Herself’s Houston Garden

Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston’s piney woods

Five favorite plants for difficult areas in Houston

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All plants do well in great soil with the right amount of sun and water. Home landscapes rarely give us the right location with out a great deal of time and money. Sometimes it’s just easier to go with the flow.

Here are easiest plants, that I’ve enjoyed for your most difficult areas.
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Shade/Dry plants

Snake plants
Sanservieria trifasciata

Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet

Gardenia
Gardenia

Toad Lily
Tricytris Formsana

Peacock Ginger
Kaempheria Pulchria

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Shade/Wet

Gardenia
Gardenia

Tree Philodendron
Philodendron Bipinnatifidum

Society Garlic
Alliaceae Tublighia Violacea

Philodendron xanadu
Philodendron Xanadu

Alocasia Metallica
Colocasia Fontanesii

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Sun/Dry plants

Angel’s Trumpet
Brugmansia

Mexican petunia
Ruellia Brittoniana

Firecracker
Hamelia Patens

Cat’s Whiskers
Orthosiphon Aristatus

Century plants
Agave Americana

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Sun/Wet

Angel’s Trumpet
Brugmansia

Flag Iris
Iris Pseudacorus

Tree Fern
Cyathea Australis

Lion’s Ear
Leonotis

Castor Bean
Ricinus Communis

Written by timestocome

June 17th, 2009 at 5:00 am

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