Pretty much any variety of sage or salvia, sun or shade loving is drought tolerant and deer repellant, so seek them out for your perennial beds. Perfect for full to part sun, and reseeds readily.

Evergreen Wisteria is an excellent vine for full to part sun. With spectacular blooms, it grows to 30’ and must be trained to a trellis. Best of all there are no tendrils so it doesn’t attach to your house or your family. 😉

This semi-evergreen perennial has edible leaves and flowers. Growing to 3’, it’s a beautiful edible addition to a full sun garden. 

A deep shade to part sun plant with dark blue to purple flowers bloom all summer long in the shade to part sun garden. Growing to 2 x 2’ and spreading. 

Pink Saliva Is popular amongst hummingbirds and makes a statement in the landscape. Evergreen and deer resistant, growing to 3 x 3’.

Shrubs are an important part of the landscape and this beauty is a great addition. Growing to 4 x 5’ with an abundance of yellow flowers late summer into fall.

Evergreen and medicinal, growing about 2 x 2’ with flowers bouquets all summer long.

Shade plants get a bad wrap for being sensitive, but there are plenty of shade plants that are low water and low maintenance with great impact. Reaching 4 x 4’+, the bright green foliage and texturally interesting flower is a great addition to any shade or part sun garden. 

There are some really great herbs that can take a beating in the Texas sun. Seek them out and enjoy the fragrance and edible qualities. Some mints can take over a bed, so use judiciously. 

Edible, deer resistant, evergreen and drought tolerant, enough said. 

With blooms all summer, growing to 10 x 10’, this is a great addition to a fence or trellis.

The Peach drift rose

While this is hard to find, it’s worth the trouble. A profuse bloomer early spring until the first freeze. Often covered in honey bees, it’s a stunner for you and wildlife.

A beast in the heat, this pink beauty does well from part shade to full sun and it’s a repeat bloomer that opens in the morning and closes at night. 

While growing like a weed because it is one, it loves sun to shade and makes a great ground cover averaging 2 x 2’.

Bearded Iris is a very drought tolerant, and little to no maintenance. They prefer sun but can take part shade. Blooms in the spring and keeps foliage over the summer and fall. Semi evergreen. 

Althea or Rose of Sharon is a full sun to part shade shrub that grows to 6-8′ x 3-4′. Large flowers in single or double found in white, pink or lavender.

Mexican Bush Sage is a full sun plant that grows to about 4′ tall x 3′ wide. Cut back in the early spring .

Aloe Vera of all kinds are excellent full to part sun,  low maintenance flowering plants. They are also an excellent medicinal plant. 2′ 3′

In an abundance of sizes and colors, they are low water and fabulous. Sun loving and low maintenance, 1 x 2’-3 x 3’

Fireman’s Cap / Helmet Coral Bean-Full Sun, Stunning foliage and flowers. super drought tolerant. 10′ x 8′

Yellow Bells Esperanza is a beautiful deciduous plant that grows best in full sun. 8′ x 6′ Cut back in the spring.

Pride of Barbados is a stunning landscape plant that is ideal for a Xerophytic garden. Full sun. 8′ x 8′. Trim back in the spring.

Bubba Desert Willow Tree grows to 20′, It has beautiful blooms that are fragrant and prolific with little to no maintenance. Full sun, low water. 

Datura Moon Flower. Deciduous perennial, evening bloomer, full sun and super low water. 3′ x’ 3

Crepe myrtles are one of the most drought tolerant trees you can plant for beautiful color, fall leaves and interesting bark. Range from 3′ – 30′ in assorted colors. Full sun

4 nerve daisy has interesting foliage and sunny yellow flowers. 2′ x 2′, evergreen

Flowering or fruiting pomegranate is a large shrub to small tree. The fruiting variety grows to 12′ and the flowering only (both flower) can grow to 20′. Deciduous, low maintenance.