Pencil Cactus

Sun or light shade. Evergreen. This tough shrub cactus forms a thicket of small cylindrical stems armed with sharp spines. Yellow blooms appear in August, followed by dramatic displays of […]

Little Walnut

Light shade; suited to understory. Deciduous. A small tree or large shrub native to Hill Country streams, slopes and canyons where its long taproot can reach shallow water tables.\n\nThe walnuts […]

Huisache Daisy

Sow seeds in mid-summer in caliche or sandy soils with part sun. Huisache daisy is so called because it often grows in thick stands under huisache and other chaparral bushes, […]

Hop Tree

Sun or shade. Deciduous, with fragrant flowers in spring. One of the northernmost members of the citrus family, it was once used as a substitute for hops in beer brewing. […]

Golden Barrel Cactus

Sun or very partial shade. Evergreen. A spherical ribbed cactus that may eventually grow up to 3 feet in diameter. The spines are typically yellow and give it the appearance […]

Prairie Gaillardia

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. […]

Italian Cypress

Sun; evergreen. The classical Italian cypress grows like an exclamation point in the landscape. It’s useful as a specimen or along driveways; it can also be used to soften hard […]

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 […]

Buffalo Grass

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 […]

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 […]