Richmond City Zoning Code
Appendix A
Plant Lists
| Table A-1 Approved Large Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
Anaqua*, Sandpaper tree | Ehretia anacua | Evergreen broadleaf;white flower clusters |
| Arizona Cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Evergreen conifer; gray green foliage pyramidal shape |
| Texas Ash*, Green Ash | Fraxinus sp. | Deciduous; fast growing |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Deciduous conifer; fine textured foliage; fall color |
| Black Willow* | Salix nigra | Deciduous; riparian species |
| Bur Oak* | Quercus macrocarpa | Deciduous; large acorns and leaves, good shade tree |
| Cedar Elm* | Ulmus crassifolia | Deciduous; narrow canopy, good shade for R.O.Ws |
| Chinquapin Oak* | Quercus muhlenbergii | Deciduous; round-topped tree; bold foliage |
| Cottonwood* | Populus deltoides | Deciduous; large leaves, females fluffy seeds |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara | Evergreen; spreading pyramidial shape |
| Escarpment Black Cherry* | Prunus serotina var. eximia | Deciduous; sun to shade; fall foliage |
| Eve's Necklace | Sophora affinis | Deciduous; sun-shade; white to pink flowers |
| Hackberry* | Celtis spp. | Deciduous; prolific; wildlife favorite |
| Live Oak* | Quercus virginiana | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Pecan* | Carya illinoensis | Deciduous; needs lots of space; sensitive to root impact |
| Red Oak, Shumard* | Shumard Quercus shumardii | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Mexican | Platanus mexicana | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Texas* | Platanus glabrata | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Western Soapberry* | Sapindus drummondii | Deciduous; full to partial sun; good shade tree, cluster large yellow flowers |
| Table A-1 Approved Large Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
Anaqua*, Sandpaper tree | Ehretia anacua | Evergreen broadleaf;white flower clusters |
| Arizona Cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Evergreen conifer; gray green foliage pyramidal shape |
| Texas Ash*, Green Ash | Fraxinus sp. | Deciduous; fast growing |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Deciduous conifer; fine textured foliage; fall color |
| Black Willow* | Salix nigra | Deciduous; riparian species |
| Bur Oak* | Quercus macrocarpa | Deciduous; large acorns and leaves, good shade tree |
| Cedar Elm* | Ulmus crassifolia | Deciduous; narrow canopy, good shade for R.O.Ws |
| Chinquapin Oak* | Quercus muhlenbergii | Deciduous; round-topped tree; bold foliage |
| Cottonwood* | Populus deltoides | Deciduous; large leaves, females fluffy seeds |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara | Evergreen; spreading pyramidial shape |
| Escarpment Black Cherry* | Prunus serotina var. eximia | Deciduous; sun to shade; fall foliage |
| Eve's Necklace | Sophora affinis | Deciduous; sun-shade; white to pink flowers |
| Hackberry* | Celtis spp. | Deciduous; prolific; wildlife favorite |
| Live Oak* | Quercus virginiana | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Pecan* | Carya illinoensis | Deciduous; needs lots of space; sensitive to root impact |
| Red Oak, Shumard* | Shumard Quercus shumardii | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Mexican | Platanus mexicana | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Texas* | Platanus glabrata | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Western Soapberry* | Sapindus drummondii | Deciduous; full to partial sun; good shade tree, cluster large yellow flowers |
| Table A-1 Approved Large Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
Anaqua*, Sandpaper tree | Ehretia anacua | Evergreen broadleaf;white flower clusters |
| Arizona Cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Evergreen conifer; gray green foliage pyramidal shape |
| Texas Ash*, Green Ash | Fraxinus sp. | Deciduous; fast growing |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Deciduous conifer; fine textured foliage; fall color |
| Black Willow* | Salix nigra | Deciduous; riparian species |
| Bur Oak* | Quercus macrocarpa | Deciduous; large acorns and leaves, good shade tree |
| Cedar Elm* | Ulmus crassifolia | Deciduous; narrow canopy, good shade for R.O.Ws |
| Chinquapin Oak* | Quercus muhlenbergii | Deciduous; round-topped tree; bold foliage |
| Cottonwood* | Populus deltoides | Deciduous; large leaves, females fluffy seeds |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara | Evergreen; spreading pyramidial shape |
| Escarpment Black Cherry* | Prunus serotina var. eximia | Deciduous; sun to shade; fall foliage |
| Eve's Necklace | Sophora affinis | Deciduous; sun-shade; white to pink flowers |
| Hackberry* | Celtis spp. | Deciduous; prolific; wildlife favorite |
| Live Oak* | Quercus virginiana | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Pecan* | Carya illinoensis | Deciduous; needs lots of space; sensitive to root impact |
| Red Oak, Shumard* | Shumard Quercus shumardii | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Mexican | Platanus mexicana | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Texas* | Platanus glabrata | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Western Soapberry* | Sapindus drummondii | Deciduous; full to partial sun; good shade tree, cluster large yellow flowers |
| Table A-1 Approved Large Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
Anaqua*, Sandpaper tree | Ehretia anacua | Evergreen broadleaf;white flower clusters |
| Arizona Cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Evergreen conifer; gray green foliage pyramidal shape |
| Texas Ash*, Green Ash | Fraxinus sp. | Deciduous; fast growing |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Deciduous conifer; fine textured foliage; fall color |
| Black Willow* | Salix nigra | Deciduous; riparian species |
| Bur Oak* | Quercus macrocarpa | Deciduous; large acorns and leaves, good shade tree |
| Cedar Elm* | Ulmus crassifolia | Deciduous; narrow canopy, good shade for R.O.Ws |
| Chinquapin Oak* | Quercus muhlenbergii | Deciduous; round-topped tree; bold foliage |
| Cottonwood* | Populus deltoides | Deciduous; large leaves, females fluffy seeds |
| Deodar Cedar | Cedrus deodara | Evergreen; spreading pyramidial shape |
| Escarpment Black Cherry* | Prunus serotina var. eximia | Deciduous; sun to shade; fall foliage |
| Eve's Necklace | Sophora affinis | Deciduous; sun-shade; white to pink flowers |
| Hackberry* | Celtis spp. | Deciduous; prolific; wildlife favorite |
| Live Oak* | Quercus virginiana | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Pecan* | Carya illinoensis | Deciduous; needs lots of space; sensitive to root impact |
| Red Oak, Shumard* | Shumard Quercus shumardii | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Mexican | Platanus mexicana | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Sycamore, Texas* | Platanus glabrata | Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree |
| Western Soapberry* | Sapindus drummondii | Deciduous; full to partial sun; good shade tree, cluster large yellow flowers |
- Approved Small Trees. Table A-2, Approved Small Trees, sets out the small trees that may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirements of Article 4.4, Tree Preservation, Buffering, and Landscaping.
