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Perennials for Texas Landscapes
A Partial List
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BOTANICAL NAME
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COMMON NAME
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PROPAGATION
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FLOWER COLOR
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FLOWERING SEASON
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HEIGHT
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Achilles sp.
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Yarrow
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Seed, Division
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White, Rose, Yellow
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Summer |
1' |
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Allium sp.
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Garlic, Chives |
Division |
White |
Summer |
1' |
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Aquilegia chrysantha Hinckleyana
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Hinckley's Columbine |
Seed, Division |
Yellow |
Spring |
18" |
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Aquilegia canadensis
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Columbine |
Seed, Division |
Yellow/Red Blend |
Spring |
2' |
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Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
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Artemisia |
Cuttings, Division |
Gray Foliage |
---- |
2' - 3' |
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Asclepias tuberosa
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Butterfly Weed |
Seed |
Yellow/Red |
Summer |
2' |
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Aster oblongifolius
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Fall Aster |
Cuttings, Division |
Lavender |
Fall |
3' |
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Beloperone guttata
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Shrimp Plant (Gold & Red-brown Selections) |
Division, Cuttings |
Yellow or Red-brown |
Summer, Fall |
3' |
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Bletilla striata
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Chinese Ground Orchid |
Division |
Purple, White |
Spring |
1' - 2' |
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Canna X generalis
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Garden Canna |
Division, Tubers |
Yellow, Red, Pink, Salmon |
Summer |
2' - 4' |
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Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
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Ox-eye Daisy |
Division, Seed |
White |
Spring |
3' |
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Chrysanthemum sp.
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Garden Mums |
Cuttings, Division |
Many |
Fall |
3' |
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Coreopsis grandiflora
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Tickseed Coreopsis |
Seed, Division |
Yellow |
Late Spring, Summer |
2' - 3' |
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Crinum sp.
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Milk & Wine Lily |
Division |
White, Rose, Pink, & Striped |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
2' - 4' |
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Crocosmia pottsii
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Montbretia |
Division (corms) |
Orange-red |
Early Summer |
2' - 3' |
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Cuphea micropetala
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Cigar Plant |
Cuttings, Division |
Red/Yellow |
Summer, Fall |
3' - 4' |
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Dianthus sp.
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Perennial Pink |
Cuttings, Division |
Many |
Spring |
1' |
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Echinacea angustifolia
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Purple Coneflower |
Seed, Division |
Purple |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
18" |
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Eupatorium coelestinum
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Perennial Ageratum |
Division |
Lavender-blue |
Summer, Fall |
3' |
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Gaillardia sp.
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Indian Blanket |
Seed, Division |
Red-yellow Blend |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
18" |
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Gaura lindheimeri
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Gaura |
Seed, Division |
White |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
2' |
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Gerbera sp.
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Gerbera (Transvaal) Daisy |
Tissue Culture, Seed |
Many |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
2' |
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Gladiolus byzantinus
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Corn Flag |
Division (corms) |
Purple, White |
Summer |
3' |
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Helianthus maximiliani
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Maximilian Sunflower |
Seed, Division |
Yellow |
Late Summer, Fall |
3' - 4' |
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Hemerocallis
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Day Lily |
Division |
Many |
Spring, Summer |
1' - 3' |
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Hosta sp.
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Plaintain Lily |
Division |
White, Lavender |
Spring, Summer |
1' - 3' |
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Ipheian uniflorum
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Spring Star Flower |
Division |
Blue |
Spring |
6" |
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Iris, Bearded
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Bearded Iris |
Division |
Many |
Spring |
1' - 3' |
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Iris, Dutch
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Dutch Iris |
Division |
Many |
Spring |
1' - 3' |
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Iris, Louisiana
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Louisiana Iris |
Division, Seed |
Many |
Spring |
3' |
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Lantana montevidensis
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Trailing Lantana |
Division, Seed, Cuttings |
Many |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
1' - 2' |
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Lycoris radiata
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Red Spider Lily |
Division |
Coral-red, White, Yellow |
Fall |
1' |
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Lythrum salicaria
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Purple Loosestrife |
Seed, Division |
Lavender-pink |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
2' - 3' |
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Malvaviscus drummondii
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Turk's Cap |
Seed, Cuttings |
Red |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
3' - 4' |
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Mentha piperita
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Peppermint |
Cuttings, Division |
---- |
---- |
1' |
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Narcissus sp.
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Daffodils & Narcissus |
Division |
Yellow, White |
Spring |
1' |
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Oxalis crassipes
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Oxalis |
Division |
Pink |
Spring, Summer |
8" - 10" |
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Pavonia lasiopetala
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Rock Rose |
Cuttings, Seed |
Pink |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
3' - 4' |
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Penstemon cobaea
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Wild Foxglove |
Seed, Division |
Lavender |
Spring |
2' |
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Phlox divaricata
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LA. Phlox |
Division, Cuttings |
Purple |
Spring |
1' - 2' |
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Phlox paniculata
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Perennial Phlox |
Cuttings, Division |
Lavender, Pink, White |
Summer |
2' |
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Phlox pilosa
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Prairie Phlox |
Cuttings, Division |
Lavender-pink |
Spring |
1' - 2' |
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Phlox subulata
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Thrift, Moss Pink |
Cuttings, Division |
Pink |
Spring |
8" - 10" |
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Physostegia virginiana
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Obedient Plant |
Division |
Lavender, White |
Summer |
3' |
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Plumbago auriculata
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Blue Plumbago |
Seed, Division |
Blue, White |
Summer, Fall |
3' |
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Rhodophiala bifida
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Oxblood Lily |
Division |
Dark Red |
Fall |
1' |
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Rosmarinus officinalis
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Rosemary |
Cuttings, Division |
Blue |
Summer, Fall |
1' - 4' |
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Salvia farinacea
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Mealy Cup Sage |
Seed, Division |
Blue, White, Purple |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
3' |
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Salvia Greggii
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Autumn Sage |
Cuttings, Seed |
White, Red, Pink |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
2' - 3' |
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Symphytum officinale
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Comfrey |
Division |
White, Yellowish, Purple, Rose |
Summer |
3' |
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Tagetes lucida
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Mexican Marigold-mint |
Cuttings, Division |
Yellow |
Summer, Fall |
2' |
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Thymus vulgaris
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Common Thyme |
Division, Cuttings |
---- |
---- |
6" |
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Verbena hybrida
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Verbena |
Seed, Division |
Many |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
6" - 1' |
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Viola odorata
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Sweet Violet |
Division |
Purple |
Winter, Spring |
6" - 8" |
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Zephyranthes candida
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White Rain Lily |
Division |
White |
Summer |
1' |
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Zephyranthes grandiflora
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Pink Rain Lily |
Division |
Pink |
Summer |
1' |