2. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Verbena, Annual Verbena x hybrida
Crownbeard Verbesina enceloides
Pansy, Purple Giant Viola x wittrockiana
Garden Zinnia Zinnia elegans
DESERT PLANTS
(water only if no rain in three months)
Big Agave Agave americana
Lecheguilla Agave lecheguilla
Green Agave Agave parvasana
Barometer Cactus Corypantha vivipara
Green Sotol Dasyliron texanum
Blue Sotol Dasyliron wheelerii
Horse-Crippler Echinocactus texensis
Strawberry Cactus Echinocereus enneacanthus
Ocotillo Fouquiera splendens
Tall Red Yucca Hesperaloe campanulata
Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
Yellow Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
Big Bend Nolina Nolina erumpens
Trans-Pecos Nolina Nolina microcarpa
Narrowleaf Nolina Nolina texana
Spineless Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indica
Cane Cholla Opuntia imbricata
Redcane Cholla Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
Big Prickly Pear Opuntia lindheimerii
Beavertail Cactus Opuntia lindheimerii var. linguiformis
Whitethorn Prickly Pear Opuntia macrorhiza var. pottsii
Southern Yucca Yucca aliofolia
Banana yucca Yucca baccata
Smallleaf Soaptree Yucca elata
Curveleaf Yucca Yucca reverchonii
Thompson Yucca Yucca thompsonii
Torrey Yucca Yucca torreyii
GRASSES
Water once every two weeks
TOP TEN
Tall Grass Arundo donax
Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
Seaoats Grass Chasmanthium latifolium
Miscanthus Miscanthus sinensis "Kleine Fontaine"
Bamboo Muhly Muhlenbergia dumosa
Muhly, Gulf Coast Muhlenbergia capillaris
Lindheimer Muhly Muhlenbergia lindheimerii
Pennisetum grass Pennisetum setaceum
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
Stipa Stipa neomexicana
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3. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
OTHER GRASSES
Wheatgrass Agropyron smithii
Variegated Tall Grass Arundo donax var versicolor
Wild Oats Avena fatua fatua
Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides
Canadian Wild Rye Elymus canadensis
Weeping Lovegrass Eragrostis curvula
Blue Fescue Festuca glauca
Curly Mesquite Grass Hilaria belangerii
Tobosa Hilaria mutica
Galleta Hilaria swallenii
Guadalupe Mountains Muhly Muhlenbergia rigens
Indian Rice Grass Oryzopsis hymenoides
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum
Alkali Sacaton Sporobolus airoides
Giant Sacaton Sporobolus giganteus
Texas Wintergrass Stipa leucotricha
Eastern Gama Grass Tripsacum dactyloides
Vetiver Vetiveria zizanoides
MOWABLE TURF GRASS
water once every two weeks
Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon
TURF GRASSES (NON MOWING, CASUAL)
WATER ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS
Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides
Galleta Hilaria swallenii
Tobosa Hilaria mutica
GROUND COVER
Top ten, water once a week
Winecup Callirhoe involucrata
Sundrops Calylophus hartwegii
Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Iceplant Delosperma nubigenum
Winter Creeper Euonymous fortunei
Gopher Plant Euphorbia myrsinites
Catmint Nepeta mussinii
Pink Evening Primrose Oenethera speciosa
European Germander Teucrium chamaedrys
Vinca Vinca major
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4. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
OTHER GROUNDCOVERS
Creeping Acacia Acacia hirta
Bugleweed Ajuga reptans
Caliche Pit Artemisia Artemisia Bigelovia
High Plains Artemisia Artemisia Carruthii
Wormwood, Fringed Artemisia frigida
Silver Mound Sage Artemisia schmidtiana
Ground Plum Astragulus crassicarpus
Tubular Calylophus Calylophus tubicula
Spring Snow Cerastrium tomentosum
Yellow Dalea Dalea capitata
Ground Cover Dalea Dalea greggii
