KISD Landscaping Plant List *indicates plants native to Central Texas Common Name LARGE TREES Big-­‐tooth maple* Bur oak* Scientific Name Description Acer grandidentatum Quercus macrocarpa Chinkapin oak* Quercus muehlenbergii Lacey oak Quercus laceyi (Q. glaucoides) Monterrey oak Quercus (Mexican white polymorpha oak) Pecan* Carya illinoenensis Plateau live oak* Shumard oak Texas red oak* Texas white ash* (NOT Arizona ash or Fan Tex ash) SMALL TREES Blanco crabapple Carolina buckthorn* Desert willow 20-­‐50 feet tall; full sun; needs very little water; golden to red fall color 60-­‐80 feet tall, 50 feet spread; sun/part shade; needs deep, rich soil; very large leaves and acorns up to 50 feet tall; sun/part shade; prefers deep soil; yellow to brown fall color up to 20 feet tall; part shade; slow growth rate; interesting blue-­‐green leaf color up to 50 feet tall; sun/part shade; deciduous to evergreen; prefers well-­‐drained soil; bronze leaf color up to 90 feet tall; full sun; needs deep, rich soil; edible nuts Quercus fusiformis up to 30 feet tall; sun/part shade; evergreen; (Q. virginiana) susceptible to oak wilt Quercus shumardii up to 50 feet tall; sun/part shade; prefers moist, deep soil; red to yellow fall color Quercus buckleyi up to 50 feet tall; sun/part shade; red to yellow fall foliage Fraxinus texensis 40-­‐50 feet tall; sun/part shade; fast growing; yellow (NOT F. velutinus) to orange fall color Pyrus ioensis var. texana (Malus ioensis var. texana) Rhamnus caroliniana (Frangula caroliniana) Chilopsis linearis up to 12 feet tall; full sun; pink flowers in spring, interesting fruit up to 15 feet tall; sun/shade; large glossy leaves; small purple fruit up to 15 feet tall; sun/shade; showy pink flowers; avoid overwatering Common Scientific Name Name Eve's necklace* Styphnolobium affine (Sophora affinis) Little walnut* Juglans microcarpa Mexican plum* Prunus mexicana Rusty blackhaw viburnum* Smoketree Viburnum rufidulum Texas persimmon* Texas redbud* Diospyrus texana TALL SHRUBS Bee-­‐brush Cenizo Deciduous holly* Dwarf wax myrtle Evergreen sumac* Golden-­‐ball lead tree Mexican buckeye* Silktassel Texas kidneywood* Texas mock orange Cotinus obovatus Cercis canadensis var. texensis Aloysia gratissima Description up to 20 feet tall; part shade; beautiful pink flower clusters, fruit black bead-­‐like pods; needs well-­‐
drained soil up to 20 feet tall; part shade; yellow-­‐green foliage up to 20 feet tall; sun/part shade; white, fragrant flowers in early spring; flaky bark 10-­‐20 feet tall; sun/part shade; large white flowers in spring, red fall color 12-­‐20 feet tall; sun/part shade; flowers and fruit look like smoke; orange fall color 10-­‐15 feet tall; sun/part shade; semi-­‐evergreen; multi-­‐trunked; interesting peeling bark 20-­‐30 feet tall; sun/part shade; pink flowers early spring up to 10 feet tall; sun/part shade; small white, vanilla-­‐scented flowers in spikes; can be pruned into hedge Leucophyllum 2-­‐6 feet tall, 4-­‐6 feet wide; sun/part shade; silvery frutescens gray shrub with bright pink-­‐lavender flowers; several months of flowering; good hedge or screen Ilex decidua 12-­‐20 feet tall; sun/part shade; striking red berries on female plants persist into winter Myrica pusilla 8-­‐12 feet tall; sun/part shade; evergreen; golden yellow flowers; small blue fruits Rhus virens 4-­‐12 feet tall, 6-­‐8 feet wide; full sun; thick evergreen foliage, may bronze after a freeze; red berries in late fall; do not overwater Leucaena retusa up to 12 feet tall; sun/part shade; yellow puff flowers in spring, summer and fall; do not overwater Ungnadia speciosa 12-­‐20 feet tall, 12-­‐20 feet wide; sun/part shade; pink flowers in early spring; yellow fall color Garrya ovata var. 3-­‐12 feet tall; full sun; evergreen, silvery-­‐gray leaves lindheimeri (G. lindheimeri) Eysenhardtia 3-­‐12 feet tall; full sun; multi-­‐branched open shrub; texana white, fragrant flowers Philadelphus up to 12 feet tall; sun/part shade; white flowers late texensis spring and early summer Common Name Texas mountain laurel* Texas pistache (NOT Chinese pistache) Wafer-­‐ash* (Hop tree) Wax myrtle Witch hazel LOW SHRUBS Black dalea* Scientific Name Sophora secundiflora 10-­‐20 feet; sun/part shade; fragrant purple flowers; slow growing Pistacia texana (NOT P. chinensis) 12-­‐30 