suggested plants for midland - prepared for the city of midland

Suggested Plants for Midland

Common Name Latin Name

Bachelors Buttons Centaurea cyanusLarkspur Consolida ambiguaDahlberg Daisy Dyssodia tenuilobaCalifornia Poppy Eschscholzia californicaGlobe Amaranth Gomphrena globosaStanding Cypress Ipomopsis rubraScented Geranium Pelargonium capitatumDrummond's Phlox Phlox drummondiiPurslane Portulaca oleraceaMarigold Tagetes patulaAfrican Zinnia Zinnia linearis

Kale, Flowering Brassica oleracea

Basketflower Centaurea americanaOrache Chenopodium ???

Cilantro Coriandrum sativum

Cosmos, 'Sensation Mix' Cosmos bipinnatus

Spectacle Pod Dithyrea Wislizenii

Annual Dyssodia Dysoddia pentachaetaEryngo Eryngium leavenworthiiYellow Wallflower Erysimum linifolium

Snow-on-the-Mountain Euphorbia marginataGiant Sunflower Helianthus annuus

Draw Bottom Sunflower Helianthus annuus

Sand Sunflower Helianthus petiolaris

Statice Limonium pereziiAfrican Red Flax Linum grandiflorumBlue Lobelia Lobelia siphiliticaAlyssum, 'Purple' Lobularia maritima

Alyssum, 'Snow Crystals' Lobularia maritima

Bluebonnets Lupinus texanusTansy Aster Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Stock Matthiola incanaEvening Scented Stock Matthiola longipetala var. bicornisBells of Ireland Molucella laevis

Horsemint Monarda pectinataTobacco, Flowering Nicotiana alata

Basil, ' Ocimum basilicum

Evening Primrose Oenethera biensis

Rayed Palafox Palafoxia roseaPalafoxia Palafoxia sphacelataMarigold, Lace Tagetes ???

Irish Lace Tagetes filifolia

Mexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundifoliaMullein Verbascum thapsus

ANNUALS (top ten, water once a week)

OTHER ANNUALS

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Common Name Latin NameVerbena, Annual Verbena x hybrida

Crownbeard Verbesina enceloidesPansy, Purple Giant Viola x wittrockiana

Garden Zinnia Zinnia elegans

Big Agave Agave americana

Lecheguilla Agave lecheguilla

Green Agave Agave parvasanaBarometer Cactus Corypantha vivipara

Green Sotol Dasyliron texanumBlue Sotol Dasyliron wheeleriiHorse-Crippler Echinocactus texensis

Strawberry Cactus Echinocereus enneacanthusOcotillo Fouquiera splendensTall Red Yucca Hesperaloe campanulataRed Yucca Hesperaloe parvifloraYellow Yucca Hesperaloe parvifloraBig Bend Nolina Nolina erumpensTrans-Pecos Nolina Nolina microcarpaNarrowleaf Nolina Nolina texanaSpineless Prickly Pear Opuntia ficus-indicaCane Cholla Opuntia imbricataRedcane Cholla Opuntia imbricata var. imbricataBig Prickly Pear Opuntia lindheimeriiBeavertail Cactus Opuntia lindheimerii var. linguiformisWhitethorn Prickly Pear Opuntia macrorhiza var. pottsii

Southern Yucca Yucca aliofoliaBanana yucca Yucca baccataSmallleaf Soaptree Yucca elataCurveleaf Yucca Yucca reverchoniiThompson Yucca Yucca thompsoniiTorrey Yucca Yucca torreyii

Tall Grass Arundo donaxSideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendulaSeaoats Grass Chasmanthium latifoliumMiscanthus Miscanthus sinensis "Kleine Fontaine"Bamboo Muhly Muhlenbergia dumosaMuhly, Gulf Coast Muhlenbergia capillaris

Lindheimer Muhly Muhlenbergia lindheimeriiPennisetum grass Pennisetum setaceumLittle Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium

Stipa Stipa neomexicana

GRASSESWater once every two weeks

TOP TEN

DESERT PLANTS

(water only if no rain in three months)

