Texas Superstar Plants
at VEG
and Gardeners' Dirt Articles
What Superstar Plants
can you see at VEG?
(Superstar Checklist and Area)
Most photos by Kim Green, VCMGA Member

Texas Bluebonnets-All over esp. Birding

Sun Coleus-Patio/Container

Duranta- Sensory, Birding, Native,
Butterfly

Gold Star Esperanza-
Native

Firebush-
Birding - Superstar Test Bed

Hibiscus 'Flare' - 
TS Test Bed
Hibiscus 'Peppermint Flare' -
TS Test Bed
Moy Grande Hibiscus-Birding

Spicy Jatropha-
Birding, Sensory, Tropical

New Gold Lantana-Native

Bunny Bloom Larkspur-
Butterfly,
Along fence

Dwarf Bush Morning Glory -
TS Test Bed

Wave Petunias-Patriotic

Dwarf Mexican Petunia-
Edge of patio

John Fanick Phlox-Butterfly

Chinese Pistache-Shade Area

Plumbago-Sensory,
Birding, Terrace

Pride of Barbados-Sensory,
International

Belinda's Dream Rose-
Sensory

Knock-out Rose-
Sensory

Grandma's Yellow Rose -
TS Test Bed

Mexican Bush Sage -
International

New Wonder Scaevola-International

Blue Princess Verbena-
Secret Butterfly

Texas Lilac Vitex-Front Garden

Waterlilies-
Front Pond, Children's Garden Water Feature, Birding
Texas Superstar Articles

Texas Superstars are the perfect summer plants (New Gold Lantana and Super Sun Coleus
JULY 31, 2003
Vickie Hopkins, Doris Martinak & Ann Parks Hedrick

Texas Superstars joined by special fall additions (Mari-mums, Mexican Bush Sage, Firebush, and Gold Star Esperanza)
November 20, 2003
Vickie Hopkins, Doris Martinak, Ann Parks Hedrick and Kathleen Schmidt

Two Roses of Distinction--Texas Superstars (Marie Daly & Belinda's Dream)

December 18, 2003
Vickie Hopkins, Ann Parks Hedrick, and Kathy Schmidt

Texas superstar trees do well in various landscape settings
January 29, 2004
Ann Parks Hedrick

Beautiful and brief blossom--Three varieties of hibiscus are Texas Superstar plants
May 27, 2004
Doris Martinak and  Kathleen Schmidt

Texas Superstar bluebonnets--White, red, pink colored bluebonnets are natural, not created by man

September 23, 2004
Vickie Hopkins

Summertime blues--Two cool varieties added to Texas Superstar list

June 30, 2005
Nancy Kramer

Master Gardeners Starting New Again (with introduction of Duranta and Henry Duelberg Salvia as Superstars)
July 6, 2006
Charla Borchers Leon

Stars Of The Flower World - Pride of Barbados, Spicy Jatropha achieve Texas Superstar Status

October 23, 2008
Nancy Kramer
All Texas Superstar Plant List:
ANNUAL PLANTS
Texas Bluebonnets
Texas Maroon Bluebonnets
Burgundy Sun Coleus
Plum Parfait Coleus
Larkspur
Mari-mum
Laura Bush Petunia
'Tidal WaveTM Cherry' Petunia
'Tidal WaveTM Silver' Petunia
Butterfly Deep Pink Pentas
Purslane
Vinca series
New WonderTM Scaevola

PERENNIAL PLANTS
Texas Gold Columbine
Flare Hibiscus
Lord Baltimore Hibiscus
Moy Grande Hibiscus
New GoldTM Lantana
Trailing Lantana
Dwarf Mexican Petunia
John Fanick Phlox
Victoria Phlox
Plumbago
Mexican Bush Sage
'Henry Duelberg' Salvia
'Mystic Spires Blue' Salvia
Blue Princess Verbena

See all Texas Superstars Photos at:

http://texassuperstar.com
PER-ANNUAL PLANTS
Caesalpinia, Pride-Of-Barbados
Duranta, Brazilian Sky Flower
Gold Star Esperanza
Firebush
Firecracker Jatropha
Variegated Tapioca
Thyrallis

WOODY SHRUBS

Lowery's Legacy Cenizo
Belinda's Dream Rose
Grandma's Yellow Rose
'Knock Out' Rose
'Marie Daly' Rose
Texas Lilac Vitex

TREES

Deciduous Holly
Shantung Maple
Lacey Oak
Chinkapin Oak
Chinese Pistache

SPECIALTY PLANTS
'Green Magic' Broccoli
Graptophyllum, Caricature Plant
Phalaenopsis Orchids
Satsuma Mandarin
'NuMex Twilight' Ornamental Pepper
'Sun Pride' Tomato
Tomato 444
Waterlilies
Texas Blue Bluebonnets and Blue Bunny Bloom Larkspur
Grandma's Yellow Rose or Rosa 'Nacogdoches'