Sierra Vista Area Plant List

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The Sierra Vista Area Plant List, with common name, botanical name, and other plant information
Botanical Name Common Name Size Water Use Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen?sort descending Remarks
Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch 1' W mat Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Perennial or ground cover - Gray-blue foliage, hot-pink flowers
Muhlenbergia capellensis Regal Mist 3' H & W Little Full sun No No

Warm season grass - Spectacular dusky pink in the fall
Acacia angustissima 'Hirta' Fern Acacia 5' H & W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - May freeze to ground in winter, but will recover - Soak root zone every month or two in summer, less or not at all in winter
Fendlera rupicola False Mockorange 4'H & 4'W Moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Fragrant white flowers bloom in spring
Forestiera neomexicana Desert Olive 12-18'H 12'W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Fairly fast grower - Can be trained to be a small multi-trunked Tree
Lagerstroemia spp. Crape Myrtle See remarks Moderate Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - All crape myrtles hardy for our zone except L. speciosa (Giant crape myrtle) - Check with nursery for sizes and colors
Parthenocissus spp. Creeper Vines See remarks Moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Vine - Handsome foliage is beautifully colored in autumn - P. henryana marginal in our zone - Inquire at nursery for size
Veronica incana Silver Speedwell 10" H 15" W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Perennial - Blooms late spring, but will keep flowering all summer if deadheaded
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama 1-2' H 2' W None to little Full sun Yes No

Warm season grass - Grows from seed or division - Use in borders or rock gardens
Cassia wislizenii Shrubby Senna 5-8'H 5-10-'W Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Brilliant yellow flowers in late summer
Celtis pallida Desert Hackberry 10' H & W Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Good choice for screen barrier or erosion control or near buildings
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil 1-3'H 3-4'W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Shrub - Many varieties with white, pink, red, or yellow flowers - Fairly trouble-free plants that do well in well-drained soil
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia 30' H 20' W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless
Cercidium Desert Museum Desert Museum Palo Verde 20 ' H & W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree- Hybrid - Clean, thornless and few seedpods and litter - Prune only to enhance form - Don't prune in summer
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive 20' H & W Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Tree- Can be clipped to make a hedge - Takes almost any kind of punishment

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