There is a lot of landscaping on the trails I walk, including many different kinds of shrubs.
Here are a few according to Texas SmartScape™, a program of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, Regional Stormwater Management Coordinating Council:
Confetti Abelia
A compact, rounded shrub with pink, white, and green variegated foliage.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Fragrance, Container, Fragrance, Salt Tolerant, Deer Resistant
· Wildlife Value: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
· Season: Summer, Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright, Rounded
· Plant Spread: 3'
· Plant Height: 3'
Whale’s Tongue Agave
Very cold hardy agave (to 0 degrees Fahrenheit). Wide powder-blue leaves. No offsets. Strong architectural element.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Very Low
· Landscape Use: Rock Garden, Focal Point/Specimen Plant, Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 4'
· Plant Height: 3'
American Beautyberry
Beautiful purple berries in fall and winter. White-berried variety also available.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Low, Medium
· Landscape Use: Focal Point/Specimen Plant, Salt Tolerant, Border - Mixed
· Native/Adapted: Native
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Season: Summer
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Upright, Weeping
· Plant Spread: 5'-8'
· Plant Height: 4'-8'
Barberry
Must have sun to develop crimson color. Thorny.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Salt Tolerant, Deer Resistant
· Wildlife Value: Birds, Butterflies
· Season: Summer
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Spreading
· Plant Spread: 3'
· Plant Height: 2'
Bridal Wreath Spirea
Very durable shrub. Great for cutting gardens.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low, Medium
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Deer Resistant
· Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
· Season: Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 6'
· Plant Height: 6'
Dwarf Nandina
Low-growing and compact. Excellent fall and winter color. Be sure to select a non-berrying/non-fruiting variety. Some excellent selections are Gulf Stream, Sienna Sunrise, Moonbay and Filamentosa or San Gabriel.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Salt Tolerant, Border - Mixed, Deer Resistant
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 3'-4'
· Plant Height: 3'-4'
Dwarf Burford Holly
An excellent medium-size holly with shiny dark green leaves and red berries in fall.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Hedge, Border - Mixed
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Season: Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 3'-5'
· Plant Height: 3'-5'
Dwarf Palmetto
This very slow-growing, ground-hugging, rugged palm produces pale green or bluish fan-like leaves atop spineless stems. Although this plant grows natively in areas of high to moderate moisture, once it is established in a garden setting, it is fairly drought tolerant. Its BB-sized fruits are edible and taste like dates.
· Light Requirement: Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Screen - Visual, Container, Border - Mixed
· Native/Adapted: Native
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Season: Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Bushy
· Plant Spread: 4'
· Plant Height: 4'
Dwarf Wax Myrtle
A delightful smaller version of the tree form wax myrtle. Leaves are aromatic and berries are pale blue. Makes a nice hedge.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Hedge, Salt Tolerant
· Native/Adapted: Native
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 4'
· Plant Height: 4'
Elaeagnus
Gray-green foliage with a fragrant bloom in fall. Long, arching stems. Very durable. Can be used as a screen or backdrop. Ebbingei is a more upright variety that is spineless.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Hedge, Screen - Visual, Border - Mixed, Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Season: Fall
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright, Spreading
· Plant Spread: 6'-7'
· Plant Height: 6'-7'
Flowering Quince
One of the first to bloom in the spring. Good for cut flowers. Texas Scarlet is the most heat tolerant.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Salt Tolerant, Border - Mixed
· Ornamental Value: Pink, White, Red
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Season: Winter, Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Bushy
· Plant Spread: 6'
· Plant Height: 4'
Hypericum
Attractive foliage and yellow flowers. Needs good drainage.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Deer Resistant
· Wildlife Value: Butterflies, Bees, Hummingbirds
· Season: Spring, Summer
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 3'
· Plant Height: 3'
Italian Jasmine
Graceful, arching form. Easy to grow. Very hardy. A beautiful spreading shrub.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Screen - Visual, Deer Resistant
· Wildlife Value: Bees, Hummingbirds
· Season: Spring, Summer
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright, Spreading
· Plant Spread: 5'
· Plant Height: 4'
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Wonderful huge, coarse leaves and large flower spikes. Orange-red to purple fall color. Beautiful flaking cinnamon bark. Some great selections are Snowflake, Snow Queen, and Alice.
· Light Requirement: Full Shade, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Medium
· Landscape Use: Focal Point/Specimen Plant, Hedge, Screen - Visual, Border · Season: Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 6'
· Plant Height: 6'
Standard Nandina
Delicate bamboo-like foliage. Red berries in winter. Excellent accent shrub. Suckers easily if well watered. Birds may spread seeds, leading to invasive behavior.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Screen - Visual, Salt Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Border - Mixed
· Wildlife Value: Birds
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 5'-6'
· Plant Height: 6'-7'
Green Cloud Texas Sage
One of the largest and fastest growing Texas sages. Rich green leaves with rose-pink flowers. More tolerant of poor drainage and heavier soils than other Texas sages. Cold hardy to five degrees Fahrenheit.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Rock Garden, Screen - Visual, Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant
· Wildlife Value: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
· Season: Summer, Fall
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 6'
· Plant Height: 6'
Winter/Bush Honeysuckle
Has fragrant blooms during the winter when almost all other plants are not flowering. Large arching or cascading growth habit.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Border - Edge, Screen - Physical
· Wildlife Value: Birds, Butterflies
· Season: Winter
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Bushy
· Plant Spread: 10'
· Plant Height: 15'
Twist-Leaf Yucca
Narrow olive-green leaves twist as they grow. Margins of leaves may be yellow, orange, or red. Flower stalk grows to five feet tall. Grows well in rocky soils.
· Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
· Water Demand: Low
· Landscape Use: Rock Garden, Container, Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant
· Native/Adapted: Native
· Season: Spring
· Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
· Plant Form: Upright
· Plant Spread: 2'
· Plant Height: 2'
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