Oak trees
Chestnut trees
Cryptomaria japonica
Cryptomeria 'Rein's Dense Jade'
Hedera helix 'Ivalace'
Berberis thunbergii autropurpurea nana (Crimson Pigmy Barberry)
White Rose of Sharon
Boxwoods
Liriodendron tulipifera
Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'�
Ligularia��
Grown as annual or Zone 4a-8b Sun to Partial Shade
Nicotiana alata�
Flowering Tobacco�
Grown as annual Sun to Partial Shade
Plant mentioned to short for title card�
Begonia�
Lobelia�
Verbascum 'Southern Charm'��
Ornamental Mullein, Verbascum�
Grown as annual or Zone 5a-11 Full Sun
Papaver rhoeas
Red Poppy�
Grown as annual or Zone 3-9 Full Sun
Delphinium x cultorum or Consolida��
Larkspur�
Cool season annual Full Sun
Lilium�
Asiatic Lily��
Grow as annual or Zone 3a-8a Full Sun
Aconitum napellus�
Monkshood�
Grown as annual or Zone 4a-9b Light Shade
Thalictrum aquilegifolium�
Meadow Rue�
Grown as annual or Zone 5a-8b Sun to Partial Shade
Filipendula ulmaria�
Meadowsweet
Grow as an annual or Zone 3-9 Full Sun
Tulipa
Tulips
USDA Zones 4-6 or Grow as annual in zones 7-10. Full Sun. Afternoon Shade in hot climates.
Dianthus barbatus
Sweet Williams
USDA Zones 3-9 Full Sun
Lilium
Lily
USDA Zones Various Sun, Filtered Shade
Brassica capitata alba
Cabbage
All USDA Zones grow as an annual Full Sun, Part Shade
Brassica botrytis cauliflora
Cauliflower
All USDA Zones grow as an annual Full Sun
Allium cepa
Tree Onion, Egyptian Walking Onion
USDA Zones 5-9 or grow as an annual Full Sun
Prunus persica
Peach Tree
USDA Zones 5-10 Full Sun
Prunus cerasus
Cherry Tree
USDA Zones 3-9 Full Sun
Malus x domestica
Apple Tree
USDA Zones 3-9 Full Sun
Nicotiana 'Tinkerbe'
Nicotiana
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-11 Full Sun to Part Shade
Heuchera (general mention)
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'
Smartweed
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9 Full Sun
Thymus vulgaris
Thyme
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10 Full Sun
Eupatorium coelestinum
Eupatorium
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9 Full Sun
Spilanthes Jacq.
Spilanthes
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9 Full Sun
Tanacetum argenteum
Tansy
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9 Full Sun
Pelargonium graveolens
Rose Scented Geranium
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9 Part Shade
Pelargonium frensham
Scented Geranium
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9 Part Shade
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavander
USDA Hardiness Zone 5-8 Full Sun
Cerinthe major '€˜Purpurasce'
Honeywort
USDA Hardiness Zone NA Full Sun
Angelica gigas-Nakai
Giant Angelica
USDA HARDINESS Zone 5 Sun to Part Shade
Rosa glauca
Red Leaf Rose
USDA Hardiness Zone 2a-9b Sun to Part Shade
Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist'
Sedge
USDA Hardiness Zone 7a-11 Sun to Part Shade
Anthurium, a double Azalea Apricot
Snapdragon
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley
USDA Hardiness Zones All Sun to Part Shade
Brassica oleracea var gemmifera
Brussel Spouts
USDA Hardiness Zones All Sun to Part Shade
Cynara scolymus 'Imperial St'
Artichokes
USDA Hardiness Zones 8-10 Full Sun to Part Shade
Brassica oleracea '€˜Capita'
USDA Hardiness Zones 6-10 Full Sun
Curbita pepo 'English Marrow'
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10 Full Sun
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-8a Full Sun
Monarda fistulosa
Bee balm
USDA Hardiness Zones 4a-10a Partial Shade to Full Sun
Euphorbia corollata
Flowering spurge
Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver's root
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-9b Full Shade or Full Sun
Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie dropseed
USDA Hardiness Zones 4a-9a Full Sun
Lilium michiganense
Michigan lily
Solidago flexicaulis
Zig zag goldenrod
Elymus hystrix
Bottlebrush grass
Viburnum lentago
Nannyberry
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-7a Full Shade to Full Sun
Hamamelis virginiana
Witchhazel
USDA Hardiness Zones 3b-8b Full Shade to Full Sun
Diervilla lonicera
Dwarf bush honeysuckle
