Artemisia ludoviciana - Estafiate, Mugwort - Perennial Herb

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' - 'Valerie Finnis' Mugwort - Perennial Herb

Aster oblongifolius - Fall Aster - Perennial

Baileya multiradiata - Desert Marigold - Wildflower

Calyptocarpus vialis - Horse Herb - Groundcover - Does best in shade and is very drought-tolerant once established.

Chrysactinia mexicana - Damianita - Perennial - Deerproof evergreen mounds of aromatic foliage to 12" with small golden-yellow "daisies" throughout the growing season.  Needs full sun and is very drought-tolerant once established.

Chrysanthemum sp. - Ox-Eye Daisy - Wildflower

Coreopsis - Tickseed - Wildflower

Cosmos sulphureus - Golden Cosmos - Self-Sowing Annual -

Dahlia spp. and hybrids - Dahlia - Short-Lived Perennial

Dendranthema spp. and hybrids - Mum - Short-Lived Perennial

Dyssodia - Dahlberg Daisy - Wildflower

Echinacea - Cone-Flower - Short-Lived Perennial 

Engelmannia - Engelmann Daisy - Wildflower

Eupatorium havanense - Butterfly Boneset - Perennial - A shrublet for sites receiving at least one-half day sun.  Very drought-tolerant once established.  Produces white to pale pink flowers around the equinoxes. 

Eupatorium odoratum - Blue Boneset, Fragrant Boneset - Perennial - Grows to 6' to 8' and bears lilac-blue flowers in fall for the Monarch butterflies as they migrate to the highlands west of Mexico City for the winter.  Does best with afternoon shade.

Helianthus giganteus - Giant Sunflower - Perennial - The fall flower spikes reach 10' high on this imposing perennial.  Requires full sun and deep soakings every 2 weeks in the absence of rainfall.

Liatris mucronata - Gayfeather - Perennial 

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia- Tahoka Daisy - Wildflower

Melampodium - Blackfoot Daisy - Very short-lived in cultivation.  NOT RECOMMENDED

Pseudogynoxis chenopodioides - Flame Vine - Tender Perennial

Ratibida - Mexican Hat - Wildflower

Rudbeckia - Black-Eyed Susan - Wildflower

Santolina - NOT RECOMMENDED

Silphium albiflorum - Perennial 

Silphium perfoliatum - Perennial 

Solidago odora - Licorice Goldenrod - Perennial

Stevia rebaudiana - Sweet Herb - Tender Perennial Herb -

Tagetes campanulata - Canyon Marigold - Perennial

Tagetes lemmonii - Lemmon's Marigold - View Specimen - Perennial - This Arizona native is sometimes confused with T. palmeri.  However, it is more cold-hardy, its flowering heads are smaller and it is a smaller plant overall.

Tagetes lucida - Mint Marigold, Yerbaniz - Perennial

Tagetes lucida subsp. schiedeana - Mayan Mint Marigold, Yerbaniz - Perennial

Tagetes mulleri - Mountain Marigold - Perennial - A surprisingly shade-tolerant species from the high elevations of the  Sierra Madre Oriental, south of Monterrrey, Nuevo León.  It tends to bloom around the equinoxes, spring and fall, producing 2" diameter yellow-orange heads.

Tagetes nelsonii - 'Tequila Daisy'™ - Perennial - A giant cousin of the Copper Canyon Daisy.  It too has small, golden blooms, but it grows up to 6' high by 8' wide and the foliage of this clonal selection is evergreen to 25º F.  Grow it in full sun and do not fertilize to maintain it more compact.

Tagetes palmeri - 'Copper Canyon Daisy' - View Specimen  - Perennial - A 2' to 4' fall-bloomer for full sun if grown with benign neglect; much larger if grown in partial shade, fertilized and irrigated.  An infusion of the leaves is used medicinally by the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon for upset stomachs.  It makes a more spectacular flowering specimen than T. lemmonii.  Very drought-tolerant once established.

Tagetes parryi - Parry's Marigold - View Specimen - Perennial

Tithonia spp. - Mexican Sunflower - Wildflower
 

Vernonia baldwinii - Baldwin's Ironweed, Baldwin's Vernonia - Perennial The garden, in early summer, will never be the same once you discover this Texas native perennial with its large clusters of purple flowered heads.  Its leafy flowering stalks can grow up to 4' to 6' and eventually form wide clumps.  The specimen illustrated here was propagated from plants found growing along the Cibolo Creek in Boerne.  Grows in full sun to half-day sun.  Looks best if given a deep watering every week during a dry summer.  This perennial is available in 1 gal. pots from  The Floresflowers Store

Vernonia lindheimeri - Lindheimer's Ironweed - Perennial

Viguiera stenoloba - Golden-Eye - Perennial