Mutabilis Rose
Sun; semi-evergreen. Mutabilis is a terrific landscape and shrub rose. Its vigorous habit and size can hide any other imperfections. Very simple \”butterfly\” flowers appear throughout the year in yellow, […]
Lady Banks Rose
Sun; evergreen; 1-inch white or yellow blooms cover the plant like a thick blanket in spring or early summer, lasting up to 6 weeks. A vigorous climber, Lady Banks has […]
Texas Prickly Pear
Sun or partial shade. Evergreen, with yellow, red or orange flowers generally starting in June, followed by maroon fruits which will keep your mockingbirds busy for months. Prickly pear is […]
Cow’s Tongue Prickly Pear
Sun. Evergreen. Cow’s tongue is a local prickly pear with long pads that reach like long fingers toward the sky: a striking Star Trek form in any rock or cactus […]
Pencil Cactus
Sun or light shade. Evergreen. This tough shrub cactus forms a thicket of small cylindrical stems armed with sharp spines. Yellow blooms appear in August, followed by dramatic displays of […]
Huisache Daisy
Sow seeds in mid-summer in caliche or sandy soils with part sun. Huisache daisy is so called because it often grows in thick stands under huisache and other chaparral bushes, […]
Horseherb
Shade or sun. Deciduous, forming a soft mat-like groundcover that often outperforms turfgrass in shade, with the bonus of prolific yellow blooms during the warm season. Many lawns on the […]
Golden Barrel Cactus
Sun or very partial shade. Evergreen. A spherical ribbed cactus that may eventually grow up to 3 feet in diameter. The spines are typically yellow and give it the appearance […]
Prairie Gaillardia
Sun to partial shade. Narrow, lance-shaped leaves on rigid stems, branching toward the top; flower stalks terminate in yellow rays, lobed at the margins and occasionally reddish at their bases. […]
Cowpen Daisy
Sun. A fairly large herbaceous perennial with grey-green toothed leaves and cheerful yellow flowers throughout the warm season. The flowers can be distinguished from similar daisy and sunflower species by […]