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.
A star in the fall, with clusters of brilliant purple berries.
The Sandpaper Tree: a South Texas specialty.
Evergreen, adaptable, and a classic alternative for grass in shade.
A faux fern, bright green and drought-tolerant.
Ideal for deep soil and shade, if you have enough moisture.
An eye-catching lily turf that lights up the shade.
An easy-to-grow early spring wildflower, native to shade.
Ball moss lives in tree branches and feasts on morning dew: not a parasite, but an epiphyte.
An evergreen wiregrass well-adapted to Hill Country ledges.
An evergreen shrub with a classic xeric pedigree and loads of flavor.
A old-fashioned garden favorite for the perennial border.
A native of New Mexico: soft, fuzzy leaves and bright red blooms.
Can’t miss the emerald green leaves. Spiny branchlets provide cover for wildlife.
An eye-catching shade groundcover, with flowering purple foliage.
Aspidistra’s tough, leathery leaves lend tropical lushness to deep dark shade.
Cute, scalloped leaves and bright red blooms that stand out in the shade.
The showiest of Texas’ native columbines is big, naturally, with spurs to boot.
Always there, always green: boxwood is a classic for low hedges and topiary.
A big native shrub suitable for the perennial border, if soils are deep enough.
No need to irrigate this Texas native that attracts and feeds wildlife.
A small trunkless palm native to southeast Texas and Hill Country seeps.
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