Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile | 3-12" mat | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Small yellow button flowers - Useful between stepping stones |
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 |
Alyssum wulfenianum | Alyssum | 1.5' W mound | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Prostrate & trailing with pale yellow flowers |
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | 3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Native - Warm season grass - Showy five foot tall, arching flower plumes in summer |
Salvia sclarea | Clary Sage | 3-4' Flower Stalks & 2-3' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Biennial or Perennial - Flame resistant - Cutting stems before seeds form produces rebloom and may prolong plant's life |
Eriogonum umbellatum | Sulfur Flower | 1.5' H 3' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Prune to shape when plants are young |
Eriogonum alberti | Albert's Buckwheat | 1.5' H 1'W | None | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial -Tiny pink flowers appear in clusters mid-summer through fall |
Funastrum cynanchoides | Climbing Milkweed | 10' long | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Vine - Starlike white flowers bloom May to September |
Stachys spp. | Stachys | Sizes vary | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Perennial - Coccinea native in Cochise County - Not fussy about soil type - Needs good drainage |
Erodium chrysanthum | Yellow Stork's Bill | 5" H 12"W | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Late spring blooming - Primrose yellow flowers with lacy greeen foliage |
Coreopsis spp. | Coreopsis | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Annual and Perennial - Many species - Check with nursery for hardiness, size and interesting varieties |
Erythrina flabelliformis | Coral Bean | 3-4' H - 2' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Toxic, the flat beanlike pods after bloom contain poisonous seeds - Flame resistant - Short spines - Will freeze to ground in winter, but will recover |
Agastache spp. | Agastache | 2-4' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Check nursery for interesting hybrids and water requirements - Reblooms if deadheaded - Favorites with hummingbirds |
Vitex agnus-castus | Chaste Tree | 25' H&W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Leaves aromatic - Blooms summer to fall - Available with white, blue or pink flowers |
Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | 50' H&W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Resistant to oak root fungus - Tree does not heave sidewalks - Good choice for street or lawn tree |