IT’S YOUR NATURE
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  • Why plant native plants?
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    • Large / Shade trees
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    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
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    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Native tree list
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
    • Deer resistant plants
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Reviews
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
  • Bird Photos & ID Galleries
    • Birds of Central Texas
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas >
      • sparrow ID
  • Pollinator Gardening
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • List of best host and nectar plants
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Bird Feeding Tips
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Earth Week in Sun City 2023
  • My Blog
Perennial Flowering Shrubs add Bold Beauty to your yard, and many are...
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American Beautyberry
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American Beautyberry
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Barbados Cherry
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Barbados Cherry flowers
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Scarlet Buckeye
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Scarlet Buckeye detail flowers
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Buttonbush
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Buttonbush flowers
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Buttonbush flowerhead
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Carolina Buckthorn
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Coralberry. Almost evergreen and almost a shrub, it can be used as a groundcover and it grows in full shade! A good native substitute for Coral Bells.
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Coral Bean
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Yellow Bells/ Esperanza
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Texas NATIVE Lantana (this is the only Lantana to use, it makes more nectar For pollinators in hummingbirds and is not invasive)
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Texas NATIVE Lantana
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Mexican Oregano
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Mexican Oregano, full sun, leaves are herbs, pollinators love it and deer hate it!
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Pride of Barbados
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Pride of Barbados is attractive to pollinators
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Sangria Yellowbells/Esperanza
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Sangria Yellowbells/Esperanza
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Skeletonleaf Goldeneye
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Willow Baccharis is often considered weedy, but it is quite beautiful in a suitable location and it is native
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  • Martin Byhower home & plant Business info
    • About Me
    • My landscape service fees
    • Reviews
    • Contact me
    • Other Services
  • Why plant native plants?
  • Examples of my work
  • Getting rid of turf!
  • Photo Gallery of the plants I use
    • Large / Shade trees
    • Ornamental / small to medium trees
    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
    • Vines
    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Native tree list
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
    • Deer resistant plants
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Reviews
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
  • Bird Photos & ID Galleries
    • Birds of Central Texas
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas >
      • sparrow ID
  • Pollinator Gardening
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • List of best host and nectar plants
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Bird Feeding Tips
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Earth Week in Sun City 2023
  • My Blog