What to plant in San Antonio, Texas

12 × 6 ft · Zone 9a · 6+ hours of sun · Modern

• Korean boxwood 'Wintergreen'

  × 2

  Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen'

  Structure · Back of bed · 3-gallon pot · 3.5 ft apart · grows 2–4 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Dwarf yaupon holly 'Nana' or Dwarf pittosporum 'Wheeler's Dwarf'.

• Adam's needle yucca 'Color Guard'

  × 3

  Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'

  Grass · Back of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2.5 ft apart · grows 2–5 ft tall · Jun–Jul

  Can't find it? Use Red yucca or Dwarf fountain grass 'Hameln'.

• Daylily 'Stella de Oro'

  × 7

  Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'

  Filler · Front of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1.5 ft apart · grows 1–1.5 ft tall · May–Sep

  Can't find it? Use Bulbine.

• African iris

  × 3

  Dietes iridioides

  Filler · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Mar–Oct

  Can't find it? Use Lily of the Nile or Mexican bush sage.

• Lilyturf 'Big Blue'

  × 9

  Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'

  Edge · Edge of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1 ft apart · grows 1–1.5 ft tall · Aug–Sep

  Listed as invasive in North Carolina in our table. Don't plant it there.

Mulch: 0.67 cu yd at 3 in deep (9 bags of 2 cu ft). Plants cover about 87% of the 72 sq ft bed when mature.

12 × 6 ft · Zone 9a · 2–4 hours of sun · Classic

• Dwarf pittosporum 'Wheeler's Dwarf'

  × 1

  Pittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf'

  Structure · Back of bed · 3-gallon pot · 4 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Apr–May

  Can't find it? Use Korean boxwood 'Wintergreen' or Glossy abelia 'Kaleidoscope'.

• Lilyturf 'Big Blue'

  × 14

  Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'

  Grass · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1 ft apart · grows 1–1.5 ft tall · Aug–Sep

  Listed as invasive in North Carolina in our table. Don't plant it there.

  Can't find it? Use Japanese sedge 'Evergold' or Autumn fern.

• African iris

  × 5

  Dietes iridioides

  Filler · Back of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Mar–Oct

  Can't find it? Use Autumn fern or Southern shield fern.

• Cast iron plant

  × 5

  Aspidistra elatior

  Filler · Back of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Autumn fern or Southern shield fern.

• Dwarf mondo grass 'Nana'

  × 16

  Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

  Edge · Edge of bed · 4-inch pot · 0.5 ft apart · grows 2–4 in tall · Foliage plant

Mulch: 0.67 cu yd at 3 in deep (9 bags of 2 cu ft). Plants cover about 81% of the 72 sq ft bed when mature.

12 × 6 ft · Zone 9a · Under 2 hours of sun · Classic

• Smooth hydrangea 'Annabelle'

  × 2

  Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

  Structure · Back of bed · 3-gallon pot · 3.5 ft apart · grows 3–5 ft tall · Jun–Aug

• Autumn fern

  × 7

  Dryopteris erythrosora

  Grass · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1.5 ft apart · grows 1.5–2 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Japanese sedge 'Evergold' or Japanese sedge 'Ice Dance'.

• Cast iron plant

  × 3

  Aspidistra elatior

  Filler · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Bush lily or Christmas fern.

• Southern shield fern

  × 5

  Thelypteris kunthii

  Filler · Middle of bed · 1-gallon pot · 2 ft apart · grows 2–3 ft tall · Foliage plant

  Can't find it? Use Bush lily or Christmas fern.

• Variegated lilyturf 'Variegata'

  × 9

  Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

  Edge · Edge of bed · 1-gallon pot · 1 ft apart · grows 1–1.25 ft tall · Aug–Sep

  Listed as invasive in North Carolina in our table. Don't plant it there.

  Can't find it? Use Mondo grass or Japanese sedge 'Ice Dance'.

Mulch: 0.67 cu yd at 3 in deep (9 bags of 2 cu ft). Plants cover about 89% of the 72 sq ft bed when mature.