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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RattleboxBotanical Name: Sesbania punicea
Small deciduous tree native to Southern America. It only reaches eight feet tall and five feet wide. Abundant orange-red flowers appear in the spring and summer, and turn into four-winged seed pods that rattle when shaken....
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Redbud, Forest PansyBotanical Name: Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Deciduous shade tree with outstanding pink flowers in the spring before the purple foliage. Leaves are uniquely heart-shaped, and will turn dull green when summer temperatures reach the 90's. Can tolerate drought, heat, and poor soils but will thrive with basic fertilization and regular watering....
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Redbud, MexicanBotanical Name: Cercis reniformis 'Mexican'
Deciduous shade tree with terrific pink flowers in the spring before the foliage. Leaves are uniquely heart-shaped and wavey. Can tolerate drought, heat, and poor soils but will thrive with basic fertilization and regular watering....
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Redbud, OklahomaBotanical Name: Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma'
Deciduous shade tree with terrific red-purple flowers in the spring before the foliage. Leaves are uniquely heart-shaped. Can tolerate drought, heat, and poor soils but will thrive with basic fertilization and regular watering....
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Rose, Belinda's DreamBotanical Name: Rosa chinensis 'Belinda's Dream'
A Texas Superstar - has passed the rigorous five-year trial evaluation and is super-performing plant for Texas. Very healthy and easy to grow. During a wet spring, can partially defoliate due to black spot, but comes back with little or no spraying....
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Rose, Knock OutBotanical Name: Rosa chinensis 'Knock Out'
Designed by Horticultural Experts at Texas A&M University, it has been labeled as a disease free landscape shrub. It received the Texas Superstar designation in 2004. In 2000, three roses won the AARS award for outstanding garden performance -- this was one of them. Bright cherry-red flowers start in the Spring and persist till winter....
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Rose, MutabilisBotanical Name: Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis'
Mutablis Rose earned "EarthKind Rose of the Year" by Texas Cooperative Extension's Earth Kind team in 2005.
Single flowers appear throughout spring to fall, starting at yellow, changing to pink, then to red. It is very common to have all three colors at once on an established plant. Mutablis is a multi-branching shrub with very little disease problems, an ideal choice for any landscape that can accommodate full sun and enough room to grow....
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Rose, Nacogdoches or Grandma's YellowBotanical Name: Rosa chinensis 'Nacodgoches or Grandma's Yellow'
"Grandma's Yellow" Rose is the 2009 "Yellow Rose of Texas", a new Texas Superstar with a gorgeous yellow blooms. Matures at five feet high and three feet wide....
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RosemaryBotanical Name: Rosmarinus officinalis
Evergreen shrub that thrives in the summer heat. It tolerates poor dry rocky soils. Moderatly fast growing, Rosemary has highly fragrant foliage and is edible; grows four feet tall and wide with blue flowers in the spring and summer. Rosemaries require adequate drainage, as they are prone to dieback and death if overwatered....
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Rosemary, WeepingBotanical Name: Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostrata'
Evergreen trailing shrub that reaches six feet wide, but only two feet high, giving a cascade appearence when grown flowerbed edges -- easily utlized as a groundcover. Light blue flowers appear throughout the summer if given some care; fragrant foliage is edible....
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Ruellia, Katie Mexican PetuniaBotanical Name: Ruellia x brittoniana 'Katie'
Dwarf cultivar of Ruellia that grows very quickly, spreading quickly through reseeding. Delicate looking trumpet flowers are a blue-purple hue, and at the top of the plant borne in clusters up to three. They start to appear in late spring, and continue till fall. Highly drought and heat tolerant, and can become invasive if used in small areas. ... [ More Info ]
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