Botanical Name

Common Name

Native To

Description

Type of Plant

Acer negundo

Box Elder

AZ NM OK TX

Tree

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple

Tree

Aesculus arguta

Texas Buckeye

OK TX

Tree

Alnus maritima

Seaside Alder

OK

Shrub

Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem

OK TX

3-8', Sun, fall color.

Grass

Andropogon glomeratus

Bushy Bluestem

OK TX

3', Sun, pink seed heads.

Grass

Anisacanthus wrightii

Flame Acanthus

TX

Perennial

Asclepias Incarnata

Swamp Milkweed

A 2-4' tall Oklahoma native which blooms dusty pink flowers in summer. Sun. Zone 6.

Perennial

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed

This Oklahoma native has showy orange flowers in late spring and early summer and attracts butterflies. It reaches 2-3' and thrives in poor, dry soils. Sun. Zone 6.

Perennial

Baptisia australis

Wild Indigo, False Indigo

OK

This Oklahoma native has blue pea-like flowers over grayish-green coarse foliage. 3-4' tall. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Perennial

Bignonia capreolata

'Tangerine Beauty Cross Vine

Evergreen vine native to the southwest. Red-orange trumpet flowers in April and May. Climbs with tendrils. Zone 6.

Vine

Bumelia lanuginosa

Chittamwood

AZ NM OK TX

Tree

Callicarpa americana

American Beautyberry

OK TX

A large native shrub with beautiful purple berries in fall. Reaches 4-5' tall. Part sun/part shade. Zone 6.

Shrub

Callicarpa americana 'Alba'

White Beautyberry

OK TX

Reaches 4-5' and has white berries in the fall. Part sun/part shade.

Shrub

Callirhoe alcaeoides 'Logan Calhoun'

White Poppy Mallow

OK TX

Mounding habit 12-24". Covered in white cups in spring. Sun. Zone 4.

Perennial

Callirhoe involucrata

Wine Cups

NM OK TX

Trailing stems with bright wine colored cupped flowers in spring. Sun. Zone 4.

Perennial

Campsis radicans

Trumpet Vine

OK TX

Native vine with showy orange trumpet shaped flowers from June to September. A favorite of hummingbirds. Sun. Zone 6.

Vine

Campsis radicans 'Madam Galen'

Madam Galen Trumpet Vine

This selection of Trumpet Vine has larger flowers that are a deep coral red. Sun. Zone 6.

Vine

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

OK TX

3', Sun to partial shade, white flowers.

Shrub

Ceanothus ovatus

2-3' shrub with glossy leaves and white flowers in summer.

Shrub

Celastrus scandens

Bittersweet Vine

OK TX

30' climbing vine with orange berries in fall. Sun to shade.

Vine

Celtis occidentalis

Hackberry

OK TX

60-100', Sun.

Tree

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Button Bush

OK TX

6-10', Sun to part shade, glossy leaves, summer flowers white.

Shrub

Cercis canadensis

Redbud

OK TX

15-30' Shade to part sun, purplish-pink flowers.

Tree

Cercis canadensis texensis

Texas Redbud

OK TX

Tree

Chasmanthium latifolium

Inland Sea Oats

OK TX

2', Sun to part shade, fall color.

Grass

Chilopsis linearis

Desert Willow

AZ NM TX

15-30', Pink flowers in summer.

Tree

Chilopsis linearis 'Alba'

Desert Willow

white flowering

Tree

Chilopsis linearis 'Paradise'

Desert Willow

selected for large flower clusters and good form

Tree

Chionanthus viginicus

Fringe Tree

OK TX

15-25', Sun to part shade, white flowers.

Tree

Cladrastis lutea

Yellowwood

OK

Tree

Cooperia drummondii

Rain Lily

NM OK TX

Perennial

Cornus drummondii

Rough Leaf Dogwood

OK TX

Tree

Cupressus arizonica

Arizona Cypress

AZ NM TX

Tree/Conifer

Diospyros texana

Texas Persimmon

TX

Tree

Diospyros virginiana

Persimmon

OK TX

40-70', Orange edible fruit, fall color.

Tree

Echinacea paradoxa

Yellow Cone Flower

OK

Perennial

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Cone Flower

OK TX

2-5', Sun to part shade, purplish-pink flowers.

Perennial

Euonymus americanus

Strawberry Bush

OK TX

6-8' upright, shade to part sun, red fruit in fall, fall color

Shrub

Eupatorium coelestinum 'Cori'

Mist Flower

OK TX

1', Sun to part shade, lavender-blue flowers.

Perennial

Eupatorium fistulosum

Joe-Pye Weed

OK TX

3-7',Sun to part shade, pink flowers.