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Wheatgrass Agropyron smithii

Variegated Tall Grass Arundo donax var versicolor

Wild Oats Avena fatua fatuaBuffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloidesCanadian Wild Rye Elymus canadensisWeeping Lovegrass Eragrostis curvulaBlue Fescue Festuca glaucaCurly Mesquite Grass Hilaria belangeriiTobosa Hilaria muticaGalleta Hilaria swalleniiGuadalupe Mountains Muhly Muhlenbergia rigensIndian Rice Grass Oryzopsis hymenoidesSwitchgrass Panicum virgatumAlkali Sacaton Sporobolus airoidesGiant Sacaton Sporobolus giganteusTexas Wintergrass Stipa leucotrichaEastern Gama Grass Tripsacum dactyloidesVetiver Vetiveria zizanoides

Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon

Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides

Galleta Hilaria swallenii

Tobosa Hilaria mutica

Winecup Callirhoe involucrata

Sundrops Calylophus hartwegii

Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Iceplant Delosperma nubigenum

Winter Creeper Euonymous fortunei

Gopher Plant Euphorbia myrsinites

Catmint Nepeta mussinii

Pink Evening Primrose Oenethera speciosa

European Germander Teucrium chamaedrys

Vinca Vinca major

OTHER GRASSES

Top ten, water once a week

water once every two weeks

TURF GRASSES (NON MOWING, CASUAL)

WATER ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS

GROUND COVER

MOWABLE TURF GRASS

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Creeping Acacia Acacia hirtaBugleweed Ajuga reptansCaliche Pit Artemisia Artemisia Bigelovia

High Plains Artemisia Artemisia Carruthii

Wormwood, Fringed Artemisia frigida

Silver Mound Sage Artemisia schmidtianaGround Plum Astragulus crassicarpusTubular Calylophus Calylophus tubiculaSpring Snow Cerastrium tomentosumYellow Dalea Dalea capitataGround Cover Dalea Dalea greggiiPurple Iceplant Delosperma cooperiiSnake Herb Dychoriste linearisShrubby Lemoncillo Dyssodia acerosa

Hens and Chicks Echeveria elegansWinter Creeper Euonymous fortunei 'Colorado'Ground Cover Euonymous Euonymous fortunei v. nana

Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias

Cushion Spurge Euphorbia polychroma

Liriope Liriope muscariCoyote Mint Monardella odoratissimaCatnip Nepeta cataria

Yellow Puff Neptunia luteaSilver leaf evening primrose Oenethera macrocarpa v. incana

Arizona Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera berlandiera

Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosaMissouri Evening Primrose Oenothera missouriensisOregano Origanum vulgare

Oxalis Oxalis crassipesKerrville Phlox Phlox pilosaSpicy Phlox Phlox pilosaThrift Phlox subulataFrogfruit Phyla lanciolatumPurple Ground Cherry Quincula lobataRouge Plant Rivina humilisChinese Creeping Rose Rosa chinensis xMadder, Rose Rubia tinctoria

Katy's Ruellia Ruellia brittonianaNative White Ruellia Ruellia metzaeSmall leaf Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides

Soapwort Saponaria officinalis

Skullcap, Texas Scutellaria drummondii

Skullcap, Pink Texas Scutellaria suffrutescens

Moss Sedum Sedum acreSedum Sedum lineareBlue Spruce Sedum Sedum reflexumBlue Creeping Sedum Sedum sediformeSedum Sedum selskianum

OTHER GROUNDCOVERS

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Common Name Latin NameAutumn Joy Sedum Sedum spectabileSedum, 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum spurium

Vera James Sedum Sedum spurium

Sedum Sedum tetractinumSedum Sedum x vera Hens & Chicks, 'Cobweb' Sempervivum arachnoideum

Hens & Chicks Sempervivum x barbulatum hookerii

Sea Purslane Sesuvium verrucosum

Purple Heart Setcreasea pallida

Tubetongue Siphonoglossa pilosellaLamb's Ears Stachys byzantinaBetony, Texas Stachys coccinea

