Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Bothriochloa barbinodis | Cane Beardgrass | 3'H 1.5'W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Warm season grass - Can be scattered throughout a desert landscape |
Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Flower | 1.5 - 3' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Perennial - Shear seedheads lightly to encourage more bloom - Dry for winter bouquets |
Berberis trifoliata | Agarita | 6' H & W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Hollylike leaves - Yellow fragrant flowers Feb. thru Apr. |
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 |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold | 1.5' H & 1' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Short-lived, but freely reseeds |
Bahia absinthifolia | Bahia | 1' H & W | None | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Perennial, can be used as a groundcover - Shallow caliche soil OK - Fast growth rate - New plants volunteer readily |
Baccharis `starn' | Baccharis 'Starn' | 3-4' H 4-5' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Tolerates desert heat & resists root rot - The male cultivar does not produce seed clusters |
Baccharis sarothroides | Desert Broom | 5' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Purchase male plants only, females produce messy cottony seed clusters - Extremely drought tolerant and can take poor soil |
Aurinia saxatilis/Alyssum | Basket of Gold | 8-12" H mound | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennial - Many varieties - Shear lightly to one half right after bloom |
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 |
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 |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | 3' H 1' W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial - Toxic, all parts of many Asclepias species are poisonous if ingested - Long lasting cut flowers |
Asclepias spp. | Milkweeds | See remarks | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennials or vines - Some - Toxic, all parts of many Asclepias species are poisonous if ingested - Height and width vary by species |
Asclepias linaria | Pineleaf Milkweed | 2' H 3' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Toxic, all parts of many Asclepias species are poisonous if ingested - Marginal - Needle-like leaves, 2" white-flower clusters bloom Mar - Dec. |
Artemisia stellerana | Old Woman, Dusty Miller | 2.5' 'H 3'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial |