San Marcos Design Manual (March 16, 2021)

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Planting Guidelines

Division 3: GROUNDCOVERS, GRASSES, AND TURF

grasses Species

Scientific Name Schizachyrium scoparium

Light

groundcovers Species

Sun/part shade

Bluestem, Little

Scientific Name

Light

Betony, Texas

Stachys coccinea

Feathergrass, Mexican

Nassella tenuissima

Clover Fern

Marsilea macropoda

Green Spangletop

Leptochloa dubia

Dalea, Gregg

Dalea greggii

Indian grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Frog Fruit

Phyla incisa

Inland Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Germander, Creeping Teucrium cossonii Horseherb, Straggler Daisy Calyptocarpus vialis

Maiden Grass or other Miscanthus Miscanthus spp. Muhly Grass (Bamboo, Gulf, Deer, Big) Muhlenbergia spp. Purple Threeawn Aristida purpurea Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Texas cupgrass Eriochloa sericea Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus

Aptenia spp., Delosperma spp., Malephora spp.

Iceplant

Mountain Pea

Orbexilium sp. nov.

Pigeonberry

Rivina humilis

Plumbago, Leadwort

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

mix of native grass and wildflowers

Prarie mix

Purple Heart

Setcreasea pallida

turfs Species

Rosmarinus officinalis var. prostratus Santolina chamaecyparissus

Rosemary, Trailing

Scientific Name

Light

Santolina

*Bermuda grass (sod only) - 'Celebration', 'Tifway 419' Buffalo grass - '609', 'Density', 'Prairie', 'Prestige' Shortgrass Prairie Seed Mix Zoysia - 'JaMur', 'El Toro', 'Crowne', or 'Palisades'

Sedges (Texas, Berkley, Cedar)

Cynodon spp.

Carex spp.

Sedum

Sedum spp.

Bouteloua dactyloides

Silver Ponyfoot

Dichondra argentea

Snakeherb

Dyschoriste linearis

Buffalo, Curly Mesquite, Blue Grama

Verbena

Verbena spp.

Wooly Stemodia

Stemodia lanata

Zoysia japonica

Zexmenia, Wedelia

Wedelia hispida

* Common Bermuda is considered an invasive species.

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San Marcos Design Manual Amended: March 16, 2021