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PLANT ID BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME EXPOSURE COMMENTS
1 Abelia X grandiflora Abelia Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen shrub. Flowers in summer with white blooms.
2 Abutilon palmeri Indian mallow Full Sun Large velvety leaves and 1inch apricot colored flowers
3 Acacia berlandieri Guajillo Full Sun to Part Shade  
4 Acacia farnesiana Huisache Full Sun A fragrant orange bloom before leaves in early spring. Late freezes nip flower production
5 Acacia wrightii Wright Acacia Full Sun to Part Shade Birds eat the berries. Larval food for the Giant Swallowtail butterfly.
8 Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth Maple Full Sun to Part Shade Best Maple for alkaline soil great fall color
9 Acer negundo Box Elder Full Sun to Shade Fast growing pioneer tree
10 Acer palmatum”Bloodgood” Japanese Maple “Bloodgood” Dappled Shade to Part Sun Red foliage in spring turning green w/fall color.
11 Acer rubrum Red Maple Full Sun to Part Shade An east Texas Maple with fed flowers in spring and turning red in fall.
12 Acer truncatum Shantung Maple Full Sun A fast growing maple from China for alkaline soils.
13 Achillea Yarrow “Paprica” Full Sun to Part Shade  
14 Achillea Yarrow “Terra Cota” Full Sun to Part Shade  
15 Achillea chrysocoma Grecian Yarrow Full Sun to Part Shade  
16 Aesculus glabra var. arguta Texas Buckeye Part Shade to Sun Early spring blooming small tree or large shrub. pale yellow flowers. Larval food for Giant Skipper butterfly.
17 Aesculus pavia var. pavia Scarlet Buckeye Sun to Dappled Shade Early spring blooming small tree or large shrub. Red or scarlet flowers. Larval food for Patch and Metalmark butterflies.
18 Agapanthus spp./Agapanthus africanus Lily of the Nile Part Shade Large umbels of blue blooms in summer above evergreen foliage
19 Agastache foeniculum Agastashi    
20 Agave americana Century Plant Full Sun A large Agave with numerous offsets.
21 Agave colorata Mescal Ceniza Full Sun  
22 Agave havardiana Havard Agave Full Sun to Part Shade A medium sized Agave. Used extensively as a wild food.
23 Agave parryi Parry's Agave Full Sun  
24 Agave weberi   Full Sun  
25 Ajuga reptans Ajuga Part Shade to Shade Shade loving groundcover. Blooming blue spikes in spring. Larval Food for Patch and Blue butterflies. Leave the spent seedheads in place to feed the birds in winter.
26 Allium drummondii Wild Garlic Full Sun to Part Shade White clusters of flowers in spring. Glossy green leafs
27 Aloysia gratissima Whitebrush Full Sun to Part Shade White flowers that smell strongly of vanilla. Good honey plant.
28 Aloysia macrostachya Wooly Bee Brush Full Sun Fuzzy soft green foliage with spikes of small purple flowers.
29 Alstroemeria pulchella Peruvian Lily    
30 Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo Full Sun to Part Shade  
31 Amsonia ciliata Texas Blue Star Full Sun to Part Shade  
32 Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Full Sun to Part Shade Plants from Coryell Co.
33 Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem Full Sun  
34 Anemone heterophylla Wind Flower Full Sun to Part Shade  
35 Anisacanthus linearis Narrowleaf Acanthus Full Sun to Part Shade A great plant for hummingbirds.
36 Anisacanthus puberulus Pink Hummingbird Bush Full Sun to Part Shade Pink spring blooms. Yellow fall color holds it’s seed pods all winter. Larval food for Henry's Elfin butterflies.
6 Anisacanthus wrightii Flame Acanthus    
37 Anisacanthus wrightii var. quadrifidus Flame Acanthus Full Sun to Part Shade Orange-red tubular flowers June thru frost. A great plant for hummingbirds. Larval food for Mourning Cloak butterflies.
38 Aquilegia canadensis Columbine/Red Columbine Part Shade to Part Sun Evergreen perennial. Red flowers with yellow throat in early spring. Flowers held above foliage.
39 Aquilegia spp. Texas Gold Columbine/Columbine Shade Same as A. canadensis only larger and with yellow flowers
40 Artemisia arborescens x absinthium Powis Castle Artemisia Full Sun Nectar plant for hummingbirds and butterflies.
41 Artemisia ludoviciana White Sagebrush Full Sun Spreading ever-gray ground cover
42 Artemisia pontica Powis castle Artemesia Full Sun to Part Shade A large evergreen that adds good texture but needs pruning back.
43 Asclepias asperula Antelope-horns Full Sun to Part Shade  
44 Asclepias curassavica Tropical Milkweed Full Sun to Part Shade  
514 Asclepias curassavica Tropical Milkweed    
45 Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Full Sun to Part Shade  
46 Asclepias oenotheroides Hierba de Zizotes Full Sun to Part Shade  
47 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Full Sun  
48 Aster oblongifolius Fall Aster Full Sun to Part Shade Lavender to purple blooms cover this aster in fall. Good butterfly plant. Grows in damp river bottoms in Central Texas. Larval food for Hairstreak, Comma, Mourning Cloak and Red-Spotted Purple butterflies.
49 Aster texanus Texas Aster Full Sun to Part Shade Wood traditionally used for boxes and baskets. Bees use the flowers to make a flavorful honey. Flowers used for tea.
