Jt/~EXTENS!ON._~ .'.. Recommended Ornamental Plants for Far West Texas by Water Use Low Water Use Trees low Water Use Shrubs Scientific Name r-" ~,. >, Acacia berlandieri Guajillo Deciduous ".'" ,. :Aeacia eonstrieta :Whitethorn Acacia Deciduous .Acacia rigidu/a Blackbrush Acacia Deciduous "lAloysia gratissima [White Beebrush Deciduous :Anisacanthus quadrifidus Deciduous !Anisacanthus thurberi ,Desert honeysuckle 5 4 Deciduous Anisacanthus purburfus iPinky 4 3 Deciduous iArctostaphylos pungens ;Manzanita .Artemisiafi/ifolio Atrip/ex conescens Jour-Wing Saltbush iBaecharis sarothroides (male only) Broom ,10' Evergreen Berberis haematocorpa Evergreen ;Berberis mentorens;s Mentor Barberry 7' i iRed-leaf Japanese Berberis thunbergii 'atropurpurea' 2' 2' Deciduous Barberry I' IBerberis trifolio/ata Algerita/Agarito Evergreen ." "-. """' iBuddfeia marrubiifo/ia Woolly Butterfly Bush Caesalpinia giIJiesii Bird-of-Paradise Deciduous , '~', Caesa/pinia mexieana Deciduous Marginal iCaesalpinia pulcherrima Deciduous ,. .. - 'r, ,~, iCalliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster Deciduous :Cassia nemophilo Desert Cassia Evergreen ," ICeltis pal/ida Desert Hackberry Deciduous 'Cerotoides lanota (Kraseheninnikovia I.) Winterfat 3' 2' Evergreen Cercocorpus montanus Mountain Mahogany 10' 8' Semi-Evergreen ;Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush : 6' 4' Evergreen Not Heat Tolerant ;Chrysaetinia mexicona Damianita Perennial iCondofio warnock; iJavelina Bush Evergreen 'Cordia parvifo/ia tittleleaf Cordia Semi-Evergreen Marginal ,Cowonia mexicana '00"'" _ ~ __ lOa/eo bie%r var. argeyea Silver Dalea Evergreen IDafea bieolor v. bi~olor Blue Dalea Evergreen 'Daleo !rutescens lBlack Dalea Deciduous Daleo luteD 'Yellow dalea 3 3 Not Cold Hardy Do/eo pulehera Trainling Indigo Bush 4' 5' Evergreen lElaeagnus pungens ;Silver-Ieaf ,10' 10' Evergreen ,Senna lindheimeriana (Cassia) Velvet-leaf Senna f"" ;Senna wis/izenii (Cassia) :Shrubby Cassia Sophora a/finis Sophora secundiflora iSpartium junceum Spanish Broom Evergreen w,_'ww· .",_ •• ".,','.'. "','-'­ iTecoma species Orange Tecoma Deciduous Jecoma stans Bells Deciduous !Ungnadia speciosa f"" iVauquelinia californica ,Vauquelinia corymbosa var, heterodon Viguiera sten%ba ISkeletonleaf Goldeneye Semi-Evergreen Zizyphus obtusifolia Graythorn Low Water Use Ground Covers Evergreen or Scientific Name Common Name Deciduous ;Artemisia ludoviciana White or Prairie Sagebrush Baccharis hybrid 'Centennial/Starn 'Baccharis pilularis ;Coyote Bush tCarpobrotus chi/ensis iCalifornia Ice Plant !C~;p~b'rotus edulis :Common Ice Plant i Daleo capitata lTrailing Yellow Dalea .... iProstrate or Trailing Indigo 'Dalea greggi; Evergreen 'Bush ~, , "' !Drosanthemum speciosum 'Frost / Ice Plant Evergreen !Lantana hybrid 1New Gold 'Lantana montevidensis T~ailing Lantana prostratus tri/obata 'Autumn Amber /Grow f iAutumn Amber Sumac (". jScutellaria suffretescens Skullcap ... , ........." ...... iSedum spp. [Stonecrop !Verbena rigida ,Sandpaper Verbena Low Water Use Vines Scientific Name Common Name Hardy and Notes :Antigonon /eptopus 'Coral Vine .