Daisy, Dahlberg
Exposure: sun Size: 1\’ x 1\’ Re-seeding Annual In mild winters it may return as a perennial. Fragrant foliage, blooms all summer.
Periwinkle (Annual Vinca)
Exposure: sun Size: 12\” x 12\” Annual Plant in May for summer blooms. Requires well-drained soil.
Snapdragons
Exposure: sun/part sun Size: height varies by variety Annual Plant in fall for fall and spring blooms.
Hypericum, Sunburst
Exposure: part sun/shade Size: 3\’ x 3\’ Evergreen Perennial Large yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. Requires well drained soil. Drought resistant once established.
Helenium, Sneezeweed
Exposure: sun Size: 1\’ x 1\’ Re-seeding Annual Low border plant with bright yellow blooms all summer.
Shrimp Plant, Red
Exposure: sun/part sun/shade Size: 3\’-5\’ Deciduous Herbaceous perennial. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Acanthus, Flame
Exposure: Sun Size: 3\\’-5\\’ x 3\\’-4\\’ Deciduous Late to leaf out. Blooms all summer. Adapts to poor soils if well drained. May be invasive.
Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’
Purple leaves with reddish-purple plumes that emerge in June. Great contrast in landscape. Tolerates poor soils but needs regular irrigation.
Little Bunny’ Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’
A great substitute for Mexican Feather Grass, this low growinga grass has cream-colored plumes above dark green foliage.
‘First Knight’ Napier Grass Pennisetum hybrid
With wide, dark purple leaves, this dramatic looking grass may be a good substitute for the less winter-hardy Purple Fountain Grass. Although it does not bloom in Central Texas, it comes back strong from the roots in the spring.
‘Cassian’ Dwarf Fountain Grass Pennesetum alopecuroides ‘Cassian’
Similar to 'Hameln' but a foot taller with plumes. The pink-tinted plumes appear July-Sept. With cold weather the grass turns orange-red.
Ruby Crystal/Savannah Ruby Grass Rychelytrum roseum
Bluish-green leaves sport airy rose-pink flowers May-September. Plant in protected location and mulch roots in winter.