Texas
Plants for Texas
39 plants, from deer-resistant lists, drought-tolerant lists and native lists held for Texas.
Resistant means eaten less often, not never; drought-tolerant means established, and in a normal year; native is a claim about a range, and ranges have edges.
Plants named by lists held for Texas
- agarita Berberis trifoliolata
- Arizona cypress Cupressus arizonica
- autumn sage Salvia greggii
- bald cypress Taxodium distichum
- big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
- black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
- blazing star Liatris spicata
- bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
- chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii
- desert willow Chilopsis linearis
- eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
- esperanza Tecoma stans
- evergreen sumac Rhus virens
- Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris
- honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos
- inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium
- Japanese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis
- Lindheimer muhly Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
- little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
- mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea
- Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa
- Mexican bush sage Salvia leucantha
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- nandina Nandina domestica
- oleander Nerium oleander
- orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva
- possumhaw Ilex decidua
- purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
- red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
- roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii
- rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum
- Shumard oak Quercus shumardii
- switch grass Panicum virgatum
- Texas mountain laurel Sophora secundiflora
- Texas persimmon Diospyros texana
- Turk's cap Malvaviscus arboreus
- wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
- yarrow Achillea millefolium
- yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria
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agarita Berberis trifoliolata
shrub
- Deer-resistant Rarely if ever eaten
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
Zones not recorded
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Arizona cypress Cupressus arizonica
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
Zones not recorded
-
autumn sage Salvia greggii
perennial
- Deer-resistant Rarely if ever eaten
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 inches or less water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
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bald cypress Taxodium distichum
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
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Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
grass
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
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Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
perennial
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
- Native Native: native to great plains or rocky mountain region (the page's own key for “– native”)
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. blazing star Liatris spicata
perennial
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
Zones 3 to 8
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
Zones 3 to 8
-
chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
Zones not recorded
-
desert willow Chilopsis linearis
shrub
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
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Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
tree
- Native Native Range: Eastern North America
- Native Native
Zones 4 to 8
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esperanza Tecoma stans
shrub
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
evergreen sumac Rhus virens
shrub
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
Zones not recorded
-
Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris
grass
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
Zones 3 to 8
-
inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium
grass
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. Japanese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis
grass
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
Zones not recorded
-
Lindheimer muhly Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
grass
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
grass
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Native Native Range: Eastern North America
- Native Native
Zones 3 to 9
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mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea
perennial
- Deer-resistant Rarely if ever eaten
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 inches or less water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
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Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa
tree
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 inches or less water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Mexican bush sage Salvia leucantha
perennial
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
nandina Nandina domestica
shrub
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
Zones not recorded
-
oleander Nerium oleander
shrub
- Deer-resistant Rarely if ever eaten
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva
perennial
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
Zones 3 to 9
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possumhaw Ilex decidua
shrub
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
perennial
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
- Native Native Range: Eastern and central North America
- Native Native
- Native narrowleaf coneflower entry: SDSU (2025): narrowleaf coneflower is the only coneflower native to South Dakota — purple coneflower is not
Zones 3 to 8
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red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
perennial
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 inches or less water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii
shrub
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum
shrub
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii
tree
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. switch grass Panicum virgatum
grass
- Native Native Range: North America
- Native Native
Zones 5 to 9
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Texas mountain laurel Sophora secundiflora
tree
- Deer-resistant Rarely if ever eaten
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Texas persimmon Diospyros texana
tree
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Turk's cap Malvaviscus arboreus
perennial
- Deer-resistant resistant
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
shrub
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
-
Generated image, not a photograph of any yard or of any yard's stock. yarrow Achillea millefolium
perennial
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 20 to 30 inches of water per year
Zones 3 to 9
-
yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria
shrub
- Deer-resistant Rarely if ever eaten
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
- Drought-tolerant drought tolerant
- Drought-tolerant can survive on 10 to 20 inches of water per year
- Native Texas Natives
- Native Native
Zones not recorded
Where the lists for Texas disagree
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Mexican bush sage Salvia leucantha
perennial
- Deer-resistant Observed heavily eaten under pressure
- Deer-resistant Deer-Resistant
Zones not recorded
What the same lists say deer DO eat in Texas
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wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
shrub
- Deer-resistant Observed heavily eaten under pressure
Zones not recorded
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Nurseries that carry this kind of stock
Listed in Texas: Shades of Green Nursery + Landscape Celina, Marshall Grain Co. Colleyville, Ruibal's Plants of Texas Dallas, Meador's Garden Center & Landscaping Denton, Weston Gardens in Bloom Fort Worth, Hartwell's Nursery & Landscape Design Lewisville, and more. Set your area and the nearest come first, by distance and never by price. What any of them has today is theirs to answer. Every yard, by state.