Heartleaf Skullcap

Ligustrum

Sun or shade. Included here as an example of aggressive non-native species to avoid in south-central Texas; the \”disgustrums\” include several privet species used by homebuilders as instant evergreen hedges. […]

Old Man’s Beard

Sun or partial shade. A perennial vine, most often seen along roadsides or fences, where its wispy plumes are a signature of late summer. Male and female plants produce different […]

Texas Milkweed

Sun or full Shade. A clump-forming deciduous perennial, up to 24 inches. Thin, dark green, oval shaped leaves grow in opposite pairs up the stem. Each stem is capped by […]

Virginia Creeper

Part shade/shade. A deciduous vine, often found in the dark around poison ivy in riparian woods; unlike poison ivy’s \”leaves of three,\” Virginia creeper has five leaflets.\n\nThe lovely scarlet color […]

Carpet Bugleweed

Full (or at least partial) shade. Evergreen, with spikes of blue flowers in summer. A dense, fast-spreading purple groundcover spreading by runners, frequently used as an informal shade groundcover in […]

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 […]

Bay Laurel

Sun to part shade; an evergreen shrub or tree. In the right soils, bay laurel grows quite large and sturdy. It appreciates some protection from late afternoon sun in summertime.\n\nThis […]

Yaupon Holly (Dwarf)

Sun/part shade; evergreen, with a low, mound like form (up to 4 feet). All dwarf yaupon cultivars are male — meaning they won’t bear any of the showy red fruit […]

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 […]