Small Shrub

Best in sun, but tolerates shade. Evergreen. Meyer is a citrus-tangerine hybrid popular with home gardens due to its compact size and abundant fruit. The lemons are plump, juicy, and less acidic [...]

Sun or partial shade, often found growing in thickets of Southwest Texas. Its leaves appear to grow straight out of the branches, giving it a narrow upright form even in its wild state. In the [...]

Full sun. A shrub the size of a small tree, with waxy flowers and a terrific perfume familiar to anyone who’s ever been presented a Hawaiian lei. The big tropical leaves toss in the softest [...]

Sun or light shade. A low, mounding evergreen salvia with woody stems and aromatic greyish foliage. Sky-blue flowers appear as early as February and may last all season long.\n\nNative to the [...]

Part or dappled sun. Semi-evergreen, with silvery-green heart-shaped leaves and yellow blooms that glow like candles in the shaded settings where this native thrives. Often seen in Hill Country [...]

Sun/part shade. Evergreen (may drop leaves in extreme cold), with silvery foliage resembling Texas sage but better adapted to shade. Lavender flowers summer through fall. Intolerant of [...]

Sun/partial-shade; deciduous; white blooms cover the branches like popcorn in early spring.\n\nSpirea does not like hedging or heavy pruning and requires cold winter weather to bloom fully.

Partial sun or dappled shade. Evergreen. A dainty boxwood, with glossy oval leaves. It’s small and naturally rounded, suitable for low hedges or specimens; it looks great with yuccas, [...]

Sun/part shade; deciduous and shrublike, with fragrant bluish-green foliage and clusters of small white flowers on bare, winter branches. The fragrance is soap-like, rather than sweet. \n\nMuch [...]

Sun; semi-evergreen. Mutabilis is a terrific landscape and shrub rose. Its vigorous habit and size can hide any other imperfections. Very simple \”butterfly\” flowers appear [...]