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Recommended
Plants for San Antonio, Austin & Vicinity (D - M)
Dahlia
spp. and hybrids - Dahlia - Short-Lived Perennial
Dasylirion
acrotriche var. acrotriche - Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
acrotriche ssp. parryanum - Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
berlandieri - Berlandier's Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
berlandieri 'Blue Twister' - Berlandier's Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
berlandieri var. palaciosii - Palacios' Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
duranguense - Durango Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
gentryi - Gentry's Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
glaucophyllum - Mexican Blue Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
leiophyllum - Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
lucidum - Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
miquihuanensis - Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
quadrangulatum - Previously known as, Dasylirion longissimum
- Mexican Grass Tree - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
texanum - Texas Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dasylirion
wheeleri - Wheeler's Sotol - Hardy Succulent
Dendranthema
spp. and hybrids - Mum - Short-Lived Perennial
Dicliptera
suberecta - Mexican Honeysuckle - Perennial
Dioon
angustifolium - Chamal - Cycad
Dioon
edule - Chamal - Cycad
Dioscorea bulbifera - Air
Potato - Vine
Diospyros
kaki 'Chocolate' - 'Chocolate' Japanese Persimmon - Edible Tree
Diospyros
kaki 'Fuyu' - 'Fuyu' Japanese Persimmon - Edible Tree
Diospyros
kaki 'Maru' - 'Maru' Japanese Persimmon - Edible Tree
Diospyros
kaki 'Matsumoto Wase' - 'Matsumoto Wase' Japanese Persimmon - Edible
Tree
Diospyros
kaki 'Meakawa Jiro' - 'Meakawa Jiro' Japanese Persimmon - Edible Tree
Diospyros
kaki 'Nishimura Wase' - 'Nishimura Wase' Japanese Persimmon - Edible
Tree
Diospyros
palmeri - Mexican Persimmon - Tree
Diospyros
texensis - Texas Persimmon - Tree
Duranta
repens - Brazilian Skyflower - Perennial
Dyschoriste
linearis - Groundcover
Dyssodia
- Dahlberg Daisy - Wildflower
Echinacea
- Cone-Flower - Short-Lived Perennial
Engelmannia
sp. - Engelmann Daisy - Wildflower
Ensete
glaucum - Also know as: Musa glauca Roxburgh - Snow Banana -
Tender Perennial
Ensete
ventricosum - Abyssinian Banana - Tender Perennial
Ensete
ventricosum 'Maurelii' - Abyssinian Banana - Tender Perennial
Ensete
wilsonii - Also known as: Musa wilsonii Tutcher - Wilson's Snow
Banana - Tender Perennial
Eryngium pandanifolium -
Giant Eryngium - Perennial
Erythrina
X bidwillii - Hybrid Coral Bean - Perennial
Erythrina
crista-galli - Fireman's Cap - Perennial
Erythrina
herbacea var. arborea - Coral Bean - Perennial
Erythrina
herbacea var. herbacea - Coral Bean - Perennial
Erythrina
flabelliformis - Desert Coral Bean - Tender Perennial
Esenbeckia
berlandieri - Jopoy - Shrub, Tree in Hardiness Zone 9
Eupatorium
havanense - Boneset - Perennial
Eupatorium
odoratum - - See
Chromolaena odorata
Euphorbia
antisyphilitica - Candelilla - Succulent
Euphorbia
pulcherrima - Poinsettia - Perennial
Eysenhardtia
texana - Kidneywood - Shrub
Ficus carica 'Green Ischia'
- 'Green Ischia' Fig - Edible Tree
Fortunella
japonica - Marumi Kumquat, Round Kumquat - Shrub
Fortunella
margarita 'Meiwa' - Meiwa Kumquat, Oval Kumquat - Shrub
Fortunella
margarita 'Nagami' - Nagami Kumquat, Oval Kumquat - Shrub
Fortunella
X 'Nameiwa' - 'Ten-Degree Kumquat' - F. margarita 'Nagami' X F. margarita
'Meiwa' - Shrub
Fortunella
obovata - Longevity Kumquat, Chang Shou Kumquat - Shrub
Garrya lindheimeri - Silk-Tassel
- Shrub
Gaura lindheimeri 'Corrie's
Gold' - Gold Variegated Gaura - Perennial
Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou
Pink' - Pink Gaura - Perennial
Gelsemium
sempervirens - Carolina Jessamine - Vine
Graptopetalum paraguayense
- Ghost Plant - Hardy Succulent
Guihaia
argyrata - Silver Karst Palm - Shrub
Guihaia
grossefibrosa - Karst Palm - Shrub
Hedera colchica - Persian
Ivy - Groundcover
Hedera colchica (variegated)
- Variegated Persian Ivy - Groundcover
Heimia
salicifolia - Huachinal - Shrub
Helianthus