50 Astrolepis sinuate Wavy Cloak Fern Full Sun to Part Shade  
51 Atriplex canescens Fourwing Saltbush Full Sun to Part Shade  
52 Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale Full Sun  
53 Bambusa multiolex “Alphonse Karr” Bamboo “Alphonse Karr” Full Sun to Part Shade  
54 Bambusa multiolex “Golden Goddess” Bamboo “Golden Goddess” Full Sun to Part Shade  
55 Baptisia australis Wild Indigo Full Sun  
56 Bauhinia lunarioides Anacacho Orchid Tree Full Sun to Part Shade Fragrant blooms heavy in spring off and on there after. Wonderful ornamental small tree. Attracts hummingbirds and butterlies. Larval plant for Dogface butterflies.
57 Bauhinia mexicana Mexican Orchid Tree Full Sun Blooms late spring to frost. Attracts hummingbirds and butterlies. Larval plant for Dogface butterflies.
58 Berberis swaseyi Texas Barberry Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen rare plant in the wild. Blue-green holly like foliage yellow mid-spring bloom, red summer fruit
59 Berberis trifoliata Agarito (a) Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen, early spring blooms yellow and fragrant. Good for wildlife
60 Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Daisy Full Sun to Light Shade  
61 Betula nigra River Birch Full Sun  
62 Bignonia capreolata “ Tangerine Beauty “ Crossvine “ Tangerine Beauty” Sun to Part Shade Evergreen vine with prolific blooms in spring.
63 Bilbergia nutans Queens Tears Part Shade  
64 Borage officinalis Borage Full Sun to Part Shade  
65 Bouchetia erecta Erect Bouchetia Full Sun  
66 Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama Full Sun to Part Shade The state grass of Texas. A mid size grass. Seeds are good for birds.
67 Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Full Sun, a little shade  
68 Bouteloua hirsute Hairy Grama    
69 Buchloe dactyloides var. 609 Buffalo Grass “609” Full Sun An improved variety of the only native grass used as turf.
70 Buddeja marrubiifolia Wooly Butterfly bush Full Sun to Part Shade Marble-sized orange flowers, silver gray foliage
71 Buddleia davidii cvs. Butterfly Bush “Black Knight” Full Sun to Part Shade  
72 Buddleia lindleyana Lindey Butterfly bush Full Sun to Part Shade  
73 Buddleia x weyeriana “ Honeycomb “ Butterfly bush Full Sun  
74 Bulbine frutescens Bulbine Full Sun to Part Shade  
76 Buxus microphylla japonica Japanese Boxwood Sun to Part Shade An evergreen shrub used extensively in landscaping
77 Buxus Sempervirens Boxwood Sun or Shade  
78 Caesalpinia gilliesii Bird of Paradise Full Sun Showy yellow blooms with long red stamens, very exotic looking
79 Caesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise Full Sun to Part Shade  
80 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Pride of Barbados Full Sun Bright red-orange flowers June thru Oct.
81 Calamagrostis acutiflora “Karl Foerster” Feather Reed Grass “Karl Foer Full Sun to Part Shade  
82 Calliandra californica Baja Fairy Duster Full Sun to Part Shade Quail eat the seeds. Hummingbirds and butterflies eat the nectar.
83 Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster Full Sun to Part Shade Quail eat the seeds. Hummingbirds and butterflies eat the nectar.
84 Callicarpa acuminata Black-berry Beautyberry Sun or Shade A black fruiting Beautyberry from Mexico.
85 Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Sun or Shade An understory shrub with arching branches and purple berries in fall. Deer love this plant.
86 Callicarpa americana var. lactea White-berry American Beautyber Sun or Shade Same as C. Americana only with white fruit
87 Callicarpa japonica Japanese Beautyberry    
88 Callirhoe involucrata (pr.) Prostrate Winecup Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen ground cover blooming Feb. thru June or longer with water. Larval food for Gray Haistreak butterfly.
89 Callirhoe involucrata (st.) Standing Winecup Full Sun to Part Shade Green winter rosette standing up in spring to 3’and blooming.
90 Calylophus drummondianus Dwarf Primrose Full Sun Vivid yellow blooms heavily in spring on into fall. Low mounding perennial
91 Calylophus hartweggi Sundrops Sun or Shade  
92 Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth Full Sun  
93 Canna spp. Canna    
94 Capsicum annuum Chile Pequin Full Sun to Part Shade Native perennial pepper. Fruit is very hot and is loved by birds and people
95 Carex flacca (prev. C. glauca) Blue Sedge Part Shade to Sun  
96 Carya illinoinensis Pecan Full Sun  
97 Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue mist Shrub Full Sun  
98 Cassia corymbosa Flowering Senna    
99 Cassia phyllodinea Silver leaf Cassia Full Sun  
100 Cassia roemeriana Two-leaved Senna Full Sun to Part Shade Larval food of Sulphur butterflies. Birds eat the seeds
101 Catalpa bignoniodes Catalpa Full Sun to Part Shade  
102 Ceanothus herbaceous Redroot Full Sun Larval food for Mottled Duskywing
103 Celtis laevigata Hackberry (sugarberry) Full Sun to Part Shade  
104 Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Full Sun to Part Shade Larval plant of Sphinx Moth.
105 Cercidium floridum (?) (Blue) Palo Verde Full Sun  
106 Cercis canadensis var. “Forest Pansy” Forest Pansy Redbud Full Sun to Part Shade  
107 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Eastern Redbud Full Sun to Part Shade A larger form of TX. Redbud that takes more shade and water.
108 Cercis canadensis var. mexicana Mexican Redbud Full Sun to Part Shade A smaller more drought tolerant Redbud from west TX. With wavy leaf margins.
109 Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas Redbud Full Sun to Part Shade Early spring pink blooms Mar. to Apr. glossy green leaves
110 Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany Full Sun to Part Shade Deer love this plant. Larval plant of the Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
111 Chasmanthium latifolium Inland Seaoats Part Shade to Shade A clumping grass that likes shade. Larval food for several Skipper butterflies.
