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Mahonia, Leather LeafBotanical Name: Mahonia japonica 'Bealei'
Mahonia is also known as the Oregon Grape Holly due to the resemblance of the leaves and the purple fruits in the summer. It's a shade loving evergreen shrub that grows a total of eight feet high and four feet wide. Fragrant yellow blooms in the spring, even in full shade. Although slow growing, Mahonia spreads easily with its underground roots....
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Mexican BuckeyeBotanical Name: Ungnadia speciosa
Deciduous multi-trunked tree with an irregular growth habit. Texas native, demanding very little, but quick growing with regular watering. Grows 25 feet high and wide, putting out pink flowers in the early spring before foliage appears....
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Mexican HeatherBotanical Name: Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Allyson'
Quick growing Mexican native perennial that reaches only twelve inches tall and wide returning in the spring if mulched heavily. Small attractive purple flowers appear in the early summer that stay till winter. Attracts bees and butterflies easily. ...[ More Info ]
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Mexican OreganoBotanical Name: Poliomintha longiflora
Semi-evergreen perennial with purple tubular flowers from early summer to fall. Peforms well in hot and dry Texas summers, blooming more profusely with regular pruning and if grown in full sun. Foliage can be used in cooking - a bit more kick than regular Oregano. No serious pest and disease issues, best grown in well draining soils and full sun. ...[ More Info ]
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Monkey GrassBotanical Name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Popular evergreen clumping grass with foliage that only reaches twelve inches tall. Monkey Grass spreads by the roots, becoming an ideal groundcover for shady areas. Dwarf cultivar, 'Nana' reaches only 3 inches and spreads slowly. ...[ More Info ]
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Monkey Grass, DwarfBotanical Name: Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'
Popular evergreen clumping grass with foliage that only reaches twelve inches in length. Monkey Grass spreads by the roots, becoming an ideal ground cover for shady areas.
Dwarf cultivar, 'Nana' reaches only 3 inches and spreads slowly....
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Moss RoseBotanical Name: Portulaca grandiflora
Great annual for hot and dry sits. Blooms early summer to frost, and only when it's a full sunny day. Trailing stems are covered with plump waxy round leaves, flowers are doubled and 1" wide, almost like small roses. Colors range from yellow, orange, red, pink, or white. Tolerates infertile soil and long dry spells.
2008 Fall Cultivars:
Margarita Mix...
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Mountain LaurelBotanical Name: Sophora secundiflora
Popular Texas native tree known for its extremely fragrant blue-purple flowers in the spring. Specimans normally grow to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide; evergreen & responds very well to regular care. Roots are very shallow, and will require adequate drainage. The orange-red seeds have a very hard shell covering a very poisonous seed....
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Nandina, CompactBotanical Name: Nandina domestica 'Compacta'
This cultivar matures at four feet tall and two feet wide, slowly spreading out with small suckers from the base of the plant. Bright green foliage thoughout the summer is followed by crimson red foliage in the fall and winter....
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Nandina, DomesticBotanical Name: Nandina domestica
Common landscape shrub from China and Japan with many different cultivars.
The Domestic Nandina is also known as Heavenly Bamboo, but is not truly a Bamboo. It is a narrow shrub that gets taller than it gets wide despite the many segmented stems. Tolerant to heat and full sun make it ideal for any Texas landscape.
Leaves are compound, with leaflets up to two inches. Bright green foliage in the spring and summer turns crimson red in the fall. White flowers appear in early summer, followed by long-lasting red berries in the fall and winter....
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Nandina, GulfstreamBotanical Name: Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream'
Gulfstream is always in short supply due to its popularity and the patent which does not allow propogation. The growth habit is tight and uniform, reaching only four feet tall and wide....
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Nandina, Harbor DwarfBotanical Name: Nandina domestica 'Harbor Dwarf'
Ideal hardy ground cover nandina, reaching only two feet tall but spreads endlessly by small suckers on branches. Tolerant of heat and full sun with no pest or disease issues.
Bright green foliage in the summer will turn crimson red in the fall....
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Nandina, NanaBotanical Name: Nandina domestica 'Nana Atropurpurea'
Dwarf cultivar forms a small two foot ball, with yellow-green foliage in the spring and summer with crimson red foliage in the fall and winter....
