BETONY

Sun or bright shade. The stems and thorns are evergreen; the leaves themselves are tiny and scale-like, appearing only after summer rains. White flowers appear in warm weather, with ornamental black berries in autumn.

GENERAL INFORMATION Full Sun Part Sun/Shade Very Low Water Requirement Very Low Maintenance Attracts Butterflies Attracts Pollinators Flowers Deer Resistant Texas Native Central Texas Native COMMON NAMES White Orchid Tree...

Sun or partial sun. A clump-forming deciduous perennial, up to 24 inches. Big flowerheads appear throughout the warm season, followed by green seed follicles that curve as they lengthen (hence the common name: antelope horns.) The thick leaves are long, narrow and folded lengthwise, somewhat resembling their close relative, tropical milkweed.

Sun or partial shade; evergreen. A low-growing herb with aromatic, feathery foliage which makes an easy groundcover or a companion for more strongly formed plants. Not favored by deer.

Sun/shade; evergreen and low-growing, eventually forming a dense twining groundcover that makes a nice alternative to grass. Asiatic jasmine is typically used around live oaks where it's too dark to grow grass.

Part sun/part shade. A mounding and sprawling evergreen perennial with bright green needle-like leaves. Tiny white blooms are followed by small red berries. Not a true fern, but a member of the lily family.

A west Texas native, autumn sage adapts to many soil types but needs good drainage and benefits from a little organic matter (i.e. compost) if planted in heavy clay.

Full sun; a drought-tolerant annual that blooms in a variety of colors including white, purple, pink and red. Easily grown from seed planted in early summer.