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Water-saving Native Plant of the Week by Bob Dailey: Eve's Necklace (Sophora affinis or Styphnolobium affine). The dark lustrous green leaves are borne in a rounded to upright oval crown. In spring it produces rosy-pink, one-inch flowers that ha...

Water-Saving Native Plant of the Week by Bob Dailey: Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum). Tree farkle-berry is a coarse, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree. It usually grows 12-15 ft., but can reach 25 ft. Farkleberry does best in well draine...

Water-Saving Native Plant of the Week by Bob Dailey: Rusty Black-haw Viburnum (Viburnum rufidulum). Native to open woodlands from East to Central Texas.

This small tree will grow in full sun but does better in partial shade or as a understory tree

Water-Saving Native Plant of the Week by Bob Dailey: Laurel Cherry (Prunus caroliniana). This small tree grows from the East Coast to central Texas.

Small Trees - Late fall and winter are the times to plant trees. For the next few months, we'll be highlighting trees that are native, have low water needs and are particularly attractive to our area.

This is a native perennial vine common in Central Texas and Edwards plateau. It likes hot summers,

Muscadine Grape(Vitas rotundifolia) - Last week, we featured Mustang Grapes, a wild cousin of the equally wild muscadine grape.

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week, by Bob Dailey: Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens). This plant is native from Virginia to Florida and west to Arkansas and east.

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week by Bob Dailey: Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). A beautiful perennial native vine that is high-climbing, twining vine

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week by Bob Dailey: Wild Passionflower (Passiflora edula - formerly P. incarnata). 'Wild Passion Flower' or 'Maypop' is a perennial vine, native to much of the USA, and is Tennessee's state flower.

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week by Bob Dailey: Inland Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium). Native, shade-loving perennial grass that has a beautiful form often found in woodland settings

Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) - This native perennial is an airy, deciduous shrub which grows 6-12 ft. tall.

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week, by Bob Dailey... Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii). This beautiful plant is a native perennial and is uses both as a spreading shrub or a tall ground cover.

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week: Copper Canyon Daisy (Tagetes lemmonii). This showy native perennial goes by many common names - Lemmon's Marigold, Mt. Lemmon Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy, Mountain Marigold, Perennial Marigold, Bush Marig...

Asclepias tuberosa). This bushy, 1.5-2 ft. native perennial wildflower is prized for its large, flat-topped clusters of bright-orange flowers.

Irrigation Recommendation: No rain for a week and humidity hovering around 50 percent makes lawn and ornamentals about as dry as penguins in the desert.

Water-saving Native Plant of The Week: Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea). Grows in sun to dappled shade, any well-drained soil, drought tolerant, attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators