Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud | 10-18 'H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Flame resistant - Can be multi-stemmed - Magenta flowers in spring - Many seed pods in summer - 'Alba' is a 3 to 6' white-flowered Shrub- |
Aloysia gratissima | Whitebrush | 6'H 8'W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Flowers strongly vanilla scented |
Wisteria spp. | Wisteria | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Check nursery for exposure and size for different species and varieties - Control size & shape and encourage bloom production by pruning and training - W. sinensis will bloom in full sun or in partial shade |
Thymus lanuginosus | Woolly Thyme | 2" H 18" W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - Low maintenance variety with tiny, felted, gray leaves - Good for high traffic areas - |
Buddleja marrubiifolia | Wooly Butterfly Bush | 5' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Small, ball shaped, orange flower clusters in spring and summer - Wooly foliage - Prune after bloom |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus wrightii | Wright's Desert Honeysuckle | 3' H - 4' H | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - For compact shape and prolific bloom, cut back to 1/2 to 1/3 before spring growth - Bright red-orange tubular flowers spring, summer, fall - Attracts hummingbirds - Rabbits love new shoots, so protect. |
Xylosma congestum | Xylosma | 8-10' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, partial shade | No | Yes |
Evergreen or deciduous Tree or Shrub - Single or multi-stemmed - Stems zigzag and branches droop - X. compacta grows slowly to half the size of species |
Caesalpinia gilliesii | Yellow Bird of Paradise | 5-10 'H 4' W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, pods and seeds are poisonous if ingested - Yellow flowers with red stamens - Naturalized |
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 |
Zexmenia hispida | Zexmenia | 2-3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - common name "Devil's River" - Yellow daisy-like flowers in fall - freezes back in winter - trim frozen material in late winter |
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 |
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 |
Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume | 4-6' H 5' W | None | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Pruning usually not needed - Seed heads are feathery pink, like an Apache headdrress |
Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande' | Arizona Ash | 30'H 30-40'W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree - Flame resistant -''Rio Grande', Fan-tex ash is the recommended ash for this area - Thrives in hot, dry climates and alkaline soils - Foliage resistant to wind burn |
Evolvulus arizonicus | Arizona Blue Eyes | 1' H & 1' W | None | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial ground cover - Usually grown as an Annual |