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15-Perennials
Blackfoot Daisy Perennials Melampodium leucanthum Herbaceous plants that live for more than one year • Perennial wildflower 1 ft x 2 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Rocky, gravelly sand, limestone, caliche • Native to TX • Deer resistant KEY: Provides food for butterflies Provides food & nesting for hummingbirds Provides food, cover, or nesting for birds Bulbine Butterfly Weed Bulbine frutescens Asclepias tuberosa • Evergreen perennial 2 ft x 2 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring-summer bloom Orange variety • Late winter bloom-Yellow variety • Native to Africa • Salt tolerant • Not deer resistant Tropical Butterfly Weed Asclepias curassavica • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 1 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Sand, loam, clay • Native to C Am • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 1 ft • Part shade • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Sand, loam, clay, limestone • Native to E two-thirds of TX • Deer resistant ‘Texas Gold’ Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha • Evergreen perennial 2 ft x 2 ft • Part shade/shade • Medium water • Spring bloom • Rich moist soil • Native to W TX • Deer resistant • Texas Superstar 31 Copper Canyon Daisy Lanceleaf Coreopsis Tagetes lemmonii Coreopsis lanceolata • Aromatic perennial 3 ft x 5 ft • Sun • Low water • Fall-spring bloom • Native to MX • Deer resistant • Salt tolerant • Evergreen perennial 2 ft x 1 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring bloom • Sand, loam, clay • Native to TX • Deer resistant ‘David Verity’ Cigar Plant Bat Face Cuphea Cuphea ignea ‘David Verity’ Cuphea llavea • Evergreen perennial 2 ft x 2 ft • Sun • Medium water • Spring-fall bloom • Native to MX Four Nerve Daisy Tetraneuris scaposa • Evergreen perennial 1 ft x 1 ft • Sun • Low water • Spring-winter bloom • Clay, loam, sand, caliche, limestone • Native to TX • Deer resistant 32 • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 3 ft • Sun/part shade • Medium water • Spring-fall bloom • Salt tolerant • Hybrid Gayfeather Liatris elegans • Perennial 3 ft x 3 inches • Sun/part shade • Dormant winter-spring • Fall bloom • Low water • Sand, rocky • Native to E & SE TX • Deer resistant Fragrant Goldenrod Perennial Hibiscus Solidago odora • Perennial 6 ft x 1 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Fall bloom • Sand • Native to SE TX • Anise-scented leaves • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant Mexican Hat Ratibida peduncularis • Perennial 2 ft x 1 ft • Sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Shell, sand • Native to E & SE TX • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • R. columnifera – clay, loam, caliche Mexican Oregano Poliomintha longiflora • Aromatic evergreen perennial 3 ft x 3 ft • Sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Native to MX • Deer resistant Hibiscus spp. • • • • • • • Perennial 2-4 ft x 2-4 ft Sun Medium-high water Summer-fall bloom Sand, loam, clay Dormant in winter Texas Superstar Varieties: Moy Grande, Flare • Native varieties: Salt Marsh Mallow, Halberd-Leaf Mexican Mint Marigold Tagetes lucida • Aromatic perennial 2 ft x 2 ft • Sun • Low-medium water • Fall bloom • Native to MX • ‘Texas Tarragon’ herb • Deer resistant Moss Verbena Verbena tenuisecta • Evergreen perennial 1 ft x 3-4 ft • Sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Deer will nip; plant outgrows • Native to S Am 33 Padre Island, Coastal Mistflower Porterweed Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Conoclinium betonicifolium • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 3 ft • Part shade • Low to medium water • Spring-winter bloom Blue, purple, or pink • Native to Jamaica • Perennial 2 ft x 4 ft • Sun • Low to medium water • Spring-winter bloom • Sand • Native to TX • Salt tolerant Autumn Sage Salvia greggii • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 2 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Clay, loam, rocky • Native to S, C, W TX • Deer resistant Mealy Blue Sage ‘Victoria’ Salvia farinacea • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 1 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Caliche, loam, clay, sand • Native to TX • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant 34 ‘Indigo Spires’ Salvia Salvia farinacea x longispicata • Evergreen perennial 3 ft x 5 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Hybrid of two TX natives • Deer resistant Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha • Perennial 4 ft x 3 ft • Sun • Low water • Summer-winter bloom • Native to MX • Deer resistant • Texas Superstar Shrimp Plant Scarlet Sage Justicia brandegeana Salvia coccinea • Perennial 3 ft x 1 ft • Shade/part shade/sun • Low water • Blooms spring-fall • Sand, loam, clay, caliche • Native to E, S TX • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • Perennial 3 ft x 3 ft • Part shade/sun • Spring-winter bloom • Low - medium water • Native to MX • Root hardy • Salt tolerant Spider Lily Texas Betony Hymenocallis liriosme • Bulbous perennial 2 ft x 2 ft • Low - high water • Spring bloom • Sand, loam, clay • Native to TX • Salt tolerant Winecups Callirhoe involucrata Stachys coccinea • Aromatic perennial herb 1 ft x 2 ft • Morning sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Native to TX • Deer resistant Zexmenia Wedelia texana • Evergreen perennial 1 ft x 3 ft when blooming • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring bloom • Sand, clay, loam • Native to TX • Salt tolerant • Perennial deciduous shrub 1 ft x 3 ft ~ Part shade/sun • Blooms spring-fall ~ Low water ~ Salt tolerant • Sand, loam, clay, caliche, limestone ~ C, S, W TX 35