| Table A-2 Approved Small Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Anacacho, Orchid Tree | Bauhania congesta | Semi-Evergreen, tree-shrub, white flower clusters |
| Ashe Juniper* | Juniperus ashei | Evergreen conifer; green foliage, females fruit |
| Carolina Buckthorn* | Rhamnus caroliniana | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade, glossy leaves, reddish fruit |
| Condalia, Brazil Tree, Bluewood Condalia* | Condalia hookeri, C. viridis | Evergreen; delicate foliage; very drought tolerant; sun-shade, good shape tree |
| Crabapple, Texas* | Mollis texana | Deciduous; full to partial sun, spring flowering tree |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Deciduous; pink tubular flowers; willow-like foliage, very drought tolerant |
| Ebony, Texas* | Pithecellobium flexicaule | Evergreen; sun; white flowers |
| Goldenball Lead Tree* | Leucaena retusa | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Deciduous; thornless varieties available |
| Huisache* | Acacia farnesiana | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Kidneywood* | Eysenhardtia polystachya | Deciduous; delicate tree-shrub; fragrant white flowers |
| Lacy Oak* | Quercus laceyi | Deciduous; sun-partial shade; hill country native; good sahde tree |
| Mesquite* | Prosopis glandulosa | Deciduous; lacy spreading form |
| Monterrey Oak | Quercus polymorpha | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Mexican Buckeye* | Ungnadia speciosa | Deciduous; pink-red spring flowers |
| Persimmon, Texas* | Diospyros texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, smooth bark; females has black pulpy fruit |
| Plum, Mexican* | Prunus mexicana | Deciduous; sun to shade; white flowers, fruit |
| Possum Haw* | IIex decidua | Deciduous; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Retama, Paloverde* | Parkinsonia texana | Deciduous; fast growing, yellow flowers |
| Red Oak, Texas* | Quercus texana | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Redbud, Texas, Oklahoma, Mexican* | Cercis canadensis var texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, red/pink or white flowers |
| Rusty Blackhaw* | Viburnum rufidulum | Deciduous; fall color, white flower clusters |
| Silk-tassle* | Garrya ovata | Evergreen; sun-shade |
| Spiny Hackberry* | Celtis pallida | Evergreen; greenish white flowers, yellow orange fruit |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Evergreen, part shade to full sun; fragrant purple flowers |
| Texas Pistache* | Pistacia texana | Semi-Evergreen; full sun to part-shade; red fruit |
| Wafer Ash, Hop tree* | Ptelea trifoliata | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade; light green foliage |
| Wild Olive* | Cordia boisserieri | Semi-Evergreen; large white flowers, |
| Vitex, Chaste Tree, False Hemp Tree, Lavendar Tree | Vitex agnus-castus | Deciduous; purple, pink, or white flower spikes |
| Yaupon Holly* | IIex vomitora | Evergreen; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Table A-2 Approved Small Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Anacacho, Orchid Tree | Bauhania congesta | Semi-Evergreen, tree-shrub, white flower clusters |
| Ashe Juniper* | Juniperus ashei | Evergreen conifer; green foliage, females fruit |
| Carolina Buckthorn* | Rhamnus caroliniana | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade, glossy leaves, reddish fruit |
| Condalia, Brazil Tree, Bluewood Condalia* | Condalia hookeri, C. viridis | Evergreen; delicate foliage; very drought tolerant; sun-shade, good shape tree |
| Crabapple, Texas* | Mollis texana | Deciduous; full to partial sun, spring flowering tree |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Deciduous; pink tubular flowers; willow-like foliage, very drought tolerant |
| Ebony, Texas* | Pithecellobium flexicaule | Evergreen; sun; white flowers |
| Goldenball Lead Tree* | Leucaena retusa | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Deciduous; thornless varieties available |
| Huisache* | Acacia farnesiana | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Kidneywood* | Eysenhardtia polystachya | Deciduous; delicate tree-shrub; fragrant white flowers |
| Lacy Oak* | Quercus laceyi | Deciduous; sun-partial shade; hill country native; good sahde tree |
| Mesquite* | Prosopis glandulosa | Deciduous; lacy spreading form |
| Monterrey Oak | Quercus polymorpha | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Mexican Buckeye* | Ungnadia speciosa | Deciduous; pink-red spring flowers |
| Persimmon, Texas* | Diospyros texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, smooth bark; females has black pulpy fruit |
| Plum, Mexican* | Prunus mexicana | Deciduous; sun to shade; white flowers, fruit |
| Possum Haw* | IIex decidua | Deciduous; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Retama, Paloverde* | Parkinsonia texana | Deciduous; fast growing, yellow flowers |
| Red Oak, Texas* | Quercus texana | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Redbud, Texas, Oklahoma, Mexican* | Cercis canadensis var texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, red/pink or white flowers |
| Rusty Blackhaw* | Viburnum rufidulum | Deciduous; fall color, white flower clusters |
| Silk-tassle* | Garrya ovata | Evergreen; sun-shade |
| Spiny Hackberry* | Celtis pallida | Evergreen; greenish white flowers, yellow orange fruit |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Evergreen, part shade to full sun; fragrant purple flowers |
| Texas Pistache* | Pistacia texana | Semi-Evergreen; full sun to part-shade; red fruit |
| Wafer Ash, Hop tree* | Ptelea trifoliata | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade; light green foliage |
| Wild Olive* | Cordia boisserieri | Semi-Evergreen; large white flowers, |
| Vitex, Chaste Tree, False Hemp Tree, Lavendar Tree | Vitex agnus-castus | Deciduous; purple, pink, or white flower spikes |
| Yaupon Holly* | IIex vomitora | Evergreen; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Table A-2 Approved Small Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Anacacho, Orchid Tree | Bauhania congesta | Semi-Evergreen, tree-shrub, white flower clusters |
| Ashe Juniper* | Juniperus ashei | Evergreen conifer; green foliage, females fruit |
| Carolina Buckthorn* | Rhamnus caroliniana | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade, glossy leaves, reddish fruit |
| Condalia, Brazil Tree, Bluewood Condalia* | Condalia hookeri, C. viridis | Evergreen; delicate foliage; very drought tolerant; sun-shade, good shape tree |
| Crabapple, Texas* | Mollis texana | Deciduous; full to partial sun, spring flowering tree |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Deciduous; pink tubular flowers; willow-like foliage, very drought tolerant |
| Ebony, Texas* | Pithecellobium flexicaule | Evergreen; sun; white flowers |
| Goldenball Lead Tree* | Leucaena retusa | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Deciduous; thornless varieties available |
| Huisache* | Acacia farnesiana | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Kidneywood* | Eysenhardtia polystachya | Deciduous; delicate tree-shrub; fragrant white flowers |
| Lacy Oak* | Quercus laceyi | Deciduous; sun-partial shade; hill country native; good sahde tree |
| Mesquite* | Prosopis glandulosa | Deciduous; lacy spreading form |
| Monterrey Oak | Quercus polymorpha | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Mexican Buckeye* | Ungnadia speciosa | Deciduous; pink-red spring flowers |
| Persimmon, Texas* | Diospyros texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, smooth bark; females has black pulpy fruit |
| Plum, Mexican* | Prunus mexicana | Deciduous; sun to shade; white flowers, fruit |
| Possum Haw* | IIex decidua | Deciduous; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Retama, Paloverde* | Parkinsonia texana | Deciduous; fast growing, yellow flowers |
| Red Oak, Texas* | Quercus texana | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Redbud, Texas, Oklahoma, Mexican* | Cercis canadensis var texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, red/pink or white flowers |
| Rusty Blackhaw* | Viburnum rufidulum | Deciduous; fall color, white flower clusters |
| Silk-tassle* | Garrya ovata | Evergreen; sun-shade |
| Spiny Hackberry* | Celtis pallida | Evergreen; greenish white flowers, yellow orange fruit |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Evergreen, part shade to full sun; fragrant purple flowers |
| Texas Pistache* | Pistacia texana | Semi-Evergreen; full sun to part-shade; red fruit |
| Wafer Ash, Hop tree* | Ptelea trifoliata | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade; light green foliage |
| Wild Olive* | Cordia boisserieri | Semi-Evergreen; large white flowers, |
| Vitex, Chaste Tree, False Hemp Tree, Lavendar Tree | Vitex agnus-castus | Deciduous; purple, pink, or white flower spikes |
| Yaupon Holly* | IIex vomitora | Evergreen; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Table A-2 Approved Small Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Anacacho, Orchid Tree | Bauhania congesta | Semi-Evergreen, tree-shrub, white flower clusters |
| Ashe Juniper* | Juniperus ashei | Evergreen conifer; green foliage, females fruit |
| Carolina Buckthorn* | Rhamnus caroliniana | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade, glossy leaves, reddish fruit |
| Condalia, Brazil Tree, Bluewood Condalia* | Condalia hookeri, C. viridis | Evergreen; delicate foliage; very drought tolerant; sun-shade, good shape tree |
| Crabapple, Texas* | Mollis texana | Deciduous; full to partial sun, spring flowering tree |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Deciduous; pink tubular flowers; willow-like foliage, very drought tolerant |
| Ebony, Texas* | Pithecellobium flexicaule | Evergreen; sun; white flowers |
| Goldenball Lead Tree* | Leucaena retusa | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Deciduous; thornless varieties available |
| Huisache* | Acacia farnesiana | Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers |
| Kidneywood* | Eysenhardtia polystachya | Deciduous; delicate tree-shrub; fragrant white flowers |
| Lacy Oak* | Quercus laceyi | Deciduous; sun-partial shade; hill country native; good sahde tree |
| Mesquite* | Prosopis glandulosa | Deciduous; lacy spreading form |
| Monterrey Oak | Quercus polymorpha | Evergreen-like; good shade tree |
| Mexican Buckeye* | Ungnadia speciosa | Deciduous; pink-red spring flowers |
| Persimmon, Texas* | Diospyros texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, smooth bark; females has black pulpy fruit |
| Plum, Mexican* | Prunus mexicana | Deciduous; sun to shade; white flowers, fruit |
| Possum Haw* | IIex decidua | Deciduous; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
| Retama, Paloverde* | Parkinsonia texana | Deciduous; fast growing, yellow flowers |
| Red Oak, Texas* | Quercus texana | Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree |
| Redbud, Texas, Oklahoma, Mexican* | Cercis canadensis var texana | Deciduous; sun-shade, red/pink or white flowers |
| Rusty Blackhaw* | Viburnum rufidulum | Deciduous; fall color, white flower clusters |
| Silk-tassle* | Garrya ovata | Evergreen; sun-shade |
| Spiny Hackberry* | Celtis pallida | Evergreen; greenish white flowers, yellow orange fruit |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Evergreen, part shade to full sun; fragrant purple flowers |
| Texas Pistache* | Pistacia texana | Semi-Evergreen; full sun to part-shade; red fruit |
| Wafer Ash, Hop tree* | Ptelea trifoliata | Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade; light green foliage |
| Wild Olive* | Cordia boisserieri | Semi-Evergreen; large white flowers, |
| Vitex, Chaste Tree, False Hemp Tree, Lavendar Tree | Vitex agnus-castus | Deciduous; purple, pink, or white flower spikes |
| Yaupon Holly* | IIex vomitora | Evergreen; sun-shade; female has red fruit |
- Approved Palms. Table A-3, Approved Palms, sets out the palms that may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirements of Article 4.4, Tree Preservation, Buffering, and Landscaping.
| Table A-3 Approved Palms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| California Fan Palm | Washingtonia filifera | Tree-like palm; sun. Hybrids with W. robusta can be taller |
| Dwarf Palmetto* | Sabal minor | Trunkless, bushy palm; sun, part shade |
| Texas Palmetto* | Sabal texana | Tall, native Texas palm; sun |
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Tree-like; sun; not considered a canopy; good foundation plant |
| Mexican Blue Palm | Brahea armata | Fan palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| Butia or Jelly Palm | Butia capitata | Feather palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | Tough, clumping fan palm with spiny petioles |
| Mazari Palm | Nannorrhops ritchiana | Slow growing fan palm with blue-green leaves |
| Canary Island Date Palm | Phoenix canariensis | Beautiful feather palm; may be damaged in very cold winters |
| Needle Palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Clumping shrublike palm foliage for sun to part shade |
| Silver Saw Palmetto | Sorenoa repens | Clumping low palm in both blue and green forms |
| Table A-3 Approved Palms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| California Fan Palm | Washingtonia filifera | Tree-like palm; sun. Hybrids with W. robusta can be taller |
| Dwarf Palmetto* | Sabal minor | Trunkless, bushy palm; sun, part shade |
| Texas Palmetto* | Sabal texana | Tall, native Texas palm; sun |
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Tree-like; sun; not considered a canopy; good foundation plant |
| Mexican Blue Palm | Brahea armata | Fan palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| Butia or Jelly Palm | Butia capitata | Feather palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | Tough, clumping fan palm with spiny petioles |
| Mazari Palm | Nannorrhops ritchiana | Slow growing fan palm with blue-green leaves |
| Canary Island Date Palm | Phoenix canariensis | Beautiful feather palm; may be damaged in very cold winters |
| Needle Palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Clumping shrublike palm foliage for sun to part shade |
| Silver Saw Palmetto | Sorenoa repens | Clumping low palm in both blue and green forms |
| Table A-3 Approved Palms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| California Fan Palm | Washingtonia filifera | Tree-like palm; sun. Hybrids with W. robusta can be taller |
| Dwarf Palmetto* | Sabal minor | Trunkless, bushy palm; sun, part shade |
| Texas Palmetto* | Sabal texana | Tall, native Texas palm; sun |
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Tree-like; sun; not considered a canopy; good foundation plant |
| Mexican Blue Palm | Brahea armata | Fan palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| Butia or Jelly Palm | Butia capitata | Feather palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | Tough, clumping fan palm with spiny petioles |
| Mazari Palm | Nannorrhops ritchiana | Slow growing fan palm with blue-green leaves |
| Canary Island Date Palm | Phoenix canariensis | Beautiful feather palm; may be damaged in very cold winters |
| Needle Palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Clumping shrublike palm foliage for sun to part shade |
| Silver Saw Palmetto | Sorenoa repens | Clumping low palm in both blue and green forms |
| Table A-3 Approved Palms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| California Fan Palm | Washingtonia filifera | Tree-like palm; sun. Hybrids with W. robusta can be taller |
| Dwarf Palmetto* | Sabal minor | Trunkless, bushy palm; sun, part shade |
| Texas Palmetto* | Sabal texana | Tall, native Texas palm; sun |
| Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei | Tree-like; sun; not considered a canopy; good foundation plant |
| Mexican Blue Palm | Brahea armata | Fan palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| Butia or Jelly Palm | Butia capitata | Feather palm with blue-green leaves; sun |
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | Tough, clumping fan palm with spiny petioles |
| Mazari Palm | Nannorrhops ritchiana | Slow growing fan palm with blue-green leaves |
| Canary Island Date Palm | Phoenix canariensis | Beautiful feather palm; may be damaged in very cold winters |
| Needle Palm | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Clumping shrublike palm foliage for sun to part shade |
| Silver Saw Palmetto | Sorenoa repens | Clumping low palm in both blue and green forms |
- Approved Shrubs. Table A-4, Approved Shrubs, sets out the shrubs that may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirements of Article 4.4, Tree Preservation, Buffering, and Landscaping.