Hedge woundwort Stachys silvatica

Costmary Tanacetum balsamita

Creeping Germander Teucrium americanumProstrate Germander Teucrium chamaedrys

Little Germander Teucrium cossoniiSilver Germander Teucrium scorodoniaThyme, English Thymus vulgaris

Native Verbena Verbena bipinnafitidaVerbena Verbena canadensisEl Paso Verbena Verbena goodingiiProstrate Verbena Verbena peruvianaBrazilian Verbena Verbena rigidaCentral Texas Verbena Verbena tenuisectaViolet Viola odorataViolets, Wood's Viola woodsii

California Fuschia Zauschneria californicaGray-leaf California Fuschia Zauschneria cana

Anisicanthus Anisicanthus wrightiiYellow Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha (shade)Powis Castle Artemisia Artemisia absinthium x A. arborescenss

Canna Canna indicaBlue Mist Flower Eupatorium greggii4-Nerved Daisy Hymenoxys scaposaSpring Star Ipheon uniflorumGold Mound Lantana Lantana camara x montevidensisPurple Robe Nierembergia caerulaRock Rose Pavonia lasiopetalaRussian Sage Perovskia atriplicifoliaMexican Oregano Poliomintha longifloraGalena Sage Salvia darcyiiBlue salvia Salvia farinaceaeAutumn sage (nine colors) Salvia greggiiSalad burnet Sanguisorba minor (shade)Scabiosa Scabiosa caucasica

PERENNIALS

Top seventeen, water every ten days

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Moonshine Yarrow Achillea filipendulina "Moonshine"Yarrow Achillea millefoliumNodding Yarrow Achillea X kelleri

Mountain Agastache Agastache aurantiaca

Mosquito Plant Agastache cana

Hyssop, Anise Agastache foeniculum

Korean Mint Agastache rugosum

Sunrise Hyssop Agastache rupestrisBlue Fortune Agastache X

Desert Sunrise Agastache Agastache X

Spreading Onions Allium ???Leek Allium porrumChives Allium schoenoprasum

Garlic Chives Allium tuberosumBlue Amsonia Amsonia ciliataWhite Amsonia Amsonia longifloraWhite Anisicanthus Anisicanthus insignisArizona Anisicanthus Anisicanthus quadrifidusLazy Daisy Aphanostephus riddelliiRed and Yellow Columbine Aquilegia canadensisGuadalupe Mountains Columbine Aquilegia chapmaniiArizona Columbine Aquilegia desertorum

Capote Falls Columbine Aquilegia hinckleyanaBig Bend Yellow Columbine Aquilegia longissimaSouthernwood, Tangerine Artemisia abrotanum

Wormwood Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia, 'Sweet Annie' Artemisia annua

Tarragon, French Artemisia dracuncula sativa

Holy Sage Artemisia ludovicianaDusty Miller, Artemisia stelleriana

Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentataMugwort Artemisia vulgaris

Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias speciosaAsparagus Asparagus officinalisJoAnn's Aster Aster dumosusHeath Aster Aster ericoidesNew England Aster Aster nova-angliaePat's Aster Aster nova-belgiiAbilene Aster Aster texanusDesert Marigold Baileya multiradiataLyreleaf Chocolate Daisy Berlandiera lyrataChocolate Daisy 'Frances Williams' Berlandiera lyrata x texanaTexas Chocolate Daisy Berlandiera texanaBouvardia Bouvardia ternifoliaSundrops Calylophus drummondiiSand Calylophus Calylophus serrulataChilipiquin Capsicum annuumPerennial Bachelor's Buttons Centaurium montana

OTHER PERENNIALS

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Common Name Latin NameRed Valerian Centranthus ruberOx-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucantheumWhite Rainlily Cooperia drummondiiCoreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata12 Apostles Crinum Crinum bulbispermumCardoon Cynara cardunculus

