Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus | Firewitch | 1' W mat | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial or ground cover - Gray-blue foliage, hot-pink flowers |
Muhlenbergia capellensis | Regal Mist | 3' H & W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Warm season grass - Spectacular dusky pink in the fall |
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 |
Fendlera rupicola | False Mockorange | 4'H & 4'W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Fragrant white flowers bloom in spring |
Forestiera neomexicana | Desert Olive | 12-18'H 12'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Fairly fast grower - Can be trained to be a small multi-trunked Tree |
Lagerstroemia spp. | Crape Myrtle | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - All crape myrtles hardy for our zone except L. speciosa (Giant crape myrtle) - Check with nursery for sizes and colors |
Parthenocissus spp. | Creeper Vines | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Vine - Handsome foliage is beautifully colored in autumn - P. henryana marginal in our zone - Inquire at nursery for size |
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 |
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 |
Cassia wislizenii | Shrubby Senna | 5-8'H 5-10-'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Brilliant yellow flowers in late summer |
Celtis pallida | Desert Hackberry | 10' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Good choice for screen barrier or erosion control or near buildings |
Potentilla fruticosa | Shrubby Cinquefoil | 1-3'H 3-4'W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Many varieties with white, pink, red, or yellow flowers - Fairly trouble-free plants that do well in well-drained soil |
Acacia stenophylla | Shoestring Acacia | 30' H 20' W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless |
Cercidium Desert Museum | Desert Museum Palo Verde | 20 ' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree- Hybrid - Clean, thornless and few seedpods and litter - Prune only to enhance form - Don't prune in summer |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian Olive | 20' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree- Can be clipped to make a hedge - Takes almost any kind of punishment |