We’d like to share 10 of our favorite bullet proof plants. These plants are unique in that they can lend a desert or a lush garden feel to the landscape, depending on how they are combined. All of these plants are low water use and low maintenance. If these plants are hit hard by a freeze, they can easily be pruned down to encourage re-growth from the roots and recover quickly. Additionally, because of their vigorous growth rate, you won’t have to buy such a large plant at the nursery or dig such a big planting hole!

1. Red Yucca/Hesperaloe parviflora (Accent plant)
2. Desert Marigold/Baileya multiradiata (Accent plant)
3. Fairy Dusters/Caliandra species (Shrub)
4. Texas Sages/Leucophyllum species (Shrub)
5. Petite Oleander/Nerium oleander ‘Petite’ series (Shrub)
6. Yellow or Orange Bells/Tecoma stans varieties (Shrub)
7. Red Bird of Paradise / Caesalpinia pulcherima (Shrub)
8. Yaupon holly/ Ilex vomitoria dwarf varieties (Shrub)
9. Willow Acacia/Acacia salacina (Tree)
10. 10. Desert Willow/Chilopsis linearis(Tree)