Water Smart Plant List Groundcovers Botanical Name Common Name Ajuga sp. Ajuga Andropogon sp. Bluestem Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Gamma Grass Eragrostis curvala Weeping Lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass Eragrostis trichocolea Sand Lovegrass Eremochloa ophiuriodes Centipedegrass Glandularia canadensis Homestead Verbena Hemerocallis sp. Daylily Hesperaloe parvifolia Red Yucca Imperata cylindrical 'Rubra' Japanese Blood Grass Isolepis cernua Fiber Optic Grass Juniperus sp. Trailing Juniper Lantana sp. Trailing Lantana Liriope sp. Liriope Miscanthus sinesis Purple Autumn Grass Miscanthus sinesis 'Zebri' Zebra Grass Muehlenbergia sp. Muhly Grass Nandina sp. Dwarf Nandina Pennisetum alopecuriodes 'Little Bunny' Little Bunny Fountain Grass Pennisetum rueppellii Fountain Grass Ruellia elegans Katie Ruellia Stipa tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass Yucca sp. Yucca Zephyranthes sp. Rain Lily Vines Botanical Name Common Name Bignonia capriolata Crossvine Camsis radicans Trumpet Creeper Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Melletia reticulata Evergreen Wisteria Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Rosa banksia Lady Banks Rose Perennials/Shrubs (for planting beds) Botanical Name Common Name Abelia sp. Abelia Achillea sp. Yarrow Aquilegia sp. Columbine Buddlea davidii Butterfly Bush Callicarpa americana Beautyberry Coreopsis sp. Coreopsis Echinacea sp. Coneflower Gaillardia sp. Indian Blanket Hamelia patens Hummingbird Bush Helianthus maximilliani Maximillan Sunflower Ilex cornuta Burford Holly Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria 'nana' Dwarf Yaupon Holly Juniperus sp. Juniper Lantana sp. Lantana Leucophyllum sp. Texas Sage Liatrus sp. Gayfeather Malvaviscus arboreus Turk's Cap Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle Nandina domestica Nandina Plumbago auriculata Blue Plumbago Punica granatum Pomegranate Rosmarinus officianalis Rosemary Rudbeckia sp. Black-eyed Susan Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto Salvia farinacea Mealy Blue Sage Salvia greggii Autumn Sage Salvia leucantha Mexican Sage Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel Spirea cantoniensis Bridal Wreath Spirea Tecoma stans Yellow Bells Viburnum sp. Viburnum Vitex agnus-castus Vitex Perennials/Shrubs (for screening) Botanical Name Common Name Abelia sp. Abelia Callistemmon sp. Bottlebrush Carissa macrocarpa Natal Plum Ilex cornuta Burford Holly Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria 'nana' Dwarf Yaupon Holly Leucophyllum sp. Texas Sage Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle Nandina domestica Nandina Viburnum sp. Viburnum Small Trees (for tight spaces) Botanical Name Common Name Betula nigra River Birch Callistemmon sp. Bottlebrush Ilex decidua Possumhaw Holly Ilex opaca American Holly Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Little Gem Magnolia Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache Pistacia texensis Texas Pistache Large Trees (for shade) Botanical Name Common Name Betula nigra River Birch Carya illinoensis Pecan Cedrus deodora Deodor Cedar Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon Ilex decidua Possumhaw Holly Ilex opaca American Holly Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Juglans nigra Black Walnut Liquidamber styraciflua Sweetgum Magnolia sp. Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Little Gem Magnolia Mallus sp. Crabapple Morus sp. Mulberry Pinus elliottii Slash pine Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache Pistacia texensis Texas Pistache Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus nigra Water Oak Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak Quercus texana Texas Red Oak Quercus virginiana Live Oak Sabal texana Texas Palmetto Sapindus drummondii Soapberry Sophora affinis Eve's Necklace Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm.