Click on any of the alpha indexes below to view the corresponding lists of plants. The default list is displayed alphabetically by common name for all plant types. You can view the plants by clicking on the Scientific Name or limit the plant type by using the drop down.
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Elaeagnus or SilverberyBotanical Name: Elaeagnus pungens
A tough and durable evergreen shrub with a very pungent and abrasive foliage utilized often for it's tolerance to adverse conditions instead of its aesthetics. Grows up to 15 feet tall and wide and will require maintenance to keep a pleasant form....
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Elm, CedarBotanical Name: Ulmus crassifolia
Texas native tree that requires very little maintenance and care. Deciduous, growing up to 70 feet tall and 40 feet wide, this Elm forms a natural rounded canopy and displays attractive slightly exfoliating bark. Easily distinguishable from other elms by small flowers in late fall and pubescent winged seeds half an inch long....
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Esperanza, DwarfBotanical Name: Tecoma stans
Dwarf cultivar of the popular blooming perennial shrub native to Texas and Mexico. Bright green leaves are complimented with the multitude of yellow trumpet shape flowers appearing on the new growth from spring to fall. Esperanza is a tough and hardy plant ideal for any Texas landscape. It appreciates well-drained soils despite the quality it's grown in. Pruning is not necessary till the first frost when the entire plant is killed back to the ground; good mulching will allow the roots to survive and return in the spring with vigor. In north Texas, it is treated as an annual. Member of the Plants for Texas program. ...[ More Info ]
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Eve's NecklaceBotanical Name: Sophora affinis
Texas native deciduous tree reaching only 15 feet in height and width. It earned it's name for the black seed pods that resemble a necklace appearing in the fall after the pinkish white blooms in the spring. Foliage is very light and airy, giving only filtered shade underneath the tree allowing under planting. Tolerates any soil as long as it has good drainage - otherwise very low maintenance....
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