Chrysanthemum, Dendranthema x grandiflorum

Perennial Dianthus Dianthus superbusConeflower, Purple Echinacea purpurea

Coneflower, Purple 'White Swan' Echinacea purpurea

Engelmann's Daisy Engelmannia pinnafitidaCalifornia Buckwheat Eriogonum fasiculatumArizona Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii

Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifoliumEnglish Wallflower, Bowles' Mauve Erysimum cheiriiWild ageratum Eupatorium ageratumWhite Mist Flower Eupatorium greggiiYellow Euphorbia Euphorbia characiasGopher Plant Euphorbia rigidaPecos River Bluebells Eustoma exaltatumNative Bluebells Eustoma grandiflorumIndian Blanket Gaillardia aristataGaillardia Burgundy Gaillardia grandiflora

Perfume Ball Gaillardia suavisYellow Hybrid Gaillardia Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Golden Globe'Kisses Gaura lindheimeriiGaura, 'Siskiyou Pink' Gaura lindheimerii

Hardy Gazania Gazania x

Gazania Gazania xGerbera Daisy Gerbera jamesoniiGypsophila Gypsophila paniculataMaximillian Sunflower Helianthus maximillianaJerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosusCurry Plant Helichrysum angustifolium

Daylily Hemerocallis x

Golden Aster Heterotheca villosaWhite Hibiscus Hibiscus aculeatusRed Hibiscus Hibiscus cardiophyllusTexas Star Hibiscus Hibiscus militarisRed Amaryllis Hippeastrum xCoral Bells Huechera sanguinem

Angelina Daisy Hymenoxys acaulisSt. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum

Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis

Candytuft Iberis sempervirensBush Morning Glory Ipomoea fistulosaBush Morning Glory Ipomoea leptophylla

Dalmatian Orris Root Iris Iris pallida

Iris Iris xRedhot Poker Kniphofia uvaria

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Common Name Latin NameCommon Lantana Lantana camaraLantana, Dallas Red Lantana camara

Lantana, 'Confetti' Lantana camara x Lantana montevidensis

Texas Lantana Lantana horridaPurple Lantana Lantana montevidensisMotherwort Leonuris cardicans

Wild Allysum Lepidium montanumOxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgareLiatris Liatris punctataOrange Lily Lilium lancefoliumSea Lavender Limonium limbatumBlue Flax Linum lewisiiDesert Fern acacia Lysiloma thornberiYellow Aster Machaeranthera pinnatifida

Flor de San Juan Macrosiphonia macrosiphonManfreda Manfreda tuberosaSilver-Edged Horehound Marrubium rotundifolia

Horehound Marrubium vulgareBarbara's Buttons Marshallia caespitosaAlfalfa Medicago sativaBig Bloom Blackfoot Melampodium leucanthemum

Daisy, Blackfoot Melampodium leucanthemum

Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis

Menodora Menodora longifloraPennyroyal Mentha pulegium

Mint, 'Yerba Buena' Mentha spicata

Mint, Bowles Apple Mentha villosa var. alopecuroides

Buena Mujer Mentzelia strictissima

Four O'Clock Mirabilis jalapaNative Four O'Clock Mirabilis multifloraJonquil Narcissus tazettaOregano, 'Herrenhausen' Origanum laevigatum

Sweet Marjoram Origanum majoranaBig Pavonia Pavonia hastataPink Penstemon Penstemon ambiguusRock Penstemon Penstemon baccharifoliaBlue Foxglove Penstemon Penstemon cobeaHusker Red Penstemon Penstemon digitalisEaton's Penstemon Penstemon eatoniiNative Blue Penstemon Penstemon fendleriiWoody Penstemon Penstemon fruticosus

Trans-Pecos Penstemon Penstemon havardiiJames' Penstemon Penstemon jamesiiRed Rocks Penstemon Penstemon mexicali

Palmer's Penstemon Penstemon palmeriiParry's Penstemon Penstemon parryiiTucson Penstemon Penstemon pseudospectabilisPhoenix Penstemon Penstemon spectabilisRocky Mountain Penstemon Penstemon strictusEl Paso Penstemon Penstemon superbus