| Table A-4 Approved Shrubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Large Shrubs | ||
| Bay | Laurel noblis | Evergreen, sun-part sun, fragrant leaves |
| Buckeye* | Aesculus pavia | Deciduous (even in dry weather), shade, yellow or red flowers |
| Evergreen Sumac* | Rhus virens | Evergreen, sun-shade, red fruit |
| Flameleaf Sumac* | Rhus lancelota | Sun-partial shade; deciduous; red berries in fall; fall color |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Tree-like evergreen shrub; purple spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Texas Pistache | Pistacia texana | Semi-evergreen, sun |
| Medium Shrubs | ||
| Glossy Abelia | Abelia grandiflora | Bronze evergreen foliage; white or pink; sun, part shade |
| Agarita* | Mahonia trifoliata | Holly-like evergreen foliage; yellow spring; red edible berries; sun-shade |
| Cenizo, Texas Sage* | Leucophyllum sp. | Dusty gray evergreen foliage; sun; blooms throughout summer; purple - pink flowers; several new varieties: including compact |
| Elbow Bush* | Forestiera pubescens | Deciduous; sun-shade, small white flowers, black fruit |
| Frangrant Sumac* | Rhus aromatica | Deciduous; part shade, fall color |
| Hogplum* | Colubrina texensis | Part shade, full sun; fragrant blooms |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Tough evergreen; many varieties; sun, part shade |
| Mutablis Rose, Butterfly Rose, Old Blush | Rosa chinensis x (Mutablis) | Sun, large single petal flowers change color as ages |
| Pomegranate | Punica granatum | Sun, upright shrub; orange blooms; edible fruit; dwarf variety |
| Primrose Jasmine | Jasminum mesnyi | Evergreen, sun-shade, sprawling, yellow flowers |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Evergreen, sun-shade, compact variety, available |
| White Brush* | Aloysia gratissima | Delicate; fragrant white flower; suckers, can be used as a hedge |
| Small Shrubs | ||
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Deciduous, fruit in fall and winter, purple; part shade |
| Agave, century plant | Agave americana | Sun, rosette, spine-tipped leaves |
| Barbados Cherry | Malpighia glabra | Evergreen, pink flowers, red fruit, sun-shade |
| Barberry | Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea | Evergreen; sun-part shade, color foliage |
| Grayleaf Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster glaucophylla | Sprawling evergreen shrub; dusty gray foliage; sun, part shade |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Evergreen shrubs; many varieties available; sun |
| Mexican Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Broad clusters of orange flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen, sun, pink flowers |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary, Upright | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen, sun-part shade; blue flowers |
| Red Yucca* | Hesperaloe parviflora | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves |
| Yucca* | Yucca spp. | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves, white flowers |
| Table A-4 Approved Shrubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Large Shrubs | ||
| Bay | Laurel noblis | Evergreen, sun-part sun, fragrant leaves |
| Buckeye* | Aesculus pavia | Deciduous (even in dry weather), shade, yellow or red flowers |
| Evergreen Sumac* | Rhus virens | Evergreen, sun-shade, red fruit |
| Flameleaf Sumac* | Rhus lancelota | Sun-partial shade; deciduous; red berries in fall; fall color |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Tree-like evergreen shrub; purple spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Texas Pistache | Pistacia texana | Semi-evergreen, sun |
| Medium Shrubs | ||
| Glossy Abelia | Abelia grandiflora | Bronze evergreen foliage; white or pink; sun, part shade |
| Agarita* | Mahonia trifoliata | Holly-like evergreen foliage; yellow spring; red edible berries; sun-shade |
| Cenizo, Texas Sage* | Leucophyllum sp. | Dusty gray evergreen foliage; sun; blooms throughout summer; purple - pink flowers; several new varieties: including compact |
| Elbow Bush* | Forestiera pubescens | Deciduous; sun-shade, small white flowers, black fruit |
| Frangrant Sumac* | Rhus aromatica | Deciduous; part shade, fall color |
| Hogplum* | Colubrina texensis | Part shade, full sun; fragrant blooms |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Tough evergreen; many varieties; sun, part shade |
| Mutablis Rose, Butterfly Rose, Old Blush | Rosa chinensis x (Mutablis) | Sun, large single petal flowers change color as ages |
| Pomegranate | Punica granatum | Sun, upright shrub; orange blooms; edible fruit; dwarf variety |
| Primrose Jasmine | Jasminum mesnyi | Evergreen, sun-shade, sprawling, yellow flowers |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Evergreen, sun-shade, compact variety, available |
| White Brush* | Aloysia gratissima | Delicate; fragrant white flower; suckers, can be used as a hedge |
| Small Shrubs | ||
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Deciduous, fruit in fall and winter, purple; part shade |
| Agave, century plant | Agave americana | Sun, rosette, spine-tipped leaves |
| Barbados Cherry | Malpighia glabra | Evergreen, pink flowers, red fruit, sun-shade |
| Barberry | Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea | Evergreen; sun-part shade, color foliage |
| Grayleaf Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster glaucophylla | Sprawling evergreen shrub; dusty gray foliage; sun, part shade |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Evergreen shrubs; many varieties available; sun |
| Mexican Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Broad clusters of orange flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen, sun, pink flowers |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary, Upright | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen, sun-part shade; blue flowers |
| Red Yucca* | Hesperaloe parviflora | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves |
| Yucca* | Yucca spp. | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves, white flowers |
| Table A-4 Approved Shrubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Large Shrubs | ||
