Barbados Cherry Small Shrubs Malpighia glabra Woody multi-stemmed Less than 4 feet tall • Evergreen shrub • Dwarf 4 ft x 5 ft KEY: • Standard 6 ft x 6 ft Provides food for butterflies • Sun/part shade • Low water Provides food & nesting for hummingbirds • Spring-fall bloom Provides food, cover, or nesting for birds • Sandy or clay loams • Native to S TX • Edible red fruit

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Black Dalea Blue Plumbago Plumbago auriculata Dalea frutescens • Evergreen shrub 3-10 ft x 4 ft • Sun/part sun • Low water • Evergreen shrub • Spring-fall bloom 1-3 ft x 4 ft • Fast growing • Sun • Sandy soil • Low water • Native to S Africa • Summer-fall bloom • Deer resistant • Fast growing • Salt tolerant • Sand, loam, clay, • Root hardy limestone • Prune late winter • Native to TX • All parts are poisonous • Deer resistant • Superstar

Chile Pequin, Chile Petin Dwarf Yaupon Holly Capsicum annuum Ilex vomitoria • Deciduous annual • Evergreen shrub shrub 3-4 ft x 2 ft 3-4 ft x 3-4 ft • Shade/part shade/ • Sun/part shade sun • Low water • Low water • Spring bloom • Spring-fall bloom • Slow growing • Sandy loam, clay, • Sand, loam, clay, caliche, limestone limestone • Native to C, S TX • Native SE US • Salt tolerant • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • ‘Nana’ var. has • Understory berries • Needs mild winter • Edible hot fruit

13 Fern Acacia Flame Acanthus Acacia angustissima quadrifidus var. wrightii

• Deciduous perennial shrub 1-3 ft x 2 ft • Semi-deciduous • Dappled shade/ shrub part shade/sun 3-4 ft x 3 ft • Low water • Sun/part shade • Summer-fall bloom • Low water • Sand, loam, clay, • Summer-fall bloom caliche • Sand, loam, clay, • Native to TX caliche, limestone • Dormant in winter • Native to C TX & MX • Deer resistant

Crucita, Golden Daisy Bush Fragrant Mistflower Euryops chrysanthemoides

Chromolaena odorata • Evergreen shrub 2-6 ft x 3-6 ft • Sun • Perennial shrub 2-6 ft x 4-6 ft • Low water • Dappled shade/part shade/sun • Year round bloom • Low water • Fast growing • Fall bloom • Sand, loam, clay • Fast growing • Native to S Africa • Sand, loam, clay, caliche, • Deer resistant limestone • Salt tolerant • Native to S TX • Parts are poisonous • Salt tolerant • May be invasive • Dies back to roots in cold • Hardy to 25° winter

Heartleaf Hibiscus Holly Fern Hibiscus martianus Cyrtomium falcatum

• Perennial shrub • Evergreen fern 1-3 ft x 1-3 ft 2 ft x 3 ft • Sun/part shade • Deep shade/part • Low water shade/morning sun • Year round bloom • Low water with no frost • Rich soil • Sand, loam, clay, • Native to Japan caliche • Salt tolerant • Native to S half • Deer Resistant of TX

14 • Evergreen perennial shrub Mexican Honeysuckle Lions Tail 3-6 ft x 1.5-3.5 ft Leonotis leonurus • Sun/part shade • Low water • Summer-winter bloom • Fast growing • Well-drained soil • Native to S Africa • Evergreen perennial shrub • Hardy to 25° 3-4 ft x 4-6 ft • Deer resistant • Part sun • Wind tolerant • Medium water • Spring-winter • Fast growing • Native to MX & S Am

Red Yucca Rosemary Hesperaloe parviflora Rosmarinus officinalis • Aromatic • Evergreen shrub evergreen shrub 2-3 ft x 2-3 ft with 5 4 ft x 3 ft ft bloom stalk • Sun • Sun/part shade • Low water • Low water • Summer-fall • Spring-fall bloom bloom • Sand, loam, clay, • Sandy loam, clay caliche, limestone • Native to the • Native to C, W TX Mediterranean • Salt tolerant • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant, except • Deer resistant flowers • Use prostrate varieties for groundcover

Skeletonleaf Goldeneye Russian Sage Viguiera stenoloba Perovskia atriplicifolia

• Deciduous shrub • Evergreen shrub 3-5 ft x 2-3 ft 2-4 ft x 4 ft • Sun • Sun/part shade • Low water • Low water • Summer-fall bloom • Summer-fall bloom • Gravelly or rocky soils • Sand, loam, clay, caliche, limestone • Native to Pakistan • Fast growing • Salt tolerant • Native to S, W, C • Deer resistant TX • Cut to ground in early • Deer resistant spring for best bloom

15 Softleaf Yucca Texas Lantana Yucca recurvifolia Lantana urticoides

• Evergreen shrub 4-6 ft x 4 ft • Sun/part shade • Evergreen shrub • Low water 4 ft x 6 ft • Summer blooms • Sun/part shade • Sandy loam • Low water • Native to SE US • Spring-fall bloom • Deer resistant • Sand, clay • Salt tolerant • Native to TX • Hardy to low • Salt tolerant teens • Deer resistant

Thorn-crested Agave Turk’s Cap Agave lophantha Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii • Evergreen shrub 1 ft x 2 ft • Semi-evergreen shrub • Sun/part shade 2-3 ft x 3-5 ft • Low water • Part shade/shade/sun • Summer bloom • Low water • Gravelly • Summer-fall bloom limestone • Loam, sand, clay, • Native to S TX limestone • Grows • Native to S, C TX offshoots • Understory • Deer resistant • Salt tolerant • Moderate deer resistant

Wheeler’s Sotol Wooly Butterfly-bush Dasylirion wheeleri Buddleja marrubiifolia

• Evergreen shrub 3 ft x 3 ft • Sun/part shade • Evergreen shrub • Low water 3-5 ft x 3-5 ft • Summer bloom • Part shade/sun • Sand, caliche, • Low water limestone • Spring-fall bloom • Native to C, W TX • Sand, loam, clay, limestone • Deer resistant • Native to SW TX • Deer resistant

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