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Common Name Latin NameBlackland Prairie Penstemon Penstemon tenuisDeming Penstemon Penstemon wrightiiHybrid Penstemon Penstemon XLongin's Russian Sage Perovskia longin

Purple Prairie Clover Sandform Petalostemum purpureumPurple Prairie Clover Clayform Petalostemum purpureumSage, Jerusalem Phlomis russeliana

Sage, Jerusalem 'Amazone' Phlomis tuberosa

Garden Phlox Phlox paniculataWhite Spring Obedient Plant Physostegia angustifoliaPokeberry Phytolacca americanaRock Lettuce Pinaropappus roseusBalloon Flower Platycodon grandiflorusLavender spice Poliomintha maderensisSelf-heal Prunella grandiflora

Arizona Paperdaisy Psilostrophe tagetinaPaperdaisy Psilostrophe villosaMexican Hat Ratibida columnarisPink Chi-Chi Ruellia Ruellia brittonianaWhite Chi-Chi Ruellia Ruellia brittonianaNew Mexico Ruellia Ruellia drummondianaMexican Petunia Ruellia malacospermaWhite Mexican Petunia Ruellia malacosperma

Yellow Dock Rumex crispus

Dock Rumex hymenosepalusRue Ruta graveolens

Bladdersage Salazaria mexicanaSage, Silver Salvia argenteum

Tall Blue Salvia Salvia azurea "grandiflora"

Chihuahua Sage Salvia chamaedroidesLady In Red Sage Salvia coccineaGreat Basin Salvia Salvia dorrii v. dorrii

Sage, Pineapple Salvia elegans

Texas Salvia Salvia englemaniiUruguayan Salvia Salvia gaurantica

Mount Graham Sage Salvia grahamiiMt. Lemmon Sage Salvia lemmoniiTall Blue Sage Salvia leptophyllaSage, Mexican Bush Salvia leucanthus

Nuevo Leon Sage Salvia lycoides

Sage, Garden Salvia officinalis

New Braunfels Sage Salvia penstemoidesOregon Mountains Sage Salvia pinquefoliaPitcher's Sage Salvia pitcheriiRegal Sage Salvia reglaRomanian sage Salvia transylvanica

Salvia Superba, Salvia x superba

Winter Savory Saturjea montanaScabiosa - Pink Scabiosa caucasicaDesert Yaupon Schaefferia cuneifolia

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Common Name Latin NameTwo-Leafed Senna Senna roemeriana Wisleznus' Senna Senna wislezniaParty Girl Sidalcea X

Catchfly Silene laciniataBush Sunflower Simsa calvaBlue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium idahoensisGray Goldenrod Solidago altissimaGolden Baby Solidago canadensis

Tall Goldenrod Solidago giganteaCentral Texas Goldenrod Solidago nemoralisGuadalupe Mountains Goldenrod Solidago sparsifloraPink Arizona Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambiguaLouis Hamilton Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua

Pink Mallow Sphaeralcea incana

Hidcote Blue and White Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum

Comfrey Symphytum officinalis

Copper Canyon Daisy Tagetes lemmonii

Mexican Mint Marigold Tagetes lucidaPyrethrum Tanacetum cinearifoliaTansy Tanacetum vulgare

Navaho Tea Thelesperma megapotamicum

West Texas Spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalisSpiderwort Tradescantia x andersoniiRed and Yellow Tulip Tulipa clusianaRed Tulip Tulipa Darwin hybridPink and Yellow Tulip Tulipa saxatilisVervain Verbena officinalis

Baldwin Ironflower Vernonia baldwiniiNative Ironflower Vernonia marginataShade Goldeneye Viqueria dentataWissadula Wissadula holosericeaPink Rain Lily Zephyranthes grandifloraYellow Bush Daisy Zexmenia hispidaWhite Zinnia Zinnia acerosaWild Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora

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Pride of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrimaPurple Beautyberry Callicarpa americana (shade)Caryopteris Caryopteris mastcanthusDamianita Chrysactina mexicanaWinter Jasmine Jasminium nudiflorumTexas Sage Leucophyllum frutescensNandina Nandina domesticaPomegranate Punica granatumPyracantha Pyracantha angustifoliaEvergreen Sumac Rhus virensGreen Santolina Santolina virensMountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora (shade)Coralberry Symphoricarpus orbiculataMexican Buckeye Ugnadia speciosa

Guajillo Acacia berlandieriiHollyhock, 'Zebrina' Alcea rosea

Purplebrush Aloysia ???Beebrush Aloysia gratissimaVerbena, Lemon Aloysia triphylla

Whitebrush Aloysia wrightii

Big Bend Serviceberry Amelanchier utahensisCommon False Indigo Amorpha fruticosaKerrville False Indigo Amorpha texanaSandsage Artemisia filifoliaFourwing Saltbush Atriplex canescensShadscale Atriplex obovataSeep Willow Baccharis glutinosaCoyote Brush Baccharis pilularisGuadalupe Mountains Agarita Berberis hematocarpaCreeping Mahonia Berberis repensBalcones Agarita Berberis swaseyii Agarita Berberis trifoliataBuddleja Buddleja davidiiBig Bend Buddleja Buddleja marrubiifoliaGravel Buddleja Buddleja scordoidesBird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesiiYellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia mexicanaPride of Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrimaFeatherduster Calliandra eriophyllaPurple Beautyberry Callicarpa americanaWhite Beautyberry Callicarpa americanaSiberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescensDark Knight Caryopteris Caryopteris mastcanthusBluebeard Caryopteris x calendonensis

SHRUBSTop thirteen, water every two to three weeks

OTHER SHRUBS

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Common Name Latin NameCaryopteris Caryopteris incanaGoatbush Allthorn Castela texanaHill Country Ceanothus Ceanothus americanaCalifornia Ceanothus Ceanothus griseusBirchleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloidesNarrowleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus ledifoliusQuince, Flowering 'Texas Scarlet' Chaenomeles speciosa

Fernbush Chamaebatiaria millefoliumMexican Orange Choisya dumosaDamianita Chrysactinia mexicanaRabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseousColubrina Colubrina texensisRoughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummondiiDeciduous Cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatusGray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalisEvergreen Cotoneaster Cotoneaster lacteusCliffrose Cowania mexicana var stansburianaBlack Dalea Dalea formosaIllinois Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoiensisEleagnus Eleagnus pungensRedberry Mormon Tea Ephedra antisyphilliticaLlano Tea Ephedra coryiiNevada Mormon Tea Ephedra viridis

Ericameria Ericameria laricifoliaCoralbean Erythrina herbaceaEuonymus Euonymus japonicaButterfly Eupatorium Eupatorium wrightiiWinterfat Eurotia lanataKidneywood Eysenhardtia texanaApache Plume Fallugia paradoxaFendlera Fendlera rupicolaFendlerella Fendlerella utahensisBrown Turkey Fig Ficus caricaCentral Texas Forestiera Forestiera acuminataBig Bend Forestiera Forestiera angustifoliaNew Mexico Forestiera Forestiera pubescensForsythia, 'Lynwood Gold' Forsythia x intermedia

Littleleaf Ash Fraxinus greggiiCentral Texas Silktassel Garrya ovataArizona Silktassel Garrya wrightiiAlthea Hibiscus syriacusPossumhaw Ilex deciduaYaupon Ilex vomitoriaWinter Jasmine Jasminium nudiflorumTam Juniper Juniperus chinensisBush Form Juniper Juniperus sp.Creosote Bush Larrea divaricataLavender, Provence Lavandula x intermedia

Big Bend Texas Sage Leucophyllum candidum

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Common Name Latin NameGreen Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescensPink Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescensWhite Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescensLittleleaf Texas Sage Leucophyllum laevigatumTex-Mex Sage Leucophyllum langmaniaeTrans-Pecos Sage Leucophyllum minusPurple Sage Leucophyllum pruinosaCupleaf Texas Sage Leucophyllum zygophyllumCentral Texas Mimosa Mimosa borealisTrans-Pecos Mimosa Mimosa dysocarpaArizona Mimosa Mimosa lindheimerianaMortonia Mortonia scabrellaWax Myrtle Myrica heterophyllaArroyo Sweetwood Myrospermum sousanumNandina Nandina domesticaOleander Nerium oleanderGobi Rose Osteomeles schweriniaeNew Mexico Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisiiCentral Texas Mock Orange Philadelphus texensisChinese Photina Photinia serratifolia

Ninebark Physocarpus monogynusSand Cherry Prunus pumilaCreek Plum Prunus rivularisChokecherry Prunus virensPrairie Chokecherry Prunus virginianaHoptree Ptelea trifoliataPomegranate Punica granatumPyracantha Pyracantha angustifoliaGray Oak Quercus griseaVasey Oak Quercus pungens var vaseyanaSandpaper Oak Quercus turbinellaSmooth Sumac Rhus copalinaLittleleaf Sumac Rhus microphylla3-Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobataHairy 3-Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobata var pilosissimaEvergreen Sumac Rhus virensBuffalo Currant Ribes aureumMermaid Rose Rosa bracteata x Archduke Charles Rosa chinensis xLouis Philippe Rose Rosa chinensis xCecile Brunner Rose Rosa chinensis x multifloraLa Marne Rose Rosa chinensis x multifloraBasye's Purple Rose Rosa foliolosa x rugosaBallerina Rose Rosa moschata xHarrison's Yellow Rose Rosa moschata xSeven Sisters Rose Rosa multifloraMarie Pavie Rose Rosa multiflora x chinensisPrairie Rose Rosa setigeraWood's Rose Rosa woodsii

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Common Name Latin NamePaul Neyron Rose Rosa xRose, 'Old Blush' Rosa x chinensis

Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary, 'Tuscan Blue' Rosmarinus officinalis

Blackberry Rubus xBush Sage Salvia ballataefloraMexican Elderberry Sambucus mexicanaCotton, Lavender Santolina chamaecyparissus

Maquis Santolina Santolina ericoides

Santolina Santolina incana

Italian Santolina Santolina neopolitano

Rosemary Santolina Santolina rosemarinifolia

Santolina, Green Santolina virens

Brazilian Senna Senna corymbosaLindheimer's Senna Senna lindheimerianaBuffalo Berry Shepherdia argenteaHeimia Sinicuiche salicifolia

Gyp Mountain Laurel Sophora gypsophilaMountain Laurel Sophora secundifloraSpanish Broom Spartium junceumPrinces plume Stanleya pinnata

Silver Bells Styrax texanaCoralberry Symphoricarpus orbiculataOrange Yellowbells Tecoma stansYellowbells Tecoma stansMexican Buckeye Ugnadia speciosaBig Bend Rosewood Vauquelina angustifoliaArizona Rosewood Vauquelina californicaMexican Rosewood Vauquelina maculataSkeleton Leaf Goldeneye Viqueria stenilobaShiny-leaf Monk's Pepper Vitex negundoRoundleaf Vitex Vitex rotundifoliaSoftleaf Yucca Yucca pendulaTickle-tongue Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatumSugar Hackberry Celtis laevigataChinese Pistache Pistacia chinensisBur Oak Quercus microcarpaChinkapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergiiTexas Red Oak Quercus texanaLive Oak Quercus virginiana var fusiformisSoapberry Sapindus drummondiiAmerican Elm Ulmus americanaCedar Elm Ulmus crassifoliaLacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia

SHADE TREES

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Chitalpa Catalpa x chilopsisMexican Redbud Cercis mexicanaDesert Willow Chilopsis linearisTexas Hawthorne Craetagus marshalliiGolden Raintree Koelreuteria paniculataGoldenball Leadtree Leucana retuasPinyon Pinus edulisMesquite Prosopsis glandulosaVitex Vitex agnus-castus

