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 Usesort descending Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 80'H 40'W Moderate Full sun No Yes

Tree - Flammable - Many varieties available
Phlox tenuifolia Desert Phlox 2' H & W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Perennial - Mounded white flowers
Salvia dorrii Desert Sage 1-3' H 2-4' W Moderate Full sun No Yes

Shrub - Flame resistant - Good in dry desert garden
Thymophylla spp. Dyssodia (Includes Dogweeds,Dahlberg Daisy and Golden Fleece)) 4"-1'H 4"-1.5'W Moderate Full sun Yes Yes

Perennial, some grown as Annuals - Mounds - Blooms summer to fall - When plants get ragged, pull them out - Can easily be started from seed
Fendlera rupicola False Mockorange 4'H & 4'W Moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Fragrant white flowers bloom in spring
Acacia angustissima 'Hirta' Fern Acacia 5' H & W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - May freeze to ground in winter, but will recover - Soak root zone every month or two in summer, less or not at all in winter
Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch 1' W mat Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Perennial or ground cover - Gray-blue foliage, hot-pink flowers
Phemeranthus calycinum Flame Flower 8-12" H 5' W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Long summer bloomer - Often goes dormant before first frost
Teucrium x lucidrys Germander 1' H 2' W Moderate Full sun No Yes

Perennial - Thin and cut back before spring growth begins - T. prostratum is four to six feet high and three or more feet wide
Echinops spp. Globe Thistle 2-4' H 2' W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Several species - Check with nursery - Excellent for dry arrangements
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenrain Tree 20 H & W Moderate Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree - Can be gawky without pruning
Solidago spp. Goldenrod 1-3'H 2'W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Four native Solidago species in Cochise County - Perennial - Does not cause hay fever
Phlomis russeliana Hardy Jerusalem Sage 36" H 20" W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Perennial - Yellow flowers, olive-green leaves
Elytrigia elongata 'Jose Select' Jose Select Tall Wheatgrass 4-5'H 1.5"W Moderate Full sun No No

Warm season grass - Grows in any soil including highly alkaline clay
Achillea X kellereri Keller's Yarrow 6" H 12 ' W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Flame resistant - Large white flower clusters continue through summer

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