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Monday - May 25, 2009
From: Corinth, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Herbs/Forbs, Shrubs, Vines
Title: Plants for area near saltwater pool near Dallas
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
Could you recommend perennial plants that would do well next to my saltwater pool just north of Dallas (Corinth) Texas?ANSWER:
Here are several perennial plants that are salt tolerant and are known to grow in or adjacent to Dallas County, Texas.
PERENNIAL HERBACEOUS PLANTS
Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)
Artemisia ludoviciana (white sagebrush)
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed)
Teucrium canadense (Canada germander)
PERENNIAL ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Muhlenbergia capillaris (hairawn muhly)
Tridens flavus (purpletop tridens)
SHRUBS/VINES
Lonicera sempervirens (trumpet honeysuckle)
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