Special Collections
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 | Red Buckeye Scarlet Buckeye Firecracker Plant | |
| Ageratina havanensis | Shrubby Boneset White Mistflower White Shrub Mistflower Havana Snakeroot | |
| Capsicum annuum | Chile Tepin Chile Pequin Chiltepin Chile Petin Bird Pepper Turkey Pepper Cayenne Pepper | |
| Carex cherokeensis | Cherokee Sedge | |
| Carex perdentata | Sand Sedge Meadow 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 Wild Ageratum Blue Boneset | |
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes | Heller's Rosette Grass | |
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