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Plants for Dry Shade in Central Texas
The plants selected for this list respond to a common question asked by Central Texas gardeners; “What can I grow in dry shade that will provide some interest throughout the year?”Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Aesculus pavia | Scarlet Buckeye Red buckeye Firecracker plant | |
| Ageratina havanensis | Havana snakeroot Mistflower Shrubby boneset White mistflower White shrub mistflower | |
| Capsicum annuum | Chile pequin Chile petin Bird pepper Turkey pepper Cayenne pepper | |
| Carex cherokeensis | Cherokee sedge | |
| Carex perdentata | Meadow Sedge Sand sedge | |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas redbud | |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland sea oats Indian wood oats Wild oats River oats Flathead oats Upland Oats Upland Sea Oats | |
| Clematis texensis | Scarlet clematis Scarlet leatherflower Texas clematis | |
| Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue mistflower | |
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes | Heller's rosette grass | |
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