~. !Clematis lingusticifolia 'Western Virgin's Bower jMerrima dissecta iAlamo Vine 15' 8' Perennial 'Parthenocissus quinquefoha 'Virginia Creeper/ Texas Ivy 25' varies Perennial Ephedra spp, Fir/Mormon Tea Evergreen ." ...•.... ,......... Erieamer!a larief/olia ,Turpentine Bush Evergreen Erieameria nauseous (Chrysothamnus n) 'Rubber Rabbitbush Semi-Evergreen Eriogonum fasciculatum 2' Evergreen Eriogonum wright!i 2 Evergreen Eysenhardtia orthocarpa :Arizona Kidneywood Deciduous ,Eysenhardtia texana Deciduous Fal/ugia paradoxa Apache Plume Evergreen ;Fendlera rupicola Cliff Fendlerbush Deciduous :Forestiera pubescens (F. neomexicana) New Mexico Privet 15' Deciduous Garrya wrightii Evergreen not available :Lantana camara Bush Lantana Perennial 'Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush 5 Evergreen !ie/ea brevi/alia (Ze;~enia)' iBush Sunflower 2 semi-evergreen 'Leucophyllum candidum Silver/Thunder Cloud 4' Evergreen iLeucophylium frutescens Various Cu Itivars 5' 3' Deciduous 1Leueophyllum laevlgatum iChihuahuan Rain Sage Evergreen Leueophyllum langmaniae :Cimarron Sage Evergreen ....................•............. , Leucophyllum pruinosum Fragrant rain Sage Evergreen Leucophyllum revoftum Curl leaf Rain sage , 4' 4' Leucophyflum zygophy/lum Blue Ranger Lyelum pal/idum :Pale Wolfberry :Mimosa dysocarpa 'Velvetpod Mimosa 5' 5' Deciduous :Nerium oleander !Oleander 15' • , 10' Evergreen ipartheniu~incan~m Mariola 3' 4' Evergreen 'Perovskia atriplicf/olia Russian Sage : 4' 3' Perennial !Poliomintha incana 3' 4' Semi-Evergreen Pollomintho maderensis 5 semi-evergreen ;Psorothamnus scoparius 'Broom Dalea 4' Semi-Evergreen rPte/ea trf/oliolota hopbush 10 Deciduous .".U.H • " ,Quercus punguns var. vaseyana 'sandpaper Oak 12 ,Quercus turbine/fo ,Shrub Oak 15' 10' Evergreen Rhus aromatiea Aromatic Sumac 5' 6' ,,"'," ...... ,,,. ", Rhus globra Smooth Sumac 10' 10' Deciduous Rhus microphylla Littleleaf Sumac ; 8' 10' Deciduous Rhus trilobota Threeleaf Sumac 5' 7' Deciduous 'Rhus virens (Rhus ehoriophyfla) 'Evergreen Sumac Evergreen Rosmarinus officinolis Rosemary Salvia chamaedryoides 'Mexican Blue Salvia clevelandi! Chaparral ;Polygonum aubertii Deciduous :Rosa banksiae Deciduous Low Water Use Accents Scientific Name Evergreen or Deciduous Agove species " .. " .."."...... _.. _- ....... .. iSouteloua spp. :Chamaerops humilis Oasylirion sp. Hespera/oe species !Muh/enbergia rigens iDeer Grass Muhlenbergia dumosa ,Bamboo Muhly Evergreen Muhlenbergia lindhindermeri :Lindhinder's Mulhy Evergreen IMuhlenbergia capillaris jPink Muhly Evergreen Muhly INolina species iOpuntia species 'Pennisetum setaceum iTrachycarpus fortunei Evergreen ~..•w.w.······.. w :Washingtonia filifera Evergreen tWashingtania robusta Evergreen Marginal Brahea aramata lMexican Blue Palm Evergreen iYucca alai/olio 'Spanish Bayonet Evergreen ) .~A , !Yucca baccata Banana Yucca, Datil Evergreen ;Yucca brevifalia !Joshua Tree Evergreen :Soaptree Yucca Evergreen lYucca recurvifolia jPendulous Yucca Evergreen .................................................. iYucca schoWi jSchott's Yucca Evergreen Low Water Use Flowers Scientific Name Common Name [Abronia angustifo/ia Sand Verbena !Abronia fragrans Fragrant Sand Verbena .................... lAcourtia wrightii :Brownfoot Wlium tuberosum 'Garlic Chives iAmsonia spp. ,Blue Star 'Asclepias tuberosa 'Butterfly weed iBoileya multiradiata 'Desert Marigold !Berlandiera Iyrata :Chocolate Daisy l' Perennial Short Life Span , ., '.'