| AUSTIN GROW GREEN PLANT RECOMMENDATION LIST - by type of plant | ||
| (Research plants on the internet using the Botanical Name for more information.) | ||
| This link takes you directly to the City of Austin Grow Green searchable plant database | ||
| Plant Type | Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Ground Cover | Artemesia (Powis Castle) | Artemesia |
| Ground Cover | Dichondra argentea | Silver Ponyfoot |
| Ground Cover | Rivina humilis | Pigeonberry |
| Ground Cover | Rosmarinas officinalis var. prostratus | Trailing Rosemary |
| Ground Cover | Sedum sp. | Sedum (Stonecrop) |
| Ground Cover | Teucrium cossonii | Creeping Germander |
| Ornamental Grass | Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama |
| Ornamental Grass | Carex perdentata | Meadow Sedge |
| Ornamental Grass | Carex texensis | Texas Sedge |
| Ornamental Grass | Carex tumulicola | Berkeley Sedge |
| Ornamental Grass | Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland Sea Oats |
| Ornamental Grass | Liriope muscari | Liriope |
| Ornamental Grass | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Gulf Muhly |
| Ornamental Grass | Muhlenbergia dumosa | Bamboo Muhly |
| Ornamental Grass | Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | Big Muhly |
| Ornamental Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Muhly |
| Ornamental Grass | Nolina texana | Basket Grass (Sacahuista) |
| Ornamental Grass | Ophiopogon intermedius | Aztec Grass |
| Ornamental Grass | Ophiopogon japonicus | Monkey Grass (Mondo Grass) |
| Ornamental Grass | Pennisetum alopecuroides | Dwarf Fountain Grass |
| Ornamental Grass | Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon |
| Ornamental Grass | Penstemon tenuis | Gulf Coast Penstemon |
| Ornamental Grass | Penstemon triflorus | Hill Country Penstemon |
| Ornamental Grass | Setcreasea pallida | Purple Heart |
| Ornamental Grass | Stipa tenuissima | Mexican Feathergrass (Wiregrass) |
| Palm | Sabal minor | Texas Dwarf Palmetto |
| Perennial | Achillea sp. | Yarrow |
| Perennial | Aquilegia canadensis | Red Columbine |
| Perennial | Aquilegia chrysantha | Yellow Columbine |
| Perennial | Aspidistra elatior | Cast Iron Plant |
| Perennial | Aster oblongifolius | Fall Aster |
| Perennial | Callirhoe involucrata | Perrenial Winecup |
| Perennial | Calylophus berlandieri | Calylophus (Square Bud Primrose) |
| Perennial | Calyptocarpus vialis | Horseherb |
| Perennial | Capsicum annuum | Chile Pequin (Chile Petin) |
| Perennial | Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | Leadwort Plumbago |
| Perennial | Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita |
| Perennial | Coreopsis lanceolata | Coreopsis |
| Perennial | Cuphea x. (David Verity) | Cuphea (David Verity) |
| Perennial | Dalea frutescens | Black Dalea |
| Perennial | Dalea greggii | Gregg Dalea |
| Perennial | Dietes bicolor (Morea bicolor) | Bicolor Iris (African) |
| Perennial | Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower |
| Perennial | Eupatorium greggii (Conoclinium greggii) | Greggs Mistflower |
| Perennial | Gaura lindheimeri | Gaura |
| Perennial | Hamelia patens | Firebush |
| Perennial | Hibiscus moscheutos (hybrids) | Perrenial Hibiscus |
| Perennial | Iris germanica | Bearded Iris |
| Perennial | Justicia brandegeana | Shrimp Plant |
| Perennial | Justicia spicigera | Mexican Honeysuckle |
| Perennial | Lanatana x. hybrida (many varieties) | Lantana (hybrid) |
| Perennial | Lantana horrida | Texas Lantana |
| Perennial | Lantana montevidensis | Trailing Lantana |
| Perennial | Liatris mucronata | Gayfeather |
| Perennial | Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy |
| Perennial | Oenothera missouriensis | Missouri Primrose |
| Perennial | Orbexilum sp. (nova) | Mountain Pea |
| Perennial | Origanum vulgare | Oregano |
| Perennial | Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage |
| Perennial | Phlomis fruticosa | Jerusalem Sage |
| Perennial | Phlox paniculata | Garden Phlox |
| Perennial | Phyla incisa | Frogfruit |
| Perennial | Physostegia virginiana | Fall Obedient Plant |
| Perennial | Plumbago auriculata | Plumbago |
| Perennial | Poliomintha longiflora | Mexican Oregano |
| Perennial | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan |
