Landscape Plants For Texas Gulf Coast
10 gulf coast muhly muhlenbergia capillaris tough native perennial grass with a large airy seed head that grows about half as tall as the entire plant.
Landscape plants for texas gulf coast. It is dark green has serrated leaves and 1 inch daisy like yellow flowers if it receives sufficient sun. Summer blooming bulbs of white and pink. Coccinium kok sin ee em common in the upper gulf coast of texas orange bottlebrush originated in the himalayas. Topiary ornamental shapes texas pistachio rocky mountain juniper eastern redcedar rosemary and more.
Version 18 10 the coastal marshes dunes and beaches of the texas coast form a narrow belt adjacent to the gulf of mexico. It grows between 2 feet and 3 feet tall and has flower spikes that are 1 foot long and covered in dark purplish blue flowers. Tall symmetrical looking plants grow from six to 10 feet and bloom from late summer until october. What to plant now.
Small shrubs dusty miller engelman s prickly pear rockrose honey mesquite nandina and more. Landscape landscape development for texas coastal areas. Gulf coast gardening region. They thrive in full sun and are deer and rabbit resistant and several types attract hummingbirds to your yard.
The cedar cherry or autumn jerusalem majestic mealy blue mexican bush big red russian san luis and tropical sage varieties are extremely hardy and withstand the texas heat with ease. Perfect for mixed perennial beds specimen plant or in a meadow. Groundcover eastern redcedar turk s cap rockrose coralberry asian jasmine and more. The bright red orange flowers are fragrant attracting both hummingbirds and butterflies.
Drought tolerant good as specimen. Salvia farinacea henry duelberg is a gorgeous texas native plant that is easy to grow attracts hummingbirds and butterflies is exceeding drought tolerant and doesn t attract deer. Wedelia is one of them. Gulf prairies and marshes vegetation area of texas see correll and johnston 1979.
Small shrubs 1 to 5 feet tall natal plum. Welch professor and landscape horticulturist this publication is designed to aid those most directly affected by the rigors of living in close proximity to the gulf coast. The landscape is low flat largely open and marshy with numerous rivers and streams that form. Heat tolerant spreading plant with range of colors spring fall.
Welcome to texas gulf coast plants. Many plants that flourish in full sun when grown in cooler or more northerly climates will benefit from some protective shade when grown in the intense heat of the gulf coast summer sun. Hansen county extension agent horticulture and dr.