Backyard Plants

Master gardener Sue Nazar gave viewers several plant lists when she presented her garden on CTG on February 17, 2007.

Plants for a Backyard Garden

Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus)
Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Chili pequin (Capsicum annuum)
Sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
Golden thryallis (Galphimia gracillis)
Firebush (Hamelia patens)
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesryi)
Radiation (Lantana sp.)
Aztec grass (Liriope muscari ‘Aztec’)
Chinese mahonia (Mahonia fortunei)
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Dwarf pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira ‘wheelersdwf’)
Variegated pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegated’)
Blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)
Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix)
Martha Gonzales, Knockout, Climbing Pink, Marie Pavie (Rosa sp.)
Black and blue salvia (Salvia guarantica)
Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida)
Sandankwa viburnum (Viburnum suspensum)
Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)

Plant to Line a Driveway

Century plant (Agave americana)
Bee Brush, White Brush (Aloysia gratissima)
Almond verbena (Aloysia virgata)
Foxtail fern (asparagus densiflorus)
Purple butterfly bush (Buddleia nanhoensis Nanho)
Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis ‘HannaRay’)
Roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii)
Arizona Cypress ‘Carolina Sapphire’ (Cupressus arizonica)
Holly fern (Cyrtonium falcatum)
Liriope (Liriope muscari)
New hybrid mahonia (Mahonia sp. ‘Charity’)
Leatherleaf mahonia (Mahonia japonica Bealii)
Barbados cherry (Malpighia glabra)
Dwark Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘YakuJima’)
Black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus nigr.)
Semi-spineless prickly pear (Opuntia sp.)
Brazilian rock rose (Pavonia hastata)
Pigeonberry (Rivina humilis)
Aromatic sumac (Rhus aromatica)
Flameleaf sumac (Rhus lanceolata)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia goldstrum)
Spring bouquet viburnum (Viburnum inus compactum)
Tropical sage, coral nymph (Salvia coccinea)
Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus)
Society garlic (Tulbaglia violacea)
Soft leafed yucca (Yuccan recurvifolia)

Plants to Line a Sidewalk Curbstrip

Hyssop (Agastache ‘Desert Sunrise’)
Fall aster (Aster oblongifolia)
Orange bulbine (Bulbine frutescens)
Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Black dalea (Dalea frutescens)
Bicolor iris (Dietes)
Bachelor buttons (Gomphrena globosa;globosa)
New Gold lantana (Lantana ‘hybrid’)
Grey shrub sage (Salvia chamaedryoides)
Provence lavender (Lavendula x intermedia)
Gulf muhly (Muhlenburgia capillaris)
Russian sage (Perovaskia atriciplifolia)
Patchouli (Pogostemon heyneanus)
Mexican oregano (Poliomentha longiflora)
Chapparel sage (Salvia clevelandii)
Theresa, raspberry, coral, moonbeam (Salvia gregii sp.)
Andean sage (Salvia discolor)
Meadow sage (Salvia ‘May Night’)
Gold variegated sage (Salvia officinalis icterina)
Mexican feather grass (Stipa tenuissima)
Variegated lemon thyme (T. citriodorusvariegata ‘Aurea’)
Zinnia, annual (Zinnia‘yellow crystals’)

Plants with lots of Street Appeal

Red yarrow ‘paprika’ (Achillea millefolium)
Yellow columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha ‘TxGold’)
Powis Castle artemesia (Artemesia arborescens)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Fall aster (Aster oblongifolius)
Anacacho orchid tree (Bauhinia congesta)
Orange bulbine (Bulbine frutescens)
Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco)
Damianita (Chrysactina mexicana)
Mist flower (Eupatorium coelestinum)
Coral bean (Erythrina herbacea)
Pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana)
Primrose jasmine (Jasminum mesryi)
Mexican honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera)
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia)
Big blue liriope (Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’)
Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum)
Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus drummondii)
Ruby chrystals grass (Melinis nerviglumis)
Nandina (Nandina domestica)
Rock rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)
Gulf coast muhly (Penstemon tenuis)
Russian sage (Perovaskia artriciplifolia)
Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa)
Fall obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Chinese split leaf (Ramies)
Rosemary, upright (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Chaparrel sage (Salvia clevelandii)
Majestic sage (Salvia guarantica)
Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha)
Garden sage (Salvia officinalis)
Pink skullcap (Scutellaria suffrutescens)
Texas Mountain laurel (Sophora secundiflora)
Lamb’s ear (Stachys byzantina)
Mexican mint marigold (Tagetes lucida)
Copper canyon daisy (Tagetes lemmonii)
Rusty blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum rufidulum)
Soft leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
Twisted leaf yucca (Yucca rupicola)
Pale leaf yucca (Yucca pallida)