Purple Iceplant Delosperma cooperii
Snake Herb Dychoriste linearis
Shrubby Lemoncillo Dyssodia acerosa
Hens and Chicks Echeveria elegans
Winter Creeper Euonymous fortunei 'Colorado'
Ground Cover Euonymous Euonymous fortunei v. nana
Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias
Cushion Spurge Euphorbia polychroma
Liriope Liriope muscari
Coyote Mint Monardella odoratissima
Catnip Nepeta cataria
Yellow Puff Neptunia lutea
Silver leaf evening primrose Oenethera macrocarpa v. incana
Arizona Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera berlandiera
Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa
Missouri Evening Primrose Oenothera missouriensis
Oregano Origanum vulgare
Oxalis Oxalis crassipes
Kerrville Phlox Phlox pilosa
Spicy Phlox Phlox pilosa
Thrift Phlox subulata
Frogfruit Phyla lanciolatum
Purple Ground Cherry Quincula lobata
Rouge Plant Rivina humilis
Chinese Creeping Rose Rosa chinensis x
Madder, Rose Rubia tinctoria
Katy's Ruellia Ruellia brittoniana
Native White Ruellia Ruellia metzae
Small leaf Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis
Skullcap, Texas Scutellaria drummondii
Skullcap, Pink Texas Scutellaria suffrutescens
Moss Sedum Sedum acre
Sedum Sedum lineare
Blue Spruce Sedum Sedum reflexum
Blue Creeping Sedum Sedum sediforme
Sedum Sedum selskianum
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5. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Autumn Joy Sedum Sedum spectabile
Sedum, 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum spurium
Vera James Sedum Sedum spurium
Sedum Sedum tetractinum
Sedum Sedum x vera
Hens & Chicks, 'Cobweb' Sempervivum arachnoideum
Hens & Chicks Sempervivum x barbulatum hookerii
Sea Purslane Sesuvium verrucosum
Purple Heart Setcreasea pallida
Tubetongue Siphonoglossa pilosella
Lamb's Ears Stachys byzantina
Betony, Texas Stachys coccinea
Hedge woundwort Stachys silvatica
Costmary Tanacetum balsamita
Creeping Germander Teucrium americanum
Prostrate Germander Teucrium chamaedrys
Little Germander Teucrium cossonii
Silver Germander Teucrium scorodonia
Thyme, English Thymus vulgaris
Native Verbena Verbena bipinnafitida
Verbena Verbena canadensis
El Paso Verbena Verbena goodingii
Prostrate Verbena Verbena peruviana
Brazilian Verbena Verbena rigida
Central Texas Verbena Verbena tenuisecta
Violet Viola odorata
Violets, Wood's Viola woodsii
California Fuschia Zauschneria californica
Gray-leaf California Fuschia Zauschneria cana
PERENNIALS
Top seventeen, water every ten days
Anisicanthus Anisicanthus wrightii
Yellow Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha (shade)
Powis Castle Artemisia s
Artemisia absinthium x A. arborescens
Canna Canna indica
Blue Mist Flower Eupatorium greggii
4-Nerved Daisy Hymenoxys scaposa
Spring Star Ipheon uniflorum
Gold Mound Lantana Lantana camara x montevidensis
Purple Robe Nierembergia caerula
Rock Rose Pavonia lasiopetala
Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia
Mexican Oregano Poliomintha longiflora
Galena Sage Salvia darcyii
Blue salvia Salvia farinaceae
Autumn sage (nine colors) Salvia greggii
Salad burnet Sanguisorba minor (shade)
Scabiosa Scabiosa caucasica
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6. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
OTHER PERENNIALS
Moonshine Yarrow Achillea filipendulina "Moonshine"
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Nodding Yarrow Achillea X kelleri
Mountain Agastache Agastache aurantiaca
Mosquito Plant Agastache cana
Hyssop, Anise Agastache foeniculum
Korean Mint Agastache rugosum
Sunrise Hyssop Agastache rupestris
Blue Fortune Agastache X
Desert Sunrise Agastache Agastache X
Spreading Onions Allium ???
