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Bright orange flowers Height: 4-6′ Spread: 4-6′ Light: Sun Evergreen Drought Tolerance: Water Maintenance: Prune after flowering & to keep small Seeds out readily; do not plant near preserves; unusual, multi-tiered bloom; prefers well drained soil
Lavender or white flowers Height: 1-1.5′ Spread: 4+’ Light: Sun/part shade Semi-evergreen Drought Tolerance: Low Maintenance: Shear back in late winter if ragged May be used as a groundcover; very tolerant of poor, dry soils; resistant to lantana lacebugs; attracts butterflies; do not plant near preserves
Multicolored flowers Texas Native: Hybrid Height: 2-4′ Spread: 4′ Light: Sun Deciduous Drought Tolerance: Low Maintenance: Cut back to 6″ after hard freeze Many varieties; may be used as a deciduous groundcover; butterfly delight; low maintenance; prolific blooming (photo: ‘New Gold’); can be cold tender
Stachys byzantina Height: 1′ Spread: 1.5′ Light: Sun / Part Shade Deciduous Deer Resistance: High Bloom Info: Lavender blooms in late Spring /early Summer but they are favored for their silver soft fuzzy foliage Water Use: Low Maintenance: Prune ragged foliage primarily in the spring; avoid overhead watering
Creamy yellow with markings Height: 4′ Spread: 2-3′ Light: Sun/part shade Evergreen Drought Tolerance: Low Maintenance: Prune ragged foliage Forms clumps of long, narrow, iris-like foliage; Butterfly Iris, Dietes iriodoides, has wider leaves and white flowers with blue & yellow markings
Many colors Height: 1-1.5′ Spread: 3′+ Light: Sun Evergreen Drought Tolerance: Low Maintenance: Clean out dead foliage in January; divide in fall when clumps become crowded Flowers with stunning blooms; spreads slowly; needs well drained soil; old cemetery iris is tougher and tolerates shade
Blue/purple flower Texas Native: Hybrid Height: 3-4′ Spread: 5-7′ Light: Sun/part shade Deciduous Drought Tolerance: Low to medium Maintenance: Shear back by 1/3 in mid-summer Allow room to mound and sprawl
Yellow flowers Texas Native: Edwards Plateau Height: 1′ Spread: 1′ Light: Sun/part shade Evergreen Drought Tolerance: Very little Maintenance: Prune off spent stalks Daisy-like blooms grow from small tuft; prefers dry, well-drained soils; good in rock gardens
Orange flowers Height: 3′ Spread: 4′ Light: Sun/part shade Semi-evergreen Drought Tolerance: Low Maintenance: Prune back as needed to encourage fullness Hummingbird plant; grayish foliage; long blooming period
Yellow flowers Texas Native: Edwards Plateau Height: 1.5′ Spread: 1-2′ Light: Part shade Evergreen Drought Tolerance: Medium Maintenance: Cutback flower stalks after blooming Spreads by runners but easy to control; flowers attract butterflies
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