Plant list

What I’m Growing
*Native to Texas or hybrid with Texas parentage

Trees
Acer palmatum – Japanese maple
Bauhinia lunarioides – Anacacho orchid tree*
Bauhinia mexicana – Mexican orchid tree
Bumelia lanuginose – Gum bumelia*
Cuppressus arizonica var. glabra ‘Blue Ice’ – Arizona cypress
Diospyros texana – Texas persimmon*
Feijoa sellowiana – Pineapple guava
Ilex decidua ‘Warren’s Red’ – Possumhaw holly*
Ilex vomitoria ‘Pendula’ – Weeping yaupon holly*
Ilex vomitoria ‘Pride of Houston’ – Yaupon holly*
Ilex vomitoria ‘Will Fleming’ – Yaupon holly ‘Will Fleming’*
Lagerstroemia – Crepe myrtle
Leucaena retusa – Golden leadball*
Punica granatum ‘Wonderful’ – Pomegranate
Quercus – Live oak*
Rhus virens – Evergreen sumac*
Sophora affinis – Eve’s necklace*
Sophora secundiflora – Texas mountain laurel*
Ungnadia speciosa – Mexican buckeye*

Shrubs, Sub-Shrubs, & Woody Perennials
Abutilon – Flowering maple: ‘Marilyn’s Choice,’ ‘Bartley Schwarz’, ‘Souvenir de Bonn’, & pink
Abutilon palmeri – Indian mallow
Aloysia virgata – Sweet almond verbena
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii – Flameleaf acanthus*
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Aspidistra elatior – Cast-iron plant
Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’ – Boxwood
Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Pride of Barbados
Callicarpa americana – American beautyberry*
Chamaerops humilis var. argentea – Silver Mediterranean fan palm
Cyrtomium falcatum – Holly fern
Galphimia gracilis – Golden thryallis
Hamelia patens ‘Compacta’ – Dwarf Mexican firebush
Justicia spiciger – Mexican honeysuckle
Lantana camara ‘Radiation’
Lantana urticoides – Texas lantana*
Loropetalum chinensis ‘Purple Pixie’ – Dwarf weeping Chinese fringeflower
Loropetalum chinensis ‘Rubrum’ – Chinese fringeflower (island bed)
Loropetalum chinensis ‘Sizzling Pink’ – Chinese fringeflower (lower garden)
Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ – ‘Soft Caress’ mahonia
Mahonia fortunei – Chinese mahonia
Mahonia trifoliolata – Agarita*
Malpighia glabra – Barbados cherry*
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii – Turk’s cap*
Malvaviscus drummondii ‘Pam Puryear’ – Pam’s Pink Turk’s cap*
Pavonia hastata – Pale pavonia
Phlomis fruticosa – Jerusalem sage
Pittosporum ‘Cream de Mint’
Poliomintha longiflora – Mexican oregano
Rosmarinus officinalis – Rosemary
Russelia equisetiformis – Firecracker fern
Sabal minor – Texas dwarf palmetto*
Salvia greggii – Autumn sage*
Sphaeralcea – Globe mallow*
Tecoma stans – Yellow bells*
Vitex agnus-castus – Chaste tree (cutting to ground each year & growing as a shrub)

Woody Lilies & Bromeliads
Agave americana ‘Marginata’ – Variegated American agave*
Agave americana mediopicta ‘Alba’*
Agave bracteosa – Squid agave
Agave bracteosa ‘Monterrey Frost’ – Variegated squid agave
Agave colorata
Agave ‘Desert Diamond’
Agave desmettiana
Agave desmettiana ‘Joe Hoak’
Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’
Agave ferox ‘Green Goblet’ – Green Goblet agave
Agave franzosinii
Agave gentryi ‘Jaws’
Agave leopoldii
Agave lophantha*
Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’*
Agave neomexicana – New Mexican agave*
Agave ovatifolia – ‘Whale’s Tongue’ agave
Agave parryi ‘Cream Spike’
Agave parryi var. truncata
Agave ‘Royal Spine’
Agave ‘Sharkskin’
Agave stricta
Agave victoriae-reginae – Queen Victoria agave
Agave weberi ‘Arizona Star’
Beschorneria septentrionalis – False red yucca, or false red agave
Dasylirion longissimum – Toothless sotol
Dasylirion texana – Texas sotol*
Dasylirion wheeleri – Wheeler sotol, or desert spoon*
Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’
Dyckia choristaminea ‘Frazzle Dazzle’
Dyckia fosteriana
Dyckia – Peckerwood dyckia (silver leaves, yellow flower; unnamed possible hybrid from Peckerwood Garden)
Hesperaloe funifera ssp. chiangii – Wide-leaf giant hesperaloe
Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Brakelights’
Manfreda undulata ‘Chocolate Chips’ – ‘Chocolate Chips’ manfreda
Mangave ‘Bloodspot’
Mangave ‘Espresso’
Mangave ‘Macho Mocha’
Nolina nelsonii – Blue nolina
Nolina lindheimeri – Lindheimer nolina*
Nolina texana – Texas nolina*
Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’*
Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’*
Yucca pallida – Paleleaf yucca*
Yucca recurvifolia ‘Margaritaville’*
Yucca recurvifolia – Softleaf yucca*
Yucca rostrata ‘Sapphire Skies’*