Leek Allium porrum
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Garlic Chives Allium tuberosum
Blue Amsonia Amsonia ciliata
White Amsonia Amsonia longiflora
White Anisicanthus Anisicanthus insignis
Arizona Anisicanthus Anisicanthus quadrifidus
Lazy Daisy Aphanostephus riddellii
Red and Yellow Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Guadalupe Mountains Columbine Aquilegia chapmanii
Arizona Columbine Aquilegia desertorum
Capote Falls Columbine Aquilegia hinckleyana
Big Bend Yellow Columbine Aquilegia longissima
Southernwood, Tangerine Artemisia abrotanum
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia, 'Sweet Annie' Artemisia annua
Tarragon, French Artemisia dracuncula sativa
Holy Sage Artemisia ludoviciana
Dusty Miller, Artemisia stelleriana
Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias speciosa
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
JoAnn's Aster Aster dumosus
Heath Aster Aster ericoides
New England Aster Aster nova-angliae
Pat's Aster Aster nova-belgii
Abilene Aster Aster texanus
Desert Marigold Baileya multiradiata
Lyreleaf Chocolate Daisy Berlandiera lyrata
Chocolate Daisy 'Frances Williams' Berlandiera lyrata x texana
Texas Chocolate Daisy Berlandiera texana
Bouvardia Bouvardia ternifolia
Sundrops Calylophus drummondii
Sand Calylophus Calylophus serrulata
Chilipiquin Capsicum annuum
Perennial Bachelor's Buttons Centaurium montana
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7. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucantheum
White Rainlily Cooperia drummondii
Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
12 Apostles Crinum Crinum bulbispermum
Cardoon Cynara cardunculus
Chrysanthemum, Dendranthema x grandiflorum
Perennial Dianthus Dianthus superbus
Coneflower, Purple Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower, Purple 'White Swan' Echinacea purpurea
Engelmann's Daisy Engelmannia pinnafitida
California Buckwheat Eriogonum fasiculatum
Arizona Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii
Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium
English Wallflower, Bowles' Mauve Erysimum cheirii
Wild ageratum Eupatorium ageratum
White Mist Flower Eupatorium greggii
Yellow Euphorbia Euphorbia characias
Gopher Plant Euphorbia rigida
Pecos River Bluebells Eustoma exaltatum
Native Bluebells Eustoma grandiflorum
Indian Blanket Gaillardia aristata
Gaillardia Burgundy Gaillardia grandiflora
Perfume Ball Gaillardia suavis
Yellow Hybrid Gaillardia Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Golden Globe'
Kisses Gaura lindheimerii
Gaura, 'Siskiyou Pink' Gaura lindheimerii
Hardy Gazania Gazania x
Gazania Gazania x
Gerbera Daisy Gerbera jamesonii
Gypsophila Gypsophila paniculata
Maximillian Sunflower Helianthus maximilliana
Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus
Curry Plant Helichrysum angustifolium
Daylily Hemerocallis x
Golden Aster Heterotheca villosa
White Hibiscus Hibiscus aculeatus
Red Hibiscus Hibiscus cardiophyllus
Texas Star Hibiscus Hibiscus militaris
Red Amaryllis Hippeastrum x
Coral Bells Huechera sanguinem
Angelina Daisy Hymenoxys acaulis
St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum
Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis
Candytuft Iberis sempervirens
Bush Morning Glory Ipomoea fistulosa
Bush Morning Glory Ipomoea leptophylla
Dalmatian Orris Root Iris Iris pallida
Iris Iris x
Redhot Poker Kniphofia uvaria
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8. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Common Lantana Lantana camara
Lantana, Dallas Red Lantana camara
Lantana, 'Confetti' Lantana camara x Lantana montevidensis
Texas Lantana Lantana horrida
Purple Lantana Lantana montevidensis
Motherwort Leonuris cardicans
Wild Allysum Lepidium montanum
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Liatris Liatris punctata
Orange Lily Lilium lancefolium
Sea Lavender Limonium limbatum
Blue Flax Linum lewisii
Desert Fern acacia Lysiloma thornberi
Yellow Aster Machaeranthera pinnatifida
Flor de San Juan Macrosiphonia macrosiphon
Manfreda Manfreda tuberosa
Silver-Edged Horehound Marrubium rotundifolia
Horehound Marrubium vulgare
Barbara's Buttons Marshallia caespitosa
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Big Bloom Blackfoot Melampodium leucanthemum
