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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| Philadelphus texensis | Texas Mock Orange | |
| Prunus serotina var. eximia | Escarpment Black Cherry Edwards Plateau Black Cherry Escarpment Cherry | |
| Ptelea trifoliata ssp. trifoliata | Common Hoptree Baldwin Hop-tree | |
| Quercus buckleyi | Texas Red Oak Buckley Oak Texas Oak Spanish Oak Spotted Oak Rock Oak | |
| Quercus laceyi | Lacey Oak Texas Blue Oak Canyon Oak Smoky Oak Rock Oak | |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak Chinquapin Oak Chestnut Oak Yellow Chestnut Oak Rock Chestnut Oak Yellow Oak Rock Oak | |
| Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage Tropical Sage Blood Sage Red Sage Indian Fire | |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf Palmetto Bush Palmetto Palmetto | |
| Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | |
| Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteata | Heartleaf Skullcap Heart-leaf Skullcap | |
| Styphnolobium affine | Eve's Necklace Eve's Necklacepod Texas Sophora Pink Sophora Necklace Tree | |
| Tilia americana var. caroliniana | Carolina Basswood Florida Basswood Small-leaved Basswood Downy Basswood Carolina Linden Florida Linden Small-leaved Linden Downy Linden | |
| Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm Fall Elm Basket Elm Scrub Elm Lime Elm Texas Elm Southern Rock Elm Olmo | |
| Viburnum rufidulum | Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Rusty Blackhaw Southern Blackhaw Blackhaw Bluehaw Downy Viburnum Southern Nannyberry Rusty Nannyberry Nannyberry | |
| Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca Twisted-leaf Yucca Texas Yucca Spanish Dagger | |
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