Medium Water Use Flowers
Scientific Name Common Name Hgt Width Evergree or Deciduous Hardy and Notes Achillea sp. Yarrow 3' 2' Perennial Agastache spp. Wild hyssop 2' 1' Perennial Alcea rosea Hollyhock 4' 2' Biennial Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed 2' 2' Deciduous Aster sp. Aster 3' 3' Perennial Catharanthus rosea Madagascar periwinkle 1' 1' Annual Centaurea cineraria Dusty Miller 2' 3' Perennial Cuphae hyssopifolia Mexican Heather 1' 1.5' Perennial Marginal Cuphea llavea Bat-faced Cuphea 1.5' 2' Perennial Marginal Gaura lindheimeri butterfly gaura 3' 2' Perennial Helianthus annuus Sunflower 10' 4' Annual Justica candicans Red Justica 3' 3' Perennial Marginal Justica spicigera Desert Honeysuckle 4' 5' Perennial Marginal Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum 0.5 varies Perennial Lupinus spp. Texas Bluebonnet 2' 2' Annual Mirabilis multiflora Giant Four O'clock 2' 5' Perennial Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia Beebalm or Bergamot 3' 2' Perennial Monarda spp. Horsemint 2' 1' Annual Nierembergia hippomanica Cup Flower 1' 1.5' Perennial Oenothera missouriensis Missouri Evening Primrose 1' 3' Perennial Phlox spp. Phlox 1.5' 1.5' Perennial Plumbago scandens White Plumbago 3' 3' Perennial Plumbago auriculata Cape Plumbago 3 3 Deciduous Salvia leucantha Mexican Sage 4' 3' Perennial Tagetes erecta African Marigold 3' 3' Annual Tagetes lemmoni Mountain Marigold 3' 3' Perennial-dedicuous Tropaeolum spp. Nasturtium 1' 2' Annual Zephryanthes spp. White Rain Lily 1' .5' Perennial Zinnia spp. Common Zinnia 2' 1' Annual
Ornamentals for Far West Texas Index