feet tall, 15-­‐20 feet wide; full sun; evergreen; leaves small and glossy Ptelea trifoliata 3-­‐12 feet tall; sun/part shade; interesting fragrant foliage and fruit up to 15 feet tall; sun/part shade; evergreen; golden yellow flowers; small blue fruits up to 30 feet tall; part shade/full shade; golden yellow fall color; yellow flowers in late fall Myrica cerifera Hamamelis virginiana Dalea frutescens Butterfly bush Buddleja marrubiifolia Chili pequin Capsicum annuum Elbowbush* Forestiera pubescens Flame acanthus Anisicanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii Gregg dalea Dalea greggii Gregg sage Salvia greggii Shrubby blue sage Shrubby boneset* (White mistflower) Skeleton-­‐leaf Goldeneye Salvia ballotiflora Description 1-­‐3 feet tall, 3-­‐4 feet wide; full sun; small delicate leaves; purple flowers in summer and fall 4-­‐6 feet tall, 4-­‐6 feet wide; sun/part shade; semi-­‐
evergreen; silvery-­‐gray leaves; orange flowers summer and fall 2-­‐3 feet tall; part-­‐shade/full shade; small white flowers in summer and fall, small red berries up to 10 feet tall; sun/part shade/shade; open shrub, turns yellow in fall 3-­‐4 feet tall; sun/part shade; flowers are orange or red from summer to fall; attract hummingbirds 1 foot tall, 2-­‐4 feet wide; full sun; good ground cover; flowers summer and fall up to 3 feet tall, up to 3 feet wide; full sun; evergreen; flowers range from pink to red to white, spring summer and fall; attracts hummingbirds up to 6 feet tall; full sun; flowers spring, summer, and fall; fragrant (minty) leaves 3-­‐5 feet tall, 3-­‐5 feet wide; part shade; white flowers in late summer and fall Ageratina havanensis (Eupatorium havanense) Viguiera stenoloba 2-­‐4 feet tall; sun/part shade; prolific, daisy-­‐like, yellow-­‐orange flowers in summer and fall; needs good drainage Common Name Skunkbush* (Aromatic sumac) Turk's cap* Scientific Name Description Rhus trilobata (R. aromatica) up to 3 feet tall, 3-­‐5 feet wide; sun/part shade; red berries in fall, red fall foliage 2-­‐6 feet tall, 3-­‐5 feet wide; part shade/shade; red flowers in summer and fall Yaupon holly* Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Ilex vomitoria Yellow bells Tecoma stans Zexmenia* (Wedelia) VINES Not Permitted XEROPHYTES Red yucca Wedelia texana Hesperaloe parviflora PERENNIAL FLOWERS Aromatic Aster oblongifolius aster* Big red sage Salvia penstemonoides Blackfoot Melampodium daisy* leucanthum Bushy Scutellaria skullcap* wrightii Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa Canyon sage Salvia lycoides Cedar sage* Salvia roemariana Chocolate daisy Berlandiera lyrata Damianita Engelmann daisy* Chrysactinia mexicana Engelmannia pinnatifida (E. peristenia) 12-­‐20 feet tall, 10-­‐15 feet wide; sun/shade; evergreen; red berries on females; available in dwarf variety growing 2-­‐4 feet tall and 2-­‐4 feet wide 3-­‐6 feet tall; sun/part shade; large, showy, yellow trumpet-­‐shaped flowers; may die in harsh winters; do not overwater up to 3 feet tall; sun/part shade; showy yellow daisy-­‐
like flowers from summer to frost; do not overwater 2-­‐3 feet tall; full sun; red flowers on tall stalk; attracts hummingbirds 2-­‐3 feet tall, 2-­‐3 feet wide; sun/part shade; purple flowers in fall 3-­‐4 feet tall, 1-­‐2 feet wide; sun/part shade; magenta flowers in summer and fall up to 1 foot tall, 1-­‐2 feet wide; full sun; white flowers during spring, summer, and fall up to 1 foot tall, 1 foot wide; full sun; small purple flowers in spring, summer and fall up to 2 feet tall; sun/part shade; clusters of yellow-­‐
orange flowers up to 3 feet tall; part shade; blue flowers spring and fall 1-­‐2 feet tall, 3 feet wide; part shade/full shade; evergreen; red flowers in spring 1-­‐2 feet tall; sun/part shade; yellow daisy-­‐like flowers in spring and fall, smell like chocolate 1-­‐2 feet tall, 1-­‐2 feet wide; full sun; yellow flowers up to 2 feet tall; full sun; yellow flowers in spring and summer Common Name Fall obedient plant Fluttermill* Frogfruit* Scientific Name Description Physostegia virginiana Oenothera missouriensis Phyla nodiflora (P. incisa) 2-­‐4 feet tall, 3 feet wide; part sun/shade; purple flowers in fall up to 1 foot tall; full sun; large yellow flowers open early evening in spring and summer less than 1 foot tall; sun/part shade; semi-­‐evergreen; good