University of North Texas
Tier2-1: Native Plants

UNT Grounds has actively promoted the use of native plant species in all ground activities. The following is a list of all acceptable native plants for use at UNT: PERINNEALS: Achillea 'Coronation Gold' Yarrow Aniscanthus quadrifidus Flame Acanthus Aquilegia chrysantha 'Hinkleyana' Texas Gold Columbine Aster oblongifolia Fall Aster Coreopsis auriculata 'nana' Mouse Ear Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Pure yellow Coreopsis Coreopsis rosea 'Lime Rock Ruby' Thread Leaf Coreopsis Dicleptera suberecta Mexican Honeysuckle Echinacea angustifolia Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' White Cone Flower Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' Pink Gaura Lantana horrida Lantana Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Gayfeather Lupinus texenis Bluebonnet Malvivscus drummondii Turk's Cap Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy Pavonia lasiopetala Rock Rose Phlomis russelian Jerusalem Sage Plumbago spp. Plumbago Rudbeckia hirta Glorioso Daisy Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie's Dwarf' Dwarf Mexican Petunia Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage Salvia darycii Red Flowering Sage Salvia farinacea Mealy Blue Salvia Salvia gregii Autumn Sage Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage Scutellaria suffrutescens Pink Scullcap Tagetes lucida Mexican Marigold Mint GROUNDCOVERS: Liriope muscari Liriope Ophiopogon japonicum Mondo grass Ophiopogon japonicum „ Nana‟ Dwarf Mondo Grass Ornamental Grasses Calamagrostis acutiflora Feather Reed Grass Chasmanthium latifolium Inland Sea Oats Imperata cylindrica Japanese Blood Grass Liriope gigantea Giant Liriope Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret' Japanese Silver Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Peunktchen' Little Dot Grass Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' Miniature Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' Black Fountain Grass SHRUBS: Berberis trifoliate Agarita Callicarpa Americana American Beautyberry Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca Hydrangea quercifolia Oak Leaf Hydrangea Hypericum patulum 'Henryii; Saint John's Wort Ilex vomitoria „Nana‟ Dw. Yaupon Holly Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Sage Myrica pusilla Dwarf Wax Myrtle Rhapiolepsis indica Indian Hawthorn (okay to use) Rhus virens Evergreen Sumac Rosmarinus officinalis 'Hills Hardy' Rosemary (prostrate is preferred) Salvia greggii Autumn Sage Santolina chamaecyparissus Gray or green Santolina Symphoricarpos orbiculatus American Coralberry Yucca pendulosa Soft Leaf Yucca TREES: Cercis canadensis 'texensis' Texas Redbud Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon Ilex decidua Deciduous Holly Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Lagerstoemia indica Crapemyrtle Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum Quescus accutissima Sawtooth Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus muhlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Quercus shumardii Red Oak Quercus virginiana Live Oak Sophora affinis Eve‟s Necklace Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress (no knees) Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Vitex agnus-castus Vitex Lawn Grasses Cynodon dactylon Bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon x C.transvaalensis Tifway 419 Zoysia – Zorro Blade, El Toro, Palisades or Crowne Zoysiagrass Buchloe datyloides Buffalograss