Wand Milkweed
Full sun or part shade. Perennial, stems are slender, up to three feet tall and produced singly or in pairs. The intricate green flowers appear in large umbels along the […]
Green Milkweed
Full sun or part shade. Perennial, with thick green foliage in excess of 24 inches tall and wide. This is one of the taller milkweeds native to San Antonio. A […]
Zizotes Milkweed
Fun sun or partial shade. Perennial, with mounding foliage up to 24 inches tall and wide. Clusters of small, intricate pale green flowers appear throughout the year, followed by conspicuous […]
Big Red Sage
Sun. An herbaceous perennial salvia, with 2′-3′ tall wands of reddish-purple sage flowers in spring and summer. Somewhat similar to scarlet sage in habit, but the glossy leaves are distinctive.\n\nBig […]
Canna
Full or partial sun. A large-leaved herbaceous perennial with leaves and habits resembling its close relatives, banana and ginger. Big, warm-colored flowers resemble iris, attracting hummingbirds and bees. Many cultivated […]
Byzantine Gladiolus
Sun to partial sun; narrow iris-like foliage is more delicate than that of many hybrid gladiolus. Bright magenta or fuschia blossoms appear with the first hot weather in mid spring […]
Butterfly Bush
Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen, deciduous in cold winters. Thin leaves on arching branches, with big, fragrant flower cones during the warm season. \n\nProlong blooming by pinching off spent flowers; since buddleia […]
Betony
Sun or shade; it needs less water in filtered shade. A low-sprawling evergreen perennial with scarlet-red blooms and softly (and sometimes sharply) fuzzy apple-green leaves. Betony is deer resistant and […]
Swanflower
Sun or partial shade. Swanflower mimics a trailing grass. It can be recognized by its intriguing tubular flowers, resembling orchids or pitcher plants. \n\nSwanflower is a larval host for Pipevine […]
Society Garlic
Sun to part shade. A nearly evergreen perennial, with lavender flowers spring to fall. You can’t miss the garlic odor. The name is a reference to the fact that this […]