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Texas Superstar Plants

To be designated a Texas SuperStar, a plant must be beautiful and perform well for consumers and growers throughout the state. Superstars must be easy to propagate, which should ensure the plants are not only widely available throughout Texas but also reasonably priced.

Plants are chosen by a board made up of a variety of AgriLife Research, AgriLife Extension and Texas Tech University experts specializing in fields of horticulture, plant physiology and other disciplines.

Because of demanding plant trials, Texas Superstars are widely adapted across the state.  They are rated by cold hardiness zone – the coldest places for which they are adapted. Some are labeled as being deer-resistant and many are also pollinator friendly.  Superstar status has been given for annuals, perennials, woody shrubs including roses, trees, and some yummy edibles.

Natchez Blackberry – a Texas SuperStar
Photo courtesy of texassuperstar.com

The Texas SuperStar program became a statewide program in 1989 with the name “Texas Superstar” coined in 1989. Texas Superstar is a registered trademark owned by AgriLife Research, a state agency that is part of the Texas A&M University System. A list of wholesalers and retailers who stock Texas Superstar plants and labels is also available online.

Note: The Texas Superstar 2020 Guide is available online and at local AgriLife Extension offices around the state. The brochure lists all Texas Superstar plants, USDA Hardiness Zones, an explanation of symbols that apply to water use/deer resistant plants/attractiveness to pollinators, and additional contact information.

For more information about Texas SuperStar plants, visit the Texas SuperStar page.

The table below shows a list of Texas SuperStar plants.

Common NameBotanical NameTexas Superstar - SSPhoto
Mexican Bush sageSalvia leucanthaSS
Pride of BarbadosCaesalpinia pulcherrimaSS
Caldwell Pink RoseRosa 'Caldwell Pink'
Texas BluebonnetLupinus texensisSS
FirebushHamelia patensSS
Grandma's Yellow RoseRosa ‘Nacogdoches’SS
Thyrallis (Shower of Gold)Galphimia glaucaSS
Cape PlumbagoPlumbago auriculataSS
Texas Gold ColumbineAquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana ‘Texas Gold'SS
Trailing LantanaLantana montevidensisSS
New Gold LantanaLantana ‘New Gold’SS
Mystic Spires Blue SalviaSalvia longispicata x farinacea ‘Mystic Spires Blue’SS
Henry Duelberg SalviaSalvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'SS
Moy Grande HibiscusHibiscus x 'Moy Grande'SS
John Fanick Perennial PhloxPhlox paniculata ‘John Fanick’SS
Allyson' Mexican HeatherCuphea hyssopifolia 'Allyson'SS
Belinda's Dream RoseRosa ‘Belinda's Dream'SS
Angelonia, Summer SnapdragonAngelonia angustifolia (Serena Series)SS
Globe AmaranthGomphrena globosaSS
Turk's CapMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondiiSS
Lynn's Legacy CenizoLeucophyllum langmaniae 'Lynn's Legacy'SS
Barbecue Skewers RosemaryRosemarinus officinalis or Salvia rosmarinus ‘Gorizia’SS
Rock RosePavonia lasiopetalaSS
Banana ShrubMichelia figo
Woodland Painted PetalsAnomatheca laxa
Fragrant Mist FlowerEupatorium havanensis
Hamabo HisbiscusHibiscus tiliaceus var. hamabo
Cramoisi Superieur RoseRosa 'Cramoisi Superieur'
Yellow Butterfly VineCallaeum macropterumSS
Black Stockings Napier GrassPennisetum x 'Black Stockings'SS
Natchitoches Noisette RoseRosa 'Natchitoches Noisette'
Blue DazeEvolvulus glomeratusSS
Crinum LilyCrinum bulbispermum
Apricot Drift RoseRosa 'Meimirrote'
Althea Rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus
Old Blush RoseRosa 'Old Blush'
Lindheimer's Muhly GrassMuhlenbergia lindheimeriSS
Becky's Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'
Baby's Breath' EuphorbiosEuphorbia hypericifoliaSS
Gold Star EsperanzaTecoma stans ‘Gold Star’SS
Hot Lips' SalviaSalvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
Duranta (Brazilian Sky Flower)Duranta erectaSS
Little Ruby AlternantheraAlternanthera 'Little Ruby'SS
Whopper BegoniasBegonia x semperflorens-cultorumSS
PurslanePortulaca oleracea, P. umbraticola or hybridsSS
Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale
Angelonia, Summer SnapdragonAngelonia angustifoliaSS
Queen Emma CrinumCrinum procerum 'Queen Emma'
Jumbo Burgundy CrinumCrinum 'Jumbo Crinum'
Blue Angel Shrub AltheaHibiscus syriacus 'Greba'SS
Oxblood Lily or Schoolhouse LilyRhodophiala bifida
PentasPentas lanceolataSS
Flare Rose Mallow HibiscusHibiscus sp. ‘Flare’SS

Upcoming Events

Apr 15
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Grow Your Own – Warm Season Vegetables & Herbs – Please note location change to the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds Bldg D

Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, Building D
Apr 21
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Landscape Success – Flowering Plants for 4 Seasons – Virtual (Zoom)

Zoom - TX
May 13
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Grow Your Own – Setting Up Raised Beds/Planters

Bud O’Shieles Community Center, 1303 Band Rd in Rosenberg, TX
May 19
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Landscape Success – Irrigation Basics – Virtual (Zoom)

Zoom - TX
Jun 16
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Landscape Success – Weed & Nutrient Management – Virtual (Zoom)

Zoom - TX
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