynn's Legacy
Leucophyllu m langmaniae 'Lynn's Legacy'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 5 ft.
Spread: 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
Native: Hybrid
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Texas Sage 'Thunder Cloud'
Leucophyllu m candidum 'Thunder Cloud'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall
Bloom Color: Deep Violet
Native: Hybrid
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
'Will Flemming' Holly
Ilex sp.
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 to 10
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 12 to 15 ft.
Spread: 3 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native:
Wildlife Value: Birds
Butterfly Bush 'Wooly'
Buddleia marrubifolia
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 4 to 5 ft.
Spread: 4 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer
Bloom Color: Orange - Red
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds
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
Candy Stripe Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica ‘Candy Stripe’
Grows 8-10 ft. tall
Spread 6-8 ft.
Lacy, red-white variegated
Blooms Summer/Fall
Deciduous Tree
Full Sun or Part Shade
Prepared/Well Drained Soil
Crepe Myrtle- Hopi
Lagerstroemia indica ‘Hopi’
Grows 4-11 ft. tall
Spread 4-11 ft.
Pink blooms
Blooms in Summer/Fall
Deciduous
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Prepared/Well Drained Soil
Crepe Myrtle- Strawberry Dazzle
Lagerstroemia cultivar “Strawberry Dazzle’
Grows 4-5 ft. tall
Spread 4-5 ft.
Vibrant fuchsia blooms
Blooms summer/fall
Deciduous
Full sun or part shade
Prepared/Well drained soil