Chomonque

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 […]

Hoja Santa

Best in shade; in sun it will wither, but recovers with every rainfall. A big, herbaceous perennial with large, heart-shaped leaves and knotty stems forming spreading clumps during the warm […]

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 […]

American Beautyberry

Shade/part shade; deciduous. A perennial native Texas shrub with brilliant purple berry clusters in fall. You’ll see it growing in shaded forest understory around cedar elm, yaupon holly and Turk’s […]

Ball Moss

Sun or shade. Evergreen, with dull silver leaves growing in a small sphere and found clinging to branches. Ball moss gathers all the nutrients it needs from vapor and air. […]

Goldenrod

Sun. An herbaceous perennial with an erect or decumbent branching form and large flowerheads, especially in late summer and autumn. It attracts butterflies, wasps, and birds, and makes an attractive […]

Rio Grande Globe Amaranth

Full sun. Herbaceous perennial, an annual wildflower in Texas, with striking red blooms that attract butterflies. Strawberry Fields is widely available cultivar.

Gayfeather

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.

Frostweed

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 excrete […]

Frogfruit

Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen; a low-growing, low-maintenance groundcover that spreads quickly, mixes freely with grasses, and clambers over baskets and walls. The verbena flowers resemble lantana and attract butterflies.\n\nFrogfruit is commercially […]