Salvia regla
The showy, bright-red, tubular flowers of this ornamental, much-branched shrub occur in loose, terminal racemes. These top 3-5 ft. stems which bear glossy, aromatic, heart-shaped, deciduous leaves.Flowers attract hummingbirds. This plant is disease and insect-free, drought tolerant, and adaptable to a variety of sites
Salvia roemeriana
A red-flowered, hirsute, perennial salvia that grows from 1 to 2 feet tall, with rounded, scalloped leaves, Salvia roemeriana is adapted to grow in the shade and leaf mulch of Juniperus species, especially Juniperus ashei (Ashe Juniper). The leaves are normally 1 to 2 inches wide, and flowers are 1 to 1.5 inches long on […]
Lobelia cardinalis
This 1-6 ft. perennial has showy, red flowers in 8 in., terminal spikes. Each flower has three spreading lower petals and two upper petals, all united into a tube at the base. Erect leafy stems, often in clusters, with racemes of flowers resembling flaming red spires. The lower portion of the erect stem is lined […]
Erythrina herbacea
Coralbean is a low, glossy-leaved, thorny shrub to 6 ft., or taller, with many herbaceous, annual stems arising from the woody lower stem and perennial root. The long-petioled, leaflets are distinctively arrowhead-shaped. Leaves are alternate, scattered along the stem, 3 leaflets forming the leaf, which is often prickly beneath. The leaves are 3-5 inches long […]
Hibiscus martianus
A leafy-stemmed perennial, growing 1-5 ft. depending on moisture. Prolific, red, 2-3 in. solitary flowers occur at branch tips. The leaves are silvery and heart-shaped.Flowers during the hottest part of the season when other plants are not showy. This plant is everblooming if there is no frost.
Clematis texensis
Scarlet Leather-flower or Scarlet Clematis is an herbaceous to slightly woody vine, climbing to 10 ft. Bell-shaped flowers, blooming only on new growth, are held in axillary clusters of one to seven. The flower petals are actually thick, leather-like, scarlet-colored sepals. A feathery ball of plumed seeds follows the floral display. Stems are bare for […]