Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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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 |
Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | 50' H&W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Resistant to oak root fungus - Tree does not heave sidewalks - Good choice for street or lawn tree |
Cedrus deodora | Deodar Cedar | 80'H 40'W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Flammable - Many varieties available |
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 |
Calylophus spp. | Sundrops | 1.5 'H 2' W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Some Perennial - Flame resistant - Prune just before spring growth begins - Flowers in spring and from late summer to late fall (actually into winter) |
Callistemon citrinus | Bottlebrush | 10-15' H&W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree or Shrub - Marginal - Bruised leaves smell lemony |
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 |
Callirhoe alcaeoides | Logan Calhoun | 6" H 18-24"W | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Summer bloomer - White flowers |
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 |
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 |
Caesalpinia gilliesii | Yellow Bird of Paradise | 5-10 'H 4' W | None to little | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, pods and seeds are poisonous if ingested - Yellow flowers with red stamens - Naturalized |
Buddleja marrubiifolia | Wooly Butterfly Bush | 5' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Small, ball shaped, orange flower clusters in spring and summer - Wooly foliage - Prune after bloom |
Brahea armata | Mexican Blue Palm | 40'H 25'W | Little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree - Takes heat & wind |
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama Grass | 1.5' H 1' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Warm season turf and pasture grass - If used as turf it is not low water use |
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 |