Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Dalea greggii | Trailing Indigo Bush | 1.5'H 5'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Groundcover - Flame resistant - Mounding habit - Overwatering or drought can cause partial leaf drop - Excellent soil erosion control plant |
Ericameria laricifolia | Turpentine Bush | 2 - 3' H | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Flammable - If the plant becomes lanky, prune it back and it will regrow with dense foliage |
Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite | 20' H 30' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree - Thorniness variable |
Linum lewisii | Western Blue Flax | 3' H 1' W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Easy to grow from seed - Hard to divide - Other linums OK |
Acacia constricta | White Thorn Acacia | 6 - 20' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Bark looks red in winter when wet |
Gossypium thurberi | Wild Cotton | 2 - 6' H 3' W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Flammable - Head back fast growing terminal branches to side buds for a more compact plant |
Ceratoides lanata | Winter Fat | 1.5 - 3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Can be used in dry arrangements - Attract birds |
Aloysia wrightii | Wright's Bee Bush | 5' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Blooms spring through fall - Sweet-scented flowers can be used to flavor teas and iced drinks |
Eriogonum wrightii | Wright's Buckwheat | 18" H 24" W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial - Flammable - Tiny white or pink flowers appear in clusters midsummer through fall |
Tecoma stans | Yellow Bells | 8' H 5' W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Tall shrub - Will die back in winter, but will recover quickly - Bright yellow "bell" flowers summer-fall |