Plants for Wayback Near the Vegetables and Herbs

Butterfly weed (Ascepius tuberosa)
Flame acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus)
Cigar plant (Cuphea micropetala)
Japanese Barberry ‘Roseglow’ (Berberis thunbergii)
Firebush (Hamelia patens)
Mexican honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera)
Barbados cherry (Malpighia glabra)
Semi-thornless prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.)
Cuban oregano, Spanish thyme (Plectranthus ambionus)
Firecracker fern (Rusellia equisetiformis)
Variegated Soft Leaf Yucca (Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’)
Copper canyon daisy (Tagetes lemonii)
Zinnia (Zinnia augustafolia)

Attractive Vegetables

Lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla)
Fern leaf dill (Anethum graveolens)
Bright lights and red swiss chard (Bata vulgaris)
Cabbage, assorted (Brassica sp.)
Purple leaf pepper (Capsicum annuum)
Cardoon (Cardoon cardunculus)
Raddichio red proco (Chichorium intybus)
Bronze fennel (Foeniculum vulgare ‘Rubrum’)
Royal mix, sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens)
Tomato plants, grape (Lyperpersicon)
Lemon balm (Melissa officinales)
Peppermint (Mentha x piperita)
Basil (Ocimum basillicum)
Spicy globe basil (Ocimum basillicum ‘minimum’)
Purple basil (O. basillicum ‘Red Rubin’)
Aussie sweet basil (O. basillicum ‘Aussie Sweet’)
Greek oregano (Origanum heracioticum)
Curly parsley (Petroselinum crispum crispum)
Flat parsley (P. crispum neopolitanum)
Sweet herb of the Aztecs (Phyla saberrima)
Rue (Rue graveolens)
Garden sage (Salvia officinales)
Spinach (Spinacea sp.)
Mexican mint marigold (Tagetes lucida)
Variegated lemon thyme (Thymus citriodorus‘Aureus’)
Variegated society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea ‘variegata’)

Plants for a Ginger Garden

Oakleaf Grecian pattern plant (Acanthus mollis)
Bear’s Breech (Acanthus spinosus)
Dwarf green shell ginger (Alpinia nutans ‘Dwf’)
Variegated shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet ‘variegated’)
Cast iron plant (aspidistra elatior)
Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Gold columbine (Aquilegia hinkleyana)
Ground orchid (Bletula striata)
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Black magic elephant ears (Colocasia esculendta ‘black‘)
Red cordyline (Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’)
Aussie plume ginger (Curcuma australasica)
Variegated hidden cone ginger ‘Emperor’ (Curcuma petiolata)
Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)
Aralia sieboldii (Fatsia japonica)
Dancing lady ginger, dwarf (Globba wentii)
White butterfly ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
Sambac jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeana)
Bronze peacock ginger (Kaempferia pulchra)
Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Variegated liriope (Liriope muscari Aztec varieged)
Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)
White turk’s cap (M. drummondii ‘white’)
Lace fern (Mircrolepia strigosa)
Macho fern (Nephrolepsis biserrata)
Firespike (Odontonema strictum)
Sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
New Zealand flax ‘Cream Delight’ (Phormium cookianum)
Hoja santo (Piper auritum)
Cherry laurel (Prunus caroliniana)
Dwarf Katie ruellia, pink and purple (Ruellia brittoniana)
Leatherleaf fern (Rumohra adiantiformis ‘Iberia’)
Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans)
Mexican elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)
Palm grass (Setaria palmifolia)
Persian shield (Strobilanthus dyerianus)
Purple heart (Tradescantia pallida)
River fern (Thelypteris kunthii)
Midnight ginger (Zingiber officinale)