112 Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Full Sun Multi-trunked, long blooming ornamental tree. Trumpet shaped blooms resemble orchids
113 Chilopsis linearis “regal” Desert Willow “regal” Full Sun Same as regular C. linearis but deeper color.
114 Chitalpa X “Pink Dawn” Chitalpa “Pink Dawn” Full Sun  
115 Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita Full Sun Deep green foliage that is aromatic. Vivid golden yellow blooms spring through fall. Evergreen
116 Cooperia pedunculata Rain lily Full Sun to Part Shade  
117 Cordia boissieri Wild Olive Full Sun to Part Shade A tree of south TX. That needs protection (micro- climate) Large white blooms spring through freeze
118 Coreopsis auriculata “Nana” Tickseed Coreopsis “Nana” Full Sun to Part Shade  
119 Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood Full Sun to Shade One of the best small trees for central TX. Spring flowers, fall color and white berries in summer that over 40 bird species eat. Fall color.
120 Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Part Shade Larval plant for the Spring Azure butterfly.
121 Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Full Sun  
122 Corydalis curvisiliqua Scrambled Eggs Part Shade  
123 Cotinus obovatus Smoke Tree Full Sun to Part Shade Outstanding ornamental tree. Blooms look like puffs of smoke. Great colors in fall.
124 Crataegus marshallii Parsley Hawthorn Full Sun to Part Shade  
125 Crinum spp. Crinum Lily Full Sun to Part Shade  
126 Croton alabamensis var. texensis Alabama Croton Shade to Sun A rare plant in Texas. Leaves silvery on underside Pumpkin orange color in winter. White flowers May to frost, great for hummingbirds
127 Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress    
517 Cycas Revoluta Sago Palm    
128 Cyrtomium falcatum Holly Fern Part Shade to Shade  
129 Dalea bicolor var. argyraea Silver Dalea Full Sun  
130 Dalea bicolor var. bicolor Blue Dalea Full Sun Large shrub with deep blue flower spikes in fall that hang on till late winter.
131 Dalea capitata “Sierra Gold” Dalea Full Sun Durable, semi-deciduous groundcover. Yellow flower spikes spring and fall
132 Dalea frutescens Black Dalea Full Sun Soft feather foliage with purple blooms July thru Oct
133 Dalea greggii Gregg’s Delea Full Sun A silver leafed ground cover for hot dry places, Small purple flowers May thru frost.
134 Dalea lutea Yellow Dalea    
135 Dasylirion quadrangulatum (synonym: D. longissimum) Mexican Grass Tree Full Sun to Part Shade  
136 Dasylirion texanum Texas Sotol Full Sun to Part Shade Bright green spiny leaves most often used as a rounded evergreen specimen
137 Dasylirion wheeleri Wheeler Sotol Full Sun Outstanding blue-gray spiny foliage. Blooms May, June, July
138 Datura wrightii Sacred Datura Full Sun to Part Shade  
139 Delphinium carolinianum Prairie Larkspur Full Sun to Part Shade A native perennial Delphinium that blooms April /May
140 Denmoza rhodacantha      
141 Dichondra argentea Silver Ponyfoot Dichondra Full Sun to Part Shade  
142 Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon Full Sun to Part Shade  
143 Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon Full Sun to Part Shade Fragrant spring blooms, fall color and edible fruit. Good for wildlife. Male and female separate trees
144 Diospyrus kaki Japanese Persimmon “Eureka”    
146 Duranta erecta Sky Flower    
147 Dyckia Spp.      
148 Dyckia x “Red Devil” (D. platyphylla x D. leptosta Dyckia Red Devil Full Sun  
7 Dyschoriste linearis Snake Herb    
149 Dyssodia tephroleuca Ashy Dogweed Full Sun  
150 Echinacea angustifolia Black Sampson Full Sun to Part Shade The native Echinacea to central TX.
151 Echinacea purpurea Purple Prairie Coneflower Full Sun to Part Shade  
152 Echinacea sanguinea Purple Coneflower Full Sun  
153 Echinocactus texasis Horse Crippler Cactus Full Sun to Part Shade  
154 Echinocereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog Cactu Full Sun  
155 Echinocereus reichenbachii Lace Cactus Full Sun to Part Shade A small clump-forming Cactus. Deep pink to purple blooms in spring
156 Echinocereus triglochidatus Claret Cup Cactus Full Sun to Part Shade A clump-forming Cactus. Orange to red blooms mid-spring to mid-summer
157 Echinoereus stramineus Strawberry Cactus (Hedgehog) Full Sun  
158 Ehretia anacua Anacua Full Sun to Part Shade  
159 Elymus magellanicus Blue Wheatgrass Full Sun  
160 Erigeron karvinkianus Profusion Fleabane Full Sun to Part Shade  
161 Erigeron modestus Prairie Fleabane Full Sun to Part Shade  
162 Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Full Sun to Part Shade  
163 Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master Full Sun to Part Shade  
164 Erythrina herbacea Coral bean Full Sun to Part Shade  
165 Erythronium americanum Trout lily   Flowers in summer with white blooms. Attracts Swallowtail butterflies and Skippers.
166 Euonymus americanus Strawberrybush Part Shade Green stems and warty, red fruit make this an outstanding plant.
167 Eupatorium greggii Gregg’s Mistflower Full Sun Lavender flowers mid-spring thru frost. One of the best butterfly plants.
168 Eupatorium greggii white White Gregg’s Mistflower Full Sun to Part Shade Same as E. greggii only white flowers.
169 Eupatorium havanense White Mistflower Full Sun to Part Shade Fragrant white flowers in fall great butterfly plant
170 Euphorbia antisyphilitica Candelilla Full Sun to Part Shade  
171 Euphorbia rigida (syn E. biglandulosa) Gopher Plant Full Sun to Part Shade  
172 Eysenhardtia texana Texas Kidneywood Full Sun to Part Shade Large shrub to small tree fragrant blooms June-Sept.
173 Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume Full Sun to Part Shade A west TX. Shrub. Needs good drainage. White blooms and pink feathery plumes (seed heads)
174 Feijoa sellowiana Pineapple Guava Full Sun to Part Shade  
175 Festuca cinerea Blue Fescue    
176 Floeniculum vulgare "Purpureum" Bronze Fennel    
177 Forestiera pubescens Elbow-bush   Sharply toothed leathery leaves.
178 Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo Full Sun  
179 Fraxinus cuspidate Fragrant Ash Full Sun to Part Shade  
180 Fraxinus greggii Littleleaf Ash Full Sun to Part Shade  
181 Fraxinus texensis Texas Ash Full Sun to Part Shade  
182 Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash Full Sun to Part Shade  
183 Gaillardia suavis Fragrant Gaillardia Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen rosette. Fragrant blooms that have few or no ray petals
184 Galphimia ( Thryallis ) gracilis Golden Thryallis Full Sun to Part Shade  
185 Garrya lindheimeri Mexican Silk-tassel Full Sun to Part Shade An underused evergreen. Very drought and disease tolerant. Can withstand shade but likes sun.
186 Gaura lindheimeri White Gaura    
187 Geum canadense White Avens Shade to Sun  
188 Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Full Sun  
189 Gladiolus byzantinus Old-Fashioned Gladiolus Full Sun to Part Shade  
190 Glandularia bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena    
191 Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel    
446 Hedeoma drummondii Mock Pennyroyal Full Sun or Part Shade  
192 Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower Full Sun to Part Shade  
512 Hemerocallis fulva Common Day Lily    
193 Hesperaloe campanulata Bell Flower Hesperaloe Full Sun  
194 Hesperaloe funifera Giant Hesperaloe Full Sun to Part Shade  
195 Hesperaloe nocturna Night Blooming Hesperaloe Full Sun  
196 Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen blooms Apr. thru Sept. good for hummingbirds
197 Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca –Yellow Full Sun to Part Shade Same as red Yucca only yellow flowers
198 Hibiscus coccineus Texas Star Hibiscus Full Sun  
199 Hibiscus dasycalyx Narrow-leaf Hibiscus Full Sun to Part Shade  
200 Hibiscus syriacus Rose- of- Sharon Full Sun to Part Shade White flowered
201 Hippeastrum x johnsonii Amaryllis Full Sun to Part Shade  
202 Hymenocallis liriosme Spider Lily Full Sun to Part Shade  
203 Hymenoxys scaposa Four Nerve Daisy Full Sun  
204 Hypericum spp. St. John’s Wort Part Sun to Part Shade Evergreen for part shade areas. Yellow blooms.
516 Ilex cornuta "Buford" Buford Holly    
205 Ilex decidua Possumhaw Full Sun to Part Shade Large shrub to tree Deciduous females cover with red berries in winter
206 Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Full Sun to Part Shade  
507 Ilex vomitoria "Will Fleming" "Will Fleming" Yaupon Holly    
207 Ilex vomitoria “Nana” Dwarf Yaupon Holly Full Sun to Shade  
208 Ilex Vomitoria “weeping” Weeping Yaupon Holly Full Sun to Shade  
209 Ilex x “Nellie R. Stevens” Nellie R. Stevens Holly Sun or Shade  
210 Ilex x attenuata “Foster” Foster Holly Sun to Part Shade  
211 Ipomoea Lindheimeri Lindheimer’s Morning- glory Full Sun to Part Shade  
212 Ipomopsis rubra (Polemoniaceae) Standing Cypress Full Sun  
213 Iris spp. (blue) Blue Iris Full Sun  
214 Iris spp. (cem.) Cemetery White Iris Full Sun Gray foliage.
215 Itea viginica “ Chunky Monkey” Virginia Sweetspire   Evergreen rosette of deep glossy green. Bloom up to 2ft. rose-red
216 Itea viginica “ Little Henry “ Virginia Sweetspire Dappled Shade to Part Sun  
217 Itea virginica “ Henry’s Garnet” Virginia Sweetspire Dappled Shade to Part Sun Evergreen rosette of large blue-green leafs. Reddish orange flowers April-June
218 Jatropha dioica var. dioica Leatherstem Full Sun to Dappled Shade  
219 Juglans microcarpa Little Walnut    
220 Juglans nigra Black Walnut Full Sun to Part Shade  
221 Justicia spicigera Mexican Honeysuckle Full Sun to Part Shade  
222 Justicia suberecta Silvery Acanthus    
509 Kerria japonica Japanese Kerria    
223 Lagerstroemia Hybrid ”Tuscarora” Tuscarora Crape Myrtle Full Sun  
224 Lagerstroemia indiea Crepe Myrtle “Natchez” Full Sun  
520 Lagerstroemia indiea Crepe Myrtle    
225 Lantana horrida Texas Lantana Full Sun Our native Lantana, blooming in the heat of summer.Great butterfly plant.
226 Lantana montevdensis Purple Trailing Lantana Full Sun to Part Shade  
227 Lantana x “New Gold” New Gold Lantana Full Sun Spreading ground cover. Long blooming.
228 Laurus nobilis Bay Tree Full Sun to Part Shade  
229 Leucaena retusa Golden Ball Lead Tree Full Sun  
230 Leucojum aestivum Summer Snowflake Part Shade  
231 Leucophyllum frutescens (cenizo) White flowering Cenizo Full Sun  
232 Leucophyllum frutescens (silverado) Silverado Sage Full Sun A selection of L. frutescens for shorter size and better bloom.
233 Leucophyllum spp. (cenizo) Cenizo Full Sun  
234 Leucophyllum spp. (san jose) San Jose Cenizo Full Sun  
235 Liatris mucronata Gayfeather Full Sun  
236 Ligustrum lucidum Japanese Ligustrum Full Sun to Part Shade  
237 Lindera benzoin Spicebush Part Shade  
238 Linum lewisii Blue Flax Full Sun to Part Shade Blue flowers mid-spring thru fall
239 Liquidambar styaciflua Sweetgum    
240 Liriope museari Liriope Shade  
241 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower    
242 Lonicera albifiora White bush Honeysuckle Full Sun to Dappled Shade  
243 Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle Dappled Shade to Full Sun Fragrant blooms in winter.
244 Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Full Sun to Part Shade Simi evergreen red blooms spring to fall good bird plant
510 Loropetalum Chinense "Chang Nian Hong" Ever Red Loropetalum    
245 Loropetalum chinense “Ruby” Loropetalum “Ruby” Full Sun to Shade  
511 Loropetalum Chinense Rubrum "Ruby" Burgundy Blast Loropetalum    
246 Lupinus texensis Bluebonnet Full Sun  
247 Lycoris radiata Spider Lily Sun or Shade Red spidery flowers in fall followed by then the foliage till warm weather.
249 Lygodesmia texana Skeleton plant Full Sun  
250 Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia Sun or Shade  
251 Magnolia grandiflora “Little Gem” Little Gem Magnolia Full Sun  
252 Mahonia bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia Shade to Part Sun  
253 Mahonia bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia Shade to Part Sun  
254 Malphigia glabra (dwf.) Dwarf Barbados Cherry Full Sun to Part Shade  
255 Malphigia glabra (std.) Standard Barbados Cherry Full Sun to Dappled Shade  
256 Malus spp. Crabapple Full Sun  
257 Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk's Cap Sun or Shade Red blooms May thru frost great plant for both birds and butterflies
506 Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk's Cap - White    
258 Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus Mexican Turk’s Cap Sun or Shade  
259 Mammillaria similes Nipple Cactus Sun to Part Shade  
260 Manfreda maculosa Amole Plant Sun to Part Shade  
261 Marrubium vulgare Horehound Full Sun  
262 Marshallia caespitosa Barbara’s Buttons    
515 Matricaria recutita Roman Camoille    
263 Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy Full Sun  
264 Melia azedarach Chinaberry    
265 Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Full Sun to Part Shade  
266 Mimosa borealis Fragrant Mimosa Full Sun to Part Shade A true Mimosa. Armed with thorns, fragrant blooms in late spring.
267 Mirabilis jalapa Four o’clock Part Shade to Shade  
268 Miscanthus sinensis “Gracillimus” Maiden grass Full Sun to Part Shade  
269 Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot    
270 Monarda pringlei Pringle’s Beebalm Part Shade  
271 Morus alba White Mulberry Full Sun to Part Shade  
272 Morus rubra Red Mulberry Full Sun to Part Shade  
273 Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade A beautiful fall flowering grass that glows pink when back lit by the sun
274 Muhlenbergia dubia Pine Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade Small light green clumping grass with vertical bloom spikes
275 Muhlenbergia dubioides Weeping Muhly Full Sun A large Muhly grass that tends to flow rather then stand up.
276 Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo-Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade A soft fine textured clump grass that looks like bamboo
277 Muhlenbergia emoreyi Bull Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade A Muhly grass from the Trans-Pecos. Fall blooming.
278 Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimera's Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade  
279 Muhlenbergia reverchonii Seep Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade  
280 Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Muhly Full Sun to Part Shade  
281 Muscari neglectum Grape Hyacinth Full Sun to Full Shade Small bulbs, bloom in early spring with blue fragrant flowers. Spreads.
282 Myrica cerifera (female) Wax Myrtle Sun or Shade  
283 Myrica cerifera (male) Wax Myrtle Sun or Shade  
284 Myrospermum sousanum Arroyo Sweetwood Full Sun to Part Shade Light green compound leaves that turn yellow in fall and clear white pea-like flowers that smells of cinnamon redhots. Regrowth from stump.
285 Nandina domestica Nandina    
286 Narcissus tazetta var. papyraceus Paperwhites Full Sun to Part Shade  
287 Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass   Early spring blooming small tree or large shrub. pale yellow flowers
288 Nepeta faassenii Catmint “ six Hills Giant”    
289 Nerium oleander Oleander Full Sun to Part Shade  
290 Nolina lindheimeri Devils Shoestring Full Sun to Part Shade Clump forming evergreen plant that resembles a fine leafed yucca or large grass. Flower spike 2-3' above foliage.
291 Nolina microcarpa Bear grass Full Sun to Part Shade  
292 Nolina nelsoni Blue Nolina Full Sun to Part Shade  
293 Nolina texana Beargrass Full Sun to Part Shade  
294 Oenothera missouriensis Fluttermill Full Sun to Part Shade Large 4” yellow flowers and deep green foliage
295 Oenothera missouriensis (silver-leaf) Silver-leaf Fluttermill Full Sun Large 4” yellow flowers with silver foliage
296 Oenothera speciosa Showy Primrose    
297 Opuntia ellisiana "Burbank" Spineless Prickly Pear    
298 Opuntia imbricata Walking-Stick Cholla Full Sun  
299 Opuntia macrocenta Purple Prickly Pear Full Sun The pads of this cactus turn purple with frost. Long black needles.
300 Opuntia violacea var. santa-rita “Tubac” Purple Prickly Pear Full Sun  
301 Orebexlium spp. Mountain Pea Sun or Shade Evergreen ground cover from Mexico. Deep blue flowers
302 Origanum prismaticum Greek Oregano Full Sun  
303 Ornithogalum umbellatum Star of Bethlehem Sun to Part Shade  
304 Oxalis crassipes Pink Oxalis    
431 Packera obovatus Golden Groundsel Shade to Part Sun  
305 Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Full Sun to Part Shade  
306 Panicum virgatum “Northwind” Switchgrass “Northwind” Full Sun to Part Shade  
307 Panicum virgatum var. “ Heavy Metal” Switchgrass “Heavy Metal“ Full Sun to Part Shade  
308 Panicum virgatum var. “Prairie Sky” Switchgrass “ Prairie sky” Full Sun to Part Shade  
309 Papaver rhoeas Shirley Poppy Full Sun A self seeding annual with beautiful red blooms
310 Parkinsonia aculeate Retama Full Sun to Part Shade Fast growing tree with green bark. Blooms off and on spring –fall.
311 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Sun or Shade  
312 Passiflora incarnata Passion Vine Sun or Shade  
313 Paulownia imperialis Empress tree    
314 Pavonia hastate Peruvian Rock Rose Full Sun to Part Shade  
315 Pavonia lasiopetala Rock Rose Full Sun to Part Shade  
316 Penstemon amphorellae Mew Mexico Blue Full Sun to Part Shade  
317 Penstemon baccharifolius Rock Penstemon Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen rosette longest blooming Penstemon red summer thru fall
318 Penstemon cobaea Wild Foxglove Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen rosette largest flower of all Penstemon blooming Mar.-May
319 Penstemon havardii Havard Penstemon    
320 Penstemon laxiflorus Loose leaved Penstemon    
321 Penstemon triflorus Hill Country Penstemon Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen rosette of deep glossy green. Bloom up to 2 ft. rose-red
322 Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Full Sun Gray foliage with blue flower spikes summer thru fall. Attracts hummingbirds.
323 Perovskia atriplicifolia ”Little Spire” Dwarf Russian Sage Full Sun A dwarf version of Russian Sage
324 Philadelphus texensis Texas Mock Orange Sun or Shade Small fragrant white flowers Mar - May. A small multi-trunked tree with 1” fruits.
325 Philadelphus x ‘Natchez’ Mock Orange Part Shade Single-flowered introduction from U.S. Natl. Arboretum
326 Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage Full Sun Evergreen perennial. Yellow blooms in summer
327 Phlomis tuberosa Jerusalem sage Full Sun to Part Shade  
328 Phlox nivalis spp. Texensis Texas Trailing Phlox Full Sun to Part Shade A rare and endangered Phlox.
329 Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox Full Sun to Part Shade Pink to lavender blooms April thru may, colonizes by stolons
330 Photinia x fraseri Redtip Photinia Sun or Shade  
331 Phyla nodiflora Frogfruit Shade to Full Sun Low growing groundcover that will grow most anywhere. Small white Verbena-like flowers Mar.-Nov.
332 Physostegia angustifolia Spring Obedient Plant Full Sun to Shade Spreading ground cover for shady spots
333 Pinus elderica Afghan Pine Full Sun Fast growing pine for alkaline soils needs good drainage
334 Pinus remota Pinyon Pine Full Sun to Part Shade Slow growing pine tree with highly prized nuts.
335 Piper auritum Hoja Santa, Root Beer Plant Part Shade  
336 Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistachio Full Sun  
337 Pistacia texana Texas Pistachio Full Sun to Part Shade An evergreen tree or hedge if trimmed. Full to the ground. New leafs are reddish in spring.
338 Platycladus orientalis Arborvita Full Sun to Part Shade  
339 Plumbago auriculata (P. capensis) Plumbago Full Sun to Part Shade  
340 Poliomentha longiflora Mexican Oregano Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen sub-shrub that blooms prolifically. Can be used as an oregano substitute.
341 Populus deltoides var.? Cottonwood Full Sun  
342 Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite Full Sun to Part Shade White flowered on campus.
343 Prosopis pubescens Screwbean Mesquite Full Sun  
344 Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum Full Sun to Part Shade Early spring bloom of white Mar. thru Apr. fragrant. Beautiful bark fruit good for wildlife. Larval plant for Tiger Swallowtail. Chickadees love to eat the flowers.
345 Prunus minutiflora Texas Almond Full Sun to Part Shade  
346 Prunus serotina var.exima Escarpment Black Cherry Full Sun to Part Shade  
347 Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash Full Sun to Part Shade  
348 Punica granatum Pomegranate “Wonderful” Full Sun to Part Shade  
349 Pyrus calleryana Ornamental Pear Full Sun to Part Shade  
350 Pyrus ioensis Blanco Crabapple Dappled Shade to Sun  
351 Quercus canbyi Canby Oak Full Sun to Part Shade  
352 Quercus fusiformis Virginiana var.??? Escarpment Live Oak Full Sun to Part Shade  
353 Quercus laceyi Lacey Oak Full Sun to Part Shade A small oak with blue-green colored leaves in summer. New growth and fall foliage is a peach color
354 Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Full Sun to Part Shade A large fast growing majestic oak that will grow most anywhere. Great shade tree
355 Quercus muhlenbergii Chinquapin Oak Full Sun to Part Shade A large upright oak with scalloped leaves and a gold fall color. Larval food for Hairstreak butterfly.
356 Quercus polymorpha Mexican White Oak Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen in most winters. New growth bronze. Large spreading tree
357 Quercus pungens var. vaseyana Vasey Oak Full Sun to Part Shade Shrub or small semi-evergreen tree. Sharply toothed leathery leaves.
358 Quercus shumardii Shumard Red Oak Full Sun to Part Shade Large deciduous Oak turning scarlet in fall. Good shade tree.
