Large Shrubs Woody, multi-stemmed

plants, more than 10 feet tall

KEY:

Provides food for butterflies

Provides food & nesting for hummingbirds

Provides food, cover, or nesting for birds

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Cape HoneysuckleTecoma capensis

• Evergreen shrub 12 ft x 6 ft

• Sun/light shade• Low water• Spring-winter

bloom• Fast growing• Sand, loam, clay• Native to Africa• Salt tolerant• Deer resistant• Hardy to low 20º

CenizoLeucophyllumfrutescens

• Evergreen shrub varieties 3 ft x 3 ft up to 10 ft x 10 ft

• Sun• Low water• Spring-fall bloom• Limestone, sand,

loam, clay, caliche• Native to S & W TX• Salt tolerant• Deer resistant

Confederate RoseHibiscus mutabilis

• Deciduous perennial shrub 15 ft x 10 ft

• Sun/light shade

• Low water

• Late summer-fall bloom opens white and intensifies to dark pink

• Sand, loam, clay

• Fast growing

• Native to China

EsperanzaTecoma stans

• Perennial shrub 10 ft x 10 ft

• Sun

• Low water

• Spring-fall bloom

• Limestone, sand, loam

• Native to S, W TX

• Salt tolerant

• Deer resistant

• ‘Gold Star’ variety is Texas Superstar

FiddlewoodCitharexylumberlandieri

• Evergreen shrub 18 ft x 15 ft

• Part shade

• Low water

• Spring-summer bloom

• Moderate growth

• Clay, clay loam

• Native to S TX

• Salt & wind tolerant

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• Deciduous shrub 15-30 ft x 30 ft

• Sun

• Low water

• Summer bloom & fruit

• Sand, loam, clay

• Native to Mediterranean

• Salt tolerant

• Hardy to 10º

FigFicus carica

Flowering SennaSenna corymbosa

• Evergreen shrub 10 ft x 10 ft

• Full sun

• Low water

• Spring-fall bloom

• Loam or peaty soil

• Native to S Am

• Hardy to 10º

• Deer resistant

Mexican BuckeyeUngnadia speciosa

• Deciduous shrub 8-12 ft x 12 ft

• Sun/part shade

• Low water

• Spring pink bloom

• Fast growing

• Sand, clay loams, caliche

• Native to S, C, W TX

• Poisonous seeds

• Salt tolerant

• Deer resistant

• Understory plant

PomegranatePunica granatum

• Deciduous shrub 15 ft x 9 ft

• Sun• Medium water • Summer bloom, fall fruit• Sand, clay• Native to Iran• Hardy to 14°• Salt tolerant• Deer resistant

SkyflowerDuranta erecta

• Evergreen shrub 15-25 ft x 12 ft• Sun/part shade• Medium water• Summer blue, purple, white blooms• Sandy or rocky soil• Native to W Indies & C Am• Salt tolerant • Deer resistant• Poisonous leaves & berries• Texas Superstar• Hardy to 20-25°

Wax MyrtleMorella cerifera

• Evergreen shrub 12-20 ft x 12-20 ft

• Sun/part shade• Moist to establish, then

low or high water• Spring bloom• Sand, loam, clay• Native to SE TX• Understory plant• Salt tolerant• Deer resistant