Prairie Coneflower

Sow seeds in the fall in sunny areas on a variety of soils. Plants from seed bloom in their second year.A plant branched and leafy in lower part with long […]

Spineless Prickly Pear

Sun. Evergreen with yellow and orange flowers and edible purple fruits (tunas). The cactus pads themselves (nopalitos) are also edible. Spineless is a relative term when it comes to prickly […]

California Poppy

Sun or light shade. An annual or tender perennial. A drought-hardy summer poppy with thin, deeply divided bluish leaves skeletal foliage, and chalice-shaped electric orange flowers throughout the warm season. […]

Pomegranate

Sun/part shade. Deciduous, with glossy leaves and good yellow fall color. Big red blooms appear in spring and throughout the warm season, yielding large, edible fruit.\n\nPomegranate is an old-fashioned garden […]

Texas Lantana

Sun; deciduous, with somewhat prickly stems, strongly pungent leaves, and a lanky habit. Orange vervain flowers, throughout the warm season, attract butterflies. Established plants require no supplemental irrigation.

Bearded Iris

Sun/shade. Evergreen, with fanned, strap-like leaves. Flower stalks appear in very early spring. Color and height varies with variety.\n\nInclude iris in any cut-flower garden; it is easy to grow. Don’t […]

Indian Blanket

Sun/part shade; an annual wildflower with bright-patterned, daisy-like blooms; grows best in sandy soils. A Texas native

Retama

Full sun; deciduous and fast-growing, with abundant thorns, ribbon-like leaves and yellow paloverde flowers in spring (and occasionally throughout the warm season.) \n\nRetama has the ability to shed its leaves […]