giganteus - Giant Sunflower - Perennial
Heliconia
schiedeana - Cloud Forest Heliconia - Perennial
Helietta
parvifolia - Shrub
Hemerocallis
spp.& hybrids - Daylily - Perennial
Hemerocallis
X 'Stella d'Oro' - 'Stella d'Oro' Daylily - Perennial
Hesperaloe
campanulata - Giant Pink Yucca - Hardy Succulent
Hesperaloe
funifera - Hardy Succulent
Hesperaloe
parviflora - Red Yucca - Hardy Succulent
Hesperaloe
parviflora (yellow) - Yellow-flowered Red Yucca - Hardy Succulent
Hibanobambusa
tranquillans - Hardy Bamboo
Hibanobambusa
tranquillans 'Shiroshima' - Hardy Bamboo
Hibiscus
cardiophyllus - Heart-Leaf Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
coccineus - Scarlet Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
cubensis - Cuban Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
dasycalyx - Perennial
Hibiscus
X 'Flare' - 'Flare' Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
grandiflorus - Perennial
Hibiscus
lasiocarpos - Perennial
Hibiscus
leucophyllus - Perennial
Hibiscus
X 'Lord Baltimore' - 'Lord Baltimore' Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
militaris - Military Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
moscheutos - Mallow Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
mutabilis - Confederate Rose - Perennial
Hibiscus
palustris 'Blue River II' - 'Blue River II' Hibiscus - Perennial
Hibiscus
paramutabilis - Perennial
Hibiscus
sabdariffa - Jamiaca - Tender Perennial
Hibiscus
syriacus 'Aphrodite' - 'Aphrodite' Althaea, Rose-0f-Sharon - Shrub
Hibiscus
syriacus 'Diana' - 'Diana' Althaea, Rose-0f-Sharon - Shrub
Hibiscus
syriacus 'Helene' - 'Helene' Althaea, Rose-0f-Sharon - Shrub
Hibiscus
syriacus 'Minerva' - 'Minerva' Althaea, Rose-0f-Sharon - Shrub
Hibiscus
taiwanensis - Perennial
Hibiscus
tiliaceus 'Variegata' - Variegated Hawaiian Hibiscus - Perennial
Hilaria
belangeri - Curly Mesquite - Ornamental Grass
Hippeastrum
X ackermanii - Hippeastrum aulicum X Hippeastrum x
johnsonii - Perennial
Hippeastrum
X johnsonii - St. Joseph Lily - Hippeastrum reginae X
Hippeastrum
vittatum. - Perennial
Hordeum
vulgare - Barley - Edible Annual
Hosta spp. - NOT RECOMMENDED
Hymenocallis
caribaea 'Tropical Giant' - 'Tropical Giant' Spider Lily - Perennial
Hymenocallis
maximiliani - Maximilian's Spider Lily - Perennial
Ilex decidua - Possum Haw
Holly - Shrub
Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon Holly
- Shrub
Indigofera
kirilowii - Pink Indigo - Perennial
Indocalamus
latifolius - Hardy Bamboo
Indocalamus
tesselatus - Hardy Bamboo
Ipomoea fistulosa (pink)
- Pink Bush Morning-glory - Perennial
Ipomoea fistulosa (white)
- White Bush Morning-glory - Perennial
Iris albicans - Cemetary
Iris - Perennial
Iris pseudacorus - Yellow
Water Iris - Perennial
Iris virginica - Blue Water
Iris - Perennial
Iris virginica 'Contraband
Girl' - 'Contraband Girl' Blue Water Iris - Perennial
Iris wattii - Bamboo Iris
- Perennial
Jatropha
dioica - Leather-Stem - Succulent Perennial
Juglans major - Arizona Walnut
- Tree
Juglans microcarpa - Creek
Walnut - Tree
Juniperus
ashei - Cedar, Hill Country Juniper - Large Shrub, Tree
Juniperus
chinensis - Chinese Juniper - many varieties, from Shrub to Tree
Juniperus
flaccida - Weeping Juniper - Large Shrub, Tree
Juniperus
pinchotii - Red-Berry Juniper - Tree
Juniperus
virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar - Large Shrub, Tree
Justicia
brandegeana
- Shrimp Plant - Perennial
Justicia
californica - Mohave Honeysuckle - Perennial
Justicia
fulvicoma
- Flame Justicia - Perennial
Justicia
fulvicoma 'Sierra Flame'™ - 'Sierra Flame'™
Justicia - Perennial
Justicia
runyonii - Perennial
Justicia
pilosella - Tube-Tongue - Perennial
Justicia
spicigera - Mohintle - Perennial
Kosteletzkya
virginica - Salt-Marsh Mallow - Perennial
Lagerstroemia
fauriei - Yakushima Crepe Myrtle - Tree
Lagerstroemia
indica 'Centennial Spirit' - 'Centennial Spirit' Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica 'Velma's Royal Delight' - Velma's Royal Delight' Crepe Myrtle
- Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Acoma' - 'Acoma' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Biloxi' - 'Biloxi' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Tree
