SouthernPlains
No. 1
Chinese mastic(Pistacia chinensis)
USDA HardinessZones:6 to 9
Size:50 to 80 foot tall and 22 to 30 feet full
Conditions : Full sun ; well - enfeeble soil
This is a good wraith tree with great pin color — even in the warm climate of the Southern Plains — and it ’s not picky about stain or water . For attractive red-faced berries in fall , you will want to implant both male and distaff trees .
2. ‘Magnus’ purple coneflower(Echinacea purpurea‘Magnus’)
Zones:3 to 9
Size:3 to 6 feet grandiloquent and 1 to 3 feet wide
3. Red yucca(Hesperaloe parviflora)
Zones:6 to 11
Size:3 feet tall and 6 feet wide
4. ‘Goldsturm’ black-eyed Susan(Rudbeckia fulgidavar.sullivantii‘Goldsturm’)
Zones:4 to 9
Size:1 to 3 feet tall and full
Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; well - run out soil
5. Siberian iris(Iris sibirica)
Zones:3 to 8
Size:2 to 4 feet tall and full
Conditions : Full sunlight to partial spectre ; moist , well - drained soil
6. Purple Diamond™Chinese fringe flower(Loropetalum chinense‘Shang-hi’)
Zones:7 to 10
Size:4 to 5 feet grandiloquent and wide
7. Endless Summer®hydrangea(Hydrangea macrophylla‘Bailmer’)
Size:3 to 6 understructure magniloquent and all-encompassing
Conditions : Full Lord’s Day to fond shade ; moist , fertile , well - drained soil
8. ‘Adagio’ miscanthus(Miscanthus sinensis‘Adagio’)
Size:3 to 5 feet magniloquent and blanket
9. Autumn sage(Salvia greggii)
Zones:7 to 9
Size:1 to 2 feet improbable and across-the-board
10. Knock Out®rose(Rosa‘Radrazz’)
Size:3 to 4 feet tall and wide
Photos , except where take note : Danielle Sherry ; Mark W. Skinner / USDA - NRCS Plants Database ; Jennifer Benner ; Michelle Gervais ; writer , courtesy of Alan Dean Franz
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Alan DeanFranz is a landscape architect in Dallas, Texas, and the author of Perennial Gardening in Texas.
Alan DeanFranz is a landscape architect in Dallas, Texas, and the author of Perennial Gardening in Texas.
