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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?"

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Aesculus paviaRed Buckeye
Scarlet Buckeye
Firecracker Plant
Ageratina havanensisShrubby Boneset
White Mistflower
White Shrub Mistflower
Havana Snakeroot
Capsicum annuumChile Tepin
Chile Pequin
Chiltepin
Chile Petin
Bird Pepper
Turkey Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Carex cherokeensisCherokee Sedge
Carex perdentataSand Sedge
Meadow Sedge
Cercis canadensis var. texensisTexas Redbud
Chasmanthium latifoliumInland Sea Oats
Indian Wood Oats
Wild Oats
River Oats
Flathead Oats
Upland Oats
Upland Sea Oats
Clematis texensisScarlet Clematis
Scarlet Leatherflower
Texas Clematis
Conoclinium coelestinumBlue Mistflower
Wild Ageratum
Blue Boneset
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthesHeller's Rosette Grass
Diospyros texanaTexas Persimmon
Mexican Persimmon
Black Persimmon
Chapote
Chapote Prieto
Ilex deciduaPossumhaw
Possumhaw Holly
Deciduous Holly
Meadow Holly
Prairie Holly
Swamp Holly
Welk Holly
Deciduous Yaupon
Bearberry
Winterberry
Ipomoea lindheimeriLindheimer's Morning-glory
Blue Morning Glory
Maurandella antirrhinifloraSnapdragon Vine
Roving Sailor
Climbing Snapdragon
Little Snapdragon Vine
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondiiTurk's Cap
Drummond's Turk's Cap
Drummond Turk's Cap
Wax Mallow
Drummond's Wax Mallow
Drummond Wax Mallow
Red Mallow
Texas Mallow
Mexican Apple
Sleeping Hibiscus
Bleeding Hearts
Manzanita
Manfreda maculosaFalse Aloe
Spice Lily
Spice-lily
Marsilea macropodaBigfoot Water-clover
Water-clover
Clover-fern
Largefoot Pepperwort
Melica nitensThree-flower Melic
Tall Melicgrass
Threeflower Melicgrass
Melicgrass
Nemophila phacelioidesTexas Baby Blue Eyes
Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes
Baby Blue-eyes
Flannel Breeches
Nolina texanaTexas Sacahuista
Texas Beargrass
Basket Grass
Sacahuista
Bunchgrass
Texas Bear-grass
Onosmodium helleriHeller's Marbleseed
Marble-seed
Passiflora foetidaCorona De Cristo
Fetid Passionflower
Packera obovataGolden Groundsel
Roundleaf Groundsel
Roundleaf Ragwort
Penstemon tenuisBrazos Penstemon
Brazos Beardtongue
Gulf Penstemon
Gulf Beardtongue
Gulf Coast Penstemon
Gulf Coast Beardtongue
Sharp-sepal Penstemon
Sharp-sepal Beardtongue
Phacelia congestaCaterpillars
Blue Curls
Fiddleneck
Philadelphus texensisTexas Mock Orange
Prunus serotina var. eximiaEscarpment Black Cherry
Edwards Plateau Black Cherry
Escarpment Cherry
Ptelea trifoliata ssp. trifoliataCommon Hoptree
Baldwin Hop-tree
Quercus buckleyiTexas Red Oak
Buckley Oak
Texas Oak
Spanish Oak
Spotted Oak
Rock Oak
Quercus laceyiLacey Oak
Texas Blue Oak
Canyon Oak
Smoky Oak
Rock Oak
Quercus muehlenbergiiChinkapin Oak
Chinquapin Oak
Chestnut Oak
Yellow Chestnut Oak
Rock Chestnut Oak
Yellow Oak
Rock Oak
Salvia coccineaScarlet Sage
Tropical Sage
Blood Sage
Red Sage
Indian Fire
Sabal minorDwarf Palmetto
Bush Palmetto
Palmetto
Salvia roemerianaCedar Sage
Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteataHeartleaf Skullcap
Heart-leaf Skullcap
Styphnolobium affineEve's Necklace
Eve's Necklacepod
Texas Sophora
Pink Sophora
Necklace Tree
Tilia americana var. carolinianaCarolina Basswood
Florida Basswood
Small-leaved Basswood
Downy Basswood
Carolina Linden
Florida Linden
Small-leaved Linden
Downy Linden
Ulmus crassifoliaCedar Elm
Fall Elm
Basket Elm
Scrub Elm
Lime Elm
Texas Elm
Southern Rock Elm
Olmo
Viburnum rufidulumRusty Blackhaw Viburnum
Rusty Blackhaw
Southern Blackhaw
Blackhaw
Bluehaw
Downy Viburnum
Southern Nannyberry
Rusty Nannyberry
Nannyberry
Yucca rupicolaTwistleaf Yucca
Twisted-leaf Yucca
Texas Yucca
Spanish Dagger
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