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Plant Guide

Our native landscape is the inspiration for this guide to earth-wise plant choices for Austin area gardens. The Grow Green plant list was created to help you select beautiful native and adapted plants which are naturally drought tolerant and resistant to pests and diseases. The less watering, fertilizing, and chemical control required in your yard, the more you contribute to the conservation and preservation of our precious water resources - our streams, lakes, and aquifers.

Title Botanical Name Plant Type Light Plant Images
Wooly Stemodia Stemodia lanata Groundcovers Sun/Part Shade
Sedum (Stonecrop) Sedum spp. Groundcovers Sun/Part Shade
Eve's Necklace Styphnolobium affine Trees (Small)/Large Shrubs Sun/Part Shade
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Shrubs Sun/Part Shade
Daisy, Copper Canyon Tagetes lemmonii Perennials Sun
Mexican Mint Marigold Tagetes lucida Perennials Sun/Part Shade
Cypress, Bald Taxodium distichum Trees (Large) Sun/Part Shade
Cypress, Montezuma Taxodium mucronatum Trees (Large) Sun/Part Shade
Esperanza/Yellow Bells Tecoma stans Perennials Sun
Hymenoxys (Four Nerve Daisy) Tetraneuris scaposa Perennials Sun/Part Shade