Turk’s Cap
During Texas summers we’re thankful for our shade trees! Some trees are dense, shutting out most of the sun, and some have a high canopy that lets some light through. But there are plants that will happily grow no matter what amount of shade you have in your yard. The new Shade Garden is complete, but we will be adding more shade plants in the fall!
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| Common Name | Botanical Name | Photos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tricolor Ginger | Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar' | Shade | |
| Fatsia, 'Spider's Web' | Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' | Part Shade | |
| Vintage Jade Distylium | Distylium 'Vintage Jade' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Loropetalum, Purple Diamond Semi-dwarf | Loropetalum chinense 'Shang-hi' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Pittisporum | Pittosporum tobira | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Pittisporum, Dwarf | Pittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Pittisporum, Variegated | Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Coral Berry | Symphoricarpus orbiculatu | Part Shade, Shade - Native | |
| Cinnamon Ginger | Alpinia nutans | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Primrose Jasmine | Jasminum mesnyi | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Cast Iron Plant | Aspidistra elatior | Shade | |
| Cast Iron Plant, Variegated | Aspidistra variegata | Shade | |
| Cast Iron Plant, Spotted | Aspidistra ebianensis | Shade | |
| Dwarf Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Sago Palm | Cycas revoluta | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Flax Lily | Dianella tasmanica | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Japanese Ardisia | Ardisia japonica | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Japanese Holly Fern | Cyrtomium falcatum | Part Shade, Shade | |
| Carolina Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Sun, Part Shade - Native | |
| Leopard Plant | Farfugium japonicum | Part Shade, Shade | |
| Turk's Cap | Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Sun, Part Shade, Native | |
| Philodendron, Xanadu | Philodendron 'Xanadu" | Part Shade | |
| Philodendron, Split Leaf | Philodendron bipinnatifidum | Part Shade | |
| Lily Turf | Liriope muscari | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Oakleaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | Part Shade, Shade | |
| Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Part Shade, Native | |
| Firespike | Odontonema strictum | Part Shade | |
| Tea Olive | Osmanthus fragrans | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Part Shade | |
| Ajuga | Ajuga reptens | Part Shade, Shade | |
| Bridal Wreath | Spiraea prunifolia | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Possumhaw Holly | Ilex decidua | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Mondo Grass | Ophiopogon japonicas | Part Shade, Shade | |
| Japanese Black Pine | Pinus thunbergii | Sun | |
| Japanese Blueberry | Elaeocarpus dentatus | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Japanese Flowering Quince | Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Super Blue Liriope | Liriope muscari 'Super Blue' | Sun, Part Shade | |
| Roughleaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Part Shade, Shade - Native | |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Part Shade - Native | |
| Purple Shamrock | Oxalis triangularis | Part Shade | |
| Mahonia | Mahonia | Part Shade | |
| Iris | Dwarf Crested Lily | Part Shade | |
| Chinese Juniper or Brodie Juniper | Juniperus chinensis | Sun | |
| Plum | Sun |