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-8a Partial Shade to Full Sun
Prunus americana
American plum
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-8a Partial Shade to Full Sun
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue joint grass
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-8b Partial Shade to Full Sun
Carex hystericina
Porcupine sedge
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly weed
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-9a Partial Shade to Full Sun
Verbena stricta
Hoary vervain
Bouteloua curtipendula
Side Oats grama grass
USDA Hardiness Zones 3a-10b Partial Shade to Full Sun
Ratibida pinnata
Yellow cone flower
Andropogon gerardii
Big bluestem
USDA Hardiness Zones 4a-7a Partial Shade to Full Sun
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
Hardy Begonia
USDA Zones 6-9 or lift and store tubers over winter. Partial Shade
Rudbeckia hirta syn. R. fulgida
Black-eyed-Susan
USDA Zones 3-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Kalimeris pinnatifida
Japanese aster
USDA Zones 6-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Anemone x hybrida
Windflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Part Shade, Shade
Stachys
Betony, Lambs ear
USDA Zones 5-7 Full Sun
Nepeta
Catmint
USDA Zones 3-7 Full Sun, Part Shade
Geranium
Cranesbill
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Sedum 'Herbstfreude' Syn. S. 'Autumn Joy'
Joy'
Stonecrop
USDA Zones 3-10 Full Sun, Light Shade
Aster Novae-belgii
New York Aster
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Solidago
Goldenrod
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun
Buddleia alternifolia
Wild Butterfly Bush
USDA Zones 6-9 Full Sun
Silphium perfoliatum
Cup Plant
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Agastache cana
Wild Hyssop
USDA Zones 5-10 Full Su
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed
USDA Zones 6-10 Full Sun
Artemisia vulgaris 'Canesce's'€™
Mugwort
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Celastrus orbiculatus syn. C. articulatis
Oriental bittersweet
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
USDA Zones 4-10 Full Sun, Part Shade
Wisteria floribunda
Japanese Wisteria
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
Asparagus Fern
USDA Zone 9-11 Sun to Partial Shade
Citrus reticulata var. satsuma
Satsuma Orange
USDA Zone 10 Full Sun
Pachypodium lamerei
Madagascar Palm
USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun
Tibouchina laxa
Climbing Tibouchina
USDA Zone 10-11 Full Sun
Justicia carnea
Jacobinia
USDA Zone 8-11 Full Shade
Cornus drummondii
Rough-leaf Dogwood
USDA Zone 4-9 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Galphimia glauca
Golden Thryallis
USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Erythrina bidwillii
Fireman's cap
USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun
Tecoma 'Sunrise'
Texas Yellow Bells
USDA Zone 8-10 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Nerium oleander
Oleander
USDA Zone 8-11 Full Sun
Jatropha hastate
Jatropha
USDA Zones 9-11 Part Shade
Pennisetum setaceum
Purple fountain grass
USDA Zone 8-10 Full Sun
Russelia equisetiformis
Fire cracker
USDA Zone 9-11 Sun to Partial Shade
Cycad revolute
Sago Palm
USDA Zone 8-11 Shade
Odontonema strictum
Mexican fire spike
USDA Zone 8-11 Sun to Partial Shade
Ixora coccinea
Flame of the Woods
USDA Zone 9-11 Sun to Partial Shade
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Firecracker Plant
USDA Zone 10-11 Sun to Partial Shade
Hamelia patens
Mexican firebush
USDA Zones 8-11 Sun
Callicarpa americana
American beautyberry
USDA Zone 6-10 Sun to Partial Shade
Delonix regia
Royal Poinciana
USDA Zone 10-11 Full Sun
Cottage Garden
Senecio cineraria
Dusty Miller
USDA Zone 8-10 or grow as annual Full Sun
Stachys byzantina
Lambs' Ears
USDA Zone 4-8 Full Sun Partial Shade
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla
Swish Chard Bright Lights
Ornamental biennial grown as an annual Full Sun
Tagetes lucida
Mexican Tarragon
USDA Zone 8-11 Full Sun
Wildscape Display Garden
Asclepias curassavica
Tropical Milkweed; Blood flower
USDA Zone 8-11 or Grown as an Annual Full Sun
Rosmarinus officinalis (LINN.)
Rosemary
USDA Zone 8-11 Full Sun
Spanish Court Yard
Poliomintha longiflora
Mexican oregano
USDA Zone 9-10 Full Sun
Cordia boissieri
Texas Wild Olive
USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun
Bromelia balansae
Heart-of-Flame
USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun to light shade
Teas Hill Country Yard
Sophora secundiflora 'Silver Peso'
Silver Peso Texas Mountain Laurel
USDA Zone 8-9 Sun to Part Shade
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Texas Red Buds
USDA Zone 6-8 Sun to Partial Sun
Hesperaloe parviflora
Red Yucca
USDA Zone 7-10 Full Sun
Gaura lindheimeri
White Gaura
USDA Zone 6-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Salvia farinacea
Mealycup sage
USDA Zone 8-10 Full Sun, Part Shade
Verbena sp.
Grow as annual or perennial Full Sun
Children's Gard
Potatoes
Annual vegetable Grow in fall/winter Zones 8-10 Full Sun
Bush Beans
Annual vegetable Full Sun
Cucumbers
Annual Vegetable Full Sun
Pepper
Annual Vegetable Full Sun
Sweet Bell Peppers
Annual Vegetable Full Sun
Tomatoes
Annual Vegetable Full Sun
Onion
Annual Vegetable Grow in Fall/Winter Zones 8-10 Full Sun
Egg Plant
Annual Vegetable Full Sun
Broccoli
Annual Vegetable Grow in Fall/Winter Zones 8-10 Full Sun
South Texas Garden
Opuntia ficus
Prickly pear cactus
USDA Zone 7-10 Full Sun
Espostoa lanata
Peruvian Old Man Cactus
USDA Zone 9-10 or grow as houseplant Full Sun or Light Shade
Leucophyllum frutescens
Barometer Bush, Texas Sage
USDA Zone 8-11 Full Sun
Prosopis glandulosa
Texas Mesquite Trees
USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun
Texas Hill Country
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Texas Red Bud
USDA Zone 6-9 Full Sun
Diospyros texana
Texas Persimmon
USDA Zone 8-11 Sun Partial Shade
Quercus shumardii
Shumard Red Oak
USDA Zone 5-9 Full Sun Partial Shade
Clematis texensis 'Duchess of Albany'
Texas Scarlet Clematis
USDA Zone 4-8 Sun
Lupinus texensis
Texas Blue Bonnet
Annual Full Sun
Castilleja indivisa
Texas Indian Paint Brush
USDA Zone 4-8 Full Sun
Gaillardia pulchella
Blanket Flower
Annual Full Sun
Ulmus fulva
Slippery Elm
USDA 3-9 Full Sun Part Shade
Pinus palustris
Southern Yellow Pine
USDA Zone 8-10 Full Sun
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
USDA Zone 5-8 Full Sun
Phytolacca americana
Poke Weed
USDA Zone 5-9 Full Sun Part Shade
Taxodium mucronatum
Montezuma Baldcypress
USDA Zone 8b-11 Full Sun
Muskmelon, Cantaloupe
85-90 days to maturity Sun
Prescott Fond Blanc
French cantaloupe
70 days to maturity Sun
Cucumis melo flexuosus
Turkey cucumber, Armenian melon
60 days to maturity Sun
Cucumis sativus White
White Cucumber heirloom
60 days to maturity Sun, Part Sun
Cucumis sativus Black Spine
Black Spine Cucumber, Everbearing cucumber heirloom
62-65 days to maturity Sun
Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato
70-80 days to maturity Sun
Rumex sp.
Sorrel
60-70 days to maturity Sun, Part Shade
Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
Tropical Full sun, light shade
Consolida ajacis
Larkspur
Annual Full Sun
Acanthus spinosus
Bears Breeches
Zone 5-9 Sun, Part shade
Silphium sp.
Rosinweed, Cup Plant
Zone 4-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Acanthus spinosus Bear's Breeches
USDA 7-10 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
Ornamental Eulalia Grass
USDA 4-9 Full Sun To partial Shade
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerst'
Feather Read Grass
USDA 5-9 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Eryngium planum Flat Seaholly
USDA 3-8 Full Sun
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage
USDA 5-9 Full Sun
Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf Fothergilla
USDA 5-8 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Ilex glabra 'Nord'
Inkberry Holly
USDA 5-9 Full Sun to Full Shade
Nepeta Catmint
USDA 4-9 Full Sun
Tilia tomentosa Silver Linden
USDA 4-7 Full Sun
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum
Doublefile Viburnum
USDA 5-7 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leucanthemum superbum
Shasta Daisy
USDA 4-8 Full Sun to Part Shade
Astilbe chinensis '€˜Veronica Klo'e'
Chinese astilbe
USDA 4-8 Full Sun to Partial Shade
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
Hardy Begonia
USDA Zones 6-9 or lift and store tubers over winter. Partial Shade
Rudbeckia hirta syn. R. fulgida
Black-eyed-Susan
USDA Zones 3-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Kalimeris pinnatifida
Japanese aster
USDA Zones 6-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Anemone x hybrida
Windflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Part Shade, Shade
Stachys
Betony, Lambs ear
USDA Zones 5-7 Full Sun
Nepeta
Catmint
USDA Zones 3-7 Full Sun, Part Shade
Geranium
Cranesbill
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Sedum 'Herbstfreu'e Syn. '€˜Aumn J'J'y'
Stonecrop
USDA Zones 3-10 Full Sun, Light Shade
Aster Novae-belgii
New York Aster
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Solidago
Goldenrod
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun
Buddleia alternifolia
Wild Butterfly Bush
USDA Zones 6-9 Full Sun
Silphium perfoliatum
Cup Plant
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Agastache cana
Wild Hyssop
USDA Zones 5-10 Full Sun
Invasive Plants
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed
USDA Zones 6-10 Full Sun
Artemisia vulgaris 'Canesce'
Mugwort
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Celastrus orbiculatus syn. C. articulatis
Oriental bittersweet
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
USDA Zones 4-10 Full Sun, Part Shade
Wisteria floribunda
Japanese Wisteria
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Noxious Plants
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Vaccinium angustifolium
Lowbush Blueberry
USDA Zones 2-8 Full Sun, Part Shade
Arctostaphylos uva-irsi (syn. Comarostaphylis)
Bearberry
USDA Zones 2-6 Full Sun, Part Shade
Dennstaedtia punctiloba
North American Hay Scented Fern
USDA Zones 4-8 Part Shade, Deep Shade
Cornus canadensis
Bunch berry
USDA Zones 2-7 Sun, Part Shade
Scaevola
White Fan-Flower
Grown as an Annual Full Sun, Light Shade
Aconitum
Monkshood
USDA Zones 3-7 Full Sun
Fargesia sp.rufa 'Green Panda'
Green Panda Bamboo
USDA Zones 5-8 Part Sun
Astilbe
False Spirea
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Echinacea purpurea 'Art's Pride'
Arts Pride Coneflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Echinacea purpurea 'Sunrise'
Sunrise Coneflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Echinacea purpurea 'Twilight'
Twilight Coneflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'
Kim's Knee High Coneflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Echinacea purpurea 'Coconut Lime'
Coconut Lime Coneflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Black-eyed-Susan; Orange Coneflower
USDA Zones 3-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Coreopsis 'Autumn Blush'
Autumn Blush Coreopsis
USDA Zones 4-9 Full Sun
Rosa
USDA Zones 3-10 Full Sun
Wisteria frutescens 'Amythest Falls'
Amythest Falls AmericanWisteria
USDA Zones 6-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Lonicera
Honeysuckle
USDA Zones 4-9 Sun, Part Shade
Hydrangea petiolaris
Climbing Hydrangea
USDA Zones 4-9 Sun, Part Shade
Picea abies 'Reflexa' (Also P. abies 'Inversa')
Spruce
Weeping Norway Spruce
USDA Zones 3-8 Full Sun
Viola
Pansy 'Crown Series'
Biannual grown as an Annual Full Sun, Part Shade
Antirrhinum majus
Sonnet Series Snapdragons
Annual Full Sun
Papaver croceum
Iceland Poppy
USDA Zones 2-8 Full Sun
Osteospermum 'Lemon Symphony'
Lemon Symphony Osteospermum
Perennial grown as an Annual Full Sun
Blue Felicia Could this be Nemesia Nemisia caerulea
Petunia 'Wave'
Wave Petunia
Annual Full Sun
Verbena canadensis
Rose Vervain
USDA Zones 4-7 Full Sun
Nemesia strumosa
Nemesia
Grown as an Annual Full Sun
Leucanthemum vulgare
Marguerite Daisy
USDA Zones 3-8 Full Sun
Tagetes
Marigold
Annual Full Sun
Vinca minor
Creeping myrtle
USDA Zones 4-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Salvia farinacea
Victoria Salvia, Mealycup Sage
Grown as an Annual Full Sun, Light Shade
Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red'
Texas Sage 'Lady in Red'
Tropical grown as an Annual Full Sun, Light Shade
Aquilegia caerulea 'Kristall'
Rocky Mountain Columbine 'Kristall'
USDA Zones 3-8 Full Sun
Achillea 'Moonshine'
Moonshine Yarrow
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Platycodon grandiflorus
Balloon Flower
USDA Zones 4-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Rock Garden Plants:
Salvia
Sages
Grown as an Annual Full Sun, Light Shade
Sedum
Stonecrop
Various USDA Zones Full Sun
Geranium
Creeping Cranesbill
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Dianthus
Pink, Carnation
USDA Zones 4-9 Full Sun
Aster alpinus
'Wargrave Variety' Alpine Star aster
USDA Zones 5-7 Full Sun, Part Shade
Super Callie
Calibrachoa Hybrid
Annual Full Sun
Amsonia
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun, Light Shade
Phytolacca americana 'Silberstein'
Variegated Polk Weed
USDA Zones 5-9 Full Sun
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
USDA Zones 6-9 Full Sun
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
White Coneflower
USDA Zones 4-8 Full Sun
Aralia racemosa
Spikenard
USDA Zones5-9 Full Sun, Part Shade
Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass
USDA Zones 3-6 Full Sun
Cimicifuga racemosa
Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot
USDA Zones 3-8 Part Shade
Pulminaria
Lungwort
USDA Zones 3-8 Shade
Oak trees
Chestnut trees
Cryptomaria japonica
Cryptomeria 'Rein's Dense Jade'
Hedera helix 'Ivalace'
Berberis thunbergii autropurpurea nana (Crimson Pigmy Barberry)
White Rose of Sharon
Boxwoods
Liriodendron tulipifera
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