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Oak, BurrBotanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa
Deciduous white oak tree that can get 60 foot tall and 40 foot wide. Has some of the largest leaves of the oaks (4-10 inches long), making is a good shade tree. Also has the largest acorn, which doesn't make it a good choice in parking lots or driveways (2" diameter is common). Tolerates poor soils and soil compaction....
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Oak, LaceyBotanical Name: Quercus laceyi
Texas Superstar small to medium tree known by multiple names. Scientifically known as Quercus laceyi or Quercus glaucoides. Common names include Blue Oak, Canyon Oak, Encino Oak, Mountain Oak, Smoky Oak or Rock Oak. Native to central and south Texas.
Tough and durable oak with handsome blue-green foliage with brown to yellow fall color. Irregular round crown forms above the plate-like gray bark. Not tolerable of poorly drained soils, but otherwise grows moderately in adverse conditions.
Maturing at 35 feet high and wide, Lacey Oak is ideal for residential landscapes with limited room....
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Oak, LiveBotanical Name: Quercus virginiana
Large oak, ranging 40-80 foot wide, depending on how much space they get. An evergreen red oak tree that provides great shade for any lawn. The only problems is the rate that seedlings keep growing up from the ground each year. Even though it's evergreen, it does shed its leaves in the spring as it puts on new ones. Catkins (spent flowers) can be problems if one is placed over a pool or spa....
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Oak, MexicanBotanical Name: Quercus polymorpha
Large evergreen white oaks that have wonderful forms and leaves. Although an evergreen, it drops half the leaves in the spring when putting out new foliage. Can get up to 50-60 feet. Rising fast in popularity due to it's graceful form....
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Oak, RedBotanical Name: Quercus shumardii
Deciduous red oak that grows up to 50 feet. Leaves turn a beautiful red in the fall. Great shade and lawn tree....
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Oleander, DwarfBotanical Name: Nerium oleander 'cv.'
Fast growing medium sized evergreen shrubs reaching 4 feet in height and width with red, pink, or white blooms in the spring and early summer. An ideal choice for a quick hedge or barrier, however will be damaged by freezing temperatures. Mature plants send several stalks from the base, it will appreciate pruning to keep uniformed shape. Their cold tolerance is lower than regular oleander....
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Oleander, PinkBotanical Name: Nerium oleander
Fast growing large evergreen shrub reaching 20 feet in height and width with red, pink, or white blooms in the spring and early summer. An ideal choice for a quick hedge or barrier, however will be damaged by freezing temperatures. Mature plants send several stalks from the base, it will appreciate pruning to keep uniformed shape....
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Oleander, RedBotanical Name: Nerium oleander
Fast growing large evergreen shrub reaching 20 feet in height and width with red, pink, or white blooms in the spring and early summer. An ideal choice for a quick hedge or barrier, however will be damaged by freezing temperatures. Mature plants send several stalks from the base, it will appreciate pruning to keep uniformed shape....
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Oleander, WhiteBotanical Name: Nerium oleander
Fast growing large evergreen shrub reaching 20 feet in height and width with red, pink, or white blooms in the spring and early summer. An ideal choice for a quick hedge or barrier, however will be damaged by freezing temperatures. Mature plants send several stalks from the base, it will appreciate pruning to keep uniformed shape....
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Olive, EuropeanBotanical Name: Olea europaea
A very slow growing ornamental tree with handsome foliage and bark. Evergreen, and growing to heights of 40 feet with a comparable spread. The Olive tree tolerates hot and dry environments very well, growing in any soil type as long as it's well drained. White flowers in spring followed by olive fruits. [ More Info ]
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Olive, MexicanBotanical Name: Cordia boissieri
A native to northern Mexico and southern Texas, the Mexican Olive (also known as Anacahuita) is evergreen in its native area, but deciduous in northern Texas.
White flowers appear in the late spring and early summer on branch growth, measuring up to 2 1/2 inches across. Drought tolerant once established, and relatively few pest problems make it an ideal landscape choice for southern Texas landscapes. The fleshy olive fruits are nonedible, but do attract birds....
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