Agarito Medium Shrubs Mahonia trifoliolata Woody,multi-stemmed • Evergreen shrub plants 8 ft x 6 ft • Sun/part shade 5 -9 feet tall • Low water • Spring bloom • Summer edible fruit KEY: • Slow growth Provides food for butterflies • Loam, clay, caliche, limestone Provides food & nesting for hummingbirds • Native to S, W TX & Provides food, cover, or nesting for birds MX • Understory • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant
American Texas Beautyberry Babybonnets Callicarpa americana Coursetia axillaris
• Deciduous shrub 6 ft x 6 ft • Part shade • Evergreen shrub • Low water 9 ft x 9 ft • Spring bloom • Sun/part shade • Fall fruit • Low water • Fast growing • Spring bloom • Sand, loam, clay • Clay, sandy loam • Native to E, SE TX • Native to S TX & MX • Understory • Rare plant • Salt tolerant • Salt tolerant
Coralbean Firecracker Erythrina Russelia equisetiformis herbacea • Deciduous prickly shrub 9 ft x 9 ft • Evergreen shrub • Sun/part shade/shade 5 ft x 5 ft • Low water • Sun/part shade • Spring blooms • Low water • Sand, loam, clay • Spring-winter • Native to N, C, S TX blooms • Understory • Fast growing • Salt tolerant • Rich sand, loam, • Root hardy to 28º clay • Toxic seeds • Native to MX • May cut to ground each • Salt tolerant winter
13 Mexican Natal Plum Turk’s Cap Carissa macrocarpa Malvaviscus arboreus • Evergreen thorny shrub var. mexicanus 9 ft x 9 ft • Prostrate varieties • Evergreen shrub 1 ft x 3 ft 9 ft x 9 ft • Sun/part shade • Sun/part shade • Low water • Medium water • Spring-fall bloom • Spring-fall bloom • Limestone, clay, sand • Native to MX • Native to S Africa • Hardy to 28° • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • Frost damage • Summer-fall edible fruit
‘Belinda’s Dream’ Rose ‘Knock Out’ Rose Rosa x ‘Belinda’s Dream’ Rosa x ‘Knock Out’
• Deciduous shrub • Deciduous shrub 6-8 ft x 6 ft 6 ft x 6 ft • Sun • Sun/part shade • Low to medium • Low - medium water water • Spring-fall bloom, • Spring-fall bloom ‘Mutabilis’ cherry red, semi- • Sandy loam, clay double • Disease resistant • Sandy loam, clay • Salt tolerant • Disease resistant • Earth-Kind rose • Salt tolerant • Texas Superstar • Earth-Kind rose • Texas Superstar
‘Belinda’sTexas Superstar Dream’ ‘Belinda’s Dream’
Yellow Plumbago, Yellow Sophora Thryallis Sophora tomentosa Galphimia glauca spp. occidentalis
• Evergreen shrub • Evergreen shrub 6 ft x 6 ft 6 ft x 6 ft • Sun • Sun/part shade • Low water • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Summer-fall bloom • Fast growing • Moderately fast growth • Sandy beaches & • Sandy soil dunes • Native to MX & C Am • Native to S TX • Salt tolerant • Salt tolerant • Hardy to 30º
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