Recommended List For Mustang & Padre Island

 

SOME OF THESE PLANTS REQUIRE SHADE OR PROTECTION FROM SOUTHEAST WINDS

 

Groundcovers:

Asparagus Sprengeri – Sprengeri Fern

Aspidistra elatior – Cast Iron Plant

Carissa grandiflora – ‘Green Carpet’ Natal Plum

Hemerocallis – ‘Aztec Gold’ Daylilly

Juniperus chinensis – ‘Blue Pacific’ Juniper

Lantana – ‘New Gold’, ‘Purple Trailing’

Liriope – ‘Big Blue’, ‘Evergreen Giant’

Pennisetum setaceum atropurpureum – Purple Fountain Grass

Trachelospermum asiaticum – Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminiodes – Confederate Jasmine

Verbena peruviana – Perennial Verbena

Bulbine frutescens – Bulbine or Rock Lily

Cryptostegia grandiflora – India Rubber Vine

Vinca – Periwinkles

Aptenia Cordifolia  -- Hearts & Flowers on Ice plant

 

Shrubs:

Bougainvillea – ‘Barbara Karst’, ‘Convent’, etc…

Cortadera selloana – Pampas Grass

Eleagnus – Fruitlandii or Ebbengii

Eriobotrya – ‘Coppertone’, ‘Coppertone Loquat’

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis – ‘Brilliant’, ‘Cherie’, ‘Butterfly’

Ilex vomitoria – Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria – ‘Stokes Dwarf’, Stokes Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Juniperus chinensis – Hollywood Juniper

Juniperus chinensis – Seagreen Juniper

Leucophyllum frutescens – Green Cloud Texas Sage

Ligustrum texanum – Waxleaf Ligustrum

Nerium oleander – Petite Salmon, Petite Pink, Algier

Philodendron Selloum – Splitleaf Philodendron

Pittosporum tobira – Green Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira – Variegated Pittosporum

Podocarpus macrophylla – Japanese Yew

Pyracantha – Victory and Santa Cruz

Raphiolepis indica – Majestic Beauty, Pink Lady, Snow White

Tecomaria capensis – Cape Honeysuckle

Yucca pendula – Weeping Yucca

Coccoloba uvifera – Seagrape

Hamelia patens – Firebush

Plumeria – Frangi Pangi – Hawaiian Lei

Ixora – Maui, Pink, Florida Sunset

Cordyline – Bronce leaf

Strelitzia – Bird of Paradise

Alpinia – Variegated Ginger

Caessapinea pulchoma – Pride of Barbados, Dwarf Poinciana

Euphorbia – Crown of thorns

 

Palms:

Chamerops humilis – Mediterranean Fan Palm

Cycas revoluta – Sago Palm

Phoenix canariensis – Canary Island Date Palm

Sabal palmetto – Florida Sabal

Sabal texana – Texas Sabal

Washingtonia robusta – Mexican Fan Palm

Washingtonia filifera – California Fan Palm

Zamia furfuraceae – Cardboard Palm

Arecastrum Ramanzoffiaxium – Queen Palm

 

Trees:

Eucalyptus rostrata – Redgum Eucalyptus

Melia azedarach – Texas Umbrella

Parkinsonia aculeate – Retama

Pinus thunbergiana – Japanese Black Pine

Prosopis glandulosa – Mesquite

Quercus virginiana – Southern Live Oak

Ficus benjamina – Banyan or ficus

Arucaria heterophylla – Norfolk Island Pine

Casuarina – Australian Pine