Daisy, Blackfoot Melampodium leucanthemum
Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis
Menodora Menodora longiflora
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium
Mint, 'Yerba Buena' Mentha spicata
Mint, Bowles Apple Mentha villosa var. alopecuroides
Buena Mujer Mentzelia strictissima
Four O'Clock Mirabilis jalapa
Native Four O'Clock Mirabilis multiflora
Jonquil Narcissus tazetta
Oregano, 'Herrenhausen' Origanum laevigatum
Sweet Marjoram Origanum majorana
Big Pavonia Pavonia hastata
Pink Penstemon Penstemon ambiguus
Rock Penstemon Penstemon baccharifolia
Blue Foxglove Penstemon Penstemon cobea
Husker Red Penstemon Penstemon digitalis
Eaton's Penstemon Penstemon eatonii
Native Blue Penstemon Penstemon fendlerii
Woody Penstemon Penstemon fruticosus
Trans-Pecos Penstemon Penstemon havardii
James' Penstemon Penstemon jamesii
Red Rocks Penstemon Penstemon mexicali
Palmer's Penstemon Penstemon palmerii
Parry's Penstemon Penstemon parryii
Tucson Penstemon Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Phoenix Penstemon Penstemon spectabilis
Rocky Mountain Penstemon Penstemon strictus
El Paso Penstemon Penstemon superbus
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9. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Blackland Prairie Penstemon Penstemon tenuis
Deming Penstemon Penstemon wrightii
Hybrid Penstemon Penstemon X
Longin's Russian Sage Perovskia longin
Purple Prairie Clover Sandform Petalostemum purpureum
Purple Prairie Clover Clayform Petalostemum purpureum
Sage, Jerusalem Phlomis russeliana
Sage, Jerusalem 'Amazone' Phlomis tuberosa
Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata
White Spring Obedient Plant Physostegia angustifolia
Pokeberry Phytolacca americana
Rock Lettuce Pinaropappus roseus
Balloon Flower Platycodon grandiflorus
Lavender spice Poliomintha maderensis
Self-heal Prunella grandiflora
Arizona Paperdaisy Psilostrophe tagetina
Paperdaisy Psilostrophe villosa
Mexican Hat Ratibida columnaris
Pink Chi-Chi Ruellia Ruellia brittoniana
White Chi-Chi Ruellia Ruellia brittoniana
New Mexico Ruellia Ruellia drummondiana
Mexican Petunia Ruellia malacosperma
White Mexican Petunia Ruellia malacosperma
Yellow Dock Rumex crispus
Dock Rumex hymenosepalus
Rue Ruta graveolens
Bladdersage Salazaria mexicana
Sage, Silver Salvia argenteum
Tall Blue Salvia Salvia azurea "grandiflora"
Chihuahua Sage Salvia chamaedroides
Lady In Red Sage Salvia coccinea
Great Basin Salvia Salvia dorrii v. dorrii
Sage, Pineapple Salvia elegans
Texas Salvia Salvia englemanii
Uruguayan Salvia Salvia gaurantica
Mount Graham Sage Salvia grahamii
Mt. Lemmon Sage Salvia lemmonii
Tall Blue Sage Salvia leptophylla
Sage, Mexican Bush Salvia leucanthus
Nuevo Leon Sage Salvia lycoides
Sage, Garden Salvia officinalis
New Braunfels Sage Salvia penstemoides
Oregon Mountains Sage Salvia pinquefolia
Pitcher's Sage Salvia pitcherii
Regal Sage Salvia regla
Romanian sage Salvia transylvanica
Salvia Superba, Salvia x superba
Winter Savory Saturjea montana
Scabiosa - Pink Scabiosa caucasica
Desert Yaupon Schaefferia cuneifolia
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10. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Two-Leafed Senna Senna roemeriana
Wisleznus' Senna Senna wisleznia
Party Girl Sidalcea X
Catchfly Silene laciniata
Bush Sunflower Simsa calva
Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium idahoensis
Gray Goldenrod Solidago altissima
Golden Baby Solidago canadensis
Tall Goldenrod Solidago gigantea
Central Texas Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis
Guadalupe Mountains Goldenrod Solidago sparsiflora
Pink Arizona Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua
Louis Hamilton Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua
Pink Mallow Sphaeralcea incana
Hidcote Blue and White Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum
Comfrey Symphytum officinalis
Copper Canyon Daisy Tagetes lemmonii
Mexican Mint Marigold Tagetes lucida
Pyrethrum Tanacetum cinearifolia
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Navaho Tea Thelesperma megapotamicum
West Texas Spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
Spiderwort Tradescantia x andersonii
Red and Yellow Tulip Tulipa clusiana
Red Tulip Tulipa Darwin hybrid
Pink and Yellow Tulip Tulipa saxatilis
