Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Ipomoea coccinea | Scarlet Creeper | 8' H | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Vine - Bright red tubular flowers frequented by hummingbirds |
Prosopis pubescens | Screwbean Mesquite | 30' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Seed pods tightly coiled in a spiral curl - Highly prized in dried arrangements |
Sedum spp. | Sedum, Stonecrop | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Some Perennial - Flame resistant - Many species - Check nursery for sizes - Will not take foot traffic |
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 |
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 |
Garrya wrightii | Silk Tassel | 8' H 6'W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Can be used as an informal hedge - Grown mainly for their pendulous male and female catkins |
Quercus hypoleucoides | Silverleaf Oak | 40' H 35' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Semi- Tree - Leaves silvery white and woolly underneath - Sheds leaves in spring |
Dalea pulchra | Smoke Bush, Indigo Bush | 8'H 5'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Spectacular spring bloom of purple flower clusters - Allow ample room to grow |
Gutierrezia sarothrae | Snakeweed | 18' H 2' W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Low-growing Shrub with July to Sept flowers can brighten a desert garden |
Yucca elata | Soaptree Yucca | 6-20'H 8-10'W | None | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Succulent tree or shrub - Flame resistant - Slow grower - 2' flowers on 3' Annual spikes - Very common in grasslands |
Stachys spp. | Stachys | Sizes vary | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Perennial - Coccinea native in Cochise County - Not fussy about soil type - Needs good drainage |
Rhus spp. | Sumac | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Some Native - Evergreen or deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Check with nursery for size and hardiness |
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) |
Senecio longilobus | Threadleaf Grounsel | 3'H 2'W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Toxic, poisonous to livestock - Common on overgrazed grasslands - Do not overwater |
Anisacanthus thurberi | Thurber's Desert Honeysuckle | 4' H & W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Cut to ground before spring growth to rejuvenate - Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies |