EXPO 2017Ornamentals

Blackfoot Daisy

• Melampodium Leucanthum• Perennial

• Low – 6 inches high 1-2 feet across

• Low water use

• Full Sun

• Reseeding perennial

Gaura

• Gaura lindheimeri

• Herbaceous Perennial Zone 5-9

• 3-5 ft. high; spreads 1-2 ft.

• Full Sun

• Pink and white blooms Aug. to October

• Easy care

Aloe Vera

• Aloe Vera

• Succulent

• Low water use

• Medicinal uses

• Full sun

Mother of Millions

• Bryophyllum x crenatodaigremontianum formerly known as Kalanchoe x crenatodaigremontianum

• Succulent native to Madagascar

• Grows small plantlets on the distal ends of its phylloclades

• Indirect sun

Milkweed

• Asclepias tuberosa orange

• This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

• Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

• Height:24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

• Spacing:15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

• Blooms – early and mid summer; fall

• Propagation

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

• From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

• From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse

• From seed; stratify if sowing indoors

• Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

• Full Sun

• Host Plant – Will be eaten

Milkweed Purple• Asclepias purpura

• This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

• Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

• Height:24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

• Spacing:15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

• Blooms – early and mid summer; fall

• Propagation

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

• From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

• From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframeor unheated greenhouse

• From seed; stratify if sowing indoors

• Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season

Bronze Fennel

• Foeniculum vulgare “Purpureum”

• Attractive to Bees and Butterflies

• Host of Black Swallowtail Butterfly

• Average Water use

• 4-6 ft. high

• Sun to Partial Shade

Tuscan Blue Rosemary

• Upright Perennial Rosemary

• Full Sun; requires good drainage

• Puts out blue flowers spring to summer

• Grows 3-6 ft. tall with spread up to 60 inches

• Bright, glossy blue-green leaves

• Fragrant

Esperanza Gold, Yellow Bells

• Tecoma stans

• Yellow Bells or Yellow Alder

• Small Shrub

• Use in containers or as an annual shrub

• Zone 9

• Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Fertile Soil

Tropical Burgundy Hibiscus

• Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis

• Full Sun

• Zones Perennial in zones 9-10

• Average water needs

Dragon Wing Begonia

• Begonia Hybrid

• Perennial in Zones 10-11

• Blooms non-stop

• Easy Care

• Average water use

• Border, container or houseplant

• Will tolerate sun, but prefers indirect sun to partial shade

Texas Gold Columbine

• Aquiligia chrysantha ‘Texas Gold,’

• Aquilegia - Hinckley’s Columbine

• 2 Ft. tall by 2 ft. wide

• Blooms – yellow gold with long spurs from March to May

• Bluish gray- green leaves

• Texas Native from Big Bend

• Partial shade – protect from hot summer sun

New Gold Lantana

• Lantana X Hybrid Gold

• Easy care; heat loving

• Good for containers or landscape and rock gardens

• 2 ft. tall 4 ft. wide

• Aromatic

• Blooms spring to frost

• Low water use after established

• Full Sun

Cestrum Orange Peel

• Cestrum orange peel

• Partial to full sun

• Zones 7-10

• Grows to 6 feet

• Sweet fragrance

• Low water use once established

Scabiosa Pink, Pincushion Flower

• Scabiosa columbaria

• Perennials Height: Short 15" (Plant 16" apart) Zones: 4-8

• Bloom Time: Mid-Spring to Mid-FallSun-Shade

• Attracts Pollinators

• Full Sun

Turks Cap Red

• Drummonds Turks Cap

• Herbaceous perennial

• Small to medium shrub

• Low water use; full sun

• Blooms Summer to Fall

• Very heat tolerant

• Seeds poisonous

Salvia greggi violet

• Small shrub

• Full to partial sun

• Blooms Spring, Summer and Fall

• 3 feet high X 3 feet wide

• Semi-evergreen

• Heat Tolerant

• Adaptable soil conditions

• USDA Hardiness Zone 8

Salvia greggi “Furman’s Red”

