Native Plants for North Texas April 27, 2011

Plants for spring

Full Sun

– Desert Willow, Chilopsis linearis

– Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora (looks good from spring until first fall frost)

– Autumn Sage, Salvia greggii

– Four-nerve daisy, Tetraneuris scaposa (may bloom all year long)

– Coral Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens

– Mealy Blue Sage, Salvia farinacea

Mostly Shade

– Texas Mountain Laurel, Sophora secundiflora

– Mock Orange, Philadelphus texensis (mine is another species of Philadelphus)

– Yellow Columbine, Aquilegia sp.

– Black Dalea, Dalea frutescens

Summer to fall

Full Sun

– Texas Sage or Cenizo, Leucophyllum frutescens

– Gulf Muhley grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris

– Mexican Bush Sage, Salvia leucantha

– Zexmenia, Wedlia texana or Wedelia hispida

– Damianita, Chrysactinia mexicana

Mostly Shade

– Gregg’s Mistflower, Conoclinium greggii

– Mexican Ruellia, Ruellia drummondiana

– Turk’s Cap, Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

– Mountain Sage, Salvia regla

– Inland Seaoats grass, Chasmanthium latifolium

Winter interest

Four-nerve daisy, Tetraneuris scaposa