Landscaping in Prosper
The following is a list of plants that have proven to be hearty and do well in the Town of Prosper. One should spend time understanding the individual needs of the plant being selected as well as its ultimate size. This will help you select a plant that will do well over the years. Keep in mind that even though these plants have proven themselves in Prosper over the years, uncharacteristic weather, be that excess cold, heat, rain or drought could cause these plants to do poorly in the future.
The following is a list of plants that have proven to be hearty and do well in the Town of Prosper. One should spend time understanding the individual needs of the plant being selected as well as its ultimate size. This will help you select a plant that will do well over the years. Keep in mind that even though these plants have proven themselves in Prosper over the years, uncharacteristic weather, be that excess cold, heat, rain or drought could cause these plants to do poorly in the future.
Tolerant Plants for Prosper Landscape
Large Trees (Shade)
- Afghan Pine
- American Elm
- Arizona Cypress
- Bigelow Oak
- Bur Oak
- Caddo Maple
- Cedar Elm
- Chinquapin Oak
- Durrand Oak
- Lacebark Elm
- Lacy Oak
- Live Oak
- Pecan
- Shumard Oak
- Southern Live Oak
- Southern Magnolia
- Texas Ash
- Texas Red Oak
- Western Soapberry
Small Trees (Ornamental)
- Birds of Paradise
- Buckeye, Mexican
- Buckeye, Red
- Buckeye, Texas
- Carolina Buckthorn
- Crepe Myrtle (tree form)
- Desert Willow
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Eve's Necklace
- Hawthorne
- Hollywood Juniper
- Japanese Black Pine
- Juniper, Blue Point
- Juniper, Wichita Blue
- Mesquite
- Mexican Plum
- Ornamental Pear (does not include Bradford Pears)
- Pomegranate
- Possumhaw Holly
- Redbud
- Roughleafed Dogwood
- Texas Persimmon
- Vitex
- Wax Myrtle
- Winter/Bush Honeysuckle
- Yaupon Holly
Shrubs
- American Beautyberry
- Argarita
- Aromatic Sumac
- Bridal Wreath Spirea
- Burford Holly
- Chinese Photinia
- Cleyera
- Compact Nandina
- Coral Berry
- Crimson Pygmy Barberry
- Dwarf Burford Holly
- Dwarf Burning Bush
- Dwarf Chinese Holly
- Dwarf Crepe Myrtle
- Dwarf Glossy Abelia
- Dwarf Pomegranate
- Dwarf Spirea
- Dwarf Wax Myrtle
- Dwart Yaupon Holly
- Elaeagnus
- Flowering Quince
- Forsythia
- Foster Holly
- Glossy Abelia
- Harbor Dwarf Nandina
- Hypericum
- Indian Hawthorn
- Italian Jasmine
- Leatherleaf Mahonia
- Miniature Crepe Myrtle
- Nellie R. Stevens Holly
- Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Purpleleaf Japanese
- Barberry
- Red Yucca
- Rose of Sharon (Althea)
- Semi-Dwarf Crepe Myrtle
- Smooth Sumac
- Spirea
- Standard Nandina
- Texas Sage
Groundcover
- Asiatic Jasmine
- Avens, White
- Frog Fruit
- Ground Ivy
- Hardy Plumbago
- Horseherb
- Liriope or Lily Turf
- Mondo or Monkey Grass
- Pigeonberry
- Purpleleaf Euonymus
- Santolina
- Snake Herb
- Wood Violet
Ornamental Grass
- Autumn Blush Muhly
- Big Bluestem
- Black Fountain Grass
- Blue Grama
- Broomsedge
- Bushy Bluestem
- Canada Wildrye
- Dwarf Maiden Grass
- Dwarf Pampas Grass
- Eastern Gamma Grass
- Feather Reed Grass
- Hamelin's Fountain Grass
- Indiangrass
- Inland Sea-Oats
- Lindheimer's Muhly
- Little Bluestem
- Maiden Grass
- Morning Light Maiden
- Ravenna Grass
- Sideoats Grama
- Silver Bluestem
- Standard Fountain Grass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Japanese Silver Grass
- Zebra Grass
Intolerant Plants for Prosper Landscape
Trees that should be avoided due to short life span, disease or other known problems:
- Silver Leaf Maple (Ace Saccharinum)
- Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)
- Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
- Bois d' Arc (Maclura pomifera)
- Mimosa (Mimosa sp.)
- Mulberry (Morus Rubra)
- White Poplar (Poplus alba)
- Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
- Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
- Willow (Willow sp.)