Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Callirhoe involucrata | Poppy Mallow | 5" H 24-30"W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Wine-red flowers with a white eye all summer - Good cascader |
Scutellaria spp. | Prairie Skullcap | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Some Perennial - Neat mound of lavender-blue flowers in late spring - Check with nursery for size |
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' | Prairie Sky | 4 - 5'H 2'W | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Warm season grass - Tight growing upright columns of sky blue foliage |
Verbena bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena | 8-16"H 18"W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial or Groundcover - Some grown as Annuals -Flame resistant - Eight native verbenas in Cochise County - Fast-growing ground covers - Attractive in crevices and hanging baskets - V. bonariensis, V. gooddingii, V..x hortensis, V. peruviana |
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 |
Stanleya pinnata | Prince's Plume | 36"H 18"W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Clear yellow flowers - Cut off entire flower spike after blooming to fill out the plant |
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' | Purple Fountain Grass | 5' H & W | Little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Warm season grass - This attractive pennisetum variety usually does not self-sow - The green variety is invasive |
Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover | 18" H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Marginal - Heavy summer bloomer |
Opuntia macrocentra | Purple Prickly Pear | 4'H 6'W | None | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Cactus - Spines are half white and half dark - 'Tubac' is said to hold purple color throughtout year |
Aristida purpurea | Purple Three-Awn | 12 - 24"H 1' W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Warm and cool season grass - Purple-tinted stems and flowers |
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 |
Salvia hybrid | Raspberry Delight | 3' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Deep green foliage has an herbal fragrance when crushed - Attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies |
Berberis haematocarpa | Red Barberry | 5' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Attractive foliage, pretty flowers, showy berries - Other barberrys not water wise |
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 |