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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
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin oak Chinquapin oak Chestnut oak Yellow chestnut oak Yellow oak Rock chestnut oak Rock oak | |
| Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage Tropical Sage Blood sage | |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf palmetto Palmetto Bush palmetto | |
| Salvia roemeriana | Cedar sage | |
| Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteata | Heartleaf skullcap Heart-leaf skullcap | |
| Styphnolobium affine | Eve’s necklace Eve's necklacepod Texas sophora | |
| Tilia americana var. caroliniana | Carolina basswood Small-leaved basswood Downy linden | |
| Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar elm Fall elm Olmo | |
| Viburnum rufidulum | Rusty blackhaw viburnum Rusty blackhaw Southern blackhaw Downy viburnum | |
| Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf yucca Twisted-leaf yucca Texas yucca | |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
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