RecommendedNative Plant List
for East TexasLandscaping
Greg Grant, SFA Gardens
(updated3-19-12)
Large ShadeTrees:
American Beech (Fagusgrandiflora)
B aldcypress(Taxodium distichum)
Black Gum (Nyssasylvatica)
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Burr Oak (Quercusmacrocarpa)
ChinquapinOak (Quercusmichauxii)
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
Longleaf Pine (Pinuspalustris)
Northern Catalpa(Catalpo specioso)
Nutall Oak (Quercusnutallii)
Pecan(Carya illinoiensis)
Post Oak (Quercusstellata)
ShortleafPine (Pinus echinata)
ShumardRed Oak (Quercusshumardii)
Southern Magnolia (Mangolia gr andiflora)
SouthernRed Oak (Quercusfalcata)
Swamp ChestnutOak (Quercusmichauxii)
White Oak (Quercusalba)
Medium SizedTrees:
American Holly Qlex opaca)
Black Chery (Prunusserotina)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
River Birch (Betulanigra)
Sassafras(Sassafrasalbidum)
Southern Catalpa(Catalpa bignoniodes)
SouthernSugarMaple (Acer barbatum)
SweetbayMagnolis (Magnolia vir giniana)
Small Ornamental Trees:
Ameri canFringe Tree/GrancyGraybeard(Chionanthusvirginicus)
BrazoriaPalm (Sabal x texensl^t)
Buckeye (,4esculusp avia)
CarolinaBuckthorn (Rhamnuscaroliniana)
Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme)
Chery Laurel (Prunus caroliniana)
DesertWillow (Chilopsislinearis)
Eve's Necklace(Sophoraffinis)
F arkle Berry lTreeHucklebery (Vacciniumarboreum)
FloweringDogwood (Cornusflorida)
F oster/Savanah/Eagleson Holly (I Iex x attenuata)
Mayhaw (Crataegus opaca)
Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)
Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana)
ParsleyHawthorn (Crataegusmarshallii)
Pawpaw(Asimina trilob a)
PossumHaw Holly (Ilex decidua)
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
RoughleafDogwood (Cornus drummondii)
Rusty Black Haw Viburnum (Viburnumprunifulium)
Silver Bell (Halesia diptera)
SmoothSumac(Rhusglabra)
TexasMount ain Law el (Sophora secundiflor a)
TexasSabalPalm (Sabalmexicanq)
Titi (Cyrilla racemeflora)
YauponHolly (Ilex vomitoria)
WeepingYaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoriapendula)
Large Shrubs:
Arrow-wood Viburnum (Viburnumdentatum)
Chery Laurel (Prunusceroliniana) -sheared/shaped
Palmetto(Sabal minor)
Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Medium SizedShrubs:
American Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana)
Elderberry (Sambucuscanadensis)
Oakleaf Hydr angea(Hydrangea quercifuI i a)
RabbiteyeBlueberry ( Vacciniumelliottii)
Red Anise (Illicium floridanum)
StrawberryBush (Euonymusamericana)
wild Honeysuckle Azalea(Rhododendroncanescens)
Small Shrubs:
Coral Bery $ymporocarpus orbiculatus)
Dwarf Wax Myrtle (Myrica pusilla)
Dwarf Yaupon Holly Qlex vomitoria nana)
SweetspireQteavirginica)
Whorled ClassViburnum (Ilex obovatum'WhorledClass)
Vines:
Ameri canWisteria ( Wisteriafrutescens)
Carolina Jessamine
(Gelsemiumsempervirens)
Coral Honeysuckle(Lonicera sempervirens)
Carolina Snail Seed(Cocculuscaroliniana)
Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)
JacksonVine (Smilaxsmallii)
PerennialMorning Glory (Ipomeapandurata)
Muscadine (Vitis r otundifolia)
Trumpet Creeper (Campsisradicans)
Virginia Creeper(Parthenocissusvirginicus)
Perennials:
Bee Balm (Monardafistulosa)
Black-eYedSusan(RudbeckiasP')
B|aztngStarlGayFeather(Liatrissp.)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepiastuberosa)
CardinalFlower(Lobeliacardinalis)
Coral Bean (ErYthrinaherbacea)
Corepsis(CoreoPsissP')
FalvAromatic Astet (Asteroblongifolius)
Gaura(Gaura lindheimeri)
maxima)
Giant coneflower (Rudbeckia
LouisianaYucca(Yuccalouisianensis)
Louisi arLairisQris sP')
m (Eupatoriumcoelestinum)
Mist FrowerrperennialAgeratu
MealY CuP Sage(Satviafarinacea)
Mexic an*at (natfUftacolumnaris)
lucida)
Mexican Mini Marigold (Tagetes
(UtUttcusdasycalyx)
NechesRiver RoseMallow
Pitcher Sage(Satvia azurea)
Phlox (Phlox sP')
PricklYPear(OPuntia sP')
zephyranthesesp')
Rain Lilies (cooperia, Habranthus,
Red Yucca (HesPeraloeParviflora)
sp.)
RoseMatlow giUiscus (Ilibiscus
virginica)
Salt Marsh Mallow (KosteletzsWa
SpiderLilies (HYmenocallissP')
coccineus)
TexasStarHibiscus (f/i biscus
Turks Cap (Malvaviscusdrummondii)
Annuals:
subcarnosus)
EastTexasBluebonnet(Lupinus
TexasBluebonnet(Lupinus texensis)
Texas Sage(Salviacoccineq)
Tropicals/Containers:
EsperanzalY ellow Bells (Tecomastans)
Gro u n dcovers/Borders:
CoralBerrry $y*pltorocarpus orbiculatum)
InlandSeaOats(Chasmanthium
latifulium)
Wood Fern(Thelypteriskunthii)
Grasses:
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus)
EasternGamaGrass(Tripsacumdactyloides)
Gulf Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
Indian Grass(Sorghastrumnutans)
Inland SeaOats (Chasmanthiumlatifulium)
Little Blue Stem(Schizachyriumscoparium)
SplitbeardBluestem (Andropogon ternarius)
Switch Grass(Panicumvirgatum)
Bamboo:
Switch Cane(Arundinaria gigantea)
Edible Plants:
Black Walnut
Blackbery
Blueberry
Chinquapin
Dewberry
EasternPersimmon
Elderberry
Mayhaw
Muscadine
Pawpaw
Pecan
Extremelv InvasiveExotic Plantsto Avoid and Destrovat all Cost:
Annual Ryegrass
Bermudagrass
Chinaberry
ChinesePrivet
ChineseTallow
ChineseWisteria
ElephantEar
EnglishIvy
GiantReed
GiantSalvinia
GoldenBamboo
JohnsonGrass
Mimosa
Japanese
ClimbingFern
Honeysuckle
Japanese
WaterHyacinth