This plant type needs direct, unfiltered sunlight for at least 6 hours a day. This is the minimum amount of light a sun-loving plant needs to thrive.
Bougainvillea sp.
Type: Annual Vine
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Moderate
Height: 10 to 12 ft.
Spread: 10 to 12 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Red - Pink
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice'
Type: Annual Vine
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Moderate
Height: 10 to 12 ft.
Spread: 10 to 12 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Red - Pink
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
Ipomea sp.
Type: Annual Vine
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 15 ft.
Spread: 10 to 15 ft.
Season of Bloom: June to September
Bloom Color: Blue - Purple - Pink - Red
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds - Butterflies
Ipomoea batatas
Type: Annual Vine
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 1 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Ipomoea batatas
Type: Annual Vine
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 1 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Agapanthus africanus
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 1 1/2 ft.
Spread: 2 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue - White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Hummingbird
Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 10
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 6 to 8 ft.
Spread: 4 to 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Photinia serrulata
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 15 ft.
Spread: 10 to 15 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Erythrina herbacea
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Prepared
Height: 6 ft.
Spread: 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Bright Red
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Hummingbirds
Caryopteris x. clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil: Moderate
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 4 to 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer - Fall
Bloom Color: Dark Blue
Native:
Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil: Well-Drained
Height: 3 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer
Bloom Color: Light Pink - Orange
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies
Rhus virens
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 8 to 12 ft.
Spread: 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: August
Bloom Color: White
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds
Calliandra x 'Sierra Starr'
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 4 to 5 ft.
Spread: 4 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer - Fall
Bloom Color: Red
Native:
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Rhus copallina (R. lanceolata)
Type: Shrub - Ornamental Tree
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 15 ft.
Spread: 15 ft.
Season of Bloom: September to October
Bloom Color: White
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
Chaenomeles japonica
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 1
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: February to March
Bloom Color: Red - Pink - White - Apricot - Orange
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Forsythia x intermedia
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
AHS Heat Zone: 8 to 4
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low; Medium
Soil: Well-Drained
Height: 6 to 7 ft.
Spread: 5 to 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: February to March
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Hummingbirds
Eupatorium wrightii
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 6 ft.
Spread: 4 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Eupatorium wrightii
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 1 to 2 ft.
Spread: 1 to 2 ft.
Season of Bloom: Fall
Bloom Color: White
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Bees - Butterflies - Hummingbirds
Abelia x grandiflora 'Frances Mason'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Moderate
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Fall
Bloom Color: White - Pink
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Abelia x grandiflora
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
AHS Heat Zone: 12 to 6
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moderate
Height: 6 ft.
Spread: 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: June to October
Bloom Color: Pink - White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: BIrds - Butterflies - Hummingbirds
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Spread: 8 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Fall
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds
Jasminum humile
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 5 to 6 ft.
Spread: 5 to 6 ft.
Season of Bloom: April to June
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds
Nandina d. 'Harbor Dwarf'
Type: Shrub - Groundcover
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 3
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 1 to 1 1/2 ft.
Spread: 2 ft.
Native: Adapted to Texas
Elaeagnus pungens 'Fruitlandii'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 8 to 10 ft.
Spread: 8 to 10 ft.
Season of Bloom: September
Bloom Color: White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Malus domestica
Type: Fruiting Tree - Pollinate with GS or Fuji
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 15 to 20 ft.
Spread: 15 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest: July - August
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Zara sin espinas
Type: Fruiting Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color:
Harvest: April - May
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Zara sin espinas Rubus
Type: Fruiting Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color:
Harvest: April - May
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Vaccinium ashei
Type: Fruiting Shrub - Self Fertile
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 8 to 10 ft.
Spread: 6 to 8 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color: Pink - White
Harvest: Early Summer
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value:
Rubus ursinus 'Brazos'
Type: Fruiting Shrub - Thorny
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color:
Harvest: April - May
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value:
Prunus cerasus
Type: Fruiting Tree - Self Fertile
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 15 to 20 ft.
Spread: 10 to 20 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest: July - August
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Ziziphus jujuba
Type: Fruiting Tree - Shade Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 30 ft.
Spread: 20 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow - Green
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 30 ft.
Spread: 10 to 12 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Harvest: Summer
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Ficus carica 'Texas Everbearing'
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 10
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 6
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 30 ft.
Spread: 10 to 25 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Harvest: May/June - August
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Malus domestica 'Fuji'
Type: Fruiting Tree - Pollinate with GS or MD
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 25 to 30 ft.
Spread: 15 to 20 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White - Pink
Harvest: August - September
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Diospyros virginiana
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 20 to 30 ft.
Spread: 20 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Vitis labrusca
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-10
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low to Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 6 to 8 ft.
Spread: 6 to 8 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Harvest: Summer
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Vitis vinifera
Type: Fruiting Vine
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 7 to 10 ft.
Spread: 25 to 35 ft.