| Perennial | Ruellia brittoniana | Ruellia (dwarf) |
| Perennial | Salvia (Indigo Spires) | Indigo Spires |
| Perennial | Salvia coccinea | Tropical Sage |
| Perennial | Salvia greggii | Cherry Sage (Autumn Sage) |
| Perennial | Salvia guaranitica | Majestic Sage |
| Perennial | Salvia leucantha | Mexican Bush Sage |
| Perennial | Salvia penstemonoides | Penstemon Sage (Big Red Sage) |
| Perennial | Salvia regla | Mountain Sage |
| Perennial | Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage |
| Perennial | Santolina chamaecyparissus | Santolina (Lavender Cotton) |
| Perennial | Scutellaria suffrutescens | Pink Skullcap |
| Perennial | Stachys byzantina | Lambs Ear |
| Perennial | Stachys coccinea | Texas Betony |
| Perennial | Stemodia lanata (Stemodia tomentosa) | Wooly Stemodia |
| Perennial | Tagetes lemmonii | Copper Canyon Daisy |
| Perennial | Tagetes lucida | Mexican Mint Marigold |
| Perennial | Tetraneuris scaposa | Hymenoxys (Four Nerve Daisy) |
| Perennial | Thelypteris kunthii | River Fern |
| Perennial | Tulbaghia violacea | Society Garlic |
| Perennial | Verbena bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena |
| Perennial | Viguiera stenoloba | Skeletonleaf Goldeneye |
| Perennial | Wedelia texana | Zexmenia |
| Rose | Rosa (Belindas Dream) | Rose (Belindas Dream) |
| Rose | Rosa (Cecile Brunner) | Rose (Cecile Brunner) |
| Rose | Rosa (Knock Out) | Rose (Knock Out) |
| Rose | Rosa (Living Easy) | Rose (Living Easy) |
| Rose | Rosa (Marie Daly) (Marie Pavie) | Rose (Marie Daly) (Marie Pavie) |
| Rose | Rosa (Martha Gonzales) | Rose (Martha Gonzales) |
| Rose | Rosa (Mutabilis) | Rose (Mutabilis) |
| Rose | Rosa (Nearly Wild) | Rose (Nearly Wild) |
| Rose | Rosa (Old Blush) | Rose (Old Blush) |
| Rose | Rosa banksiae | Lady Banksia Rose |
| Shrub | Jasminum mesnyi | Primrose Jasmine |
| Shrub - deciduous | Berberis thunbergii (Atropurpurea) | Japanese Barberry |
| Shrub - deciduous | Buddleja davidii | Butterfly Bush |
| Shrub - deciduous | Buddleja marrubiifolia | Wooly Butterfly Bush |
| Shrub - deciduous | Caesalpinia gilliesii | Yellow Bird of Paradise |
| Shrub - deciduous | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Pride of Barbados |
| Shrub - deciduous | Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry |
| Shrub - deciduous | Cassia corymbosa | Flowering Senna |
| Shrub - deciduous | Cornus drummondii | Roughleaf Dogwood |
| Shrub - deciduous | Cotinus obovatus | American Smoke Tree |
| Shrub - deciduous | Cotoneaster spp. | Cotoneaster |
| Shrub - deciduous | Ilex decidua | Possumhaw Holly |
| Shrub - deciduous | Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon Holly |
| Shrub - deciduous | Lagerstroemia x. hybrida (many varieties) | Crape Myrtle |
| Shrub - deciduous | Malpighia glabra | Barbados Cherry |
| Shrub - deciduous | Malvaviscus arboreus | Turks Cap |
| Shrub - deciduous | Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa |
| Shrub - deciduous | Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose |
| Shrub - deciduous | Philadelphus coronarius | Mock Orange |
| Shrub - deciduous | Pistacia texana | Texas Pistachio |
| Shrub - deciduous | Rhamnus caroliniana | Carolina Buckthorn |
| Shrub - deciduous | Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac (Aromatic) |
| Shrub - deciduous | Rhus lanceolata | Flameleaf Sumac |
| Shrub - deciduous | Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer Senna |
| Shrub - deciduous | Sophora affinis | Eves Necklace |
| Shrub - deciduous | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry |
| Shrub - deciduous | Tecoma stans | Esperanza (Yellow Bells) |
| Shrub - deciduous | Viburnum rufidulum | Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum |
| Shrub -evergreen | Abelia grandiflora | Glossy Abelia |
| Shrub -evergreen | Berberis trifoliata (Mahonia trifoliata) | Agarita |
| Shrub -evergreen | Elaeagnus pungens | Elaeagnus |
| Shrub -evergreen | Ilex cornuta (Burfordii) | Burford Holly |
| Shrub -evergreen | Ilex cornuta (Rotunda) | Dwarf Chinese Holly |
| Shrub -evergreen | Ilex vomituria (Nana) | Dwarf Yaupon Holly |
| Shrub -evergreen | Leucophyllum frutescens | Texas Sage (Cenizo) |