Perennial

Eupatorium greggii

AZ NM TX

2', blue flowers in fall

Perennial

Forestiera pubescens

OK

Shrub

Fraxinus texensis

Texas Ash

TX

Tree

Garrya lindheimerii

6-8' evergreen shrub, grayish leaves

Shrub

Gaura lindheimeri

Apple Blossom Grass

Native to the southwest, has white flowers which age to pink 3' stems. Flowers all summer. Sun. Zone 5.

Perennial

Geum triflorum

Prairie Smoke

NM

6-18", Sun to part shade, persistent pink plumes.

Perennial

Gymnocladus dioicus

Coffee Tree

A large native shade tree with large compound leaves. Branches are sparsely spaced and allow good light penetration in winter. The female tree produces long slender seed pods.

Tree

Helianthus maximiliani

Maximillian Sunflower

NM OK TX

Perennial

Hesperaloe parviflora

Red Yucca

TX

Shrub

Heuchera sanguinea

Coral Bells

AZ NM

Perennial

Hierochloe odorata

Sweet Grass

AZ NM

1-2', Sun.

Grass

Hymenoxis "Perky Sue'

Hymenoxis

Blooms yellow daisy-like flowers throughout the summer. Oklahoma native. Sun. Zone 6.

Perennial

Ilex decidua

Deciduous Holly

This large native deciduous shrub or small tree has small gray-green leaves and sets on orange red berries in the fall. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Shrub/Tree

Ilex decidua 'Warren Red'

Warren Red Deciduous Holly

This selection of Deciduous Holly has red berries in the fall. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Shrub

Ilex vomitoria

Youpon Holly

OK TX

This is a native large bush or small tree that is evergreen. It has small leaves and produces berries in the fall. It is a very hardy plant. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Shrub

Itea virginica 'Little Henry'

Sweetspire

OK TX

3', Part shade, white flowers, fall color.

Shrub

Juglans microcarpa

Little Seeded Walnut

NM OK TX

Tree

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

OK TX

100', Sun, edible nuts.

Tree

Juniperus ponchotti

Conifer

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Red Cedar

OK TX

30-80' Evergreen, Sun.

Tree/Conifer

Lantana horrida

Perennial Orange

3-4' bush with yellow and orange flowers all summer. Very hardy. More compact growth in poor soils. Great for hummingbirds. Sun. Zone 6.

Perennial

Lantana horrida

Perennial Pink

3-4' bush with yellow and pink flowers all summer. Very hardy. More compact growth in poor soils. Great for hummingbirds. Sun. Zone 6.

Perennial

Liatris spicata

Gayfeather

2-4' plant with spike of long blooming pink flowers in summer. Good cut flower. Native to western Oklahoma. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Perennial

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet Gum

OK TX

60-75', Sun to part shade, fall color, persistent seed.

Tree

Lonicera albiflora

White Honeysuckle

OK TX

Shrubby, white flowers in spring.

Shrub

Lonicera sempervirens

Coral Honeysuckle

OK TX

10-20',Sun to part shade, red berries.

Vine

Magnolia grandiflora

Southern Magnolia

TX

50-100' evergreen, Part shade to sun, white flowers, red berries.

Tree

Morus rubra

Mulberry

Tree

Myrica cerifera 'Wintergreen'

'Wintergreen' Wax Myrtle

This selection of Wax Myrtle has been recently introduced by Sunshine Nursery. It is a broadleaf evergreen small tree reaching 15'. 'Wintergreen' was selected from a native stand for cold tolerance.

Tree

Oenothera macrocarpa incana

Evening Primrose

OK TX

Perennial

Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou Pink'

Pink Primrose

OK TX

18", spreading and long blooming with 2" soft pink flowers.

Perennial

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

AZ NM OK TX

4', Sun.

Grass

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

This native vine has five compound leaflets, is vigorous and has red fall color. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Vine

Passiflora incarnata

Passion Vine

This native vine has very unique, tropical looking light purple flowers that have a frilly appearance. Sun to part shade. Zone 6.

Vine

Physostegia virginica

Obedient Plant

OK TX

Perennial

Pinus edulis

Pinyon Pine

AZ NM OK TX

10-30', evergreen, dry, sun to part shade

Tree

Pinus strobiformis

Southwestern White Pine

AZ NM TX

Tree

Platanus glabra

Tree

Platanus occidentalis glabrata

Sycamore

AZ NM TX

Tree

Populus deltoides

Cottonwood

OK TX

100', Sun.

Tree

Prunus mexicana

Mexican Plum

OK TX

Tree

Ptelea trifoliata

Wafer Ash

OK TX

Tree

Quercus

Black Jack Oak

Tree

Quercus fusiformis

Oklahoma Live Oak

OK TX

Tree

Quercus gambellii

Tree

Quercus macrocarpa