Formal Home Inspiration GardenGardens designed with native plants don’t need to look wild. Design style relies on layout, hardscape and methods of maintenance as well as plant selection. This formal design is based on symmetry, clean lines, plant architecture and geometric shapes. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple, Big-toothed Maple, Uvalde Bigtooth Maple, Southwestern Bigtooth Maple, Canyon Maple, Sabinal Maple, Western Sugar Maple | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun | Moist |
Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Erigeron modestus | Plains Fleabane, Prairie Fleabane | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Fraxinus greggii | Gregg's Ash, Gregg Ash, Littleleaf Ash, Dogleg Ash, Escobilla, Barreta China | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Melochia tomentosa | Pyramid Bush, Teabush, Red Rope, Velvety Melochia, Kidney Bush, Woolly Pyramidflower | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia dubia | Pine Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Nolina texana | Texas Sacahuista, Texas Beargrass, Basket Grass, Sacahuista, Bunchgrass, Texas Bear-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Stemodia lanata | Woolly Stemodia, Gray-woolly Twintip | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Viguiera stenoloba | Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye, Resinbush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca, Texas Yucca, Spanish Dagger | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |