Sun Garden Plants for Central TexasThe plants in this list will provide a visually dramatic display of native plants appropriate for a full sun garden in Central Texas. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Abronia ameliae | Amelia's Sand-verbena, Heart's Delight | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Agave havardiana | Havard's Century Plant, Havard Agave | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Agave parryi | Parry's Agave, Century Plant, Parry Agave | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana | Parry's Agave, New Mexico Agave | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Ageratina havanensis | Shrubby Boneset, White Mistflower, White Shrub Mistflower, Havana Snakeroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Allowissadula holosericea | Velvet-leaf Mallow, Chisos Mountain False Indianmallow | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Alophia drummondii | Propeller Flower, Purple Pleat-leaf, Pinewoods Lily, Prairie Iris, Pleatleaf Iris | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Amsonia tabernaemontana | Eastern Bluestar, Blue Dogbane, Willow Amsonia, Woodland Bluestar | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus, Hummingbird Bush, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle, Wright Acanthus, Mexican Flame, Wright's Mexican Flame | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Aphanostephus skirrhobasis | Lazy Daisy, Arkansas Lazy Daisy, Arkansas Doze-daisy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Asclepias asperula | Antelope-horns, Spider Milkweed, Green-flowered Milkweed, Spider Antelope-horns, Antelope Horns | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold, Showy Desert Marigold, Paper Daisy, Desert Baileya | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Callirhoe involucrata | Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's Sundrops , Square-bud Primrose, Sundrops | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Conoclinium greggii | Gregg's Mistflower , Palmleaf Thoroughwort, Palm-leaf Mistflower, Palm-leaf Thoroughwort, Purple Palmleaf Mistflower, Purple Palmleaf Eupatorium | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Dalea compacta var. pubescens | Compact Prairie Clover, Purple Prairie Clover | Perennial | Herb | ||
Dalea wrightii | Wright's Prairie Clover | Perennial | Herb | ||
Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn-apple, Thorn-apple, Angel Trumpet, Sacred Datura, Western Jimson Weed | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Dyschoriste linearis | Snake Herb, Polkadots, Narrowleaf Dyschoriste | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Echinacea purpurea | Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Erigeron modestus | Plains Fleabane, Prairie Fleabane | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Eryngium leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Eryngo, Eryngo, False Purple Thistle | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Euphorbia marginata | Snow On The Mountain, Snow-on-the-mountain | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Froelichia floridana | Plains Snakecotton, Snake-cotton | Annual | Herb | ||
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Hibiscus martianus | Heartleaf Rosemallow, Tulipan Del Monte, Heartleaf Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Ipomopsis rubra | Standing Cypress, Texas Plume, Red Texas Star, Red Gilia | Biennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Lantana urticoides | Texas Lantana, Calico Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod, Popweed | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo, Purple Sage, Texas Ranger, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Silverleaf, Texas Sage, Silverleaf | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Lithospermum incisum | Fringed Puccoon, Golden Puccoon, Narrowleaf Puccoon, Narrow-leaved Puccoon, Puccoon, Narrowleaf Gromwell, Fringed Gromwell, Narrowleaf Stoneseed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy, Tansy-aster, Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster, Tansyleaf Tansyaster | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Marshallia caespitosa | Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara's-buttons, Barbara's Buttons | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Melochia tomentosa | Pyramid Bush, Teabush, Red Rope, Velvety Melochia, Kidney Bush, Woolly Pyramidflower | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Menodora longiflora | Showy Menodora, Twinpod | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot, Beebalm | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia capillaris | Gulf Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass, Pink Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia dubia | Pine Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Muhlenbergia emersleyi | Bullgrass, Bull Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestials, Celestials, Prairie Pleatleaf | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Oenothera lindheimeri | White Gaura, Butterfly Gaura, Lindheimer's Beeblossom, Lindheimer's Gaura | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Oenothera macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Missouri Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Big-fruit Evening-primrose, Missouri Primrose, Bigfruit Evening Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri | Texas Prickly Pear, Lindheimer's Prickly Pear, Lindheimer Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose, Rose Pavonia, Rose Mallow, Pavonia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon, Rock Beardtongue, Cut-leaf Penstemon, Cut-leaf Beardtongue, Baccharis-leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon cobaea | Prairie Penstemon, Prairie Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Cobaea Penstemon, Cobaea Beardtongue, Wild Foxglove | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon triflorus | Hill Country Penstemon, Hill Country Beardtongue, Scarlet Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue, Heller's Penstemon, Heller's Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Salvia azurea | Pitcher Sage, Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia ballotiflora | Shrubby Blue Sage, Blue Shrub Sage, Mejorana | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia engelmannii | Engelmann's Sage, Engelmann's Salvia | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Salvia greggii | Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Salvia pentstemonoides | Big Red Sage, Penstemon Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Salvia regla | Mountain Sage, Royal Sage | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Sedum nuttallianum | Yellow Stonecrop | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna, Velvet Leaf Senna, Velvetleaf Senna, Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog Ears | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Silphium simpsonii | Simpson's Rosinweed, Tall Rosinweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Tecoma stans | Yellow Bells, Yellowbells, Esperanza, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpetflower, Trumpetbush, Trumpetflower, Yellow Elder, Hardy Yellow Trumpet, Yellow Trumpet Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa | Four-nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy Four-nerve Daisy, Bitterweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Vernonia marginata | Plains Ironweed | Perennial | Herb | ||
Xanthocephalum gymnospermoides | Gummy Broomweed, San Pedro Matchweed, Gummy Snakeweed | Annual | Herb | ||
Yucca treculeana | Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Don Quixote's Lance, Palma Pita, Palma De Datil, Palmito | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Part-shade | Dry |