12/31/2023 0 Comments Texas winter landscape plants![]() ![]() The red flowers and purple berries look beautiful together.Īnd, that combo of plants makes a great feeding and hiding spot for SO MANY birds and butterflies. You can see in the video below a large grouping of Turk’s Cap and American Beautyberry together. So, it’s a low maintenance plant that is very easy to grow in Zone 9. The American Beautyberry is native to most of the American south and southeastern states. And, because it’s such a dense, bushy plant, birds also love to shelter inside of it. Those berries are a favorite food of robins, cardinals, mockingbirds, finches, and many other birds. ![]() This plants color comes from small, whitish flowers in the early summer, that turn into light pink/purple berries mid-summer, and finally become small clusters of purple berries in late summer and fall. The American Beautyberry is another large bushy plant with great summer/fall color. American Beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana) How pretty is this grouping of American Beautyberry with Turk’s Cap?! Those small, pretty berries are a great winter food source for birds in Zone 9 landscaping. They almost always survive that transplanting with just a few days of watering them in. I usually just replant those new shoots in my milkweed flower bed. So, once or twice a year, you should pull out any sprouts in areas you don’t want them. But Milkweed seeds can spread easily to nearby flower beds, grass, and gardens. It’s made my yard a yearly nesting ground for endangered Monarch Butterflies.Įvery year I love to watch these native milkweed plants get covered with caterpillars that eat up the leaves, make their chrysalis’ all over my yard, then turn into beautiful butterflies.Īnd, all of those dozens and dozens of Monarchs stick around for months pollinating and feeding off of all of the other flowers on this list. Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica)įor the last 10 years, I’ve had one whole flowerbed on the side of my house dedicated to tropical milkweed. RECOMMENDED: 7 Most Surprising Things I Learned When I Moved To Houston Texas From Ohio! 2. That’s it for why I picked these plants, let’s get to that list.Ī large flower bed full of Tropical Milkweed, a popular food source for Monarch Butterflies. They’re hardy and easy to grow in Zone 9! And, these perennials grow well in our full sun and partial sun flower beds.Īnd, last but certainly not least, almost all of these plants fill in their section of the flower bed so well that they block most weed growth. They’ve also all done well for me during years of drought and years of daily Summer rain. In fact, I have a few hummingbird families and tons of butterflies in my yard every year. ![]() Those flowers attract tons of birds, bees, and butterflies to my yard. Some of them even have blooming flowers for up to 9 months a year! Second, every one of these plants has colorful leaves and/or flowers that add tons of color to my yard.Īnd, they all add that color for at least 4 months a year. First, these perennials are very low maintenance. There are 6 main reasons that these plants have been added to my picks for the best perennials for Zone 9. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. They are especially attractive in hanging baskets.Some links on this post are affiliate links. Petunia – Another tender perennial in this zone, petunias can be grown to bloom all through the winter in zone 9. Snapdragon – A tender perennial, snapdragons can be grown all through the winter in zone 9 when they will put up showy spikes of flowers. Fashion azalea flowers all through fall, winter, and spring. Witch Hazel – Famous for its winter color, witch hazel is a shrub or small tree that produces distinctive bright yellow flowers.įashion Azalea – This dense shrub is hardy in zones 7 through 10. Its main bloom time is in autumn, but it will continue to put out flowers on mild days throughout the winter. ![]() Kaffir Lily – Also called red river lily, this Clivia plant grows in wet areas in zones 6 through 9. Winter Jasmine – Hardy all the way from zone 5 through 10, winter jasmine is a vining shrub that produces bright yellow flowers in the winter. Leatherleaf mahonia produces clusters of small yellow flowers in the winter.ĭaphne – An extremely fragrant flowering shrub, many varieties of daphne are hardy in zone 9 and will bloom through the winter. Leatherleaf Mahonia – A shrub that’s hardy from USDA zone 6 through 9. Popular Zone 9 Plants That Flower in Winter Keep reading to learn more about selecting the best ornamental plants for zone 9 winters. You may not be able to grow everything in the winter, but you’d be surprised at what you can do if you just plant the right things. Winter gardens are a great way to bring color to the dreariest time of the year. ![]()
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