Henry Duelberg' Salvia - Low maintenance, heat tolerant, native perennial with masses of showy blue flowers.

Cape Plumbago - Tender perennial with profuse blue flowers which thrives in the hot Texas summer. Disease-, pest- and deer-resistant.

'Tidal Wave Cherry' Petunia - Bright cherry red flowers that can be seen from a quarter mile away at 70 miles per hour.

Variegated Tapioca - Tropical foliage plant grown as an annual in all but southern-most Texas. The variegated form is prized for its vivid chartreuse/yellow patterned leaves.

'Texas Dawn' Water lily - Rich yellow flowers with a lemony fragrance. Green top leaves speckled purple with purple undersides.

Deciduous Holly - Truly outstanding small native tree, very low maintenance, showy red or orange berries (on female plants). Attracts songbirds. Heat and drought tolerant.

Dwarf Mexican Petunia - Spectacular, low-growing, heat-tolerant perennial with profusions of violet, light pink or white flowers. Highly pest resistant.

Duranta, Brazilian Sky Flower - Rapid growing, dense shrub with small glossy leaves and a profusion of pendulous racemes of small flowers with colors varying from light blue to purple.