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Chickasaw' - 'Chickasaw' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Comanche' - 'Comanche' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Lipan' - 'Lipan' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Miami' - 'Miami' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Tree
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Muskogee' - 'Muskogee' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Tree
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Pocomoke' - 'Pocomoke' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Sioux' - 'Sioux' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Tonto' - 'Tonto' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Tuskegee' - 'Tuskegee' Hybrid Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
indica X fauriei 'Yuma' - 'Yuma' Hybrid
Crepe Myrtle - Shrub
Lagerstroemia
(indica X fauriei) X L. limii 'Arapaho' - 'Arapaho' Crepe Myrtle -
Shrub
Lagerstroemia
(indica X fauriei) X L. limii 'Cheyenne' - 'Cheyenne' Crepe Myrtle
- Shrub
Lantana
camara 'Irene' - 'Irene' Lantana - Perennial
Lantana
camara 'Radiation' - 'Radiation' Lantana - Perennial
Lantana
urticoides (horrida) 'Sunrise' - 'Sunrise' Lantana - Perennial
Lantana
montevidensis - Trailing Lantana - Groundcover
Laurus
nobilis - Bay Tree, Laurel - Perennial Shrub
Lavandula species - Lavender
- NOT RECOMMENDED
Lawsonia
inermis - Henna, Resedad - Tender Perennial
Leucaena
greggii - Lead Tree - Tree
Leucaena
retusa - Goldenball Lead Tree - Tree
Leucophyllum
candidum - Desert Cenizo, Silver-Leaf Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
frutescens - Cenizo, Texas Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
frutescens 'Green Cloud' - 'Green Cloud' Texas Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
frutescens 'White Cloud' - 'White Cloud' Texas Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
frutescens 'San Jose' - 'San Jose' Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
frutescens X laevigatum 'Heavenly Cloud' - 'Heavenly Cloud' Hybrid
Cenizo - Leucophyllum frutescens 'Green Cloud' X Leucophyllum
laevigatum - Shrub
Leucophyllum
laevigatum - Chihuahuan Desert Sage, Chihuahuan Desert Cenizo - Shrub
Leucophyllum
langmaniae - Langman's Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
pruinosum - Deep Blue Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
zygophyllum - Dwarf Sage - Shrub
Leucophyllum
zygophyllum 'Cimarron' - 'Cimmaron' Dwarf Sage - Shrub
Liatris
mucronata - Gayfeather - Perennial
Lilium
brownii - Lily - Perennial
Lilium
henryi - Lily - Perennial
Lilium
formosanum - Lily - Perennial
Lindera
benzoin - Spicebush - Shrub
Liriope
spp. - Groundcover
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal
Flower - Perennial
Lonicera albiflora - Native
Honeysuckle - Scandent Shrub
Lonicera fragrantissima -
Winter Honeysuckle - Scandent Shrub
Lonicera sempervirens - Coral
Honeysuckle - Vine
Lupinus
texensis - Bluebonnet, Lupine - Self-Sowing Annual
Lycopersicon
esculentum - Tomato - Edible Perennial Grown as an Annual
Machaeranthera
tanacetifolia - Tahoka Daisy - Wildflower
Magnolia
grandiflora - Southern Magnolia - Tree
Magnolia
grandiflora 'Green Giant' - 'Green Giant' Southern Magnolia - Tree
Magnolia
grandiflora 'Little Gem' - 'Little Gem' Dwarf Magnolia - Shrub
Magnolia
grandiflora 'Samuel Sommer' - 'Samuel Sommer' Magnolia - Tree
Magnolia
mexicana - Mexican Magnolia - Tree
Magnolia
schiedeana - Mexican Magnolia - Tree
Magnolia
sharpii - Mexican Magnolia - Tree
Magnolia
tamaulipana - Mexican Magnolia - Tree
Mahonia
bealei - Grape Holly - Shrub
Mahonia
chochoco - Shrub
Mahonia
gracilis - Shrub
Mahonia
lanceolata - Shrub
Malpighia
glabra - Barbados Cherry - Perennial
Malpighia
glabra 'Fairchild' - Acerola, Dwarf Barbados Cherry - Perennial
Malvaviscus
arboreus var. arboreus - Turk’s Cap - Perennial -
Malvaviscus
arboreus var. drummondii (red) - Native Turk's Cap - Perennial
Malvaviscus
arboreus var. drummondii (white) - White-Flowered Native Turk's Cap
- Perennial
Malvaviscus
arboreus var. mexicanus - Mexican Turk’s Cap - Perennial
Malvaviscus
arboreus var. penduliflorus (Pink) - Pink Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
- Perennial
Malvaviscus