| Bay | Laurel noblis | Evergreen, sun-part sun, fragrant leaves |
| Buckeye* | Aesculus pavia | Deciduous (even in dry weather), shade, yellow or red flowers |
| Evergreen Sumac* | Rhus virens | Evergreen, sun-shade, red fruit |
| Flameleaf Sumac* | Rhus lancelota | Sun-partial shade; deciduous; red berries in fall; fall color |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Tree-like evergreen shrub; purple spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Texas Pistache | Pistacia texana | Semi-evergreen, sun |
| Medium Shrubs | ||
| Glossy Abelia | Abelia grandiflora | Bronze evergreen foliage; white or pink; sun, part shade |
| Agarita* | Mahonia trifoliata | Holly-like evergreen foliage; yellow spring; red edible berries; sun-shade |
| Cenizo, Texas Sage* | Leucophyllum sp. | Dusty gray evergreen foliage; sun; blooms throughout summer; purple - pink flowers; several new varieties: including compact |
| Elbow Bush* | Forestiera pubescens | Deciduous; sun-shade, small white flowers, black fruit |
| Frangrant Sumac* | Rhus aromatica | Deciduous; part shade, fall color |
| Hogplum* | Colubrina texensis | Part shade, full sun; fragrant blooms |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Tough evergreen; many varieties; sun, part shade |
| Mutablis Rose, Butterfly Rose, Old Blush | Rosa chinensis x (Mutablis) | Sun, large single petal flowers change color as ages |
| Pomegranate | Punica granatum | Sun, upright shrub; orange blooms; edible fruit; dwarf variety |
| Primrose Jasmine | Jasminum mesnyi | Evergreen, sun-shade, sprawling, yellow flowers |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Evergreen, sun-shade, compact variety, available |
| White Brush* | Aloysia gratissima | Delicate; fragrant white flower; suckers, can be used as a hedge |
| Small Shrubs | ||
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Deciduous, fruit in fall and winter, purple; part shade |
| Agave, century plant | Agave americana | Sun, rosette, spine-tipped leaves |
| Barbados Cherry | Malpighia glabra | Evergreen, pink flowers, red fruit, sun-shade |
| Barberry | Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea | Evergreen; sun-part shade, color foliage |
| Grayleaf Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster glaucophylla | Sprawling evergreen shrub; dusty gray foliage; sun, part shade |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Evergreen shrubs; many varieties available; sun |
| Mexican Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Broad clusters of orange flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen, sun, pink flowers |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary, Upright | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen, sun-part shade; blue flowers |
| Red Yucca* | Hesperaloe parviflora | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves |
| Yucca* | Yucca spp. | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves, white flowers |
| Table A-4 Approved Shrubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Large Shrubs | ||
| Bay | Laurel noblis | Evergreen, sun-part sun, fragrant leaves |
| Buckeye* | Aesculus pavia | Deciduous (even in dry weather), shade, yellow or red flowers |
| Evergreen Sumac* | Rhus virens | Evergreen, sun-shade, red fruit |
| Flameleaf Sumac* | Rhus lancelota | Sun-partial shade; deciduous; red berries in fall; fall color |
| Texas Mountain Laurel* | Sophora secundiflora | Tree-like evergreen shrub; purple spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Texas Pistache | Pistacia texana | Semi-evergreen, sun |
| Medium Shrubs | ||
| Glossy Abelia | Abelia grandiflora | Bronze evergreen foliage; white or pink; sun, part shade |
| Agarita* | Mahonia trifoliata | Holly-like evergreen foliage; yellow spring; red edible berries; sun-shade |
| Cenizo, Texas Sage* | Leucophyllum sp. | Dusty gray evergreen foliage; sun; blooms throughout summer; purple - pink flowers; several new varieties: including compact |
| Elbow Bush* | Forestiera pubescens | Deciduous; sun-shade, small white flowers, black fruit |
| Frangrant Sumac* | Rhus aromatica | Deciduous; part shade, fall color |
| Hogplum* | Colubrina texensis | Part shade, full sun; fragrant blooms |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Tough evergreen; many varieties; sun, part shade |
| Mutablis Rose, Butterfly Rose, Old Blush | Rosa chinensis x (Mutablis) | Sun, large single petal flowers change color as ages |
| Pomegranate | Punica granatum | Sun, upright shrub; orange blooms; edible fruit; dwarf variety |
| Primrose Jasmine | Jasminum mesnyi | Evergreen, sun-shade, sprawling, yellow flowers |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Evergreen, sun-shade, compact variety, available |
| White Brush* | Aloysia gratissima | Delicate; fragrant white flower; suckers, can be used as a hedge |
| Small Shrubs | ||
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Deciduous, fruit in fall and winter, purple; part shade |
| Agave, century plant | Agave americana | Sun, rosette, spine-tipped leaves |
| Barbados Cherry | Malpighia glabra | Evergreen, pink flowers, red fruit, sun-shade |
| Barberry | Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea | Evergreen; sun-part shade, color foliage |
| Grayleaf Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster glaucophylla | Sprawling evergreen shrub; dusty gray foliage; sun, part shade |
| Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Evergreen shrubs; many varieties available; sun |
| Mexican Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Broad clusters of orange flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen, sun, pink flowers |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary, Upright | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen, sun-part shade; blue flowers |
| Red Yucca* | Hesperaloe parviflora | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves |
| Yucca* | Yucca spp. | Sun, rosette, narrow leaves, white flowers |
- Approved Groundcover, Ornamental Grasses, and Perennials. Table A-5, Approved Groundcover, Ornamental Grasses, and Perennials, sets out the shrubs that may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirements of Article 4.4, Tree Preservation, Buffering, and Landscaping.
