What kind of flower can I plant in my Texas garden?

Looking for ideas for my Texas garden that will bloom every year and are colorful. Have shade and partial shade and also sunny spots. Please detail which flower goes in which sun. Thank you.

What kind of flower can I plant in my Texas garden?
pretty flowers.
Reply:http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/gard...


Hi have a look at this website, perennials will come back every year!


All beautiful flowers, some die back to nothing, make sure when you do your weeding next year you know where you flowers are, maybe put markers in the soil! :)
Reply:Check out the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower center (University of Austin) link. Go to Explore Plants-Recommended Species-Part of Texas you live in- then view the images on the right and when you see something interesting click on the scientific name on the left for plant info. You're lucky to have the Wildflower Center in your state.
Reply:Here is a site I've run in to from time to time. I think it's great as they have plants that are tried and true for Texas.


http://www.plantsfortexas.com/





Unfortunately it doesn't list sun plants and shade plants so I did it for you. If you go to the site and click on the plant name, you will get a picture and detailed information about it.





Agapanthus x 'Ellamae' -Lily of the Nile: sun/part shade


Artemisia x 'Powis Castle': sun/part shade


Asclepias currassavica - Red Butterfly Weed: sun


Aster oblongifolius - Fall Aster: sun


Bulbine frutescens 'Orange' - Orange African Bulbine: sun


Calylophus drummondianus var. berlandieri - Texas Primrose: sun/part shade


Coleus x hybridus 'Burgundy Sun' - Coleus: sun/shade


Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' - Coreopsis: sun


Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' - Threadleaf Coreopsis: sun


Cuphea 'David Verity' - Cigar Plant: sun/part shade


Cuphea llavea - Bat Face Cuphea: sun/part shade


Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' - Purple Coneflower: sun


Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Fanfare' - Indian Blanket Flower: sun


Gaura lindheimeri 'Crimson Butterflies' - Whirling Butterflies: sun


Hamelia patens - Compact Texas Firebush: sun/part shade


Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior' - Daylily: sun/part shade


Hesperaloe parvifolia - Red Yucca: sun/part shade


Lantana x 'Dallas Red' - Dallas Red Lantana: sun


Lantana horrida - Texas Lantana: sun/part shade


Lavandula multifida - Fern Leaf Lavender: sun


Malvaviscus arboreus - Turk's Cap: sun/part shade


Melampodium leucanthum - Blackfoot Daisy: sun


Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' - Maiden Grass: sun


Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' - Dwarf Maiden Grass: sun


Muhlenbergia capillaris - Gulf Muhly: sun


Muhlenbergia lindheimeri - Lindheimer's Muhly: sun


Nassella tenuissima - Mexican Feather Grass: sun


Pavonia lasiopetala - Texas Rock Rose: sun/part shade


Pennisetum alopecuroides ' Hameln' - Dwarf Fountain Grass: sun


Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage: sun


Plumbago auriculata 'Imperial Blue' - Blue Plumbago: sun


Rivina humilis - Pigeonberry: sun/part shade


Rosa x 'Nearly Wild' - Nearly Wild Rose: sun/part shade


Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' - Upright Rosemary: sun


Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' - Black-Eyed Susan: sun


Russelia equisetiformis - Firecracker Plant: sun/part shade


Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' - Victoria Blue Sage: sun


Salvia leucantha - Mexican Bush Sage: sun


Salvia sinaloensis - Bicolor Sage: sun/part shade


Salvia x 'Cherry Chief' - Cherry Chief Sage: sun


Salvia x sylvestris 'May Night' - May Night Sage: sun/part shade


Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' - Pincushion Flower: sun


Scutellaria suffrutescens - Pink Texas Skullcap: sun


Stachys coccinea - Texas Betony: sun/part shade


Stemodia tomentosa - Woolly Stemodia: sun/part shade


Tagetes lemmonii - Copper Canyon Daisy: sun


Tagetes lucida - Mexican Mint Marigold: sun


Tecoma stans 'Gold Star' - Gold Star Esperanza: sun


Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple' - Verbena: sun/part shade


Verbena tenuisecta 'Fuchsia' - Moss Verbena: sun





Now keep in mind, this is just one site but these are tested. Generally if you keep to the same species as the recommended one, you will be okay. For example. Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' is listed. But there are a lot of other Echinacea purpurea types around and I am sure they will do fine as well. The same with Verbena tenuisecta 'Fuchsia', there are a lot of other Verbena tenuisectas around. This will at least give you a good start.





Best of luck! :)
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