Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Robinia neomexicana | New Mexican Locust, Desert Locust | 6 - 30' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Thorns - Wood brittle - Fast growing - Aggressive roots - Suckers |
Muhlenbergia capellensis | Regal Mist | 3' H & W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Warm season grass - Spectacular dusky pink in the fall |
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' | Purple Fountain Grass | 5' H & W | Little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Warm season grass - This attractive pennisetum variety usually does not self-sow - The green variety is invasive |
Stanleya pinnata | Prince's Plume | 36"H 18"W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Clear yellow flowers - Cut off entire flower spike after blooming to fill out the plant |
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama Grass | 1.5' H 1' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Warm season turf and pasture grass - If used as turf it is not low water use |
Sempervivum tectorum | Hens and Chickens | 2-5"W rosettes | Little | Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennial or Succulent - Water only to prevent shriveling |
Muhlenbergia capillaris | Pink Muhly | 3'H - 6'W | Little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Warm season grass - Very drought tolerant, looks better and gets bigger if given some water |
Asclepias linaria | Pineleaf Milkweed | 2' H 3' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Toxic, all parts of many Asclepias species are poisonous if ingested - Marginal - Needle-like leaves, 2" white-flower clusters bloom Mar - Dec. |
Psorothamnus scoparia | Broom Dalea | 3' H 4' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Requires sandy soil - Once established, it needs very little water, in fact, it does not tolerate overwatering - Attractive erosion control |
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 |
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 |
Muhlenbergia emersleyi | Bull Grass | 1.5'H 3-4'W | Little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Warm season grass - Feathery spikes are purplish to reddish, fading to cream with age |
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 |
Pinus eldarica | Afghan Pine | 30-80'H 15-25'W | Little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Marginal - Not for our zone, although they seem to do well in our area - Avoid planting where oaks are present as they may be subject to Comadra blister rust - Flammable - One of best pines for much of the desert |
Brahea armata | Mexican Blue Palm | 40'H 25'W | Little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Takes heat & wind |