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Going Native
Presented by
Susan J. Henson, Horticulturist
City of Grand Prairie
Parks and Recreation
972-237-8102
[email protected]
Disco Belle Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ay)
Genus: Hibiscus (hi-BIS-kus)
Species: moscheutos (mos-KEW-tos)
Cultivar: Disco Belle Pink
Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom Color:
Red
White/Near White
Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage:
Deciduous
Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not
overwater
Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Deciduous Holly
Ilex decidua
Truly outstanding small native
tree, very low maintenance,
which drops its leaves in fall to
reveal showy red or orange
berries (on female plants) that
remain throughout the winter.
Attracts songbirds. Heat and
drought tolerant.
Hardiness: Zone 5
Exposure: Full sun to part
shade.
Size: Height 12 feet tall, 6 feet
wide
Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
Reminiscent of Japanese maple but with
much greater toughness. This beautiful
maple has spreading canopy with
attractive foliage that turns spectacular
red, red-orange in late fall. Tolerates
heat and alkaline soils. Makes wonderful
shade tree for smaller yards.
Hardiness: Zone 6
Exposure: Full sun to part shade.
Size: Height 25 feet tall, 20 feet wide
Care: Not adapted to far west Texas.
Wrap trunk first three years to prevent
sunscald.
Fire Dragon Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
It is a medium-size shade tree to 35
feet that grows in full Texas sun.
Shantung maples are in high demand
in the lower midwest and are gaining
popularity throughout the uppermidwest and upper-south to the east
coast.
This tree will prove to be tougher and
just as beautiful as any maple
growing back east. Hardy and heat
tolerant, it should grow just about
anywhere in acidic or alkaline soils.
Shantung maples grow 2 to 5 feet per
year.
New GoldTM Lantana
Lantana x hybrida'New Gold'
Drought tolerant, heat loving,
low maintenance annual with a
wealth of golden yellow flowers.
Reduced fruit set promotes
prolific blooming spring till frost.
Deer tolerant. A very adaptable
and popular annual.
Hardiness: Zone 8b
Exposure: Full sun
Size: Height 2 feet tall, 4 feet
wide
Blooming Time: Spring till frost
Texas Gold Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha
hinckleyana 'Texas Gold'
Cool season perennial with
attractive foliage and stunning,
long-spurred yellow blossoms.
Native to shady areas in Big
Bend. Great heat tolerance for a
columbine.
Hardiness: Zone 5
Exposure: Dappled shade
Size: Height 2 feet tall, 2 feet
wide
Bloom Time: 3-4 weeks in
early-mid spring.
Dwarf Mexican Petunia
Ruellia brittoniana
Spectacular, low-growing, heattolerant perennial with
profusions of violet, light pink or
white flowers. Highly pest
resistant. Quickly fills in as a
ground cover.
Hardiness: Zone 8
Exposure: Full sun or partial
shade
Size: Individual plants usually
less than 1 foot tall by wide;
spreads quickly by self-seeding.
Bloom Time: Early summer till
frost.
Knock Out Rose
2000, shrub
6’ ht x 5’ wide
Cherry red, semi-double
Repeat blooming
Great disease tolerance
Tolerates light shade
Zones 4b-9
Sea Foam Earth Kind Rose
1964, shrub
8’ ht x 4’ wd
Creamy white, double
Repeat blooming
Also great for cascading over
retaining walls
Zones 4-9
The Fairy Earth Kind Rose
Blossom Color - Light Pink
Blossom & Fragrance - Double No Fragrance
Blooming Period - May - First
Frost
Mature Height - 3 - 4 feet
Mature Width - 2 - 4 feet
Rose Category - Polyantha
Growth Habit - Dwarf Shrub
Carefree Beauty Earth Kind
Rose
Blossom Color - Pink
Blossom & Fragrance Semi-Double – Fragrant
Blooming Period - April –
November
Mature Height - 4 - 5 feet
Mature Width - 4 feet
Rose Category - Shrub
Growth Habit - Medium
Shrub