| Shrub -evergreen | Myrica cerifera | Wax Myrtle |
| Shrub -evergreen | Nandina domestica (Compacta)(Nana) | Nandina |
| Shrub -evergreen | Nerium oleander | Oleander |
| Shrub -evergreen | Punica granatum | Pomegranate |
| Shrub -evergreen | Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac |
| Shrub -evergreen | Rosmarinus officinalis | Upright Rosemary |
| Shrub -evergreen | Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel |
| Shrub -evergreen | Teucrium fruticans | Bush Germander |
| Shrub -evergreen | Viburnum suspensus | Sandankwa Viburnum |
| Succulent | Agave sp. | Agave (Century Plant) |
| Succulent | B. frutescens (B. caulescens) | Bulbine |
| Succulent | Dasylirion texanum | Texas Sotol |
| Succulent | Hesperaloe parviflora | Red Yucca |
| Succulent | Opuntia spp | Prickly Pear |
| Succulent | Yucca pallida | Paleleaf Yucca |
| Succulent | Yucca recurvifolia | Softleaf Yucca |
| Succulent | Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca |
| Tree - deciduous | Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple |
| Tree - deciduous | Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye |
| Tree - deciduous | Bauhinia congesta | Anacacho Orchid Tree |
| Tree - deciduous | Carya illinoinensis | Pecan |
| Tree - deciduous | Cercis canadensis var. mexicana | Mexican Redbud |
| Tree - deciduous | Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud |
| Tree - deciduous | Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow |
| Tree - deciduous | Chitalpa tashkentensis | Chitalpa |
| Tree - deciduous | Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon |
| Tree - deciduous | Eysenhardtia texana | Kidneywood |
| Tree - deciduous | Fraxinus texensis | Texas Ash |
| Tree - deciduous | Leucaena retusa | Goldenball Leadtree |
| Tree - deciduous | Parkinsonia aculeata | Retama Jerusalem Thorn |
| Tree - deciduous | Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite |
| Tree - deciduous | Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum |
| Tree - deciduous | Prunus serotina var. eximia | Escarpment Black Cherry |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus fusiformis | Escarpment Live Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus glaucoides (Quercus laceyi) | Lacey Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus muhlenbergii | Chinquapin Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus polymorpha | Monterey Oak (Mexican White) |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus shumardii | Shumard Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus texana | Texas Red Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Quercus virginiana | Southern Live Oak |
| Tree - deciduous | Sapindus drummondii | Soapberry |
| Tree - deciduous | Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress |
| Tree - deciduous | Taxodium mucronatum | Montezuma Cypress |
| Tree - deciduous | Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm |
| Tree - deciduous | Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark Elm |
| Tree - deciduous | Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye |
| Tree - evergreen | Cupressus arizonica | Arizona Cypress |
| Tree - evergreen | Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar |
| Tree - evergreen | Prunus caroliniana | Cherry Laurel |
| Turf Grass | Bermuda Tif 419 (Sahara, Baby, Common) | Bermuda |
| Turf Grass | Buffalo 609 (Stampede, Prairie) | Buffalo |
| Turf Grass | St. Augustine Common (Raleigh, Delma) | St. Augustine |
| Turf Grass | Z. japonica El Toro (JaMur, Palisades) | Zoysia (Coarse Leaf) |
| Turf Grass | Z. matrella (Emerald), (Zorro) | Zoysia (Narrow Leaf) |
| Vine | Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus |
| Vine | Antigonon leptopus | Coral Vine |
| Vine | Bignonia capreolata | Crossvine |
| Vine | Campsis radicans | Trumpet Vine |
| Vine | Ficus pumila | Fig Vine |
| Vine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Carolina Jessamine |
| Vine | Ipomoea fistulosa | Bush Morning Glory |
| Vine | Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle |
| Vine | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper |
| Vine | Passiflora incarnata | Passion Vine |
| Vine | Trachelospermum asiaticum | Asian Jasmine |