Every couple of years I post this list to possibly give people an idea of what
will do very well in these Texas USDA Zone 8b, conditions. Our USDA Heat Zone
9a has very long, hot summers with temperatures sustained at over 85 degrees for
more than 100 days in any given year. Usually 85 are our nighttime low
temperatures for a duration of over 100 days. Very little heat relief at night
here, with lots of transpiration.

Some of these plants are not native, and can be invasive under certain
conditions. Plants which were on the property when we bought it will remain.
As I plant native species I can remove non-native species. I also have many
adapted species in the gardens.

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus spinosa
Agave (variegated)
Aquilegia chrysantha var. 'Hinkleyi'
Alocasia micholitziana 'Freydek'
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' (var. ginger lily)
Apples ('Granny Smith' and 'Mollies Delicious')
Aristolochia elegans aka Dutchman's Pipevine
Aristolochia fimbriata
Artemesia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade'
Asclepias
Aster oblongfolia aka Hardy blue aster
Autumn fern
Bauhinia (orchid tree, tender)
Blackberry 'Navaho'
Blackfoot Daisy
Brugmansia (2 unidentified)
Brugmansia candida
Brugmansia spp.
Brugmansia suavolens (3 varieties)
Burford holly
Butter and Eggs (forgot botanical name…could be Linaria?)
Caesalpinia pulcherrima aka Pride of Barbados or Texas Bird of Paradise
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Dark Star' (American beautyberry)
Calocasia 'Black Princess'
Calocasia esculenta 'Illustris' (Imperial taro)
Calylophus drummondianus var. berlandieri
Canna (yellow, not named)
Canna 'Tropicana'
Canna x generalis 'Pretoria'
Canna x hybrid 'Striped Beauty'
Cardoon
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
Cassia artemesioides
Cedar sage
Celosia argentea plumosa 'Flamingo Feather'
Ceratostigma plubaginoides (leadwort)
Cercis texinensis (native redbud)
Cercidium microphyllum aka Palo Verde
Cissus incisa Des Moulins aka Cow itch aka Ivy treebine
Clematis teriflora (sweet autumn clematis aka C. paniculata)
Clematis x jackmanii
Cleridendrom ugandense aka Blue bower
Comfrey
Coreopsis
Cotinus coggygria `Purpureus'
Crepe myrtle
Cuphea (batface)
Datura inoxia
Datura metel
Datura meteloides
Datura wrightii
Desert Willow (2)
Dittany of Crete
Dolichos lablab (hyacinth bean vine)
Dryopteris normalis (fern)
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Elcampane (Inula helenium)
Engelmannia pinnatifida (Engelman's daisy)
Erythrina herbacea aka Coral bean tree
Ficus pumila 'Variegata'
Geranium phaeum 'Mourning Widow'
Guara lindheimeri
Hackberry tree
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
Hamelia patens 'Grande'
Hemerocallis 'Hall's Pink'
Hemerocallis 'Stella D'Orro
Hemerocallis sp.
Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'
Holly Fern
Hollyhocks (3) double white, apricot and black
Houttuynia cordata
Hybiscius syriacus (white double althea)
Hydrangea m. leucantha 'Queens lace'
Hydrangea petiolaris (climbing)
Hydrangea quercifolia aka Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea variegata
Hypericum calycinum
Inland sea oats
Ipomoea 'Blackie'
Ipomoea 'Heavenly Blue'
Ipomoea 'Marguerite'
Iris foetidissima 'Gladwin'
Iris paeudocorus
Kapoc
Lantana montevidensis 'Weeping white'
Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum' (Chinese privet)
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
Live Oak (three mature specimen trees)
Mandevilla boliviensis white
Maxmillion sunflower
Mexican hat
Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' (Japanese silver grass)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Nicotiana sylvestris
Oleander (white)
Osmunda cinamonea (fern)
Parkinsonia aculeata (Mexican Palo Verde)
Passiflora incarnata x 'Incense'
Passiflora x alatocaerulea (back fence)
Passiflora foetidisima
Paulownia kavakamii
Peach 'Dixieland'
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Penstemon 'Husker Red'
Penstemon cobaea
Perovskia atripolicifolia
Phyla incisa
Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata'
Polygonum 'Langsford Variety'
Possom Haw Holly
Prickly poppy
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud' (purple ornamental plum)
Rain Lily
Rosa rugosa
Rose 'Sombruiel'
Rudbeckia sp.
Ruellia sp. 'Katy' (white)
Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph'
Salvia coccinea 'White Nymph'
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Salvia greggii 'Alba'
Salvia greggii 'Moonglow'
Salvia guaranitica
Salvia madrensis (forsythia sage, yellow flowers)
Salvia Mexicana 'Lollie Jackson'
Salvia nemosa 'East Friesland'
Salvia sinaloaensis (sapphire carpet sage)
Salvia Texana
Sambucas Mexicana
Schizophragma integrifolium 'Moonlight'
Sempervivum tectorum (hens and chicks)
Solanum jasminoides 'Grandiflora' (white potato vine)
Soldiago nemoralis aka Prairie goldenrod
Sophora secundiflora aka Mountain laurel
Spanish flag (vine)
Spiderwort
Stachytarpheta sp. (porterweed)
Stachys coccinea aka Texas betony
Stipa tenuissima (wiregrass)
Sword fern
Tecomaria capensis -Cape Honeysuckle
Thunburgia grandiflora
Tiarella cordifolia 'Black Velvet' (foamflower
Tricyrtis hirta
Tripsicum dactyloides (Eastern gama grass)
Vanilla grass
Verbena x hybrida 'Blue Princess' (Texas A&M)
Veronica teucrium 'Royal Blue' (front yard)
Veronica x 'Sunny Border Blue'
Viburnum burkwoodii
Viburnum tinus 'Spring Bouquet'
Vitex agnus castus (Chasteberry) blue and white two plants
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican fan palm)
Waxleaf ligustrum
Yarrow (common native white)
Yaupon holly
Yucca (blue curly)
Yucca (common)