groundcover; small white flower clusters through spring, summer and fall 2-­‐4 feet tall, 3 feet wide; sun/part shade; showy pink to white flowers spring and summer 1-­‐2 feet tall; full sun; purple flowers in the fall; do not overwater 3-­‐6 feet tall; sun/part shade; delicate blue flowers in fall 2-­‐5 feet tall; sun/part shade/shade; abundant yellow flowers in the fall Gaura* Gaura lindheimeri Gayfeather* Liatris mucronata Giant blue sage* Goldenrod* Salvia azurea Heath aster* Mealy sage* Pink skullcap Solidago canadensis (S. nemoralis) Aster ericoides (Symphyotrichum ericoides) Salvia farinacea Prairie larkspur* Prostrate lawnflower* Scutellaria suffretescens Dichondra carolinensis Delphinium carolinianum Calyptocarpus vialis Purple cone-­‐
flower* Rock penstemon Scarlet penstemon Echinacea angustifolia Penstemon baccharifolius Penstemon triflorus Ponyfoot* 1-­‐2 feet tall; full sun; numerous small white flowers in the fall 1-­‐3 feet tall, 1-­‐2 feet wide; full sun; purple/blue flowers in spring, summer and fall can spread up to 2 feet wide; shade; dark pink flowers in spring, summer and fall less than 1 foot tall; sun/part shade/shade; pony foot shaped leaves; good ground cover; prefers moist soil 1-­‐2 foot tall; sun/part shade; white or blue flowers on tall stalks less than 1 foot tall; sun/part shade; small yellow flowers in spring, summer and fall; good ground cover; can be mowed 1-­‐2 feet tall; sun/part shade; large purple flowers in the spring and summer up to 2 feet tall; sun/part shade; large, red, tubular flowers in spring, summer and fall 1-­‐2 feet tall, 1-­‐2 feet wide; sun/part shade; pinkish-­‐
red flowers in spring and fall Common Scientific Name Name Silver ponyfoot Dichondra argentea Standing cypress* Ipomopsis rubra Swordleaf blue-­‐eyed grass* Texas betony Sisyrinchium chilense Stachys coccinea Texas rock rose Pavonia lasiopetala Texas star Hibiscus coccineus hibiscus Tropical sage* Salvia coccinea Wild fox-­‐glove* Pentemon cobaea Winecup* Callirhoe involucrata Woolly ironweed* Woolly stemodia Vernonia lindheimeri Stemodia lanata (S. tomentosa) ORNAMENTAL (TALL) GRASSES Not Permitted Description up to 4 inches tall; sun/part shade; silver-­‐gray foliage has metallic appearance in sun; great groundcover for large, open, sunny sites 2-­‐4 foot tall; sun/part shade; biennial, first year of growth fernlike in appearance, less than 1 foot tall, second year becomes a stiff unbranched stalk with showy, red, tubular flowers in the spring and early summer less than 1 foot tall; sun/part shade; grass-­‐like leaves with showy blue-­‐purple flowers at tip of stalks in spring 1-­‐2 feet tall, 2-­‐3 feet wide; shade; leaves gray-­‐green; red flowers in spring, summer and fall 1-­‐3 feet tall, up to 2-­‐3 feet wide; sun/part shade; pink flowers during summer and fall up to 4 feet tall, up to 4 feet wide; full sun; orange star-­‐like flowers in the summer and fall up to 3 feet tall, 1-­‐2 feet wide; sun/shade; red flowers in spring, summer, and fall 1-­‐2 feet tall; full sun; large white flowers in spring less than 1 foot tall, 3 feet wide, mat-­‐forming; sun/part shade; pink, purple or maroon cup-­‐shaped flowers on stalk 1-­‐2 feet tall; full sun; lots of small purple flowers in summer up to 1 foot tall; full sun; silvery-­‐gray foliage with lavender or white flowers through spring, summer, and fall Common Scientific Name Name TURF GRASSES Buffalograss* Buchloe dactyloides Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon Native sun turf grass mix (buffalograss and blue grama) Thunder turf grass mix (buffalograss, blue grama, and curly mesquite) Buchloe dactyloides and Bouteloua gracilis Buchloe dactyloides, Bouteloua gracilis, and Hilaria belangeri Description full sun; needs little mowing; very little water needed once established; does not respond to fertilizer; spreads by seeds as well as runners; needs to be weeded once established sun/shade; grows short, needs mowing; needs 1 inch of water per week; will invade nearby beds full sun; only available as seed, plant spring to summer; needs little mowing; does not respond to fertilizer sun/part shade (up to 50%); only available as seed, plant spring to summer; needs little mowing; provides even textured, dense turf; cannot mow too often, over watering and fertilizing increase weeds