Cenizo
Full sun (any shade makes it grow leggy.) Cenizo is evergreen, with silvery foliage covered with tiny dusty hairs. Sweet-scented pink flowers appear briefly after rain events in summer and […]
Spanish Dagger
The multi-trunked Spanish dagger is evergreen, with thick, stiff and very sharp leaves. It’s adaptable, architectural, and nearly indestructible, with cream-colored flower clusters in spring. Spanish dagger makes an excellent […]
Common Elderberry
Partial shade or sun / woodland or shrub edges. Deciduous and herbaceous, with many arching woody stems arising from the base. White flower clusters appear in early summer and periodically […]
Elbow Bush
Sun/part sun; deciduous. A dense, thicket-forming low shrub in shaded dry settings. Small, very fragrant flowers appear in late winter; elbow bush is also known as a spring herald. \n\nA […]
Elaeagnus
Sun/part shade. Evergreen, with distinctive grey-green foliage. Leaves are oval, greenish and scaly on top, silvery underneath. \n\nElaeagnus is a very large, sprawling shrublike specimen up to 15 feet tall. […]
Eastern Gamagrass
Full sun/part shade; a large nearly evergreen bunchgrass with very ornamental purple and orange flower spikes. It provides exceptional browse for livestock but like other native bunchgrasses it can easily […]
Duranta
Partial sun; morning sun is preferred. Nearly evergreen in mild winters, this Mexican verbena can freeze to the ground and quickly rebound after very cold temperatures. Purple flowers appear throughout […]
Dill
Full sun to very light shade; a short-lived, cool-season annual in South Texas, growing from October to early April; white flowers appear in umbels. Like other parsleys, dill is a […]
Xylosma
Full sun, or partial shade. Evergreen, with small, glossy leaves which are multi-colored when new ones emerge. Insignificant flowers – this plant’s purpose is evergreen privacy. It is usually kept […]
Wax Myrtle
Sun/part shade; evergreen, with wispy, fragrant olive-green leaves, insignificant flowers, and waxy gray bayberries that can be used to make candles. Wax myrtle makes a great fast-growing evergreen screen, but […]