Perennials

Winter greens! Who would have thought that Texas could be angelic! Well, it can be during the winter. This eye-catching foliage plant emerges from dormancy in the fall and produces large, dissected, glossy dark gree... More

Orange Anisacanthus!
Gardeners often chase after color variants that are different from the species norm. We think these differences are so sophisticated. However, there is simple and lasting beauty in what nature provide... More

Golden flame aniscanthus! This selected form is outstanding because of its clear pumpkin orange flowers. Mixing it with red flame anisacanthus makes a striking statement that the butterflies will revel in.... More

Hummingbirds love them! Flame anisacanthus displays abundant, trumpet-like, cadmium-red flowers all summer, no matter how hot or dry it gets. This tough perennial needs a good haircut in late winter in order to maintain a sh... More

Wavy Scaly Cloakfern! I find xeric ferns so fascinating. After growing up with the notion that ferns only lived in humid, moist environs, to find there is a whole class of ferns that actually thrive in arid conditions, ki... More

Berkeley Sedge! Sedges are quickly gaining popularity as groundcover alternatives to lawn grasses and Liriopes. They are tough, adaptable, easy to care for and look great. There are numerous species of diverse forms ... More

Lawn Sedge! The recent drought we have had to deal with in Texas has put many of our standard gardening practices to the test. The heavy reliance on grass lawns has been most severely tested. The water needed to ... More

Four-angled Sedge! And Best Supporting Texture Plant for the woodland garden goes to... (drum roll please)... Carex tetrastachya. This evergreen exhibits clustering rosettes that are classically elegant. They ... More

Damianita! This low spreading shrub or woody perennial inhabits rocky, limestone outcroppings in the Trans-Pecos, Texas Hill Country and Northern Mexico. The plant's foliage is dark-green and needle-like and den... More

Mexican Olive! In South Texas and Northeastern Mexico where much of the native flora is thorny and scratchy anything lush and tropical attracts attention, especially in the middle of a hot and dry summer when little... More

White moons! This pure-white form of the bush morning glory is a cool, refreshing accent in the back of a border. Easy and fast-growing, it can be cut back in mid-summer to reduce its mass. It loves heat, and will... More

Little Volcano! Lespedezas in general are one of my favorite perennial-type plants. They are so robust and luxuriant. Their mounding, bushy form with long, arching stems add a nice refreshing texture to the perennial... More

Large-foot pepperwort! This creeping fern with clover-like leaves makes a great groundcover in full-sun. The foliage color is a soft gray-green with a silver sheen that is caused by the light catching the long hair-like pro... More

Blue rabbit's foot fern! With its glaucous-blue, upright-standing fronds this polypodium-like fern makes a bold statement in the shady garden that few foliage plants can. It has always been a favorite of visitors to Peckerwoo... More

Green comet! A fast growing terrestrial bromeliad with bright shiny-green leaves that are slightly prickly at their base. This rosette of whispy foliage recurves back giving the plant the look of a comet! The larg... More

Japanese Temple Lily! Japanese temple lily is a great foliage plant for those dark, dry, shady areas of your garden where you want a low growing solid presence but requiring little fuss. The plant has black-green, strap-li... More

Giant cone flower! An attractive east Texas native for all seasons. The waxy silver-blue leaves form a thick upright clump during the winter and then in late spring these exotic leaves thrust up 4’ stems topped with b... More

For those that have followed weather conditions in Texas over the past several years, you know that the weather has been harsh. The heat and drought over the most recent years have been terrible and g... More

Handsome and tough! Sinningias are not widely known to gardeners but we are trying to change that fact. They are carefree perennials that deserve a prominent spot in your garden. This species has flower spikes up to 30 i... More

Oh so lovely! For those folks that like Sinningia tubiflora but wish the plant produced flowers other than white this hybrid is for you. This plant was a selection from a cross of Sinningia sellovii x Sinningia tub... More

Scarlet's Sinningia! Several years ago Tony Avent, of Plant Delights Nursery, sent us this Sinningia hybrid. During the years since he sent it our weather has been famously hideous. The drought, heat and other harsh cond... More