Mexican Honeysuckle
Sun/part shade; nearly evergreen, with velvety ovate leaves, floppy branches and a rounded shrub-like form. Orange tube flowers appear on and off throughout the year, but especially from June to […]
Dwarf Plumbago
Shade or partial (morning) sun. Perennial, freezing back in winter. Foliage is dark green, turning bronze in autumn. The flowers somewhat resemble the unrelated shrub plumbago, but in a striking […]
Holly Fern
Shade; evergreen with large leaves resembling holly. In general it prefers sheltered, moist areas but established plants can tolerate dry conditions as long as they are in shaded beds.
Crinum Lily
Bright light; for a better-looking plant, protect from western summer sun. Crinum is a tropical evergreen, with big, sloppy mounds of cascading succulent foliage and prominent red-white-and pink striped lily […]
Gray Leaf Cotoneaster
Full sun or partial shade. Dull, tiny evergreen leaves resembling cenizo; white flowers in spring; reddish autumn fruits which may be spread by birds.\n\nDurable and hardy, cotoneaster tolerates poor and […]
Copper Canyon Daisy
Sun/part shade; deciduous, with strongly scented feathery foliage and a sprawling, sagelike form. Orange-yellow flowers are unleashed as the days shorten in autumn — often just before the first freeze.
Bulbine
Sun/part shade; a small evergreen, with aloe-like leaves. Delicate, orange and yellow bloom stalks appear from spring through frost. Easily cultivated, bulbine is great for cursed, scorched corners of the […]
Blackfoot Daisy
Sun/part shade; deciduous. A mounding perennial with narrow, green leaves and creamy-white flowers with orange centers. Useful in rock gardens.\r\n\r\nSurvival requires excellent drainage; this native may be short-lived if over-watered.
Columbine ‘Texas Gold’
Dappled shade in summer, sun in winter. A cool-season perennial, with bushy foliage resembling maidenhair fern. It grows leaves in fall, winter and spring, going dormant in summer. The big, […]
Chiltepín
Sun or shade; a deciduous, freely reseeding perennial. The white flowers produce small, edible, hot peppers. Under-utilized; in general, it makes a great addition to the shade garden or any […]