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Resource References

Judith Phillips, Southwestern Landscaping

with Native Plants, Museum of New MexicoPress, 1987

Connie L. Ellefson, Thomas I. Stephens,

Doug Welsch and Douglas F. Welsh,Xeriscape Gardening-Water Conservation ofthe American Landscape, MacmillanPublishing, 1992

A. Michael Powell & James F. Weedin, Cacti

of the Trans-Pecos & Adjacent Areas, TexasTech University Press, 2004

Greg Starr, Cool Plants for Hot Gardens, Rio

Nuevo Publishers, 2009

Mary & Gary Irish, Agaves, Yuccas and

Related Plants, A Gardeners Guide, TimberPress, Inc., 2000

Meg Quinn, Wildflowers of the Desert

Southwest, Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2000

Challenges of Desert Landscapes

Low rainfall8 to 10 inches/year, most of which falls duringshort summer monsoon andwinter.

Low humidityusually 20 to30%.

High, gusting winds.

Soilclay to sandy loam, highlyalkaline, highly saline with lots ofrock.

Temperatureas low as 10 to15 degrees in winter and tripledigit highs in summer.

Mandatory water rationing everysummer.

Texas Native Plants

TreesShrubs

Perennials

Short-lived PerennialsAnnuals and BiennialsGrasses

Succulents/Semi-succulents

For recommendations, go to:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/index.html

Or call the El Paso CountyMaster Gardener Hot Line

915-566-1276

EL PASO COUNTY

MASTER GARDENER HOT LINE

915-566-1276

EL PASO COUNTY

EXTENSION OFFICE9521 Socorro Road, Suite A-2

Ysleta Annex - Box 2El Paso, TX 79927

Phone: 915-860-2515Fax: 915-860-2536

Email: El-Paso-TX@tamu.edu

Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are

open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion,age, or national origin

The Texas A&M System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the

County Commissioners Courts of Texas cooperating

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/nativeannuals.htmlhttp://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/nativesucculents.htmlhttp://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/nativesucculents.htmlhttp://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/nativesucculents.htmlmailto:El-Paso-tx@tamu.edumailto:El-Paso-tx@tamu.eduhttp://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/nativesucculents.htmlhttp://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/elpasoplants/nativeannuals.html

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