Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Ruschia calvinia pink | Shrubby Ice Plant | 18"H & W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - Shrublet - Clear pink flowers - Winter foliage is purple |
Veronica incana | Silver Speedwell | 10" H 15" W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Blooms late spring, but will keep flowering all summer if deadheaded |
Stachys spp. | Stachys | Sizes vary | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Perennial - Coccinea native in Cochise County - Not fussy about soil type - Needs good drainage |
Arbutus unedo | Strawberry Tree | 8 - 35' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Non-edible fruits resemble strawberries in texture - Several varieties |
Helianthemum nummularium | Sun Rose | 6" H 18" W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Groundcover - Several colors - Shear after flowering for light repeat blooming |
Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel | 15-25'H 10-15'W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree or Shrub - Toxic, seeds are poisonous if ingested - Naturally Shrubby, but can be trained into a Tree |
Anisacanthus thurberi | Thurber's Desert Honeysuckle | 4' H & W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Cut to ground before spring growth to rejuvenate - Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies |
Thymus spp. | Thyme | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial, some grown as Annuals - Many species and varieties - Check water use and size - Small space groundcovers - Culinary herb |
Rosa banksiae | Tombstone Rose | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Can grow to humongous size, but can be controlled - Local experience says moderate water OK |
Scutellaria x hybrid | Violet Cloud | 6" H 15" W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennial - Mounding habit - Water regularly first season |
Linum lewisii | Western Blue Flax | 3' H 1' W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Easy to grow from seed - Hard to divide - Other linums OK |
Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud | 10-18 'H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Flame resistant - Can be multi-stemmed - Magenta flowers in spring - Many seed pods in summer - 'Alba' is a 3 to 6' white-flowered Shrub- |
Aloysia gratissima | Whitebrush | 6'H 8'W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Flowers strongly vanilla scented |
Thymus lanuginosus | Woolly Thyme | 2" H 18" W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - Low maintenance variety with tiny, felted, gray leaves - Good for high traffic areas - |
Aloysia wrightii | Wright's Bee Bush | 5' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Blooms spring through fall - Sweet-scented flowers can be used to flavor teas and iced drinks |