1. Lippia alba. A great plant for bees that pushed through the heat with a casual shrug.
2. Lacey Oak. The blue-grey leaves looked great all summer on this diminutive tree-- a great size for a single story house's landscape.
3. Wooly Stemodia. Heat-loving, spreading evergreen groundcover that looked great in the dry months, then unleashed a torrent of violet flowers with the fall's rain.
4. Rice Cutgrass (Leersia monandra). A stellar native grass that loves dry shade, where its tufts of fine blades dance gracefully in the summer breeze. Bonus: it typically remains evergreen throughout the winter too. What's not to love?
5. Native Crossvine. This rare native Crossvine sports yellow flowers with red throats in Spring, then keeps a dense, tight growth pattern in sunny hotspots. In my opinion, far prettier than the more common "Tangerine Beauty" cultivar. Hummingbirds love it too!
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