“Thrivable” Perennials for the South
Jared Barnes, Ph.D. Stephen F. Aus>n State University Nacogdoches, TX
THRIVING TROPICALS
Musa basjoo & Musa sikkimensis (banana)
Musella lasiocarpa (Chinese yellow banana)
Musella lasiocarpa (Chinese yellow banana )
Musa velu3na (pink velvet banana)
Musa velu3na (pink velvet banana)
Musa acuminata 'Rojo' (banana)
Musa acuminata 'Rojo' (banana)
Musa acuminata 'Rojo' (banana)
Colocasia 'Coffee Cups' (elephant ear)
Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito' (elephant ear)
Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito' (elephant ear)
Thunbergia grandiflora (sky vine)
Thunbergia grandiflora (sky vine)
Thunbergia grandiflora (sky vine)
Hedychium 'White Starburst' (ginger lily)
Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' (pineapple lily)
Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' (pineapple lily)
Erythrina × bidwillii (hybrid coral bean)
Erythrina variegata var. variegata (variegated coral tree)
Erythrina variegata var. variegata (variegated coral tree)
Erythrina variegata var. variegata (variegated coral tree)
SUCCULENTS THAT SHINE
Yucca recurvifolia ‘Margaritaville’ (curve-‐leaf yucca)
Yucca recurvifolia ‘Margaritaville’ (curve-‐leaf yucca)
Yucca aloifolia ‘Blue Boy’ (Spanish bayonet)
Yucca constricta (Buckley’s yucca)
Yucca torreyi (Torrey’s yucca)
Yucca torreyi (Torrey’s yucca)
Yucca flaccida 'Gold Heart' (weak leaf yucca)
Opun3a sp. (prickly pear)
Opun3a macrorhiza (twistspine prickly pear)
Opun3a macrorhiza (twistspine prickly pear)
Agave ova3folia (whale’s tongue agave)
Beschorneria dekosteriana × B. septentrionalis (amole)
Beschorneria dekosteriana × B. septentrionalis (amole)
Euphorbia rigida (silver spurge)
Euphorbia rigida (silver spurge)
Euphorbia rigida (silver spurge)
Orostachys imbricatus & Orostachys erubescens (dunce caps)
Orostachys imbricatus & Orostachys erubescens (dunce caps)
BURGEONING NATIVES
Clema3s texensis (Texas clema>s)
Clema3s texensis (Texas clema>s)
Asclepias tuberosa (bu^erfly weed)
Asclepias tuberosa (bu^erfly weed)
Asclepias tuberosa (bu^erfly weed)
Bap3sia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indigo)
Bap3sia sphaerocarpa (yellow wild indigo)
Erythrina herbacea (coral bean)
Rhynchospora colorata (starrush whitetop)
Penstemon murrayanus (Murray's scarlet beardtongue)
Penstemon murrayanus (Murray's scarlet beardtongue)
Nassella tenuissima (Mexican feather grass)
Phytolacca americana 'Sunny Side Up' (poke salad)
Spigelia marilandica (Indian pink)
Spigelia marilandica (Indian pink)
Amsonia hubrich3i (threadleaf bluestar)
Amsonia hubrich3i (threadleaf bluestar)
Amsonia hubrich3i (threadleaf bluestar)
Amsonia hubrich3i (threadleaf bluestar)
Amsonia hubrich3i (threadleaf bluestar)
Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower)
Helianthus angus3folius (swamp sunflower)
Helianthus angus3folius (swamp sunflower)
Muhlenbergia capillaris (pink muhly grass)
Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ (switchgrass)
Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ (switchgrass)
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ova>on' (li^le bluestem)
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ova>on' (li^le bluestem)
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri (Lindheimer's muhly grass)
Berlandiera lyrata (chocolate flower)
Berlandiera lyrata (chocolate flower)
AWE-‐INSPIRING PERENNIALS
Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ (daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ (daffodil)
Phlomis fru3cosa (Jerusalem sage)
Phlomis fru3cosa (Jerusalem sage)
Cynara cardunculus (cardoon)
Cynara cardunculus (cardoon)
Clema3s ‘Rooguchi’
(clema>s)
Clema3s ‘Rooguchi’
(clema>s)
Clema3s ‘Rooguchi’
(clema>s)
Gladiolus dalenii 'Boone' (gladiolus)
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' (sedum)
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' (sedum)
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' (sedum)
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot' (monkey grass)
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot' (monkey grass)
Lilium formosanum (Formosa lily)
Lilium formosanum (Formosa lily)
Eryngium eburneum (candelabra eryngium)
Eryngium eburneum (candelabra eryngium)
Lycoris sprengeri (surprise lily)
Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' (forsythia sage)
Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' (forsythia sage)
Salvia 'Amistad' (salvia)
Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Li^le Volcano' (bush clover)
Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Li^le Volcano' (bush clover)
Euphorbia × mar3nii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ (spurge)
Euphorbia × mar3nii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ (spurge)
Euphorbia × mar3nii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ (spurge)
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