Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

Huajillo This light, airy, multitrunked tree is a perfect companion to cactus and agaves in the dry garden. The fern-like foliage gives a delicate soft texture when everything else is rigid and structured. In ... More

Wright acacia! A large shrub to small tree notable for the blue-gray color of its delicate compound foliage. It is open growing with few widely spaced horizontally spreading branches which provide dappled light. The... More

Texas is blessed to have several citrus relatives. Though they don't produce large edible fruit, they do have other superb qualities. Amyris texana is one of those fablous citrus relatives. It grows t... More

Cebil Colorado!

Native to South America, this subtropical hardwood has a mimosa-like silhouette with distinctive smooth-white bark on the upper half of the tree profile that gives way to black tortoise-like obtrus... More

Orange orchid tree!

This African orchid-tree has large coral-orange flowers, which are produced in such abundance that they completely cover this broad-spreading shrub from mid-summer until frost. The size and color o... More

Unfolding box! The outreaching and arching habit of this vigorous boxwood makes it an eye catching evergreen accent for the wild at heart. Unlike its conservative brothers which are rigid, this one is wild! The loos... More

The Caesalpinias that normally grow in frosty climates are usually herbaceous perennials or shrubs. We normally do not think of them as trees but Caesalpinia paraguariensis is one of the few species t... More

Scarlet bottlebrush!

This medium to large growing shrub has 3-inch long, dark-green leaves that taper to a sharp point. New leaves flush a striking reddish color, which keeps this plant interesting in the landscape eve... More

Silk floss seedlings! Chorisia speciosa is native to Southeastern Brazil and Northeastern Argentina where the climate is tropical to subtropical and they seldom experience hard frosts. The overall shape of mature trees is ... More

Red mexican creeper! We all know Virginia creeper--now look at its beautiful Mexican relative. The thick, dark-green foliage is heavily veined and complements the bright-red panicles--the overall effect is stunning! In th... More

Mexican sweetspire! When this small, rare, evergreen tree is covered with long racemes of delicate white blooms, the garden is filled with the aroma of cinnamon. The new foliage is a metalic bronze, and ages rich dark-gr... More

Tree form crista-galli! Erythrina cristi-galli occurs in various environments and habitats in Argentina and Brazil. The characteristics of the plant and flower color vary from region to region. Our offering is from northwest... More

Gloriosa lily! This lily tends to grow as an informal vine, rambling up through and over neighboring shrubs and perennials. It does not twine up using its stems like most vines, but lets its glossy, dark-green, leav... More

Goldenball leadtree! When one travels in West Texas one occasionally encounters this lovely tree; a tree which seems quite out of place in the harsh dry habitat in which it resides. Every other tree or plant in its native... More

Compact Cenizo!

A silver leaved Leucophyllum can be quite spectacular in the dry, sunny landscape, especially if it is juxtaposed to a plant like More