| Table A-5 Approved Groundcover, Ornamental Grasses, and Perennials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Groundcover | ||
| Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum | Evergreen; green or variegated foliage; sun, part shade, no flowers |
| Columbine Hinckley Columbine* | Aquilegia spp., A. hinckleyana | Evergreen, gray/green foliage, yellow flowers |
| Confederate Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides | Evergreen; fragrant, white spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Frogfruit* | Phyla incise (nodiflora) | Semi-evergreen, creeper, sun-part sun, white flowers |
| Lantana purple, gold | Lantana sp. | Deciduous, sun, purple, white or yellow flowers |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Rosemary, prostrate | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen sub-shrub, sun to part sun, blue flowers |
| Santolina | Santolina sp. | Species with green or silver foliage; sun |
| Trailing Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Several varieties available; not suitable for wet, humid areas; sun |
| Verbena* | Verbena spp. | Evergreen, pink, purple, white, red flowers |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Gray or green gray leaves; many varieties |
| Ornamental Grasses | ||
| Big Bluestem* | Andropogon gerardi | Sun, clump grass |
| Eastern Gamagrass* | Tripsacum dactyloides | Dense, part shade, full sun |
| Inland Seaoats* | Chasmanthium latifolium | Shade, dappled shade, part shade |
| Little Bluestem * | Schixachyrium scoparium | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus sinensis | Full sun, part shade, specimen or screening |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Purple Fountain Grass | Pennisetum setaceum ′Rubrum′ | Delicate color accent; full sun |
| Sideoats Grama* | Bouteloua curtipendula | Dappled shade, part shade, full sun |
| Switchgrass* | Panicum virgatum | Part shade, full sun |
| Perennials | ||
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias spp. | Semi-hardy perennial, orange flowers |
| Cigar Plant | Cuphea micropetala | Red, yellow; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Fall Aster | Aster spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun-part sun, blue or white |
| Firebush | Hamelia patens | Reddish orange; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Hinckley′s Columbine* | Aquilegia hinckleyana | Yellow; spring flowers; shade |
| Indigo Spires | Sage Salvia spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun, dark blue flowers |
| Lantana | Lantana sp. | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mealy Cup Sage* | Salvia farinacea | Sun, part shade; blue, white, purple flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen; pink; summer flowers; sun |
| Mexican Petunia | Ruellia sp. | Evergreen; tolerates shade; purple, pink, white flowers, suckers |
| Mexican Sage | Salvia leucantha | Semi-evergreen; blue; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mist flower, Boneset | Eupatorium spp. and Ageratum spp. | Hardy perennial, white to blue flowers |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen; hardy perennial; sun |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Purple Cone Flower* | Echinacea purpurea | Hardy perennial, rosette with pink or white flowers |
| Perennial verbena* | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Sun, part shade; blue flowers |
| Shrimp Plant | Justicia spp. | Hardy perennial, sun-part sun; orange, red flowers |
| Skullcap* | Scutellaria frutescens | Evergreen sub-shrub; pink or purple flowers |
| Texas Betony* | Stachys coccinea | Evergreen, gray-green; red tubular flowers |
| Tropical Sage* | Salvia coccinea | Evergreen, red, pink blooms; part shade to full sun |
| Turk′s Cap* | Malvaviscus drummondii | Shade; red flowers |
| White Rain Lily* | Zephyranthes candida | Ephermal; sun, part shade; white |
| Table A-5 Approved Groundcover, Ornamental Grasses, and Perennials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Groundcover | ||
| Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum | Evergreen; green or variegated foliage; sun, part shade, no flowers |
| Columbine Hinckley Columbine* | Aquilegia spp., A. hinckleyana | Evergreen, gray/green foliage, yellow flowers |
| Confederate Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides | Evergreen; fragrant, white spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Frogfruit* | Phyla incise (nodiflora) | Semi-evergreen, creeper, sun-part sun, white flowers |
| Lantana purple, gold | Lantana sp. | Deciduous, sun, purple, white or yellow flowers |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Rosemary, prostrate | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen sub-shrub, sun to part sun, blue flowers |
| Santolina | Santolina sp. | Species with green or silver foliage; sun |
| Trailing Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Several varieties available; not suitable for wet, humid areas; sun |
| Verbena* | Verbena spp. | Evergreen, pink, purple, white, red flowers |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Gray or green gray leaves; many varieties |
| Ornamental Grasses | ||
| Big Bluestem* | Andropogon gerardi | Sun, clump grass |
| Eastern Gamagrass* | Tripsacum dactyloides | Dense, part shade, full sun |
| Inland Seaoats* | Chasmanthium latifolium | Shade, dappled shade, part shade |
| Little Bluestem * | Schixachyrium scoparium | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus sinensis | Full sun, part shade, specimen or screening |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Purple Fountain Grass | Pennisetum setaceum ′Rubrum′ | Delicate color accent; full sun |
| Sideoats Grama* | Bouteloua curtipendula | Dappled shade, part shade, full sun |
| Switchgrass* | Panicum virgatum | Part shade, full sun |
| Perennials | ||
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias spp. | Semi-hardy perennial, orange flowers |
| Cigar Plant | Cuphea micropetala | Red, yellow; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Fall Aster | Aster spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun-part sun, blue or white |
| Firebush | Hamelia patens | Reddish orange; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Hinckley′s Columbine* | Aquilegia hinckleyana | Yellow; spring flowers; shade |
| Indigo Spires | Sage Salvia spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun, dark blue flowers |
| Lantana | Lantana sp. | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mealy Cup Sage* | Salvia farinacea | Sun, part shade; blue, white, purple flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen; pink; summer flowers; sun |
| Mexican Petunia | Ruellia sp. | Evergreen; tolerates shade; purple, pink, white flowers, suckers |
| Mexican Sage | Salvia leucantha | Semi-evergreen; blue; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mist flower, Boneset | Eupatorium spp. and Ageratum spp. | Hardy perennial, white to blue flowers |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen; hardy perennial; sun |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Purple Cone Flower* | Echinacea purpurea | Hardy perennial, rosette with pink or white flowers |
| Perennial verbena* | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Sun, part shade; blue flowers |
| Shrimp Plant | Justicia spp. | Hardy perennial, sun-part sun; orange, red flowers |
| Skullcap* | Scutellaria frutescens | Evergreen sub-shrub; pink or purple flowers |
| Texas Betony* | Stachys coccinea | Evergreen, gray-green; red tubular flowers |
| Tropical Sage* | Salvia coccinea | Evergreen, red, pink blooms; part shade to full sun |
| Turk′s Cap* | Malvaviscus drummondii | Shade; red flowers |
| White Rain Lily* | Zephyranthes candida | Ephermal; sun, part shade; white |
| Table A-5 Approved Groundcover, Ornamental Grasses, and Perennials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Groundcover | ||
| Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum | Evergreen; green or variegated foliage; sun, part shade, no flowers |
| Columbine Hinckley Columbine* | Aquilegia spp., A. hinckleyana | Evergreen, gray/green foliage, yellow flowers |
| Confederate Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides | Evergreen; fragrant, white spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Frogfruit* | Phyla incise (nodiflora) | Semi-evergreen, creeper, sun-part sun, white flowers |
| Lantana purple, gold | Lantana sp. | Deciduous, sun, purple, white or yellow flowers |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Rosemary, prostrate | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen sub-shrub, sun to part sun, blue flowers |
| Santolina | Santolina sp. | Species with green or silver foliage; sun |
| Trailing Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Several varieties available; not suitable for wet, humid areas; sun |
| Verbena* | Verbena spp. | Evergreen, pink, purple, white, red flowers |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Gray or green gray leaves; many varieties |
| Ornamental Grasses | ||
| Big Bluestem* | Andropogon gerardi | Sun, clump grass |
| Eastern Gamagrass* | Tripsacum dactyloides | Dense, part shade, full sun |
| Inland Seaoats* | Chasmanthium latifolium | Shade, dappled shade, part shade |
| Little Bluestem * | Schixachyrium scoparium | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus sinensis | Full sun, part shade, specimen or screening |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Purple Fountain Grass | Pennisetum setaceum ′Rubrum′ | Delicate color accent; full sun |
| Sideoats Grama* | Bouteloua curtipendula | Dappled shade, part shade, full sun |
| Switchgrass* | Panicum virgatum | Part shade, full sun |
| Perennials | ||
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias spp. | Semi-hardy perennial, orange flowers |
| Cigar Plant | Cuphea micropetala | Red, yellow; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Fall Aster | Aster spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun-part sun, blue or white |
| Firebush | Hamelia patens | Reddish orange; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Hinckley′s Columbine* | Aquilegia hinckleyana | Yellow; spring flowers; shade |
| Indigo Spires | Sage Salvia spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun, dark blue flowers |
| Lantana | Lantana sp. | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mealy Cup Sage* | Salvia farinacea | Sun, part shade; blue, white, purple flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen; pink; summer flowers; sun |
| Mexican Petunia | Ruellia sp. | Evergreen; tolerates shade; purple, pink, white flowers, suckers |
| Mexican Sage | Salvia leucantha | Semi-evergreen; blue; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mist flower, Boneset | Eupatorium spp. and Ageratum spp. | Hardy perennial, white to blue flowers |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen; hardy perennial; sun |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Purple Cone Flower* | Echinacea purpurea | Hardy perennial, rosette with pink or white flowers |
| Perennial verbena* | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Sun, part shade; blue flowers |
| Shrimp Plant | Justicia spp. | Hardy perennial, sun-part sun; orange, red flowers |
| Skullcap* | Scutellaria frutescens | Evergreen sub-shrub; pink or purple flowers |
| Texas Betony* | Stachys coccinea | Evergreen, gray-green; red tubular flowers |
| Tropical Sage* | Salvia coccinea | Evergreen, red, pink blooms; part shade to full sun |
| Turk′s Cap* | Malvaviscus drummondii | Shade; red flowers |
| White Rain Lily* | Zephyranthes candida | Ephermal; sun, part shade; white |
| Table A-5 Approved Groundcover, Ornamental Grasses, and Perennials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Groundcover | ||
| Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum | Evergreen; green or variegated foliage; sun, part shade, no flowers |
| Columbine Hinckley Columbine* | Aquilegia spp., A. hinckleyana | Evergreen, gray/green foliage, yellow flowers |
| Confederate Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides | Evergreen; fragrant, white spring flowers; sun, part shade |
| Frogfruit* | Phyla incise (nodiflora) | Semi-evergreen, creeper, sun-part sun, white flowers |
| Lantana purple, gold | Lantana sp. | Deciduous, sun, purple, white or yellow flowers |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Rosemary, prostrate | Rosmarinus officinalis | Evergreen sub-shrub, sun to part sun, blue flowers |
| Santolina | Santolina sp. | Species with green or silver foliage; sun |
| Trailing Juniper | Juniperus sp. | Several varieties available; not suitable for wet, humid areas; sun |
| Verbena* | Verbena spp. | Evergreen, pink, purple, white, red flowers |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Gray or green gray leaves; many varieties |
| Ornamental Grasses | ||
| Big Bluestem* | Andropogon gerardi | Sun, clump grass |
| Eastern Gamagrass* | Tripsacum dactyloides | Dense, part shade, full sun |
| Inland Seaoats* | Chasmanthium latifolium | Shade, dappled shade, part shade |
| Little Bluestem * | Schixachyrium scoparium | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus sinensis | Full sun, part shade, specimen or screening |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen, part shade, full sun |
| Purple Fountain Grass | Pennisetum setaceum ′Rubrum′ | Delicate color accent; full sun |
| Sideoats Grama* | Bouteloua curtipendula | Dappled shade, part shade, full sun |
| Switchgrass* | Panicum virgatum | Part shade, full sun |
| Perennials | ||
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias spp. | Semi-hardy perennial, orange flowers |
| Cigar Plant | Cuphea micropetala | Red, yellow; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Fall Aster | Aster spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun-part sun, blue or white |
| Firebush | Hamelia patens | Reddish orange; summer to fall flowers; sun |
| Hinckley′s Columbine* | Aquilegia hinckleyana | Yellow; spring flowers; shade |
| Indigo Spires | Sage Salvia spp. | Semi-evergreen, sun, dark blue flowers |
| Lantana | Lantana sp. | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mealy Cup Sage* | Salvia farinacea | Sun, part shade; blue, white, purple flowers |
| Mexican Oregano | Poliomentha longiflora | Evergreen; pink; summer flowers; sun |
| Mexican Petunia | Ruellia sp. | Evergreen; tolerates shade; purple, pink, white flowers, suckers |
| Mexican Sage | Salvia leucantha | Semi-evergreen; blue; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Mist flower, Boneset | Eupatorium spp. and Ageratum spp. | Hardy perennial, white to blue flowers |
| Muhly Grass* | Muehlenbergia lindheimeri | Evergreen; hardy perennial; sun |
| Pigeonberry* | Rivina humilis | Semi-evergreen shrub |
| Purple Cone Flower* | Echinacea purpurea | Hardy perennial, rosette with pink or white flowers |
| Perennial verbena* | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Many colors; spring to fall flowers; sun |
| Rock rose* | Pavonia lasiopetala | Deciduous; sub-shrub, pink or purple flowers |
| Rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis | Sun, part shade; blue flowers |
| Shrimp Plant | Justicia spp. | Hardy perennial, sun-part sun; orange, red flowers |
| Skullcap* | Scutellaria frutescens | Evergreen sub-shrub; pink or purple flowers |
| Texas Betony* | Stachys coccinea | Evergreen, gray-green; red tubular flowers |
| Tropical Sage* | Salvia coccinea | Evergreen, red, pink blooms; part shade to full sun |
| Turk′s Cap* | Malvaviscus drummondii | Shade; red flowers |
| White Rain Lily* | Zephyranthes candida | Ephermal; sun, part shade; white |
- Approved Turf Grasses. Table A-6, Approved Turf Grasses, sets out the turf grasses that may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirements of Article 4.4, Tree Preservation, Buffering, and Landscaping.
