Explore the variety of native and adapted plants for your corner of Texas — whether you’re looking for color, shade, a home for wildlife or just never want to mow again.
Under optimal conditions, a fast-growing and very large tree.
A majestic tree, one of the largest east of the Rockies.
A fast-growing, evergreen Mexican red oak.
A fast-growing southwestern oak considered resistant to oak wilt.
The most durable and adaptable oak for south-central Texas.
A large-growing oak with fist-sized acorns. Well-adapted to clay soils.
An extremely drought-tolerant (but slow growing) small oak.
Adaptable to any site except very heavy clay soils.
The Sandpaper Tree: a South Texas specialty.
A West Texas evergreen, and a fast-growing anchor for the watersaver landscape.
A big, stately conifer for deeper soils.
An eye-catching lily turf that lights up the shade.
Evergreen, adaptable, and a classic alternative for grass in shade.
Aspidistra’s tough, leathery leaves lend tropical lushness to deep dark shade.
Ball moss lives in tree branches and feasts on morning dew: not a parasite, but an epiphyte.
An evergreen perennial with strappy dark green foliage.
A hardy semi-evergreen perennial that performs well in dappled shade.
A rustic woodland viburnum for a shaded evergreen edge.
A dense turfgrass for sites with some shade; expect extra watering if you grow it in the sun.
A perennial houseplant. Provides a tropical effect when used as a shade groundcover.
A big Mexican beautyberry with wine-colored fruit.
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