< , ....,'~ ,. (Callirhae ;nvolucrota 'Winecups < <~<~~<~~ ~< m iCaly/ophus hartwegii Capsicum annuum «< ««««««< 1Castilleja in tegra !C~noclinium gregg;; (Eupatorium greggii) iCooperia drummondi; :Coreoposis lanceo/ata !Oicliptera resupinata ,Dicliptera < < !Oyssodia acerosa (Thymophylla acerosa) Shrubby dogweed <~<~~,~,« lOyssodia pentachaeta (T. pentachaeta) :Golden Dogweed :Echinacea purpurea ,Purple Coneflower Engelmannia pinnatifidaCutleaf Daisy <Erigeron divergens Spreading Fleabane Daisy :Eriogonum wrightii Buckwheat lErysimum capitatum lWestern Wallflower tErysimum hieracifolium lSiberian Wallflower m"<mk<"""<m"" ;Eschscholzia californica var. mexicana ,Mexican Gold Poppy :Euphorbia rigida 'Gopher Plant [Gaillardia amblyadon Perennial 'Gaillardia spp. iFirewheel/Blanket Flower Perennial Gazania rig ens 'Gazania '<'""~k ,,<m""'~ Gazania spp. Gazania iGJandularia spp. (Verbena spp.) 'Desert Verbena Gutierrezia sarothae 'Snakeweed or Broomweed 'Helianthus maximiliani 'Heterotheca villosa (Chrysopis vil/oso) :Golden Aster lHibiscus denudatus spp. Perennial KalJstroemia grandiflora Arizona Poppy Annual 'Lepidium alyssoides (L.montanum) Mou ntain Peppergrass Perennial !Lesquerella spp. :Yellow Bladderpod Annual 'Liatris punctata Perennial ILinum lewisii [Blue Flax Lupinus havardii ,Big Bend Bluebonnet <,,<,«««,< lMachaeranthera tanacetifolia Annual lMe/ampodium leucanthum ;Blackfoot Daisy Perennial lMenodora longifJara iShowy Mendora 'Oenothera caespitasa ,Tufted Evening Primrose iOenothera coronopifolia lWhite Evening Primrose iOenothera stubbe; ,Baja Evening Primrose rP~~stemon ambiguus species Plains Penstemon ""W"'. ipenstemon boccharifoliu5 Rock Penstemon :Penstemon barbatus 'Scarlet Bugler 'Penstemon cardinalis 'm. ______ . ___ ~ _",,~~.~... _ !Penstemon eatonii iFirecracker Penstemon iPenstemon havardii 'Harvard Penstemon ;Penstemon palmeri 'Palmers Penstemon penstemon parryi IParry's Penstemon ,",.,,' ........................ !'"'''''' ipenstemon pseudospectabilis 'Canyon Penstemon :Penstemon superbus !Superb Penstemon ;Penstemon thurberi iThurbers Penstemon Penstemon trif/orus Perennial ;penstemon wrightii iWright's Penstemon Perennial jPsiiostrophe tagetina !Paper Flower Perennial :Ratibida columnaris iMexican Hat or Coneflower Perennial Rudbeckia hirta Browneyed Susan t"" iSa/via farinaceae :Sa/via leucantha 'Mexican Bush Sage Salvia Iycioides Canyon Sage iSalvia Iycioides w 'S~/via roeme;ia·n····a············· " •• flaccida / (S.douglosii var. Groundsel Perennial ,/ongi/obus) Lindheimeri's /Velvetleaf iSenna /indheimeriana Perennial senna !Sphaera/cea sp. Globe Mallow Perennial iStan/eya pinnata Prince's Plume iTagetes lemmonii Mountain Marigold :Tagetes lucida lTetraneuris acaulis (Hymenoxys acaufis) !Wedelia texan a (Zexmenia hispida) .Orange Zexmenia ..... ,., .. , .•......... iZau5chneria californica var. latifolia jHummingbird trumpet iZephryanthes spp. Lily Desert Zinnia 'Zinnia grandiflora !Plains/Rocky Mountain Zinnia Medium Water Use Trees Scientific Name Common Name