Plant guides
Hardiness zones, light and water needs, and when to plant, counted from your own frost dates.
Photo: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
State plant programs: see the directory of university plant programs and the Texas plant lists.
Annual
Angelonia (summer snapdragon)Angelonia angustifolia
Annual vinca (Madagascar periwinkle)Catharanthus roseus
Begonia (wax and dragon wing)Begonia spp.
ColeusColeus scutellarioides
Impatiens (incl. New Guinea)Impatiens walleriana / I. hawkeri
MarigoldTagetes spp.
Pansy and violaViola × wittrockiana / V. cornuta
Pentas (star cluster)Pentas lanceolata
Petunia (incl. spreading types)Petunia × atkinsiana
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
ZinniaZinnia elegans / Z. angustifolia
Bulb
DaffodilNarcissus spp.
TulipTulipa spp.Perennial
Autumn sageSalvia greggii
Bee balmMonarda didyma
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida / R. hirta
CatmintNepeta × faassenii
Coreopsis (tickseed)Coreopsis spp.
DaylilyHemerocallis hybrids
FirebushHamelia patens
Garden phloxPhlox paniculata
Hellebore (Lenten rose)Helleborus × hybridus
HostaHosta spp.
LantanaLantana camara and hybrids
LavenderLavandula angustifolia and hybrids- Mealy blue sage 'Henry Duelberg'Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'
Mexican bush sageSalvia leucantha
PeonyPaeonia lactiflora
Pink/Gulf muhly grassMuhlenbergia capillaris
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea
Russian sageSalvia yangii (formerly Perovskia)
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Shasta daisyLeucanthemum × superbum
Turk's capMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Shrub
American beautyberryCallicarpa americana
Annabelle (smooth) hydrangeaHydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Azalea (incl. Encore rebloomers)Rhododendron spp.
Belinda's Dream roseRosa 'Belinda's Dream'
Bigleaf (mophead) hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla
BoxwoodBuxus spp.
Butterfly bushBuddleja davidii (sterile cultivars)
CamelliaCamellia japonica and C. sasanqua
Cenizo (Texas sage)Leucophyllum frutescens
Common lilacSyringa vulgaris
Drift groundcover roseRosa Drift® series
Dwarf yaupon hollyIlex vomitoria 'Nana'
ForsythiaForsythia × intermedia
GardeniaGardenia jasminoides
Glossy abeliaAbelia × grandiflora
Indian hawthornRhaphiolepis indica
Knock Out roseRosa 'Radrazz' and series
Limelight hydrangeaHydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Loropetalum (Chinese fringe flower)Loropetalum chinense
Oakleaf hydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia
SpireaSpiraea japonica and others
ViburnumViburnum spp.
WeigelaWeigela florida
Shrub/tree
Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica and hybrids
Nellie R. Stevens hollyIlex 'Nellie R. Stevens'Tree
Eastern redbudCercis canadensis
Flowering dogwoodCornus florida
Green Giant arborvitaeThuja 'Green Giant'
Japanese mapleAcer palmatum
Little Gem magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Vine
Coral honeysuckleLonicera sempervirens
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