Gregg's Acacia Acacia greggiiTiny Yellow Acacia Acacia neovernicosaSouth Texas Acacia Acacia schottiiWright's Acacia Acacia wrightiiMadrone Arbutus xalapensisBumelia Bumelia lanuginosaNetleaf Hackberry Celtis reticulataTexas Redbud Cercis texensisRed Desert Willow Chilopsis linarisWhite Desert Willow Chilopsis linarisTexas Smoke Tree Cotinus obovatusEnglish Hawthorne Craetagus laevigataTracy's Hawthorne Craetagus tracyiiLeyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandiiArizona Cypress Cupressus arizonicaMexican Persimmon Diospyros texanaTexas Ash Fraxinus texensisArizona Ash Fraxinus velutinaHoney Locust Gleditsia triacanthosArizona Walnut Juglans majorLittle Walnut Juglans microcarpaAshe Juniper Juniperus asheiiAlligator Juniper Juniperus deppeanaWeeping Juniper Juniperus flaccidaRocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorumEastern Red Juniper Juniperus virginianaOsage Orange Maclura pomiferaChinaberry Melia azedarachFruiting White Mulberry Morus albaMountain Mulberry Morus microphyllaFruiting Red Mulberry Morus nigraTexas Red Mulberry Morus rubraParkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeataAfghan Pine Pinus eldaricaItalian Stone Pine Pinus pinea

ORNAMENTAL TREES

Top nine, water every two-three weeks

Other ornamental trees

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Common Name Latin NameScrewbean mesquite Prosopsis pubescensMexican Plum Prunus mexicanaPeach Prunus persicaBlack Cherry Prunus serotinaChisos Red Oak Quercus emoryiiLacey Oak Quercus laceyiiFlameleaf Sumac Rhus lanceolataBlack Locust Robinia pseudo-acaciaEve's Necklace Sophora affinisFan Palm Washingtonia filiferaJujube Ziziphus jujuba

Silver Maple Acer saccharinum

Pecan Carya illinoinensisCatalpa Catalpa bignoniidesArizona Ash Fraxinus velutinaMagnolia Magnolia grandifloraMulberry Morus albaSycamore Platanus occidentalisCottonwood Populus fremontiiWeeping Willow Salix babylonicaGlobe Willow Salix matsudanaSalt Cedar Tamarix sp.

Coral Wreath Vine Antigonon leptopusCrossvine Bignonia capreolataTrumpet Vine Campsis radicansAmerican Bittersweet Celastrus scandensFalse Grape Cissus incisusDesert Grape Ivy Cissus trifoliataNative Clematis Clematis drummondii

Chinese Clematis Clematis lanuginosa

Purple Clematis Clematis pitcheriiMoonseed vine Cocculus carolinusBig Balsam Gourd Ibervillea lindheimeriiCentral Texas Morning Glory Ipomoea lindheimeriiWest Texas Morning Glory Ipomoea pubescensCypress Vine Ipomoea quamoclit

Cardinal Vine Ipomoea x sloteri

Hyacinth Bean Lablab purpureus

Bush Honeysuckle Lonicera albifloraWinter Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissimaHybrid Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica x sempervirens

(water guzzlers)

VINES

(water every two weeks)

UNACCEPTABLE TREES

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Common Name Latin NameCoral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirensMascagnia Vine Mascagnia macropteraClimbing Snapdragon Maurandya antirrhinifloraSeven-Leaf Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus heptaphyllaVirginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefoliaPassionflower Passiflorus incarnataSilkvine Periploca graecaSilverlace Vine Polygonum aubertiiLady Banks Rose Rosa banksiaeFortuniana Rose Rosa laevigata x banksiaeCanyon Grape Vitis arizonicaMustang Grape Vitis candicansHimrod Grape Vitis labruscaThompson Seedless Grape Vitis labruscaAmerican Wisteria Wisteria frutescensWisteria, Old-Fashioned Purple Wisteria sinensis purpurea

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suggested plants for midland - prepared for the city of midland

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