Texas Redbud

Partial shade. The traffic-stopping sight of redbud in bloom is one of the earliest signs of spring; pink flowers smother the bare branches for a couple of weeks before the […]

Coastal Live Oak

Full sun in deep, well-drained soils. Evergreen and sprawling, with the stiff glossy leaves typical of live oaks. Coastal live oak is the classic live oak of the Southern U.S., […]

Bird Wing Passionflower

Full sun to Shade. This native vine has small intricate green flowers. The odd Leaf shape is also a point of interest. Uncommon in the nursery trade but may volunteer […]

Lindheimer Daisy

Sun or partial shade. A reseeding wildflower. Appearing in winter as a distinct lettuce-like rosette of fuzzy, deeply lobed leaves, Lindheimer’s daisy begins growing swiftly in February. Blooms appear in […]

Fennel

Dappled shade or morning sun. Evergreen, with feathery, threadlike leaves on tall, hollow stems. Umbels of tiny yellow flowers appear with warm weather. \n\nA soft-textured perennial in any herb garden, […]

Dianthus

Partial shade; best with up to 6 hours of morning sun. A short-lived biennial or perennial with blue-green leaves, blooming in red, white, pink and purple, mostly in spring but […]

Peach

Sun or partial shade. Deciduous (bare in winter) with flowers appearing in early spring, before the leaves. Peach makes a lovely small ornamental tree in south-central Texas, and as one […]

Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’

Sun or partial sun. Mystic Spires is a compact version of the standby ‘Indigo Spires’ salvia — believed to have originated as an irradiated seedling. Spikes of deep purple blooms […]

Yellow Indiangrass

Full sun or part shade; a tall, majestic native perennial. Bunches of blue-green leaves grow up to 3 feet tall, with seed-heads on stems up to 6 feet. Does well […]

Gray Shrub Sage

Sun or light shade. A low, mounding evergreen salvia with woody stems and aromatic greyish foliage. Sky-blue flowers appear as early as February and may last all season long.\n\nNative to […]