Texas-friendly foliage

Central Texas has flora unlike any other - plants that can withstand heat, drought and deer and look terrific all the while. The following list includes groundcover, flowering perennials, shrubs, vines and trees that thrive in our environment.
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G R O U N D C O V E R
Ajuga
Asian Jasmine
English Ivy
Lamb's Ear
Liriope
Mexican Oregano
Mexican Petunia
Monkey Grass
Periwinkle (Creeping Myrtle)
Verbena
Wintercreeper

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O R N A M E N T A L G R A S S E S
Big Muhly Grass
Dwarf Fountain Grass
Japanese Silver Grass
Lindheimer Muhly Grass
Little Bluestem
Maiden Grass
Mexican Feather Grass
Pampas Grass
Purple Fountain Grass
Zebra Miscanthis

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F L O W E R I N G P E R E N N I A L S
Coneflower
Copper Canyon Daisy
Coreopsis
Daylily
Esparanza
Euryopsis
Fall Aster
Hydrangia
Indigo Spires
Iris
Lantana
Mexican Heather
Mint Marigold
Penstemon
Plumbago
Rock Rose
Rudbeckia
Salvia Leucantha
Scabiosa
Scarlet Sage
Texas Gold Columbine
Verbena
Yarrow

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F L O W E R I N G V I N E S
Carolina Jessamine
Clematis
Coral Vine
Crossvine
Honeysuckle
Mandevilla
Passionflower
Star (Confederate) Jasmine
Trumpet Vine
Wild Grapes
Wisteria

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P E R E N N I A L S H R U B S
Abelia
Agave
Agerita
Artemesia
Acuba
Barberry
Beautyberry
Boxwood
Cast Iron Plant
Cleyera
Euryops
Firebush
Indian Hawthorne
Juniper
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Nandina
Oleander
Primrose Jasmine
Privet
Pyracantha
Roses (multiple varieties)
Rosemary
Spirea
Texas Sage
Turk's Cap
Waxleaf Ligustrum
Yaupon
Yucca (Red Tip; Soft-leaf; Spanish Dagger

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T R E E S
Afghan Pine
Bradford Pear
Cedar Elm
Chaste Tree
Chinese Pistachio
Crape Myrtle
Desert Willow
Japanese Black Pine
Juniper
Loquat
Mexican Buckeye
Mexican Plum
Oaks (Bur, Live, Monterey, Shumarad Spanish)
Palms (Date, Fan, Sabal, Washingtonia, Windmill , Sago)
Southern Magnolia
Texas Mountain Laurel
Texas Redbud