Recommended Plant List -All Suited to Xeriscape Planting Methods
SAWS also has a list used to qualify for landscape rebates.
Texas A&M's AgriLife has free Xeriscape book.
The San Antonio Chapter of the Texas Native Plant Society recommends these books:
These are a few of the many good books written about native Texas plants. Most of these books are commonly available at bookstores, libraries, and online sources.
How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest, Revised and Updated Ed., by Jill Nokes, Univ. of Texas Press, 2001.
Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas, by George Oxford Miller, MBI Publishing Co., 2006.
Native Plants in Landscaping: Trees, Shrubs, Cacti and Grasses of the Texas Desert and Mountains, by A. Michael and Shirley A. Powell, Iron Mountain Press, 2005.
Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region, Second Edition, by Sally & Andy Wasowski, Gulf Publishing, Co., 1997.
Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife, by Noreen Damude & Kelly Conrad Bender, Texas Parks & Wildlife Press, 1999.
Texas Trees: A Friendly Guide, by Paul W. Cox and Patty Leslie, Corona Publishing Co., 1988.
100 Texas Wildflowers, by Dorothy Barid Mattiza, Western National Parks Assn., Tucson, AZ, 1993.
