Sierra Vista Area Plant List
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure |
Native Plant? |
Evergreen? | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile | 3-12" mat | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Small yellow button flowers - Useful between stepping stones |
| 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 |
| Pistacia chinensis | Chinese Pistache | 30-60' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Decidious Tree - Flame resistant - Reliable Tree for streetside planting, lawn, patio, or garden - Good fall color |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinquapin Oak | 40-50'H 50-60'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Leaves turn orange and bronze in fall - Acorns edible |
| Chitalpa tashkentensis | Chitalpa | 20-30' H&W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Rapid grower - Flowers spring to fall - Chitalpa is a cross between Catalpa and Desert Willow - Susceptible to leaf spot, but it won't harm Tree |
| Justicia californica | Chuparosa | 3'H 4'W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Semi- or deciduous Shrub - Marginal - May freeze to ground in winter, but will come back quickly in spring |
| 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 |
| Salvia chinophylla | Creeping Sage | 4" H - 4' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Groundcover - Flame resistant - Interesting, attractive plant all year - Small blue flowers |
| 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 |
| Cotoneaster spp. | Cotoneaster | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Semi-deciduous or deciduous shrub or groundcover - Toxic, berries are slightly poisonous, especially for young children - Flame resistant - Many cotoneasters OK in our area - Check nurseries for hardiness and size |
| Cosmos spp. | Cosmos | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Annual and Perennial - Several varieties from 1 to 7' H - Various colors |
| Quercus suber | Cork Oak | 30-60' H&W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Handsome thick corky bark |
| 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 |
| Salvia clevelandii | Cleveland Sage | 3-5' H 5' W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Many hybrids - Remove faded spikes to encourage rebloom |
| Tetraneuris scaposa | Clustered Goldflower | 8"H 12"W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - 16" stems - Cut off faded flowers to prolong bloom |