[ Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens 'Lynn Lowrey's Dwarf Everblooming') | Posted on December 6, 2013 ] This plant prefers full sun and sandy soil or caliche soil. |
[ Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) | Posted on December 14, 2011 ] Desmanthus illinoensis is a great plant for wildlife, attracting bees, butterflies, and many other beneficial pollinators, and the seeds are food for birds and mammals. |
[ Flame Acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus) | Posted on December 3, 2011 ] Flame Acanthus is a most wonderful and useful plant. |
[ Texas Star (Hibiscus coccineus) | Posted on October 27, 2011 ] This plant grows naturally in the swamps so it likes lots of water, but surprisingly it will also do well in average garden situations with a little additional water, the beauty and simplicity of the blooms make it worth the extra effort. |
[ Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata) | Posted on October 26, 2011 ] Crossvine is a show stopper when in bloom. |
[ Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) | Posted on October 26, 2011 ] Turk's Cap is a very long-lived and care-free plant. It has been reported to live 50 years or longer. |
[ Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) | Posted on October 26, 2011 ] Asclepias curassavica is poisonous to humans and it is deciduous in zone 8a, but it comes back from the roots in spring. |
[ Heart-Leaved Skullcap (Scutellaria ovata) | Posted on October 12, 2011 ] A very interesting thing about this plant is that it goes dormant and disappears in August then in October it starts to grow again and remains green all winter. |
[ Velvetleaf Senna (Senna lindheimeriana) | Posted on October 12, 2011 ] Senna lindheimeriana is a host plant for Sulphur butterflies. |
[ Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra) | Posted on September 14, 2011 ] This plant went through many days of 100+ temperatures without wilting, I call this a heat and drought tolerant plant. |