Water Smart Garden
| The purpose of the Water Smart Garden is to demonstrate landscaping methods that eliminate outdoor water waste while maintaining an attractive landscape. The Water Smart Garden is dedicated to the citizens of Brownsville and is sponsored by The Brownsville Public Utilities Board, the Rio Grande Valley Master Gardeners and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The map below features a list of native or low water use plants exhibited within the Water Smart Garden. |
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Contact your local extension service for other Water Smart Garden locations in the Rio Grande Valley. For other plant variety suggestions and availability, consult your local nurseries, landscape architects and designers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PLANT |
BOTANICAL
NAMES |
COLOR |
BLOOMS |
LIGHT |
ECOLOGY |
| A |
Soft Point Yucca | Yucca gloriosa | white |
spring |
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.. |
| B |
*Red Yucca | Hesperaloe parvifola | pink |
year
round |
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| C |
*Green Cloud Sage Cenizo | Leucophyllum frutescens, "Green Cloud" | dark
purple |
prior
to rain |
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| D |
Aloe Vera | Aloe barbadensis | .. |
.. |
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.. |
| E |
*WhiteCloud Sage Cenizo | Leucophyllum frutescens, "White Cloud" | purple/white |
prior
to rain |
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| F |
*Wild Olive - Anacahuite | Cordia boissieri | white |
Mar.
- Oct. |
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| G |
Sago Palm | Cycas revoluta | .. |
Apr.-
Jun. |
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.. |
| H |
Lantana, gold | Lantana spp. | red/yellow |
constantly |
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| I |
Purple Iantana | Lmontevidensis | purple |
constantly |
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| J |
Giant Liriope | Liriope gigantea | purple |
sporadic |
 |
.. |
| K |
Roebellini, Dwarf Date Palm | Phoenix roebellini | cream |
spring |
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.. |
| L |
Ice Plant | Cryophytum crystalinum | red |
constantly |
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.. |
| M |
Asparagus Fern | Asparagus crystalinum | white |
sporadic |
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.. |
| N |
Dwarf Ruelia 'Katie' | Ruellia brittonia 'Katie' | purple |
Mar.
- Nov. |
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| O |
Bird of Paradise | Strelitzia reginae | orange/blue |
sporadic |
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.. |
| P |
Wedelia | Wedelia trilobata | purple |
Mar.
- Nov. |
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.. |
| Q |
Bulbine | Bulbine suavolens | yellow/red |
constantly |
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| R |
Bougainvillea, hybrid | Bougainvillea spectabilis "crimson jewel" | red |
constantly |
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| S |
*Retama | Parkinsonia aculeata | yellow |
spring
- fall |
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| T |
Oleander, Dwarf Peach | Nerium oleander | peach |
spring
- fall |
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.. |
| U |
Natal Plum | Carissa
grandiflora "green carpet" |
white |
Apr.
- May Oct. - Nov. |
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| V |
*Huisache | Acacia farnesiana | gold |
Feb.
- Mar. |
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| W |
*Soapbush | Guaiacum angustifolium | evergreen |
Mar.
- April |
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| X |
Red Jatropha | Jatropha hastata | red |
constantly |
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.. |
| Y |
Pata de Chivo | Bauhinia mexicana | white |
spring
- fall |
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| Z |
*Native Lantana | Lantana horrida | creamy
white, pink,lavender |
spring
- fall |
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Presentations, information and tours on water conservation, the Water Smart Garden and the Brownsville PUB water treatment plants are available by calling (956) 983-6100. |
