Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Vitis californica | California Grape | To 30' | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Vine - Leaves emerge grayish, mature to green, turn red or yellow in autumn - Several varieties |
Agave parryi | Parry's Agave | 2-3' W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Succulent - 2 - 3' rosettes - Several varieties available |
Psilostrophe spp. | Paper Flower | 18" H & W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Perennial - Dried flowers can be used in arrangements |
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa | Kidneywood | 20' H 12' W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Excellent Tree for small spaces - White vanilla scented flowers spring to summer |
Yucca rigida | Blue Yucca | 12' H 5' W | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Succulent tree or shrub - Marginal - Dense spikes appear in spring or early summer |
Asclepias spp. | Milkweeds | See remarks | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennials or vines - Some - Toxic, all parts of many Asclepias species are poisonous if ingested - Height and width vary by species |
Ephedra spp. | Mormon Tea | See remarks | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Erect and densely branched - Check with nursery for sizes |
Yucca schottii | Mountain Yucca | 6-15' H 3-4'W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Succulent - Clusters of white flowers from spring to midsummer |
Eriogonum wrightii | Wright's Buckwheat | 18" H 24" W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial - Flammable - Tiny white or pink flowers appear in clusters midsummer through fall |
Dasylirion quadrangulatum | Mexican Grass Tree | 10-16'H & 9' W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Shrub - Marginal - Green leaves in fountainlike clump |
Nolina microcarpa | Bear Grass | 3'H 6'W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial, but looks like a tall grass - Strong vertical silhouette - Good for dry landscapes - Handle carefully as it may cut your hand |
Yucca rostrata | Beaked Yucca | 12' H 9' W | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Succulent - Treelike - Trunk covered with soft gray fuzz - Showy spikes of creamy white flowers |
Digitaria californica | Arizona Cottontop | 2'H 1'W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Warm season grass - Lovely silvery seedheads |
Agave palmeri | Palmer's Agave | 3-4' H & W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Succulent - The most common agave found in the grasslands in this area |
Agave utahensis | Agave Utah | 1'H 2'W | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Succulent - This species highly variable in form, size, and color - Often forms large clumps |