Perennials
Acanthus mollis – Bear’s breeches
Agastache ‘Acapulco Salmon & Pink’
Ageratina havanensis – Shrubby white boneset, or white mistflower*
Artemisia ‘Oriental Limelight’
Asparagus retrofractus – Ming fern
Aster oblongifolius – Fall aster*
Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana – Hinckley’s columbine*
Barleria cristata – Philippine violet
Canna ‘Tropicanna’ – Tropicanna canna
Capsicum annuum – Chile pequin*
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ – Bluebeard, or blue spirea
Conoclinium greggii - Gregg’s mistflower*
Cuphea hyssopifolia – Mexican heather
Cuphea ignea ‘David Verity’ – Cigar plant
Cuphea ‘Twinkle Pink’
Datura metel – Purple datura
Datura wrightii – Jimsonweed*
Echinacea purpurea – Purple coneflower*
Gomphrena ‘Grapes’
Hemerocallis – Daylily: ‘Wilson’s Yellow,’ ‘Apple Tart,’ ‘Best of Friends’
Hibiscus calyphyllus – Lemon yellow rosemallow
Monarda fistulosa ‘Peter’s Purple’ – Bee balm*
Penstemon baccharifolius – Rock penstemon*
Penstemon tenuis – Gulf Coast penstemon*
Plumbago auriculata – Plumbago
Salvia coccinea – Tropical sage*
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’*
Salvia guaranitica – Majestic sage
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black & Blue’ – Black & Blue sage
Salvia leucantha – Mexican bush sage
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’ – Dwarf Mexican bush sage
Salvia lyrata – Lyreleaf sage*
Salvia madrensis – Forsythia sage
Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’ – Mexican sage
Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’ – Berggarten sage
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ – Purple sage
Tagetes lemmonii – Copper canyon daisy
Tagetes lucida – Mexican mint marigold
Thelypteris kunthii – River fern*
Tradescantia occidentalis – Spiderwort*
Verbena bonariensis – Tall verbena
Wedelia texana – Zexmenia*

Grasses, Sedges, & Bamboos
Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’ – Bamboo ‘Alphonse Karr’
Bambusa multiplex ‘Tiny Fern’ – Bamboo ‘Tiny Fern’
Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ – Blue grama ‘Blonde Ambition’*
Carex buchananii ‘Red Rooster’ – ‘Red Rooster’ sedge
Carex morrowii ‘Aurea Variegata’ – Variegated Japanese sedge
Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’ – Sparkler sedge
Carex texensis – Texas sedge*
Chasmanthium latifolium – Inland sea oats*
Chasmanthium latifolium ‘River Mist’ – Variegated inland sea oats*
Dianella tasmanica ‘Variegata’ – Variegated flax lily
Liriope muscari – Monkey grass, or lilyturf
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ – Variegated maiden grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Gulf muhly*
Muhlenbergia dubia – Pine muhly*
Muhlenbergia dumosa – Bamboo muhly
Muhlenbergia ‘Pink Flamingos’*
Nassella tenuissima – Mexican feathergrass*
Otatea acuminata aztecorum – Mexican weeping bamboo
Schizachyrium scoparium – Little bluestem

Succulents & Cacti
Aloe ‘Blue Elf’
Aloe dyeri – Dyer’s aloe
Aloe maculata (formerly Aloe saponaria) – Soap aloe
Echeveria
Echinocactus grusonii – Golden barrel cactus
Echinopsis oxygona ‘Easter’
Euphorbia ‘Blue Haze’
Euphorbia horrida
Euphorbia rigida – Gopher plant
Euphorbia rigida ‘Winter Blush’ – Gopher plant ‘Winter Blush’
Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Sticks on Fire’ – Pencil tree
Graptopetalum paraguayense – Ghost plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora – Paddle plant
Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ – Baby Rita prickly pear
Opuntia cacanapa ‘Ellisiana’ – Spineless prickly pear
Opuntia ficus-indica – Indian fig*
Opuntia ‘Santa Rita’ – Purple prickly pear*
Sedum acre ‘Elegans’
Sedum mexicanum ‘Lemon Ball’
Sedum reflexum ‘Blue Spruce’
Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’
Sempervivum
Senecio mandraliscae – Blue chalk sticks

Vines
Bignonia capreolata ‘Tangerine Beauty’ – ‘Tangerine Beauty’ Crossvine*
Clematis pitcheri – Purple clematis*
Clematis ‘Rooguchi’
Clematis viticella ‘Etoile Violette’
Gelsemium sempervirens – Carolina jessamine*
Mascagnia macroptera – Butterfly vine, or gallinita
Passiflora ‘Lavender Lady’ – Passionflower*
Solanum jasminoides – White potato vine
Trachelospermum jasminoides – Star jasmine

Groundcovers
Asparagus meyeri – Foxtail fern
Bulbine frutescens – Bulbine
Callirhoe involucrata – Winecup*
Calylophus berlandieri ‘Tuscan Sun’ – ‘Tuscan Sun’ sundrops*
Chrysactinia mexicana – Damianita*
Chrysocephalum apiculatum ‘Flambe Yellow’ – Strawflower
Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Bath’s Pink’ – Cheddar pink
Dichondra argentea – Silver ponyfoot*
Gazania – Treasure flower
Lantana montevidensis – Purple trailing lantana
Nepeta racemosa – Catmint
Oxalis triangularis – Purple oxalis
Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’ – Red Dragon knotweed
Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ – Dwarf Mexican petunia
Santolina chamaecyparissus – Lavender cotton
Scutellaria ovata – Heartleaf skullcap*
Scutellaria suffrutescens ‘White’
Scutellaris wrightii – Purple skullcap*
Stachys byzantia ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy’ – Lamb’s ear
Stachys byzantia ‘Helen von Stein’ – Lamb’s ear
Stemodia lanata – Wooly stemodia*
Tetraneuris scaposa – Hymenoxys*
Teucrium chamaedrys – Wall germander
Tradescantia pallida – Purple heart
Verbascum thapsus – Giant mullein

Bulbs & Rhizomes
Allium tuberosum – Garlic chives*
Bletilla striata – Chinese ground orchid
Iris germanica – Bearded iris: ‘Amethyst Flame’, a passalong blue-violet dubbed ‘Shoshana’, & a passalong white
Iris spuria – Spuria iris, gold
Lycoris radiata – Spider lily
Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ – Daffodil*
Rhodophiala bifida – Oxblood lily
Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’ – Species tulip
Zephryanthes ‘Labuffarosea’ – Pink rain lily
Zephyranthes x ‘Prairie Sunset’ – ‘Prairie Sunset’ rain lily

Annuals
Capsicum annuum ‘Black Pearl’ – ‘Black Pearl’ ornamental pepper
Cleome ‘Senorita Rosalita’*
Eryngium leavenworthii – Leavenworth’s eryngo
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’
Ipomoea batatas ‘Ace of Spades’ – Sweet potato vine, purple
Lupinus texensis – Texas bluebonnet*
Mina lobata – Spanish flag, or exotic love vine
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ – Purple fountain grass
Talinum paniculatum – Jewels of Opar
Thunbergia alata ‘Sunny Lemon Star’ – Sunny Lemon Star clockvine
Zinnia angustifolia – Orange narrowleaf zinnia

Pond Plants
Crinum procerum ‘Splendens’ – Pond lily
Cyperus haspens – Dwarf papyrus
Egeria densa – Anacharis
Nymphaea ‘Helvola’ – Helvola water lily*
Nymphaea ‘Colorado’ – Colorado water lily*
Saururus cernuus – Lizard’s tail*