Plant Adaptation Map
Region 1 - East Texas (Texarkana, Houston,, Tyler, Beaumont, Nacagdoches)
Region 2 - South Texas (Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Laredo, Del Rio)
Region 3 - Central Texas (Austin, Waco, College Station, San Antonio)
Region 4 - North Central Texas (Dallas, Ft. Worth, Denton, Wichita Falls)
Region 5 - Panhandle (Amarillo)
Region 6 - West Texas (El Paso, Lubbock, San Angelo, Midland, Abilene)
Note - Plants with number 7 are adaptable to most areas of Texas.
Common name | Scientific name | Best adapted for | Exposure2 | Notes |
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Dwarf Shrubs (1 to 3 feet tall) | ||||
Dwarf burford holly | Ilex cornuta rotunda burfordii | Glossy evergreen foliage | ||
Dwarf Chinese holly | Ilex cornuta rotunda | Glossy evergreen foliage | ||
Dwarf pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira wheeleri | Small, round evergreen | ||
Dwarf yaupon holly1 | Ilex vomitoria nana | Glossy evergreen foliage | ||
Nandina: harbour dwarf, gulf stream, nana | Nandina sp. | Reddish evergreen foliage | ||
Red yucca1 | Hesperaloe parvifolia | Red flowers on tall spikes | ||
Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Fragrant bluish-green foliage; blue flowers; herb | ||
Small Shrubs (3 to 5 feet tall) | ||||
Barberry | Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea | Red evergreen foliage | ||
Bridal wreath spirea | Spirea cantoniensis
(S. reevesiana) | Sprawling; fern-like; white spring blooms | ||
China rose | Rosa chinensis | Hardy; long-blooming; pest resistant; varieties: Old Blush (pink) and Cramoisi Superior (red) | ||
Dwarf burford holly | Ilex cornuta rotunda burfordii | Glossy evergreen foliage | ||
Dwarf palmetto1 | Sabal minor | Trunkless, bushy palm | ||
Flowering quince | Chaenomeles japonica | Deciduous shrub; spring blooming (red, pink, white or orange) | ||
Glossy abelia | Abelia grandiflora | Bronze evergreen foliage and white flowers | ||
Grayleaf cotoneaster | Cotoneaster glaucophylla | Sprawling evergreen shrub; dusty gray foliage | ||
Indian hawthorne | Raphiolepis indica | Spring flowering; blue berries in fall; evergreen | ||
Japanese boxwood | Buxus japonica | Evergreen foliage | ||
Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Tough, evergreen shrub; many varieties available | ||
Nandina compact | Nandina domestica compacta | Reddish evergreen foliage and red fall berries | ||
Tea rose | Rosa odorata | Hardy; long-blooming; pest resistant; excellent varieties: Mrs. B.R. Cant (rose), Mrs. Dudley Cross (yellow) and Duchesse de Brandant (pink) | ||
Medium Shrubs (6 to 9 feet tall) | ||||
Agarita1 | Mahonia trifoliata | Holly-like evergreen foliage; yellow spring flowers; red edible berries | ||
Althea | Hibiscus syriacas | Upright; deciduous; many colors; summer blooming | ||
Burford holly | Ilex cornuta burfordii | Glossy evergreen foliage | ||
Central Texas sage1 | Leucophyllum sp. | Dusty gray evergreen foliage; blooms throughout summer; several new varieties: Green-cloud (green foliage) and other TAMU releases | ||
Chinese horned holly | Ilex cornuta | Glossy evergreen foliage | ||
Eleagnus | Eleagnus fruitlandi | Evergreen with grayish-green foliage | ||
Forsythia | Forsythia intermedia spectabilis | Yellow spring flowers | ||
Fraser photinia | Photinia x fraseri | Red new foliage; evergreen | ||
Glossy abelia | Abelia grandiflora | Bronze evergreen foliage; white or pink flowers | ||
Green pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira | Large evergreen shrub | ||
Indian hawthorne | Raphiolepis indica | Spring flowering; blue berries in fall; evergreen | ||
Italian jasmine | Jasminum humile | Sprawling evergreen; yellow summer flowers | ||
Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Tough evergreen; many varieties | ||
Nandina | Nandina domestica | Reddish evergreen foliage; red fall berries | ||
Pomegranate | Punica granatum | Large, upright shrub; orange blooms; edible fruit; dwarf variety: Chico | ||
Variegated pittosporum | Pittosporum tobira variegata | Green/white variegated evergreen shrub | ||
Winter honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima | Fragrant clusters of white flowers in winter | ||
Large Shrubs (10 to 25 feet tall) | ||||
American holly1 | Ilex opaca | Tree-form holly; evergreen foliage; red berries | ||
Arizona cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Evergreen for specimen and windbreak plantings | ||
California fan palm | Washingtonia filifera | Tree-like palm | ||
Cherry laurel1 | Prunus caroliniana | Tree-like evergreen shrub | ||
Chinese photinia | Photinia serrulata | Evergreen; red spring foliage; white spring blooms | ||
Crape myrtle | Lagerstroemia indica | Shrubby to tree-like; summer blooming; many flower colors available | ||
Lilac | Syringa vulgaris | Deciduous blooming shrub; adapted to alkaline soil | ||
Mock orange | Philadelphus coronarius | Fragrant white blooms in late spring | ||
Oleander | Nerium oleander | Evergreen foliage; summer blooming; many colors available | ||
Possumhaw1 | Ilex decidua | Deciduous holly; red to orange berries persist through early winter | ||
Russian olive | Eleagnus angustifolia | Gray foliage; yellow flowers; evergreen for windbreak plantings | ||
Texas mountain laurel1 | Sophora secundiflora | Tree-like evergreen shrub; purple spring flowers | ||
Texas palmetto1 | Sabal texana | Tall, native Texas palm | ||
Texas persimmon1 | Diospyros texana | Tree-like; light gray trunk; fruit edible by animals | ||
Vitex | Vitex agnus-castus | Tree-like; flowers blue or white; summer blooming | ||
Washington hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Maple-shaped leaves; white flower; red berries | ||
Windmill palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Tree-like; fibrous bark | ||
Yaupon holly1 | Ilex vomitoria | Upright evergreen, spineless holly; red to orange berries |
1 Texas native 2 S = Sun; Sh = Full to partial shade; E = Either