Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen, with unusual leaves that completely encircle the stems. Clusters of coral-colored blooms appear during warm weather and may persist into winter.\n\nUnlike the [...]
Sun or partial shade. Sow seeds in late summer or fall. Phlox is a much-branched, sticky-glandular plant with bright red, pink, or white flowers in tight clusters at the ends of stems.\n\nAnnual [...]
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. [...]
Partial sun/shade. Semi-evergreen. Tangerine blooms with yellow throats appear in late spring, with occasional blooming until frost. The flowers resemble trumpet creeper, but crossvine is far [...]
Full sun or partial shade. A deciduous, herbaceous perennial, with glossy spadelike leaves, striking tubular pink or red flower spikes, and blackish pods bearing poisonous red beans. An [...]
Chisme (Spanish for gossip) spreads like gossip from seed, though easily removed. The low growing annual fills in nicely around other larger plants and displays attractive fuchsia flowers in the [...]
Sun/part shade; mostly evergreen. Protect from frost (and from deer). Thick, fleshy leaves with brightly colored flowers form a spreading groundcover similar to portulaca.\n\nPlanted in the [...]
Full sun. Herbaceous perennial, an annual wildflower in Texas, with striking red blooms that attract butterflies. Strawberry Fields is widely available cultivar.
Full sun; a large, evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves. Blooms on new growth, with bright red, fine-textured puff flowers that bloom during warm weather.\n\nVarious species are available in the [...]
Shade/part shade. Firespike is a dieback perennial, with big glossy foliage that freezes back to the ground every winter. (Some gardeners suggest digging them up and bringing them inside as [...]