Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Acacia berlandieri | Guajillo | 5-12'H 5-20'W | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless forms available |
Zinnia grandiflora | Prairie Zinnia | 4"H 15"W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Annual or Semi-Annual in our zone - Late summer bloomer - Can be difficult to grow |
Dasylirion acrotriche | Green Desert Spoon | 3-4' H - 4-5' W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Shrub - Spherical clump - 10' or higher flower stalk |
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 |
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 |
Artemisia filifolia | Sand Sagebrush | 4' H 5' W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Toxic, noticed primarily by people who suffer from allergies - From spring through fall, yellowish white flowers bloom - Many-branched shrub |
Eucalyptus spp. | Eucalyptus | See remarks | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree or Shrub - Flammable - Check with nursery for hardiness and size - Prolonged freezes can kill even large Trees - Susceptible to eucalyptus redgum lerp psyllid |
Agave scabra | Rough-leaved Agave | 4' H & W | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Succulent - Wide gray-green leaves rough on the back |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Desert Spoon | 3-5' H 4-5' W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Spherical clump - In fall, 9 -15' flower spikes - Prized in dry arrangements |
Acacia stenophylla | Shoestring Acacia | 30' H 20' W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless |
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 |
Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Red Bird of Paradise | 2-4' H & W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Marginal - Dies to ground in winter - Prune before spring growth - Red flowers |
Sphaeralcea spp. | Globemallow | 2-4' H 1.5-3' W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Some Deciduous Perennial - Cut old stems almost to ground in spring - Many colors available |
Atriplex lentiformis | Quail Bush | 3-10'H 6-12'W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Flame resistant - Cut back by one third before spring growth - Useful as a salt-tolerant informal hedge or windbreak |
Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Rabbitbrush | 6' H 3' W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Leaves and stems aromatic - Good for natural plantings - C. viscidiflorus also available - Important: must have good drainage |