Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Callirhoe alcaeoides | Logan Calhoun | 6" H 18-24"W | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Summer bloomer - White flowers |
Lycium spp. | Lycium | 6' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Can be used for barrier plantings |
Arctostaphylos pungens | Manzanita | 6' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Smooth red bark and crooked branches - Berries attract birds |
Quercus oblongifolia | Mexican Blue Oak | 30' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Semi- Tree - Gray bark fissured in square plates - Sheds leaves in spring |
Brahea armata | Mexican Blue Palm | 40'H 25'W | Little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Takes heat & wind |
Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye | 15' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, black seeds are poisonous - Large Shrub, but can be trained into a Tree - Summer irrigation optional |
Silene laciniata | Mexican Catchfly | 15" H & W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial - Summer blooming - Too much water after established will cause plant to get floppy |
Nassella tenuissima | Mexican Feather Grass/Needle Grass | 2'H 2-3'W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Warm season grass - Among finest textured and most billowy looking of all grasses - Can be invasive |
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 |
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 |
Albizia julibrissin | Mimosa (Silk Tree) | 40'H 60'W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Can be controlled to a 10 to 20 ' umbrella patio Tree - Sometimes multi-stemmed |
Conoclinium (Eupatorium) greggii | Mistflower 'Boothill' | 1.5 -2'H 1-3'W | Little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Perennial - First found near Tombstone - Fluffy lavender flowers late spring to fall |
Salvia mohavensis | Mojave Sage | 2' H 2.5' W | Little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub or Groundcover - Flame resistant - Be careful not to overwater in summer - Fragrant foliage - Sages attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies |
Achillea 'moonshine' | Moonshine Yarrow | 1.5' - 2' H 2' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennials - Flame resistant - Silver-gray foliage, deep yellow flowers |
Ephedra spp. | Mormon Tea | See remarks | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Erect and densely branched - Check with nursery for sizes |