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
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa (Silk Tree) 40'H 60'W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Tree - Can be controlled to a 10 to 20 ' umbrella patio Tree - Sometimes multi-stemmed
Nerium oleander Oleander 3-20'H 4-12'W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Evergree Shrub - Flame resistant - Toxic, all parts poisonous if ingested. Don't burn prunings, smoke can cause severe irritation - Routine pruning not necessary
Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass/Needle Grass 2'H 2-3'W Little Full sun No No

Warm season grass - Among finest textured and most billowy looking of all grasses - Can be invasive
Silene laciniata Mexican Catchfly 15" H & W Moderate Full sun Yes No

Perennial - Summer blooming - Too much water after established will cause plant to get floppy
Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye 15' H & W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, black seeds are poisonous - Large Shrub, but can be trained into a Tree - Summer irrigation optional
Origanum spp. Oregano 2' H & W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Usually Perennial - Marginal - Many species, some not hardy in our area - Check with nursery for exposure and hardiness - Culinary herb
Veronica orientalis Oriental Speedwell 8" H 18" W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Compact mounds of gray-green foliage, deep blue flowers
Lycium spp. Lycium 6' H & W Little Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Can be used for barrier plantings
Callirhoe alcaeoides Logan Calhoun 6" H 18-24"W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Summer bloomer - White flowers
Cercidium microphyllum Little-leaf Palo Verde/Foothill Palo Verde 20' H & W Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Tree - Also called Foothills Palo Verde - Arizona state Tree
Salazaria mexicana Paperbag Bush 3' H & W Little Full sun No No

Deciduous Shrub - Common name refers to fruit that develops into an inflated pouch
Amorpha canescens Leadplant 2-4' H 3' W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Prune to one foot in fall to increase flowers
Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite 30' H & W Little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree - Little pruning needed - Often multi-trunked - Thorniness variable - Cutting grown 'Maverick' is a superior thornless form
Verbena bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena 8-16"H 18"W Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Perennial or Groundcover - Some grown as Annuals -Flame resistant - Eight native verbenas in Cochise County - Fast-growing ground covers - Attractive in crevices and hanging baskets - V. bonariensis, V. gooddingii, V..x hortensis, V. peruviana
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' Prairie Sky 4 - 5'H 2'W Moderate Full sun No No

Warm season grass - Tight growing upright columns of sky blue foliage

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