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 ascending Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
Acacia berlandieri Guajillo 5-12'H 5-20'W None to little Full sun No Yes

Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless forms available
Zinnia grandiflora Prairie Zinnia 4"H 15"W None to little Full sun Yes No

Annual or Semi-Annual in our zone - Late summer bloomer - Can be difficult to grow
Dasylirion acrotriche Green Desert Spoon 3-4' H - 4-5' W None to little Full sun, Partial shade No Yes

Shrub - Spherical clump - 10' or higher flower stalk
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama 1-2' H 2' W None to little Full sun Yes No

Warm season grass - Grows from seed or division - Use in borders or rock gardens
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster 1-3' H - 4' W None to little Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Shrub or Groundcover - Flame resistant - No irrigation needed, but blooms will last longer with some summer water
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sagebrush 4' H 5' W None to little Full sun No No

Perennial - Toxic, noticed primarily by people who suffer from allergies - From spring through fall, yellowish white flowers bloom - Many-branched shrub
Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus See remarks None to little Full sun No Yes

Tree or Shrub - Flammable - Check with nursery for hardiness and size - Prolonged freezes can kill even large Trees - Susceptible to eucalyptus redgum lerp psyllid
Agave scabra Rough-leaved Agave 4' H & W None to little Full sun No Yes

Succulent - Wide gray-green leaves rough on the back
Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon 3-5' H 4-5' W None to little Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Shrub - Spherical clump - In fall, 9 -15' flower spikes - Prized in dry arrangements
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia 30' H 20' W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless
Atriplex canescens Four-wing Saltbush 3-6' H 4-8' W None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Flame resistant - To keep compact, cut back by one third each year before spring growth
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise 2-4' H & W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Shrub - Marginal - Dies to ground in winter - Prune before spring growth - Red flowers
Sphaeralcea spp. Globemallow 2-4' H 1.5-3' W None to little Full sun Yes No

Some Deciduous Perennial - Cut old stems almost to ground in spring - Many colors available
Atriplex lentiformis Quail Bush 3-10'H 6-12'W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Shrub - Flame resistant - Cut back by one third before spring growth - Useful as a salt-tolerant informal hedge or windbreak
Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbitbrush 6' H 3' W None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Flame resistant - Leaves and stems aromatic - Good for natural plantings - C. viscidiflorus also available - Important: must have good drainage

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