botanical name common name cultivars Abelia x grandiflora Glossy Abelia 'Rose Creek', 'Canyon Creek' 3' - 5', full sun to light shade, evergreen Hibiscus syriacus Althea or Rose of Sharon 'Blue Chiffon', 'Rose Satin', 'Little Kim,' 10 - 12' h x 6-8' w, also dwarfs, deciduous 'Aphrodite', 'Minerva', 'Bluebird' red, pink,wht, pur, lav, Cotton root rot susceptible Buddleia davidii Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight', 'Nanho Blue', 4-8', dwarfs 4' or less, purple, pink, English Butterfly series magenta, blue, white, deciduous Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Sage or Cenizo 'Compactum', 'Silverado', 'White Cloud' 3-5'hx 4-6'w, up to 8't,semievergreen, Leucophyllum langmaniae Texas Sage 'Lynn's Legacy" or 'Lynn's Everblooming' lav-violet, pink, wht., cotton root rot susceptible Punica granatum Pomegranate 'Nana' 3' - 20',flowers June - Oct, then fruits Tecoma stans Esperanza, Yellow Bells 'Gold Star' zone 9 but usually returns here, 4'-8'h Cestrum aurantiacum Orange Zest 3-5'hx4'w, deciduous Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca red or yellow flower, and 'Brake Lights' evergreen, 3'x3'+ flower spike Yucca filamentosa Yucca 'Color Guard', Bright Edge' 2-3'tall and wide,+flower, variegated Yucca rupicola Twistleaf Yucca leaves twist w/age, softer tips, 2'x2' +flower Hibiscus moschuetos Hardy Hibiscus 'Flare', 'Peppermint Flare', 2-6'hx2-4'w, cut to ground in winter 'Moy grande', 'Kopper King' some have flowers 10 - 12" in diameter Hibiscus coccineus Texas Star Hibiscus 'Alba' is white 4'-8'hx4'w, 5 petaled red flower, 6-8" across Pavonia lasiopetala Rock Rose 3'x3', deep rose flower spring - fall Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 'Hill's Hardy', 'Arp' are most cold hardy var. 4-5'x4-5',small blue flowers, flammable Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii Flame Acanthus 4-5't x 4'w, deciduous,blooms summer -fall Salvia greggii Autumn Sage white, red, pink, violet, coral, pale yellow 3'x3', blooms spring until frost Lantana horrida(or L. urticoides) Texas Lantana 5'x5', blooms May - Nov, trim almost to ground Lantana camara New Gold', 'Pink Caprice' Zone 9, but usually returns here, bloom Apr - Nov Malvaviscus arboreus Turk's Cap var. drummondii, 'Pam Puryear' (pink) 4'x4', sun or shade, dies to the ground in winter Aster oblongifolius Fall Aster 2'x2', blooms late Sept-Oct Nepeta x faassenii Catmint 'Walker's Low' 2'x3'+, groundcover, edging, May -Oct blooms Salvia farinacea Duelberg Sage 'Henry Duelberg', 'Augusta Duelberg' 3'x3', blooms spring until frost Viguiera stenoloba Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye 2-3'x2-3', very good drainage, June-Oct blooms Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer Muhly Grass 'Lenli', 'Autumn Glow', 'Regal Mist' 3-4'x3-4'semi-evergreen- evergreen,5' plumes Miscanthus sinensis Maiden Grass 'Adagio' 3'x3', plumes to 4' plant information available at: ccmgatx.org, aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/plantselector, txsmartscape.com