Season of Bloom: June - July
Bloom Color: Yellow
Harvest: August - September
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value:
Vitis vinifera
Type: Fruiting Vine
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 7 ft.
Spread: 10 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: Yellow
Harvest:
Native:
Wildlife Value:
Norus nigra
Type: Fruiting Tree - Self Fertile
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 15 ft.
Spread: 15 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest: Early Summer
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Prunus sp.
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil:
Height:
Spread:
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: Pink
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Prunus sp.
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil:
Height:
Spread:
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: Red
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Pyrus sp.
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil:
Height:
Spread:
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Pyrus communis
Type: Fruiting Tree - Pollinator Kieffer or MG
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 40 to 45 ft.
Spread: 30 ft.
Season of Bloom: April
Bloom Color: White
Harvest: Summer - Fall
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Prunus 'Methley'
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil:
Height:
Spread:
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Prunus 'Santa Rosa'
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage:
Soil:
Height:
Spread:
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Punica granatum
Type: Fruiting Shrub/Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 8 to 10 ft.
Spread: 8 to 10 ft.
Season of Bloom: Summer
Bloom Color: Double Orange - Red
Harvest:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies - Birds
Diospyros texana
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 15 ft.
Spread: 8 to 10 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Harvest:
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds
Vaccinium ashei
Type: Fruiting Shrub - Pollinator Req'd
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 8 to 10 ft.
Spread: 6 to 8 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color: Pink - White
Harvest: Early Summer
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value:
Rubus
Type: Fruiting Tree
Prune in summer to 4 ft. (grows to 6 ft.)
Thornless habit/3-4 ft. spread
Erect canes/High yielding/Large, sweet berries/Early season
At least 8 hours direct sun
Fertilize in small frequent amounts beginning at bloom
Well-draining foot-deep soils
Ficus carica 'Celeste'
Type: Fruiting Tree
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 20 ft.
Spread: 10 to 12 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Harvest: June
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Prunus cerasus
Type: Fruiting Tree - Self Fertile
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moist
Height: 15 to 20 ft.
Spread: 10 to 20 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Harvest: July - August
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Morus rubra
Grows 30-40 ft. tall
Spread 30-35 ft.
Clusters of flowers early spring/fruit ripens May-July/ Self-fertile
Deciduous
Fruit tree (hardy to -10F)
Full sun
Prepared/Well-drained soil/Drought tolerant
Pyrus communis
Grows to 30 ft. tall x Spread 30 ft.
Pollinators: Kieffer or Moonglow
Deciduous/fruit tree (hardy zone 5-9)
Full Sun/Part Shade
Moist but well-drained soil
Also great for baking and canning
Pyrus communis ‘Moonglow’
Grows 30-35 ft. tall
Spread 15-20 ft.
White blooms/Large fruit with little grit/Ripens Aug-Sept./Great pollinator for other pears
Needs pollinator
Deciduous
Fruit tree (hardy to -10 F)
Full sun/part shade
Moist but well drained soil
Callicarpa americana
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 1
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 4 to 6 ft.
Spread: 5 to 7 ft.
Season of Bloom: June
Bloom Color: Pink
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 9
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 15 to 25 ft.
Spread: 8 to 12 ft.
Season of Bloom: April
Bloom Color: Greenish White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Nandina domestica ‘Compacta’
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Leucophyllum frutescens
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 5 ft.
Spread: 3 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: June to September
Bloom Color: Lavender
Native: Hybrid
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Myrica pusilla
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Medium
Soil: Well Drained - Moderate - Poor
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 4 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Spread: 2 to 3 ft.
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds
Juniperus c. procumbens
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 8 in.
Spread: 6 ft.
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: BIrds
Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream'
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 to 11
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low - Medium
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 3 1/2 ft.
Spread: 3 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer
Bloom Color: White
Native: Adapted
Berberis thumbergii
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: BIrds - Butterflies
Jasminum floridum
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 to 9
Light: Full Sun
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Spread: 3 to 4 ft.
Season of Bloom: Spring - Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Butterflies
Nandina domestica
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade - Full Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 6 to 7 ft.
Spread: 5 to 6 ft.
Season of Bloom:
Bloom Color:
Native: Adapted
Lonicera fragrantissima
Type: Shrub - Ornamental Tree
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 10 to 12 ft.
Spread: 10 to 12 ft.
Season of Bloom: January to February
Bloom Color: White
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
Berberis trifoliolata
Type: Shrub
Evergreen
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 3 to 5 ft.
Spread: 3 to 5 ft.
Season of Bloom: March to April
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Native
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
Rhus aromatica
Type: Shrub
Deciduous
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone: 9 to 5
Light: Full Sun - Partial Shade
Water Usage: Low
Soil: Well Drained
Height: 4 to 5 ft.
Spread: 5 to 7 ft.
Season of Bloom: March
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native: Adapted
Wildlife Value: Birds - Butterflies
