Herbaceous Plant ID

Copper Plant

Acalypha wilkesiana Annual Foliage is copper, red, and green Planted for its foliage, not the flowers Leaves have best color in full sun High heat tolerance

Amaryllis

Amaryllis hybrida Pink lily-like or trumpet-shaped flowers Other flower colors can be pink, white, salmon, apricot, rose Flowers can be produced in the middle of winter Native to South Africa

Variegated Dew Plant

Aptenia cordifolia Annual Succulent foliage Evergreen High heat tolerance Low water requirement Xerophyte

Artemisia

Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' Used as a ground cover Silver-grey foliage: Covered in trichomes! Planted for its foliage, not the flowers Requires low amounts of water

Wax Begonia

Begonia semperflorens-cultorum Annual Glossy green or bronze leaves Used in hanging baskets Mesophyte

Festuca

Festuca glauca 'Elijah's Blue' Blue-green grass, thin leaves Grows in a clump Used as an ornamental grass Drought tolerant Used to accent other drought tolerant plants in landscape Young leaves can be harvested for culinary use

Gaura

Gaura lindheimeri 4-petaled flowers grow above foliage Flowers said to resemble swirling butterflies Perennial Pink and white flowers Native to Texas

Gazania

Gazania rigens Annual Leaves in a basal rosette White trichomes on leaf underside Daisy-like flowers Orange/yellow/mahogany colored flower Mesophyte Can tolerate some heat

English Ivy

Hedera helix Evergreen (leaves remain green and on plant all through seasons) Perennial Tolerates shade

Coral Bells

Heuchera sanguinea Perennial Plant has a round shape Bell-shaped flowers which attracts hummingbirds and butterflies Drought tolerant after establishment

Hydrangea

Hydrangea sp. Large flower clusters Large, dark green leaves Requires some shade (cannot grow in full shade) Other flower colors include pink, white, lavender

Ornamental Sweet Potato

Ipomea batatas Annual Aggressive vine Planted for foliage colors Mesophyte Heat tolerant Used as a ground cover; sprawling growth form Tubers underneath are edible but not palatable

Lantana

Lantana sp. Flowers are in clusters Annual Flower colors can be red, yellow, pink, orange, white Xerophyte; very drought and heat tolerant Poisonous Attracts butterflies

Variegated Lily Grass

Liriope muscari Mesophyte Grown for foliage Drought tolerant; good for xeriscaping

Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus var. Drummondi The trichromes make the leaves rough to the touch Perennial Drought/heat tolerant Name comes from its resemblance to a Turkish fez Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Fruit is edible raw/cooked. Native to Texas

Geranium

Pelargonium x hortorum Annual Opposite leaves, round Leaves scented Flowers in umbels Not heat tolerant; needs shade hortorum comes from the Latin word meaning "garden"

Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruiticosa Trichomes on leaves Silver-grey foliage; Evergreen Needs full sun, does not grow in shade Drought tolerant

Creeping Rosemary

Rosemarinus officinnalis procumbens Narrow, dark green leaves/ short internodes Evergreen (leaves remain green on plant through all seasons) Perennial High heat tolerance Xerophyte Edible

Purple Heart Vine

Setcreasea purpurea Perennial Dark purple colored leaves Flowers are purple High heat tolerance Mesophyte but drought tolerant once established Can be grown indoors, hanging basket, ground cover

Coleus

Solenostemon scutellarioides Annual Variegated leaves Square stems Mesophyte Leaf colors more pronounced in shade Can easily be propagated by tip cuttings