Common name:Spanish Lavender
Botanical name:Lavandula stoechas

This dense shrub grows 2'-3' tall with blue gray foliage and deep purple flowers that have large showy bracts near the top of the spikes. It is drought tolerant . - Cornflower Farms

Common name:Muhly Autumn Glow
Botanical name:Muhlenbergia lindheimeri 'Autumn Glow'

Narrow light green leaves form a dense mound 5' . Tall spikes of light yellow flowers appear during the fall months. Very adaptable, tolerates full sun to almost full shade and most soil types. Good for retention basins or periodic flooding. Native to Texas and New Mexico.

Common name:Crape Myrtle
Botanical name:Lagerstroemia indica

The new leaves of this species are 2" long, bright green, and tinged with bronze. Its fall color is affected by the weather. While it has a bare outline, its rounded seed capsules add interest. Its delicate flowers bloom in 6"-12" long clusters. The colors of its flowers are shades of red, rose, pink, purple, and white. It thrives on heat, and new cultivars have been created that resist mildew.

Common name:Gold Forsythia
Botanical name:Forsythia X intermedia

Forsythia X intermedia is a deciduous shub that grows 3'-12' tall and 3'-12' wide with green leaves. It likes full sun, medium watering, and will live in any soil that is well drained. There is a bright yellow flower that blooms from January to June.