arboreus var. penduliflorus (Red) - Red Giant Mexican Turk's Cap -
Perennial
Manfreda
maculosa - Perennial
Manfreda
undulata - Perennial
Manfreda
variegata - Perennial
Manihot
esculenta - Manioc, Tapioca - Perennial
Manihot
esculenta (variegated) - Variegated Manioc, Variegated Tapioca
- Tender Perennial
Manihot
grahamii - Hardy Tapioca - Perennial
Manihot
subspicata - Brush Country Tapioca - Perennial
Manihot
walkerae - Texas Tapioca - Perennial
Marrubium - Horehound - NOT
RECOMMENDED
Marsilea macropoda - Water
Clover - Groundcover
Mascagnia
lilacina - Purple Butterfly Vine - Vine
Mascagnia
macroptera - Yellow Butterfly Vine - Vine
Megaskepasma
erythrochlamys - Brazilian Red-Cloak - Tender Perennial
Melampodium - Blackfoot Daisy
- Very short-lived in cultivation. NOT RECOMMENDED
Melissa
officinalis - Lemon Balm - Perennial Herb
Mentha
spp. - Mint - Perennial
Metasequoia
glyptostroboides - Chinese Bald Cypress - Tree
Miscanthus
'Giganteus' - Giant Miscanthus - Ornamental Grass - Sometimes sold
as Miscanthus floridulus.
Miscanthus
sinensis 'Adagio' - 'Adagio' Maiden Grass - Ornamental Grass
Miscanthus
sinensis 'Gracillimus' - 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass - Ornamental Grass
Miscanthus
sinensis 'Hinjo' - Compact Zebra Grass - Ornamental Grass
Miscanthus
sinensis 'Morning Light' - 'Morning Light' Maiden Grass - Ornamental
Grass
Miscanthus
sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret' - 'Cabaret' Variegated Maiden Grass
- Ornamental Grass
Miscanthus
sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' - 'Cosmopolitan' Variegated
Maiden Grass - Ornamental Grass
Miscanthus
transmorrisonensis - "Evergreen" Maiden Grass - Ornamental Grass
Monarda
bartlettii - Bartlett's Beebalm - Perennial
Monarda
pringlei - Pringle's Bee Balm - Perennial
Muhlenbergia
capillaris - Gulf Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
capillaris var. filipes - Ruby Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
dubia - Pine Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
duboides - Weeping Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
dumosa - Desert Bamboo - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
dumosa var. minor - Compact Desert Bamboo - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
emersleyi - Bull Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
gigantea - Giant Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
lindheimeri - Lindheimer's Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
reverchonii - Seep Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
rigens - Deer Muhly - Ornamental Grass
Muhlenbergia
X 'Pink Flamingo' - Muhlenbergia capillaris X Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
- Ornamental Grass
Musa
acuminata - Banana, Plantain - Perennial
Musa
acuminata subsp. zebrina - Sold under the following names: 'Rojo',
'Rubra', 'Sumatrana' or 'Zebrina' - Perennial
Musa
balbisiana - Seedy Banana - Perennial
Musa
basjoo - Basjoo Banana - Perennial
Musa
coccinea - Also known as: Musa uranoscopos - Scarlet Banana
- Perennial
Musa
formosana - Also known as Musa paradisiaca var. formosana
- Formosan Banana - Perennial
Musa
itinerans - Forest Banana - Perennial
Musa
ornata - Ornamental Banana - Perennial
Musa
paradisiaca - Also known as: Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum;
Musa
sapientum - Edible Banana - Perennial
Musa
X rajapuri - Rajapuri Banana - Perennial
Musa
rubra - Not Musa rubra Firminger ex Baker, Annals of Botany.
Oxford 7(26): 213. 1893, which is an invalid name for Musa sapientum
var. rubra. - Red Banana - Perennial
Musa
sanguinea - Blood Banana - Perennial
Musa
"sikkimensis" - Also known as: Musa hookeri - Himalayan Banana
- Perennial
Musa
velutina - Velvet Banana - Perennial
Musa
"yunnanensis" - Yunnan Mountain Banana - Perennial
Musella
lasiocarpa - Golden Mountain Banana - Perennial
Musella
splendida - Vietnamese Golden Mountain Banana - Perennial
Myrica
cerifera - Bayberry, Wax Myrtle - Shrub
Myrica
pusilla - Dwarf Bayberry, Wax Myrtle - Shrub
Myrospermum
sousanum - Sweetwood - Tree
Myrtus communis - Myrtle
- Shrub
Myrtus communis 'Microphylla'
- Dwarf Myrtle - Shrub
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