Sun/part shade; evergreen, with dark glossy leaves bearing sharp needlelike points; small, white blooms, with red berries in winter; a slow grower. Often used as a strong sturdy hedge.
Shade or sun. Deciduous, forming a soft mat-like groundcover that often outperforms turfgrass in shade, with the bonus of prolific yellow blooms during the warm season. Many lawns on the north [...]
Sun or shade; evergreen with stiff glossy leaves. The spiny leaves are distinctive, with the central tip pointing downward and the outer tips pointing up, resembling horns. Red berries in winter. [...]
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/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 [...]
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 [...]
Sun/part shade; evergreen; shiny, dark green leaves with sharp spines; ornamental red berries in late fall and winter. An excellent and frequently used foundation plant, fairly tolerant of [...]
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 [...]
Sun/part shade. A striking autumn wildflower with clusters of purple or pinkish-purple blooms on stiff unbranched stems. Makes an excellent cut flower. A Texas native; attracts butterflies.
Partial shade. An interesting herbaceous biennial, with very large soft leaves and plentiful white flowerheads in autumn that attract butterflies. During the first freeze of each year, the stems [...]