359 Quercus sinuate var. breviloba Bigelow Oak Full Sun to Part Shade  
360 Quercus virginiana Live Oak Full Sun  
361 Ranunculus macranthus Large Buttercup Full Sun to Part Shade  
362 Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Part Shade  
363 Ratibida columnaris Mexican Hat Full Sun to Part Shade  
364 Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn Full Sun to Dappled Shade  
365 Rhaphiolepsis indica Indian Hawthorn    
366 Rhodophiala bifida Oxblood Lily Full Sun to Part Shade  
367 Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Full Sun to Dappled Shade  
368 Rhus copallina Shining sumac Full Sun to Part Shade  
369 Rhus lanceolata Flame leaf Sumac Full Sun to Part Shade  
370 Rhus microphylla Littleleaf Sumac Full Sun to Part Shade  
371 Rhus virens Evergreen Sumac Full Sun to Part Shade  
372 Ricinus communis Castor Bean    
373 Rivina humilis Pigeonberry Part Shade to Shade  
374 Rose spp. (gonzales) Martha Gonzales Full Sun  
375 Rose spp. (hermosa) Hermosa Full Sun  
376 Rose spp. (pink) Katy Road Pink Full Sun  
508 Rose spp. Var. sombreuil (Colonial White) Sombreuil "Colonial White"    
377 Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Full Sun  
378 Rosmarinus officinalis “prostrates” Trailing Rosemary Full Sun A trailing form of standard Rosemary.
379 Rudbeckia fulgida “Goldstrum” Black-eyed Susan Full Sun to Part Shade  
380 Rudbeckia maxima Giant Yellow Coneflower    
381 Ruellia brittoniana Mexican Petunia Full Sun to Shade  
382 Ruellia brittoniana “Chi-Chi” “Chi-Chi “ Pink Ruellia Full Sun to Shade  
383 Ruellia brittoniana “Katie white” “Katie” Dwarf Ruellia White Shade  
384 Ruellia nodiflora var. Metzae White Flowered Ruellia Sun or Shade  
385 Ruta graveolens Rue Full Sun to Part Shade Blue-green “ evergreen “ foliage, great for swallowtail butterfly larvae
386 Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto Shade to Sun  
387 Salix nigra var. lindheimeri Black Willow Full Sun to Part Shade  
388 Salvia azurea var. grandiflora Pitcher Sage Full Sun to Part Shade  
389 Salvia ballotiflora Shrubby Blue Sage Full Sun Blooms on old wood.
390 Salvia blepharophylla Purple Leaf Sage Part Shade to Shade Calyx: purple; corolla: Red
391 Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage Full Sun  
392 Salvia chamaedryoides Gray Shrub Sage Full Sun Spreads by roots.
393 Salvia chionophylla Quicksilver Sage Full Sun or Part Shade Spreads by rooting.
394 Salvia clevelandii Cleveland Sage Full Sun  
395 Salvia coccinea red Tropical Sage - Red Full Sun to Part Shade Red flowers May to frost, great for hummingbirds.
396 Salvia coccinea white Tropical Sage - White Full Sun to Part Shade  
397 Salvia confertiflora Harvest Sage Full Sun or Part Shade  
398 Salvia darcyi Galeana Red Sage Full Sun to Part Shade  
399 Salvia engelmannii Englemann Sage Full Sun  
400 Salvia farinacea Mealy Blue Sage Full Sun to Part Shade  
505 Salvia greggii "Theresa" Autumn Sage "Theresa" Full Sun  
401 Salvia greggii (orange) Autumn Sage- Orange Full Sun  
402 Salvia greggii (raspberry) Raspberry Sage Full Sun  
403 Salvia greggii (red) Autumn Sage- Red Full Sun  
404 Salvia greggii (white) Autumn Sage- White Full Sun  
405 Salvia guaranitica Majestic Sage Full Sun to Part Shade  
406 Salvia guaranitica “Black and Blue” Majestic Sage “Black and Blue" Full Sun to Part Shade Spreads prolifically by roots.
408 Salvia leucantha (bicolor) Mexican Bush Sage (bicolor) Full Sun  
409 Salvia leucantha (purple) Mexican Bush Sage- purple Full Sun  
410 Salvia lycioides Canyon Sage Full Sun  
411 Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf Sage Full Sun or Part Shade  
412 Salvia madrensis Forsythia Sage Full Sun to Part Shade A tall Salvia with dark green leaves. One of the few yellow flowering Salvias. Square stems have ridges.
519 Salvia mellisadora Grape-Scented Sage Full Sun or Part Shade  
413 Salvia mexicana Mexican Sage Full Sun to Part Shade  
414 Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival Full Sun to Part Shade  
518 Salvia microphylla "Hot Lips" "Hot Lips" Sage Full Sun or Part Shade  
415 Salvia penstemonoides Big Red Sage Full Sun to Part Shade Once thought to be extinct this rare evergreen has large magenta flowers from Jun. - Sept.
416 Salvia regla Mountain Sage Part Shade Orange-red blooms coincide with fall migration of hummingbirds.
417 Salvia roemeriana Cedar Sage Part Shade to Part Sun Red blooms mostly in spring. Evergreen rosette. Deep green aromatic foliage.
418 Salvia transsylvanica Transylvanian Sage Full Sun  
407 Salvia X “Indigo Spires” Indigo Spires Full Sun  
419 Sambucus canadensis Elderberry Full Sun to Dappled Shade Spreads prolifically by roots.
420 Santolina chamaecyparissus Santolina Full Sun  
421 Sapindus drummondii Soapberry Full Sun to Part Shade  
423 Saponaria officinalis Bouncing Bet Full Sun to Part Shade  
424 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Full Sun  
425 Schoenocaulon texanum Texas Sabdilla (Green lily) AM Sun, PM Shade  
426 Scutellaria ovata subsp. Bracteata Heart-leaf Skullcap Part Shade Spreads rapidly.
427 Scutellaria suffrutescens Pink Skullcap Full Sun Evergreen mounding plant that is almost always in bloom with small pink flowers.
