Bulletproof Perennials for North Texas Landscapes

Bulletproof Perennials for North Texas Landscapes

Autumn sage (Salvia gregii)


Bearded iris (Iris xiphioides)

Cannas (Canna x generalis)

Day lily (Hemerocallis spp.)

Four-nerve daisy (Hymenoxys scaposa var. scaposa)

'Goldsturm' coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii 'Goldsturm') Hostas

Mealy blue sage (Salvia farinacea)

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)

Shrubby skullcap (Scutellaria wrightii)

Yarrow (Achillea spp.)

Groundcovers for North Texas Gardens

Groundcovers for North Texas Landscapes

Ajuga (Ajuga reptans)


Andorra juniper (Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa')

Asian jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum)

Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)

Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)

Creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)

English ivy (Hedera helix)

Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)

Gray santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus)

Holly fern (Crytomium falcatum)

Horseherb (Calyptocarpus vialis)

Lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina)

Liriope (Liriope muscari)

Mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)

Purple wintercreeper (Euonymous fortunei)

Sedum (Sedum spp.)

Shore juniper (Juniperus conferta)

Vinca minor (Vinca minor)

Wood fern

Ornamental Grasses for North Texas Landscapes

Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)


Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Red-leaved maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens)

Strawberries and cream ribbon grass (Phalaris arundinacea picta 'Feesey's Form')

Maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus')

Variegated Japanese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus')

Evergreen maiden grass (Miscanthus transmorrisonensis)

Inland sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Lindheimer's muhly grass (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)

Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Pink muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

'Morning light' maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light')

Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis)

Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Yaku Jima dwarf maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima')

Mexican feather grass (Stipa tenacissima)

Dwarf pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila')

Vines for North Texas Landscapes

Vines for North Texas Landscapes

Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)


Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)

Cross vine (Bignonia capreolata)

Texas wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya)

Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

Hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab)

Malabar spinach (Basella alba)

'Madam Galen' trumpet creeper (Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madam Galen')

Silver lace vine (Polygonum aubertii)

Sweet autumn clematis (Clematis paniculata)

Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans)

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Shrubs for North Texas Landscapes

Shrubs for North Texas Landscapes

Agarito (Berberis trifoliolata)


American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

Barberry (Berberis spp.)

Burning bush (Euonymus alata)

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Cleyera (Ternstroemia gymnanthera)

Dwarf crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica, dwarf cultivars)

Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)

Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia)

Glossy abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)

Hollies (Ilex spp.)

Japanese aucuba (Aucuba japonica)

Korean boxwood (Buxus microphylla koreana 'Wintergreen')

Leatherleaf mahonia (Mahonia bealei)

Mexican buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)

Nandina (Nandina domestica)

Pomegranate (Punica granatum)

Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus)

Softleaf yucca (Yucca arkansana)

Spanish dagger yucca (Yucca gloriosa)

Spiraea (Spirea cvs.)

Texas mountain laurel (Sophora secundiflora)

Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens)

Three-leaved sumac (Rhus aromatica)

Vitex (Vitex Agnus-castus)

Small Trees for the North Texas Landscape

Small and Medium-Sized Trees for the North Texas Landscape


Carolina buckthorn (Rhamnus caroliniana)


Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis)

Eve's necklace (Sophora affinis)

Foster's holly (Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri')

Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)

Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

Mexican plum (Prunus mexicana)

Mexican redbud (Cercis canadensis var. mexicana)

Panicled goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

Piñon pine (Pinus edulis)

Possum haw holly (Ilex decidua)

Prairie flameleaf sumac (Rhus lanceolata)

Rusty black haw viburnum (Viburnum rufidulum)

Texas pistachio (Pistacia texana)

Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis)

Texas smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus)

Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)

Weeping yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria var.)

Western soapberry (Sapindus drummondii)

Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria)

Tall Trees for North Texas Landscapes

Tall Trees for the North Texas Landscape

All of these trees get to be large (over 35 feet tall)

Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Big-tooth maple (Acer grandidentatum)

Black walnut (Juglans nigra)

Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)

Caddo maple (Acer barbatum)

Cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia)

Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinensis)

Chinquapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)

Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara)

Lacey oak (Quercus laceyi)

Live oak (Quercus virginiana)

Native pecan (Carya illinoensis)

Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)

Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii)

Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Texas ash (Fraxinus texensis)

Texas red oak (Quercus texana)