| Table A-6 Approved Turf Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Bermuda grass | Cynodon dactylon | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Buffalograss* | Buchloe dactyloides | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Prarie mix | n/a | Mixture of Texas native Bunch, can add wildflowers |
| St. Augustine grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Produces dense turf; shade areas only; poor drought tolerance; sodded |
| Table A-6 Approved Turf Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Bermuda grass | Cynodon dactylon | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Buffalograss* | Buchloe dactyloides | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Prarie mix | n/a | Mixture of Texas native Bunch, can add wildflowers |
| St. Augustine grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Produces dense turf; shade areas only; poor drought tolerance; sodded |
| Table A-6 Approved Turf Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Bermuda grass | Cynodon dactylon | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Buffalograss* | Buchloe dactyloides | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Prarie mix | n/a | Mixture of Texas native Bunch, can add wildflowers |
| St. Augustine grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Produces dense turf; shade areas only; poor drought tolerance; sodded |
| Table A-6 Approved Turf Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Remarks |
| Table Notes: * Denotes Texas native plant. | ||
| Bermuda grass | Cynodon dactylon | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Buffalograss* | Buchloe dactyloides | Excellent drought tolerance; poor shade tolerance; sun |
| Prarie mix | n/a | Mixture of Texas native Bunch, can add wildflowers |
| St. Augustine grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Produces dense turf; shade areas only; poor drought tolerance; sodded |
- Prohibited Plants. Table A-7, Prohibited Plants, sets out a list of plants that are prohibited in City in all landscape areas, and which should be removed if identified.
| Table A-7 Prohibited Plants | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Alligatorweed | Alternanthera philoxeroides |
| Balloonvine | Cardiospermum halicacabum |
| Brazilian peppertree | Schinus terebinthifolius |
| Broomrape | Orobanche ramosa |
| Camelthorn | Alhagi camelorum |
| Chinese tallow tree | Triadica sebiferum |
| Deeprooted sedge | Cyperus entrerianus |
| Distaff thistle | Carthamus lanatus |
| Eurasian watermilfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Giant duckweed | Spirodela oligorrhiza |
| Giant reed | Arundo donax |
| Hedge bindweed | Calystegia sepium |
| Hydrilla | Hydrilla verticillata |
| Itchgrass | Rottboellia cochinchinensis |
| Japanese dodder | Cuscuta japonica |
| Kudzu | Pueraria montana |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major |
| Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Rooted waterhyacinth | Eichhornia azurea |
| Saltcedar | Tamarix spp. |
| Salvinia | Salvinia spp. |
| Serrated tussock | Nassella trichotoma |
| Torpedograss | Panicum repens |
| Tropical soda apple | Solanum viarum |
| Water spinach | Ipomoea aquatica |
| Water trumpet | Cryptocoryne beckettii |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes |
| Water lettuce | Pistia stratiote |
| Table A-7 Prohibited Plants | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Alligatorweed | Alternanthera philoxeroides |
| Balloonvine | Cardiospermum halicacabum |
| Brazilian peppertree | Schinus terebinthifolius |
| Broomrape | Orobanche ramosa |
| Camelthorn | Alhagi camelorum |
| Chinese tallow tree | Triadica sebiferum |
| Deeprooted sedge | Cyperus entrerianus |
| Distaff thistle | Carthamus lanatus |
| Eurasian watermilfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Giant duckweed | Spirodela oligorrhiza |
| Giant reed | Arundo donax |
| Hedge bindweed | Calystegia sepium |
| Hydrilla | Hydrilla verticillata |
| Itchgrass | Rottboellia cochinchinensis |
| Japanese dodder | Cuscuta japonica |
| Kudzu | Pueraria montana |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major |
| Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Rooted waterhyacinth | Eichhornia azurea |
| Saltcedar | Tamarix spp. |
| Salvinia | Salvinia spp. |
| Serrated tussock | Nassella trichotoma |
| Torpedograss | Panicum repens |
| Tropical soda apple | Solanum viarum |
| Water spinach | Ipomoea aquatica |
| Water trumpet | Cryptocoryne beckettii |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes |
| Water lettuce | Pistia stratiote |
| Table A-7 Prohibited Plants | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Alligatorweed | Alternanthera philoxeroides |
| Balloonvine | Cardiospermum halicacabum |
| Brazilian peppertree | Schinus terebinthifolius |
| Broomrape | Orobanche ramosa |
| Camelthorn | Alhagi camelorum |
| Chinese tallow tree | Triadica sebiferum |
| Deeprooted sedge | Cyperus entrerianus |
| Distaff thistle | Carthamus lanatus |
| Eurasian watermilfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Giant duckweed | Spirodela oligorrhiza |
| Giant reed | Arundo donax |
| Hedge bindweed | Calystegia sepium |
| Hydrilla | Hydrilla verticillata |
| Itchgrass | Rottboellia cochinchinensis |
| Japanese dodder | Cuscuta japonica |
| Kudzu | Pueraria montana |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major |
| Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Rooted waterhyacinth | Eichhornia azurea |
| Saltcedar | Tamarix spp. |
| Salvinia | Salvinia spp. |
| Serrated tussock | Nassella trichotoma |
| Torpedograss | Panicum repens |
| Tropical soda apple | Solanum viarum |
| Water spinach | Ipomoea aquatica |
| Water trumpet | Cryptocoryne beckettii |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes |
| Water lettuce | Pistia stratiote |
| Table A-7 Prohibited Plants | |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Alligatorweed | Alternanthera philoxeroides |
| Balloonvine | Cardiospermum halicacabum |
| Brazilian peppertree | Schinus terebinthifolius |
| Broomrape | Orobanche ramosa |
| Camelthorn | Alhagi camelorum |
| Chinese tallow tree | Triadica sebiferum |
| Deeprooted sedge | Cyperus entrerianus |
| Distaff thistle | Carthamus lanatus |
| Eurasian watermilfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Giant duckweed | Spirodela oligorrhiza |
| Giant reed | Arundo donax |
| Hedge bindweed | Calystegia sepium |
| Hydrilla | Hydrilla verticillata |
| Itchgrass | Rottboellia cochinchinensis |
| Japanese dodder | Cuscuta japonica |
| Kudzu | Pueraria montana |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major |
| Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Rooted waterhyacinth | Eichhornia azurea |
| Saltcedar | Tamarix spp. |
| Salvinia | Salvinia spp. |
| Serrated tussock | Nassella trichotoma |
| Torpedograss | Panicum repens |
| Tropical soda apple | Solanum viarum |
| Water spinach | Ipomoea aquatica |
| Water trumpet | Cryptocoryne beckettii |
| Water hyacinth | Eichhornia crassipes |
| Water lettuce | Pistia stratiote |
Effective on: 1/1/1901