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Use the Earth-Kind® plant selector to choose the best plants and trees to grow in your Texas landscape.  Create beautiful, low maintenance landscapes, while conserving and protecting natural resources and the environment. Reduce the amount of water, fertilizer and pesticides that you use in your landscape. Choose plants that are rated for heat tolerance, drought tolerance, pest tolerance, soil requirement and fertility requirement based on region.

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Region-A
Panhandle & High Plains

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Mexican Feathergrass, Chinese Silver Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass
• Groundcover – Eastern Redcedar, Lilyturf, Turk's Cap, Rockrose, Coralberry and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Chinese Holly, Yaupon, Japanese Ligustrum, Italian Cypress, Indian Hawthorns and more
• Small Shrubs – Creosote Bush, Violet Silverleaf, Heavenly Bamboo, Desert Spoon, Apache Plume and more
• Medium Shrubs – Bay Laurel, Winter Honeysuckle, Yellow Bird of Paradise, Texas Kidneywood, Spanish Daggers or Yucca and more
• Large Shrubs – Horse Apple, Ash Juniper, Texas Persimmon, Desert Willow, Common Fig and more
• Small Trees – Texas Redbud, Mexican Redbud, Ocotillo, Tree Cholla, Eve's Necklace, Mexican Buckeye and more
• Medium Trees – Cedar Elm, California Fan Palm, Black Willow, Palmetto Palm, Monterey Oak and more
• Large Trees – Aleppo Pine, Chinkapin Oak, Chinese Pistachio, Post Oak, Cork Oak and more
• Spreading Conifer – Shore Juniper, Japanese Garden Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Oriental Arborvitae, Mugo Pine and more
• Upright Conifer – Pinyon Pine, Afghan Pine, Leyland Cypress, Common Douglas fir, Blue Colorado Spruce

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Region-B
North & Central Texas

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Chinese Silver Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass
• Groundcover – Eastern Redcedar, Turk's Cap, Rockrose, Coralberry, Asian Jasmine and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Texas Pistachio, Rocky Mountain Juniper, Eastern Redcedar, Rosemary, and more
• Small Shrubs – Dusty Miller, Engelman's Prickly Pear, Rockrose, Honey Mesquite, Nandina and more
• Medium Shrubs – Tree Cholla, Engelman's Prickly Pear, Sweet Mock Orange, Lantana, American Elderberry, and more
• Large Shrubs – Desert Willow, Chinese Phototinia, Pinyon Pine, Ash Juniper, Mexican Elder and more
• Small Trees – Goldenball Leadtree, Western Soapberry, Chaste Tree, Yucca, Staghorn Sumac, more
• Medium Trees – Pinyon Pine, Slash Pine, Honey Mesquite, Ash Juniper, Southern Magnolia and more
• Large Trees – Slash Pine, Sawtooth Oak, Common Baldcypress, Bur Oak, Chinkapin Oak and more
• Spreading Conifer – Eastern Redcedar, Shore Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Japanese Garden Juniper, Yews and more
• Upright Conifer – Pinyon Pine, Slash Pine, Ash Juniper, Loblolly Pine, Japanese Black Pine and more

Additional Resources:

• Top 100 Plants for North Texas
• North Texas Plant Database

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Region-C
Northeast and East Texas

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Chinese Silver Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass, Little Bluestem
• Groundcover – Rockrose, Monkey Grass, Shore Juniper, Ornamental Sweet Potato, Turk's Cap and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Yaupon, Chinese Holly, Japanese Ligustrum, Chinese Witchhazel and more
• Small Shrubs – Rockrose, Nandina, Euryops Daisy, Desert Spoon, Blue Plumbago and more
• Medium Shrubs – Thorny Elaegnus, Pineapple Guava, Heavenly Bamboo, Common Oleander, and more
• Large Shrubs – Thorny Elaegnus, False Holly, Pineapple Guava, Common Oleander, Engleman's Prickly Pear and more
• Small Trees – Texas Persimmon, Sandpaper Tree, Retama, Tea Olive, Tree Cholla more
• Medium Trees – Common Persimmon, Sandpaper Tree, Honey Mesquite, Japanese Black Pine, American Holly and more
• Large Trees – Common Persimmon, Chinese Pistachio, American Sweetgum, Chinaberry, Ginkgo and more
• Spreading Conifer – Shore Juniper, Eastern Redcedar, Creeping Juniper, Japanese Garden Juniper, Oriental Arborvitae and more
• Upright Conifer – Japanese Yew, Japanese Black Pine, Ash Juniper, Eastern Redcedear, Leyland Cypress and more

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Region-D
West Texas

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Chinese Silver Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass, Muhly Grasses and more
• Groundcover – Turk's Cap, Coralberry, Whitesage, Asian Jasmine, Lilyturf and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Texas Pistachio, Eastern Redcedar, Rocky Mountain Juniper, Italian Cypress, English Ivy and more
• Small Shrubs – Agarito, Desert Spoon, Apache Plume, Creosote Bush, Violet Silverleaf and more
• Medium Shrubs – Yellow Bird of Paradise, Agarito, Tree Cholla, Rough-leaf Dogwood and more
• Large Shrubs – Retama, Texas Persimmon, Ash Juniper, Texas Sage, Desert Willow and more
• Small Trees – Goldenball Leadtree, Escarpment Live Oak, Spanish Daggers, Texas Mountain Laurel more
• Medium Trees – Aleppo Pine, Chinese Pistachio, Monterey Oak, Cork Oak, Chinaberry and more
• Large Trees – Kentucky Coffee Tree, California Fan Palm, Palmetto Palm, Black Locust and more
• Spreading Conifer – Oriental Arborvitae, Shore Juniper, Eastern Redcedar, Creeping Juniper and more
• Upright Conifer – Ash Juniper, Eastern Redcedear, Pinyon Pine, Italian Cypress, Mugo Pine and more

