Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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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 |
Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita | 2' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Heaviest bloom in spring and fall; eases off in summer in intense heat - Shear in early spring - Cut back severely if plant too woody |
Chitalpa tashkentensis | Chitalpa | 20-30' H&W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Rapid grower - Flowers spring to fall - Chitalpa is a cross between Catalpa and Desert Willow - Susceptible to leaf spot, but it won't harm Tree |
Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow | 15-30'H 10-20'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Flowers spring to fall, producing trumpet-shaped blossoms that attract hummingbirds - Sterile varieties not messy - Usually multi-trunked - Thin growth to enhance picturesque shape |
Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile | 3-12" mat | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Small yellow button flowers - Useful between stepping stones |
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 |
Cercocarpus spp. | Mountain Mahogany | See remarks | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Some or deciduous Tree or Shrub - Check with nursery for sizes - Distinguished in fall by long-lasting small fruit |
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- |
Cercidium microphyllum | Little-leaf Palo Verde/Foothill Palo Verde | 20' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree - Also called Foothills Palo Verde - Arizona state Tree |
Cercidium floridum | Blue Palo Verde | 35'H 30'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Bluish-green branches - Prune only to enhance form - Do not prune in summer |
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 |
Ceratoides lanata | Winter Fat | 1.5 - 3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Can be used in dry arrangements - Attract birds |
Centranthus ruber | Jupiter's Beard | 3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial - Not fussy about growing conditions - Blooms late spring through summer |
Centaurea cineraria, Senecio spp. | Dusty Miller | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Annual, Perennial or Biennial - Common name given to many plants with lovely gray foliage - Height & width varies |
Celtis reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry | 25-30 'H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree - Flame resistant - Tree does not heave sidewalks - Good choice for sTreet or lawn Tree |