Vervain Verbena officinalis
Baldwin Ironflower Vernonia baldwinii
Native Ironflower Vernonia marginata
Shade Goldeneye Viqueria dentata
Wissadula Wissadula holosericea
Pink Rain Lily Zephyranthes grandiflora
Yellow Bush Daisy Zexmenia hispida
White Zinnia Zinnia acerosa
Wild Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora
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11. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
SHRUBS
Top thirteen, water every two to three weeks
Pride of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Purple Beautyberry Callicarpa americana (shade)
Caryopteris Caryopteris mastcanthus
Damianita Chrysactina mexicana
Winter Jasmine Jasminium nudiflorum
Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens
Nandina Nandina domestica
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Pyracantha Pyracantha angustifolia
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens
Green Santolina Santolina virens
Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora (shade)
Coralberry Symphoricarpus orbiculata
Mexican Buckeye Ugnadia speciosa
OTHER SHRUBS
Guajillo Acacia berlandierii
Hollyhock, 'Zebrina' Alcea rosea
Purplebrush Aloysia ???
Beebrush Aloysia gratissima
Verbena, Lemon Aloysia triphylla
Whitebrush Aloysia wrightii
Big Bend Serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis
Common False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa
Kerrville False Indigo Amorpha texana
Sandsage Artemisia filifolia
Fourwing Saltbush Atriplex canescens
Shadscale Atriplex obovata
Seep Willow Baccharis glutinosa
Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
Guadalupe Mountains Agarita Berberis hematocarpa
Creeping Mahonia Berberis repens
Balcones Agarita Berberis swaseyii
Agarita Berberis trifoliata
Buddleja Buddleja davidii
Big Bend Buddleja Buddleja marrubiifolia
Gravel Buddleja Buddleja scordoides
Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii
Yellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia mexicana
Pride of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Featherduster Calliandra eriophylla
Purple Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
White Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Siberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescens
Dark Knight Caryopteris Caryopteris mastcanthus
Bluebeard Caryopteris x calendonensis
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12. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Caryopteris Caryopteris incana
Goatbush Allthorn Castela texana
Hill Country Ceanothus Ceanothus americana
California Ceanothus Ceanothus griseus
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Narrowleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius
Quince, Flowering 'Texas Scarlet' Chaenomeles speciosa
Fernbush Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Mexican Orange Choisya dumosa
Damianita Chrysactinia mexicana
Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseous
Colubrina Colubrina texensis
Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii
Deciduous Cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatus
Gray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Evergreen Cotoneaster Cotoneaster lacteus
Cliffrose Cowania mexicana var stansburiana
Black Dalea Dalea formosa
Illinois Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoiensis
Eleagnus Eleagnus pungens
Redberry Mormon Tea Ephedra antisyphillitica
Llano Tea Ephedra coryii
Nevada Mormon Tea Ephedra viridis
Ericameria Ericameria laricifolia
Coralbean Erythrina herbacea
Euonymus Euonymus japonica
Butterfly Eupatorium Eupatorium wrightii
Winterfat Eurotia lanata
Kidneywood Eysenhardtia texana
Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa
Fendlera Fendlera rupicola
Fendlerella Fendlerella utahensis
Brown Turkey Fig Ficus carica
Central Texas Forestiera Forestiera acuminata
Big Bend Forestiera Forestiera angustifolia
New Mexico Forestiera Forestiera pubescens
Forsythia, 'Lynwood Gold' Forsythia x intermedia
Littleleaf Ash Fraxinus greggii
Central Texas Silktassel Garrya ovata
Arizona Silktassel Garrya wrightii
Althea Hibiscus syriacus
Possumhaw Ilex decidua
Yaupon Ilex vomitoria
Winter Jasmine Jasminium nudiflorum
Tam Juniper Juniperus chinensis
Bush Form Juniper Juniperus sp.
