docLarge Shrubs 11 Cape Honeysuckle Esperanza Fiddlewood
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Large Shrubs 11 Cape Honeysuckle Esperanza Fiddlewood
Large Shrubs Woody, multi-stemmed plants, more than 10 feet tall KEY: Provides food for butterflies Provides food & nesting for hummingbirds Provides food, cover, or nesting for birds Cape Honeysuckle Tecoma capensis • Evergreen shrub 12 ft x 6 ft • Sun/light shade • Low water • Spring-winter bloom • Fast growing • Sand, loam, clay • Native to Africa • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • Hardy to low 20º Confederate Rose Cenizo Leucophyllum frutescens Hibiscus mutabilis • Deciduous perennial shrub 15 ft x 10 ft • Sun/light shade • Low water • Late summer-fall bloom opens white and intensifies to dark pink • Sand, loam, clay • Fast growing • Native to China • Evergreen shrub varieties 3 ft x 3 ft up to 10 ft x 10 ft • Sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Limestone, sand, loam, clay, caliche • Native to S & W TX • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant Fiddlewood Esperanza Citharexylum berlandieri Tecoma stans • Perennial shrub 10 ft x 10 ft • Sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Limestone, sand, loam • Native to S, W TX • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • ‘Gold Star’ variety is Texas Superstar • Evergreen shrub 18 ft x 15 ft • Part shade • Low water • Spring-summer bloom • Moderate growth • Clay, clay loam • Native to S TX • Salt & wind tolerant 11 Fig Ficus carica • Deciduous shrub 15-30 ft x 30 ft • Sun • Low water • Summer bloom & fruit • Sand, loam, clay • Native to Mediterranean • Salt tolerant • Hardy to 10º Flowering Senna Senna corymbosa • Evergreen shrub 10 ft x 10 ft • Full sun • Low water • Spring-fall bloom • Loam or peaty soil • Native to S Am • Hardy to 10º • Deer resistant Mexican Buckeye Pomegranate Ungnadia speciosa • Deciduous shrub 8-12 ft x 12 ft • Sun/part shade • Low water • Spring pink bloom • Fast growing • Sand, clay loams, caliche • Native to S, C, W TX • Poisonous seeds • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant • Understory plant Skyflower Duranta erecta • • • • • • • • • • • Evergreen shrub 15-25 ft x 12 ft Sun/part shade Medium water Summer blue, purple, white blooms Sandy or rocky soil Native to W Indies & C Am Salt tolerant Deer resistant Poisonous leaves & berries Texas Superstar Hardy to 20-25° 12 Punica granatum • Deciduous shrub 15 ft x 9 ft • Sun • Medium water • Summer bloom, fall fruit • Sand, clay • Native to Iran • Hardy to 14° • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant Wax Myrtle Morella cerifera • Evergreen shrub 12-20 ft x 12-20 ft • Sun/part shade • Moist to establish, then low or high water • Spring bloom • Sand, loam, clay • Native to SE TX • Understory plant • Salt tolerant • Deer resistant