428 Scutellaria wrightii Wright's Skullcap Full Sun  
513 Sedum reflexum Blue Spruce Sedum Full Sun or Part Shade Roots as it spreads.
429 Senecio aeschenborianus Golden Light    
430 Senecio cineraria Perennial Dusty Miller    
432 Senna corymbosa Flower Senna Full Sun to Part Shade  
433 Senna lindheimeriana Velvetleaf Senna Full Sun to Part Shade  
434 Sesbania punicea Rattlebox Full Sun to Part Shade  
435 Setcreasea pallida Purple Heart Full Sun to Shade  
75 Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woollybucket Bumelia Full Sun to Part Shade  
436 Silphium simpsonii Simpson's Rosinweed Full Sun or Part Shade  
437 Simsia calvia Bush Sunflower Full Sun or Part Shade  
438 Sisyrinchium spp. Blue-eyed Grass Full Sun to Part Shade  
439 Solidago sempervirens Seaside Goldenrod Full Sun to Part Shade  
441 Sophora secundiflora Mountain Laurel Full Sun to Part Shade  
442 Sophora secundiflora "Silver Peso" Mountain Laurel "Silver Peso " Full Sun to Part Shade Silver leaf form of Texas Mountain Laurel.
443 Sphaeralcea ambigua "Louis Hamilton" Louis Hamilton Globe Mallow Full Sun to Part Shade  
445 Sprekelia formosissima Aztec Lily Full Sun to Part Shade  
447 Stachys coccinea Texas Betony Full Sun or Part Shade  
448 Stemodia lanata Woolly Stemodia Full Sun  
449 Sternbergia lutea Autumn Crocus Sun to Part Shade  
440 Styphnolobium affinis Eve's Necklace Full Sun to Part Shade  
451 Styrax americanus American Snowbells Sun or Shade  
452 Styrax platanifolius spp. Texanus Texas Snowbell Sun or Shade  
453 Symphytum officinale Comfrey Full Sun to Part Shade  
454 Syringa spp. Lilac Full Sun or Part Shade  
455 Tagetes lemmonii Copper Canyon Daisy Full Sun A true Marigold. Fall blooming bright golden yellow very aromatic foliage
456 Tagetes lucida Mexican Mint Marigold Full Sun to Part Shade  
457 Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Full Sun or Part Shade  
458 Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma Cypress Full Sun or Part Shade  
459 Tecoma capensis Cape Honeysuckle Full Sun to Part Shade  
460 Tecoma elata Orange Trumpet Flower Full Sun  
461 Tecoma stans var. 'angustata' Yellow Bells Full Sun Yellow blooms late spring to frost
462 Tecoma stans var. stans Esperanza Full Sun  
463 Teucrium cossonii Trailing Silver Germander Full Sun Gray foliage with rose-colored blooms. Water requirements minimal.
464 Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush Germander Full Sun to Part Shade  
465 Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium Greenthread Full Sun Easily confused with Coreopsis.
145 Thelypteris normalis Wood Fern Shade to Part Sun  
466 Thymus vulgaris English Thyme Sun-Part Shade  
467 Tilia americana American Basswood Full Sun to Part Shade  
468 Tilia americana var. caroliniana Carolina Basswood Full Sun to Part Shade  
470 Tradescantia spp. Spiderwort Full Sun or Part Shade  
422 Triadica sebifera Chinese Tallow Tree Full Sun or Part Shade  
471 Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass Full Sun to Part Shade  
472 Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic Full Sun to Part Shade  
474 Ulmus americana American Elm Sun to Part Shade  
475 Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm Full Sun to Part Shade  
476 Ulmus parvifolia Lacebark Elm Full Sun to Part Shade  
477 Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm Full Sun to Part Shade  
478 Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye Full Sun to Part Shade Pink spring blooms. Yellow fall color. Seed pods persist all winter.
480 Verbascum thapsus Mullein Full Sun  
482 Verbena rigida Sandpaper Verbena Full Sun to Part Shade  
504 Verbena tenuisecta Moss Verbena    
483 Verbesina lindheimeri Lindheimer’s Crownbeard Full Sun to Part Shade  
484 Vernonia lindheimeri Woolly Ironweed Full Sun  
486 Viburnum rufidulum `Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Full Sun or Part Shade White flower clusters in spring. Outstanding fall color. Glossy green leaves. A small, drought-tolerant tree.
487 Viguiera dentata Golden-Eye Part Shade  
488 Viguiera stenoloba Skeleton-Leaf Golden-Eye Full Sun or Part Shade Blooms summer to fall with yellow daisy-like flowers.
489 Viola missouriensis Missouri Violet Shade to Part Sun  
491 Vitex agnus-castus Vitex Full Sun  
492 Vitex rotundifolia Beach Vitex Full Sun to Part Shade  
493 Wedelia texana Zexmenia Full Sun to Part Shade  
494 Yucca constricta Buckley Yucca Full Sun  
495 Yucca pallida Pale-leaf Yucca Full Sun A small yucca with pale blue to bluegreen leaves. Larvae food for Giant Skipper Butterfly.
496 Yucca reverchonii San Angelo Yucca Full Sun  
497 Yucca rostrata Beaked Yucca Full Sun  
498 Yucca rupicola Twist-Leaf Yucca Full Sun or Part Shade Tends to cross with Y. pallida.
499 Yucca spp. Yucca varieties    
500 Zanthoxylum hirsutum Toothache Tree Full Sun to Part Shade  
501 Zephyranthes candida White Rain Lily Full Sun to Part Shade Grass like foliage, white flowers after summer and fall rains
502 Zephyranthes x "Prairie Sunset" "Prairie Sunset" Rain Lily Full Sun to Part Shade Most likely a hybrid of Z. Capicorn and Z. candida