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Region-E
Upper Rio Grande

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Chinese Silver Grass, Annual Fountain Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass and more
• Groundcover – Turk's Cap, Salvias or Sages, Coralberry, Asian Jasmine, Lilyturf and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Texas Pistachio, Yellow Plumbago, Chinese Holly, Yaupon and more
• Small Shrubs – Dusty Miller, Creosote Bush, Primrose Jasmine, Giant Turk's Cap, Desert Spoon and more
• Medium Shrubs – Bay Laurel, Texas Sage, Shrub Morning Glory, Yellow Bells, Chisos Rosewood and more
• Large Shrubs – Winter Honeysuckle, Horse Apple, Desert Willow, Texas Olive, Sandpaper Tree and more
• Small Trees – Texas Redbud, Goldenball Leadtree, Gum Tree, Ocotillo, Tree Cholla more
• Medium Trees – Cedar Elm, Texas Palmetto, Lacey Oak, Cork Oak, Empress Tree and more
• Large Trees – Eucalyptus, Black Cherry, Afghan Pine, Tree-of-Heaven, Deodar Cedar and more
• Spreading Conifer – Creeping Juniper, Japanese Garden Juniper, Oriental Arborvitae and more
• Upright Conifer – Ash Juniper, Eastern Redcedear, Pinyon Pine, Italian Cypress, Common Douglasfir and more

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Region-F
Hill Country & Central Coast

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Chinese Silver Grass, Annual Fountain Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass and more
• Groundcover – White Sage, Shrimp Plant, Fiddleleaf Morning Glory, Beach Morning Glory, Rockrose and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Texas Pistachio, Yaupon, Glossy Abelia, Japanese Barberry and more
• Small Shrubs – Primrose Jasmine, Agarito, Fragrant Sumac, Honey Mesquite, Creosote Bush and more
• Medium Shrubs – Apache Plume, Century Plant, Texas Kidneywood, Flame Acanthus and more
• Large Shrubs – Ocotillo, Smooth Sumac, Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Possumhaw and more
• Small Trees – Sweet Acacia, Catclaw Acacia, Texas Persimmon, Russian Olive, Texas Madrone and more
• Medium Trees – Lacey Oak, Thornless Common Honeylocust, Western Soapberry, Chinaberry and more
• Large Trees – Post Oak, Montezuma Cypress, Arizona Cypress, Cedar Elm, Pond Baldcypress and more
• Spreading Conifer – Eastern Redcedar,  Shore Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Japanese Garden Juniper and more
• Upright Conifer – Ash Juniper, Eastern Redcedear, Leyland Cypress, Pinyon Pine, Aleppo Pine and more

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Region-G
Southeast Texas

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Sea Oats, Annual Fountain Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass and more
• Groundcover – Turk's Cap, Wintercreeper Euonymus, Rockrose, Climbing Fig, Monkey Grass and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Yaupon, Chinese Holly, Japanese Yew, Viburnums, English Ivy and more
• Small Shrubs – Barbados Cherry, Dwarf Pomegranate, Giant Turks' Cap, Japanese Flowering Quince and more
• Medium Shrubs – Rough-Leaf Dogwood, Foster's Holly,  Split-Leaf Philodendron, Sweet Mock Orange and more
• Large Shrubs – Mexican Plum, Parsley Hawthorn, Washington Hawthorn, Nellie R. Stevens Holly and more
• Small Trees – Callery Pear, Escarpment Live Oak, Chinese Photinia,  Chinese Parasol Tree, Southern Waxmyrtle and more
• Medium Trees – Chinkapin Oak, Southern Red Oak, Camphor Tree, Texas Red Oak, Canary Island Date Palm and more
• Large Trees – Bur Oak, Southern Red Oak, Montezuma Cypress, Common Baldcypress, Winged Elm and more
• Spreading Conifer – Eastern Redcedar, Oriental Arborvitae, Shore Juniper and more
• Upright Conifer – Japanese Black Pine, Maki, Leyland Cypress, Slash Pine, Loblolly Pine and more

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Region-H
Rio Grande Valley

• Grasses & Lawns (pdf) – Buffalograss, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Texas Bluegrass, Tall Fescue and more
• Ornamental Grasses – Dwarf Pampas Grass, Giant Reed Grass, Annual Fountain Grass, Perennial Fountain Grass and more
• Groundcover – White Sage, Railroad Vine, Turk's Cap, Rockrose and more
• Herbs – Rosemary
• Topiary (ornamental shapes) – Leyland Cypress, Yellow Plumbago, Texas Pistachio, Roses, Olive and more
• Small Shrubs – Blue Plumbago, Yellow Bells, Fragrant Sumac, Agarito, Sago Palm and more
• Medium Shrubs – Tree Yellow Bells, Century Plant, Sago Palm, Barbados Cherry, Texas Sage and more
• Large Shrubs – Desert Willow, Smooth Sumac, Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Ocotillo and more
• Small Trees – Chaste Tree, Mexican Olive, Mediterranean Fan Palm, Engelman's Prickly Pear and more
• Medium Trees – Texas Palmetto, Black Willow, Camphor Tree, Tulip Poplar, Western Soapberry and more
• Large Trees – Mexican Oak, Mexican Fan Palm, Thornless Common Honeylocust, Palmetto Palm and more
• Spreading Conifer – Shore Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Japanese Garden Juniper and more
• Upright Conifer – Eastern Redcedar, Leyland Cypress more

Castro Valley Home With Back Patio on Grass Hill

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