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Plants for Dry Shade in Central Texas
The plants selected for this list respond to a common question asked by Central Texas gardeners; “What can I grow in dry shade that will provide some interest throughout the year?”Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Diospyros texana | Texas persimmon Mexican persimmon Black persimmon Chapote Chapote prieto | |
| Ilex decidua | Possumhaw Possumhaw Holly Deciduous Holly Winterberry Deciduous yaupon | |
| Ipomoea lindheimeri | Lindheimer's morning-glory Blue Morning Glory | |
| Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Roving sailor Snapdragon Vine Climbing snapdragon Little snapdragon vine | |
| Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk's cap or Turkscap Drummond's turkscap Wax mallow Drummond wax-mallow Red mallow Texas mallow Mexican apple Manzanilla Sleeping hibiscus Bleeding hearts | |
| Manfreda maculosa | False Aloe Spice lily Spice-Lily | |
| Marsilea macropoda | Bigfoot water clover Water clover Clover-fern | |
| Melica nitens | Three-flower melic Tall melicgrass Threeflower melicgrass Melicgrass | |
| Nemophila phacelioides | Baby blue-eyes Flannel breeches Large-flower baby-blue-eyes Largeflower baby blue eyes Texas baby blue eyes | |
| Nolina texana | Texas sacahuista Texas beargrass Basket grass Sacahuista Bunchgrass | |
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