Cape Honeysuckle Large Shrubs Tecoma capensis Woody, multi-stemmed • Evergreen shrub 12 ft x 6 ft plants, more than 10 • Sun/light shade feet tall • Low water • Spring-winter KEY: bloom Provides food for butterflies • Fast growing • Sand, loam, clay Provides food & nesting for hummingbirds • Native to Africa Provides food, cover, or nesting for birds • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • Hardy to low 20º
Cenizo Confederate Rose Leucophyllum Hibiscus mutabilis
frutescens • Deciduous perennial • Evergreen shrub shrub varieties 3 ft x 3 ft 15 ft x 10 ft up to 10 ft x 10 ft • Sun/light shade • Sun • Low water • Low water • Late summer-fall bloom • Spring-fall bloom opens white and • Limestone, sand, intensifies to dark pink loam, clay, caliche • Sand, loam, clay • Native to S & W TX • Fast growing • Salt tolerant • Native to China • Deer resistant
Esperanza Fiddlewood Tecoma stans Citharexylum berlandieri • Perennial shrub 10 ft x 10 ft • Sun • Evergreen shrub • Low water 18 ft x 15 ft • Spring-fall bloom • Part shade • Limestone, sand, • Low water loam • Spring-summer bloom • Native to S, W TX • Moderate growth • Salt tolerant • Clay, clay loam • Deer resistant • Native to S TX • ‘Gold Star’ variety is Texas Superstar • Salt & wind tolerant
11 Fig Flowering Senna Ficus carica Senna corymbosa
• Evergreen shrub 10 ft x 10 ft • Deciduous shrub • Full sun 15-30 ft x 30 ft • Low water • Sun • Spring-fall bloom • Low water • Loam or peaty soil • Summer bloom & fruit • Native to S Am • Sand, loam, clay • Hardy to 10º • Native to Mediterranean • Deer resistant • Salt tolerant • Hardy to 10º
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa Pomegranate • Deciduous shrub Punica granatum 8-12 ft x 12 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring pink bloom • Deciduous shrub • Fast growing 15 ft x 9 ft • Sand, clay loams, • Sun caliche • Medium water • Native to S, C, W • Summer bloom, fall fruit TX • Sand, clay • Poisonous seeds • Native to Iran • Salt tolerant • Hardy to 14° • Deer resistant • Salt tolerant • Understory plant • Deer resistant
Skyflower Wax Myrtle Duranta erecta Morella cerifera
• Evergreen shrub 15-25 ft x 12 ft • Evergreen shrub 12-20 ft x 12-20 ft • Sun/part shade • Medium water • Sun/part shade • Summer blue, purple, white blooms • Moist to establish, then • Sandy or rocky soil low or high water • Native to W Indies & C Am • Spring bloom • Salt tolerant • Sand, loam, clay • Deer resistant • Native to SE TX • Poisonous leaves & berries • Understory plant • Texas Superstar • Salt tolerant • Hardy to 20-25° • Deer resistant
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