Sun or light shade. Evergreen, with fragrant white flowers very late in the year. A little-known South Texas native with heat and drought tolerance and landscape potential; it may be expected to [...]
Lanky and nearly evergreen, with leaves serrated along the tip, inconspicuous greenish white flowers, and tiny sweet fruit with high protein content. It’s commonly found in alleys and [...]
Full sun. Nearly evergreen, with narrow willow-like leaves and airy foliage. Greenish flowers and silvery seedheads appear in autumn, ascending in plumelike boughs. It was once widely planted to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Partial shade; can grow under live oaks as long as soils are deep enough. Evergreen. A coarse-textured, fairly fast growing shrub up to 8 feet tall and wide; plant on 3 or 4 foot centers for a [...]
Full sun. Deciduous, with coarse leaves. Intensely fragrant white flowers appear in warm weather. Upright and fast-growing; although scraggly, it can be trained as a small tree. Some landscapers [...]
Sun/partial shade; deciduous and thicket-forming. Spectacular scarlet and orange color in autumn, hence the name. Very high heat tolerance.\n\nIn landscape settings, mass or pair with native [...]
