Sun Garden Plants for Central Texas The plants in this list will provide a visually dramatic display of native plants appropriate for a full sun garden in Central Texas.
QR Tag	Name	Characteristics
	Abronia ameliae Amelia's sand verbena, Heart’s delight, Amelia's sand-verbena, Sand verbena	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Agave havardiana Havard's century plant, Havard agave	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Agave parryi Parry's agave, Century plant, Parry agave	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana Parry's agave, New Mexico agave	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Ageratina havanensis Havana snakeroot, Mistflower, Shrubby boneset, White mistflower, White shrub mistflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Allowissadula holosericea Chisos Mountain false Indianmallow, Chisos Mtn. False Indian-mallow, Velvet-leaf Mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Alophia drummondii Propeller flower, Purple pleat-leaf, Pinewoods lily, Prairie iris, Pleatleaf iris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern bluestar, Blue dogbane, Willow amsonia, Woodland bluestar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii Flame acanthus, Hummingbird bush, Wright's desert honeysuckle, Wright acanthus, Mexican flame, Wright's Mexican flame	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Aphanostephus skirrhobasis Lazy daisy, Arkansas lazy daisy, Arkansas dozedaisy	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild red columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asclepias asperula Spider milkweed, Antelope horns, Green-flowered milkweed, Spider antelope-horns	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Baileya multiradiata Desert marigold, Showy desert marigold, Paper daisy, Desert baileya	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple poppy mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Calylophus berlandieri Berlandier's sundrops, Square-bud primrose, Sundrops	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Conoclinium greggii Gregg's mistflower, Palmleaf thoroughwort, Palm-leaf mistflower, Palm-leaf thoroughwort, Purple palmleaf mistflower, Purple palmleaf eupatorium	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Coreopsis tinctoria Plains coreopsis, Golden tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Dalea compacta var. pubescens Compact prairie clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Dalea wrightii Wright's prairie clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Datura wrightii Sacred thorn-apple, Jimsonweed, Thorn apple, Datura, Angel Trumpet, Sacred datura	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Dyschoriste linearis Snake herb, Polkadots, Narrowleaf dyschoriste	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist
	Echinacea purpurea Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann's daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Erigeron modestus Plains fleabane, Prairie fleabane	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngo	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Euphorbia marginata Snow on the mountain, Snow-on-the-mountain	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Froelichia floridana Plains snakecotton, Snake-cotton	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Gaura lindheimeri Lindheimer's beeblossom, White gaura, Butterfly gaura	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Prairie verbena, Purple prairie verbena, Dakota mock vervain, Dakota vervain	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower, Max sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Hibiscus martianus Heartleaf rosemallow, Tulipan del Monte, Heartleaf Hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ipomopsis rubra Standing cypress, Texas plume, Red Texas star, Red gilia	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lantana urticoides Texas lantana, Calico bush, West Indian shrub-verbena	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lesquerella fendleri Fendler's bladderpod, Fendler’s bladderpod, Popweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Leucophyllum frutescens Cenizo, Purple sage, Texas ranger, Texas barometer bush, Texas silverleaf, Texas sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Liatris mucronata Cusp gayfeather, Gayfeather, Blazing star, Narrow-leaf gayfeather, Texas gayfeather, Cusp blazing star	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lithospermum incisum Narrowleaf stoneseed, Puccoon, Fringed puccoon, Narrowleaf gromwell, Fringed gromwell, Narrow-leaved puccoon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Tanseyleaf tansyaster, Tahoka Daisy, Tansy Aster	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Marshallia caespitosa Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara’s-buttons	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock daisy, Plains blackfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Melochia tomentosa Teabush, Pyramid Bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub, Shrub Light: Water:
	Menodora longiflora Showy menodora, Twin-pod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf muhly, Hair-awn muhly, Hairy-awn muhly, Hair grass, Pink muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Muhlenbergia dubia Pine muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Muhlenbergia emersleyi Bullgrass, Bull muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Nemastylis geminiflora Prairie celestials, Celestials, Prairie pleatleaf	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oenothera macrocarpa Bigfruit evening-primrose, Missouri evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Big-fruit evening-primrose, Missouri Primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri Texas pricklypear, Prickly Pear, Texas Prickly Pear	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Pavonia lasiopetala Rock rose, Rose pavonia, Rose mallow, Pavonia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon baccharifolius Rock penstemon, Cut-Leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf beardtongue, Beard Tongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon cobaea Wild foxglove, Prairie penstemon, Foxglove penstemon, False foxglove, Large-flowered beardtongue, Large-flowered penstemon, Prairie beardtongue, Cobaea penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon triflorus Hill Country Penstemon, Scarlet Penstemon, Heller's beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia azurea Pitcher sage, Big blue sage, Azure sage, Giant blue sage, Blue sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Salvia ballotiflora Shrubby blue sage, Blue Shrub Sage, Mejorana	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Salvia engelmannii Engelmann's sage, Engelmann’s salvia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia farinacea Mealy blue sage, Mealy sage, Mealycup sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Salvia greggii Autumn sage, Cherry sage, Gregg salvia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Salvia pentstemonoides Big red sage, Penstemon sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Salvia regla Mountain sage, Royal sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Sedum nuttallianum Yellow stonecrop	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Senna lindheimeriana Lindheimer's senna, Velvet leaf senna, Velvetleaf senna, Velvet-leaf wild sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog ears	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Silphium simpsonii Simpson's rosinweed, Tall Rosinweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod, Prairie goldenrod, Old field goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tecoma stans Yellow bells, Yellowbells, Esperanza, Yellow trumpetbush, Yellow trumpetflower, Trumpetbush, Trumpetflower, Yellow elder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa Four-nerve daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy four-nerve daisy, Bitterweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Vernonia marginata Plains ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Xanthocephalum gymnospermoides Gummy broomweed, Gummy snakeweed, San Pedro matchweed	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Yucca treculeana Spanish Dagger, Don Quixote's Lance, Palma Pita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Part-shade Water: Dry

Sun Garden Plants for Central Texas