Creosote Bush Larrea divaricata
Lavender, Provence Lavandula x intermedia
Big Bend Texas Sage Leucophyllum candidum
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13. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Green Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens
Pink Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens
White Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens
Littleleaf Texas Sage Leucophyllum laevigatum
Tex-Mex Sage Leucophyllum langmaniae
Trans-Pecos Sage Leucophyllum minus
Purple Sage Leucophyllum pruinosa
Cupleaf Texas Sage Leucophyllum zygophyllum
Central Texas Mimosa Mimosa borealis
Trans-Pecos Mimosa Mimosa dysocarpa
Arizona Mimosa Mimosa lindheimeriana
Mortonia Mortonia scabrella
Wax Myrtle Myrica heterophylla
Arroyo Sweetwood Myrospermum sousanum
Nandina Nandina domestica
Oleander Nerium oleander
Gobi Rose Osteomeles schweriniae
New Mexico Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii
Central Texas Mock Orange Philadelphus texensis
Chinese Photina Photinia serratifolia
Ninebark Physocarpus monogynus
Sand Cherry Prunus pumila
Creek Plum Prunus rivularis
Chokecherry Prunus virens
Prairie Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Hoptree Ptelea trifoliata
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Pyracantha Pyracantha angustifolia
Gray Oak Quercus grisea
Vasey Oak Quercus pungens var vaseyana
Sandpaper Oak Quercus turbinella
Smooth Sumac Rhus copalina
Littleleaf Sumac Rhus microphylla
3-Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobata
Hairy 3-Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobata var pilosissima
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens
Buffalo Currant Ribes aureum
Mermaid Rose Rosa bracteata x
Archduke Charles Rosa chinensis x
Louis Philippe Rose Rosa chinensis x
Cecile Brunner Rose Rosa chinensis x multiflora
La Marne Rose Rosa chinensis x multiflora
Basye's Purple Rose Rosa foliolosa x rugosa
Ballerina Rose Rosa moschata x
Harrison's Yellow Rose Rosa moschata x
Seven Sisters Rose Rosa multiflora
Marie Pavie Rose Rosa multiflora x chinensis
Prairie Rose Rosa setigera
Wood's Rose Rosa woodsii
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14. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Paul Neyron Rose Rosa x
Rose, 'Old Blush' Rosa x chinensis
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary, 'Tuscan Blue' Rosmarinus officinalis
Blackberry Rubus x
Bush Sage Salvia ballataeflora
Mexican Elderberry Sambucus mexicana
Cotton, Lavender Santolina chamaecyparissus
Maquis Santolina Santolina ericoides
Santolina Santolina incana
Italian Santolina Santolina neopolitano
Rosemary Santolina Santolina rosemarinifolia
Santolina, Green Santolina virens
Brazilian Senna Senna corymbosa
Lindheimer's Senna Senna lindheimeriana
Buffalo Berry Shepherdia argentea
Heimia Sinicuiche salicifolia
Gyp Mountain Laurel Sophora gypsophila
Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora
Spanish Broom Spartium junceum
Princes plume Stanleya pinnata
Silver Bells Styrax texana
Coralberry Symphoricarpus orbiculata
Orange Yellowbells Tecoma stans
Yellowbells Tecoma stans
Mexican Buckeye Ugnadia speciosa
Big Bend Rosewood Vauquelina angustifolia
Arizona Rosewood Vauquelina californica
Mexican Rosewood Vauquelina maculata
Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye Viqueria steniloba
Shiny-leaf Monk's Pepper Vitex negundo
Roundleaf Vitex Vitex rotundifolia
Softleaf Yucca Yucca pendula
Tickle-tongue Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
SHADE TREES
Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatum
Sugar Hackberry Celtis laevigata
Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis
Bur Oak Quercus microcarpa
Chinkapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergii
Texas Red Oak Quercus texana
Live Oak Quercus virginiana var fusiformis
Soapberry Sapindus drummondii
American Elm Ulmus americana
Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
Lacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia
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15. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
ORNAMENTAL TREES
Top nine, water every two-three weeks
