Sun or partial shade; fuller form in sun. Thornless and evergreen, with soft, lime-green, strongly veined buckthorn leaves and a nice rounded shrub shape. It is one of the few South Texas natives [...]
Sun (not shade). A native grass used as turf; the blue-green color and delicate white seed heads make a soft, plush lawn. Buffalograss is suitable for lawns without much foot traffic, but its [...]
Full sun; will go dormant (brown) during winter and during hot summers. An easy turfgrass to grow, it can be established by sod or by seed. However, plan on regular maintenance to keep it [...]
Partial shade. Deciduous, with magenta berries that attract wildlife in late autumn. Spreads by runners to form loose colonies. Useful in unirrigated settings as an informal groundcover in [...]
Sun/partial-shade; deciduous, with soft ovate leaves, pale branches said to resemble snakeskin, and unusual greenish-yellow blooms in spring. In sun this small shrub exhibits more of a rounded [...]
Sun or bright shade. Evergreen to at least 7 degrees F. Rosettes form atop the brittle stems, with thick blue-gray, pink, and brown leaves and white, star-shaped flowers in spring. Ghost plant is [...]
Partial sun or shade. Evergreen. With their tiny evergreen leaves and their ability to regrow thickly after pruning, boxwoods have long been favored when a sheared hedge is desired. On its own [...]
Shade. Evergreen, with large, glossy, dark-green leaves. English ivy is easy to grow and makes a great groundcover for bright moist shade around buildings and trees, filling in structural beds [...]
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 nice [...]
Full shade to dappled shade, protected from hot sun; evergreen. A classic foliage plant, with big glossy leaves splattered with yellow flecks (\”Gold Dust\” is a popular cultivar.) In [...]