Small shrubFull to partial sunBlooms Spring, Summer and Fall3 feet high X 3 feet wideSemi-evergreenHeat TolerantAdaptable soil conditionsUSDA Hardiness Zone 8

Ruellia elegans “Ragin Cajun”

• Ruellia elegans

• Vivid red flowers spring thru summer

• Deciduous Zones 7-11

• Attracts pollinators

• Heat tolerant

• Accent, border, container and mass plantings

• Full Sun

Double Purple Datura• Datura metel

• Jemson Weed

• Tender Perennial – reseeds

• 4-6 feet tall

• All parts of plant are poisonous

• Grown for foliage

• Let seed pods dry on plant

• Partial to full sun

John Fanick Phlox• Phlox paniculata John Fanick

• TEXAS SUPERSTAR

• Phlox panniculata

• 1 to 3 feet high by 1 to 3 feet wide

• Blooms – Early summer to Fall

• Disease Resistant but can be bothered by root rot, spider mites or plant bugs

• Full Sun to Light Shade

• Plant with good air circulation and avoid overhead watering to avoid rust

Rock Rose• Pavonia lasiopetela

• Rose Mallow – Malvaceae

• Small Shrub – woody at the base

• 4 ft. high

• Showy rose colored flowers

• Drought tolerant

• Tolerates poor soil

• Partial to Full Sun

Flame Acanthus• Plant Habit or Use: small shrub

• Exposure: sun

• Flower Color: red to orange

• Blooming Period: summerfall

• Fruit Characteristics: small capsule

• Height: 3 to 5 feet

• Width: 3 to 4 feet

• Plant Character: deciduous

• Heat Tolerance: very high

• Water Requirements:

• Soil Requirements: adaptable

Butterfly Bush Black KnightBuddleia Davidii –Shrub – prune hard each Spring to maintain compact bushy habitBlooms – Long wands of dark purple flowers from Spring to FallDrought and Heat Tolerant once establishedFull SunNormal soil

Yellow Texas Primrose

• Calylophus drummondianus

• Native Perennial

• Full Sun

• Moderate to low water

• 1 ft. high to 2 ft. wide

• Flowers Summer to Fall

Angel Wing Begonia

• Flowering species hybrid begonia

• Can be used as flowering houseplant

• Partial sun to shade

• Tropical perennial, but used as annual here

Winecup

• Hardy, drought tolerant perennial native to Texas

• Trailing vine-like properties

• Blooms from early Spring to July

• Good for Rock gardens, wooden barrels, hanging baskets

• Full Sun

Crinum Lily

• Large, heat loving and moisture loving plants that bloom during the summer

• Full sun or filtered light

• Reach 3 – 5 ft. tall

• Plant 4 – 6 ft. apart

• Sweet fragrance

Chocolate Mint

• Perennial zones 3 – 11

• Full sun to part shade

• Leaves have minty, chocolate flavor

• 18 to 24 inches tall; plant 18 inches apart

• Likes to be moist

Lemon Verbena

• Forms elegant shrub in the landscape

• Does not like wet roots; drainage is key to success.

• Perennial Zone 8 and above.

• Unlike most herbs is heavy feeder

• Partial to full sun

Lemon Grass

• Asian Culinary Herb

• 2-3 ft. tall spiky leaves; small start may grow to 2 ft. wide

• Tender Perennial; may return here, but grown as annual

• Full Sun to Partial shade

• Low to moderate water

Cuban Oregano

• Plectranthus amboinicus

• Tropical Tender Perennial – frost sensitive

• Succulent herb

• Thick furry leaves

• Strong aroma when handled

• Partial to full sun

• Low water use once established

Lemon Thyme

• Perennial zones 7-9

• Full sun to part shade

• Light, well drained soil on dry side

• 12 inches tall

• Use in herb garden, flower border, containers or ground cover

• Aromatic lemon scented leaves gives lemon flavor