Chitalpa Catalpa x chilopsis
Mexican Redbud Cercis mexicana
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis
Texas Hawthorne Craetagus marshallii
Golden Raintree Koelreuteria paniculata
Goldenball Leadtree Leucana retuas
Pinyon Pinus edulis
Mesquite Prosopsis glandulosa
Vitex Vitex agnus-castus
Other ornamental trees
Gregg's Acacia Acacia greggii
Tiny Yellow Acacia Acacia neovernicosa
South Texas Acacia Acacia schottii
Wright's Acacia Acacia wrightii
Madrone Arbutus xalapensis
Bumelia Bumelia lanuginosa
Netleaf Hackberry Celtis reticulata
Texas Redbud Cercis texensis
Red Desert Willow Chilopsis linaris
White Desert Willow Chilopsis linaris
Texas Smoke Tree Cotinus obovatus
English Hawthorne Craetagus laevigata
Tracy's Hawthorne Craetagus tracyii
Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii
Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica
Mexican Persimmon Diospyros texana
Texas Ash Fraxinus texensis
Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina
Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos
Arizona Walnut Juglans major
Little Walnut Juglans microcarpa
Ashe Juniper Juniperus asheii
Alligator Juniper Juniperus deppeana
Weeping Juniper Juniperus flaccida
Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum
Eastern Red Juniper Juniperus virginiana
Osage Orange Maclura pomifera
Chinaberry Melia azedarach
Fruiting White Mulberry Morus alba
Mountain Mulberry Morus microphylla
Fruiting Red Mulberry Morus nigra
Texas Red Mulberry Morus rubra
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata
Afghan Pine Pinus eldarica
Italian Stone Pine Pinus pinea
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16. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Screwbean mesquite Prosopsis pubescens
Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana
Peach Prunus persica
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Chisos Red Oak Quercus emoryii
Lacey Oak Quercus laceyii
Flameleaf Sumac Rhus lanceolata
Black Locust Robinia pseudo-acacia
Eve's Necklace Sophora affinis
Fan Palm Washingtonia filifera
Jujube Ziziphus jujuba
UNACCEPTABLE TREES
(water guzzlers)
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
Pecan Carya illinoinensis
Catalpa Catalpa bignoniides
Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina
Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Mulberry Morus alba
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Cottonwood Populus fremontii
Weeping Willow Salix babylonica
Globe Willow Salix matsudana
Salt Cedar Tamarix sp.
VINES
(water every two weeks)
Coral Wreath Vine Antigonon leptopus
Crossvine Bignonia capreolata
Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans
American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens
False Grape Cissus incisus
Desert Grape Ivy Cissus trifoliata
Native Clematis Clematis drummondii
Chinese Clematis Clematis lanuginosa
Purple Clematis Clematis pitcherii
Moonseed vine Cocculus carolinus
Big Balsam Gourd Ibervillea lindheimerii
Central Texas Morning Glory Ipomoea lindheimerii
West Texas Morning Glory Ipomoea pubescens
Cypress Vine Ipomoea quamoclit
Cardinal Vine Ipomoea x sloteri
Hyacinth Bean Lablab purpureus
Bush Honeysuckle Lonicera albiflora
Winter Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima
Hybrid Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica x sempervirens
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17. Suggested Plants for Midland
Common Name Latin Name
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
Mascagnia Vine Mascagnia macroptera
Climbing Snapdragon Maurandya antirrhiniflora
Seven-Leaf Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus heptaphylla
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Passionflower Passiflorus incarnata
Silkvine Periploca graeca
Silverlace Vine Polygonum aubertii
Lady Banks Rose Rosa banksiae
Fortuniana Rose Rosa laevigata x banksiae
Canyon Grape Vitis arizonica
Mustang Grape Vitis candicans
Himrod Grape Vitis labrusca
Thompson Seedless Grape Vitis labrusca
American Wisteria Wisteria frutescens
Wisteria, Old-Fashioned Purple Wisteria sinensis purpurea
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