Shrubs
Common Name |
Height |
Spread |
Light |
Evergreen/Deciduous |
Seasonal Interest |
Color/Feature |
Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelia, Glossy Abelia x grandiflora |
6' | 6' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Summer - fall | Pink/ white flowers | L-M |
| Agarita Berberis trifoliolata (Mahonia trifoliolata) |
3-7' | 3-6' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Early spring | Yellow flowers; red berries | VL |
| American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana |
4-6' | 6' | Shade | D | Fall - winter | Purple fruit | L-M |
| Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa |
4-6'+ | 4-6' | Sun/Part Shade | SE | Spring | White flowers; pink fruit | L |
| Aralia, Japanese Fatsia japonica |
10' | 10-12' | Shade | E | Late summer - early fall | Cream flowers | M |
| Baptisia, Purple (Wild Indigo) Baptisa australis |
up to 5' | 3' | Sun | D | Spring - early summer | Blue/ purple | L-M |
| Barbados, Cherry Malpighia glabra |
4-6+' | 2-3' | Sun/Part Shade | SE | March to December | White to pale pink flowers | L-M |
| Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus |
8' | 6' | Sun | E | Spring - summer | Red flowers | L |
| Butterfly Bush, Wooly Buddleja marrubiifolia |
4-6' | 4-6' | |||||
| Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
2-3' | 3' | Sun/Part Shade | D | Late fall - winter | Magenta berries | M |
| Cotoneaster Cotoneaster spp. |
3-5' | 4-7' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Fall | Red berries | M |
| Dalea, Black Dalea frutescens |
1-3' | 3' | Sun | D | Summer | Purple flowers | VL |
| Desert Broom Baccharis sarothroides |
3-6'+ | 3-4' | Sun | SE | Fall | White flowers | L |
| Elbow Bush Forestirera pubescens |
4-6' | 4-5' | Sun/Part Shade | D | Spring | White | VL |
| Flame Acanthus Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii |
3-5' | 3-4' | Sun/Part Shade | D | Summer - fall | Orange-red flowers | VL |
| Fragrant Mimosa Mimosa borealis |
6-8' | 6-8' | Sun | D | Spring - summer | Pink flowers | VL |
| Germander, Bush Teucrium fruticans |
4-6' | 4-6' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Summer | Lavender/blue flowers | L |
| Greek Myrtle Myrtus communis |
10-12+' | 5-8' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Spring - summer | White flowers | L-M |
| Hawthorn, Indian Raphiolepis indica |
4-6' | 4-6' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Spring | White or pink flowers | L-M |
| Holly, Dwarf Burford Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’ |
4-6' | 3-4' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Spring - winter | White blooms; red berries | L |
| Holly, Dwarf Yaupon Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’ |
2-4' | 2-4' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Year round | Evergreen foliage | L |
| Holly, Nellie R. Stevens Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ |
8-10' | 5-6' | Sun | E | Fall - winter | Red berries | L-M |
| Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus |
10-20' | 5-10' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Year round | Dark green foliage | L-M |
| Mallow, Globe Sphaeralcea ambigua |
2-5' | 2-5' | Sun | D | Summer - fall | Orange, pink or purple flowers | L |
| Mistflower, White Ageratina havanensis |
3-5' | 2-3' | Sun/Part Shade | D | Fall | White flowers | L |
| Mock Orange Philadelphus coronarius |
8-12' | 6-8' | Sun/Part Shade | D | Mid-spring | White/yellow flowers | L-M |
| Palmetto, Texas Dwarf Sabal minor |
3-5' | 4-6' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Spring | White flowers | M |
| Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana |
6-10' | 6-8' | Sun | E | Spring - early summer | Pink and red blooms | L-M |
| Pittosporum Pittosporum tobira |
8-10' | 7-9' | Sun/Part Shade | E | Spring | Creamy-white flowers | M |