Armenian Cucumber
These are more like melons than cucumbers and don't suffer bitterness in high heat climates
Plant Profiles
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Canna
Bold, tropical-style plants with dramatic foliage and brilliant flowers that bring a lush appearance to the garden while thriving in the heat of summer.
Celeste Fig
A productive fig known for sweet, richly flavored fruit, Celeste is a dependable choice for the home garden and well suited to the Texas climate.
Comfrey, Bocking 14 variety
A garden workhorse for homeowners, permaculutre enthusiasts, and farmers alike
Daylilies, various
Reliable, adaptable, and nearly impossible to ignore in bloom, daylilies offer a wide range of colors and forms while returning year after year with minimal fuss.
Egyptian Walking Onions
A fascinating perennial onion that produces clusters of tiny bulbils at the tops of its stalks, Egyptian Walking Onions literally “walk” across the garden as new plants take root.
Flame Acanthus
A showy Texas native that handles heat and drought with ease, Flame Acanthus produces brilliant red-orange tubular flowers that hummingbirds and other pollinators find hard to resist.
Frostweed
Striking Texas native with clusters of white flowers and stems that erupt into a ice crystal display after the first freeze. Provides valuable late-season forage for pollinators.
Garlic Chives
An easygoing perennial herb with mild garlic-flavored leaves and attractive flower clusters, Garlic Chives are useful in the kitchen and valuable to pollinators.
Gregg's Mistflower
A Texas native that comes alive with clouds of lavender-blue flowers, Gregg's Mistflower is an exceptional late-season nectar source and a magnet for butterflies.
Lemon Balm
A vigorous perennial herb with fresh lemon-scented foliage and small flowers beloved by pollinators, Lemon Balm is useful in the kitchen, tea garden, and pollinator garden alike.
Luffa
More than a novelty, luffas are vigorous vines that produce edible young fruits and mature into natural sponges, making them one of the garden's most useful multipurpose plants.
Malabar Spinach
Really not spinach at all, but a heat-loving annual vine that yields edible greens and dark red berries birds love. Self seeds to often return the next year
Obedient Plant
A native perennial with tall spikes of pink flowers, Obedient Plant adds late-season color while providing nectar for pollinators—and its name comes from flowers that can be moved and stay where you put them.
Rock Rose
A Texas native with delicate pink flowers and a surprisingly tough nature, Rock Rose thrives in heat and drought while providing valuable habitat and forage for pollinators.
Spiderwort (Purple Heart)
A stellar addition to any garden with attractive foliage, heat and droubt tolerance, and adapts to full shade or full sun or anywhere in between.
Skullcap
A little-known Texas native with delicate purple flowers and a remarkable tolerance for heat and dry conditions, Skullcap is an understated but valuable addition to native and pollinator gardens.
Turks Cap
A tough Texas native with distinctive red, turban-shaped flowers, Turks Cap thrives in challenging conditions while providing nectar for pollinators and fruit enjoyed by birds and wildlife.