Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Oenothera spp. | Evening Primrose | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Perennial - Flame resistant - Open during day - Stems die back in winter All except Oenothera elata hookeri OK for our area - Sizes variable, check with nursery |
Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac | 12' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Use as informal hedge or as background for other plants - Good choice for understory beneath tall Trees |
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 |
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 |
Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Fernbush | 6-8'H&W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Semi- or deciduous Shrub - Fragrant, light green ferny foliage - Upright white flower clusters 4" long |
Achillea filipendulina | Fernleaf Yarrow | 4-5'H 3'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - Deep green fernlike leaves - Bright yellow flowers - Several varieties |
Pyracantha spp. | Firethorn | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Many species and hybrids - Check with nursery for sizes - Attracts cedar waxwings |
Dianthus gratianopolitanus | Firewitch | 1' W mat | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial or ground cover - Gray-blue foliage, hot-pink flowers |
Ferocactus wislizenii | Fishhook Barrel Cactus | 10' H 3' W | None | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Cactus - Yellow or yellow-edged flowers in fall - Hooked spines like fishhooks |
Phemeranthus calycinum | Flame Flower | 8-12" H 5' W | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Long summer bloomer - Often goes dormant before first frost |
Erigeron spp. | Fleabane | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Some Perennial - Flame resistant - Check with nursery for sizes and hardiness |
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 |
Artemisia frigida | Fringed Wormwood | 1.5' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - Cut back as needed |
Gaillardia spp. | Gaillardia | 2-4' H 1 1/2' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Some Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Height of the several species vary - Check with nursery |