Sierra Vista Area Plant List

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The Sierra Vista Area Plant List, with common name, botanical name, and other plant information
Botanical Name Common Name Size Water Usesort ascending Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
Eriogonum wrightii Wright's Buckwheat 18" H 24" W None to little Full sun Yes No

Perennial - Flammable - Tiny white or pink flowers appear in clusters midsummer through fall
Dasylirion quadrangulatum Mexican Grass Tree 10-16'H & 9' W None to little Full sun, Partial shade No Yes

Shrub - Marginal - Green leaves in fountainlike clump
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
Agave utahensis Agave Utah 1'H 2'W None to little Full sun No Yes

Succulent - This species highly variable in form, size, and color - Often forms large clumps
Nolina microcarpa Bear Grass 3'H 6'W None to little Full sun Yes No

Perennial, but looks like a tall grass - Strong vertical silhouette - Good for dry landscapes - Handle carefully as it may cut your hand
Digitaria californica Arizona Cottontop 2'H 1'W None to little Full sun Yes No

Warm season grass - Lovely silvery seedheads
Yucca rostrata Beaked Yucca 12' H 9' W None to little Full sun No Yes

Succulent - Treelike - Trunk covered with soft gray fuzz - Showy spikes of creamy white flowers
Agave victoriae reginae Agave Victoria Clumps 1' W None to little Full sun, Partial shade No Yes

Succulent - Slow growing, can stand in ground or pot 20 years before flowering, and then die
Ferocactus wislizenii Fishhook Barrel Cactus 10' H 3' W None Full sun Yes Yes

Cactus - Yellow or yellow-edged flowers in fall - Hooked spines like fishhooks
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
Opuntia leptocaulis Desert Christmas Cactus 2 - 3' H & W None Full sun No Yes

Cactus - Thin stems with bright red fruit
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Claret Cup 6"H None Full sun Yes Yes

Cactus - One of nearly 50 hedgehogs - Showy red flowers - Forms clumps
EchinoCactus grusonii Golden Barrel Cactus 3' H 2' W None Full sun, Partial shade No Yes

Cactus - Marginal - Best known barrel - Combines well with other cacti and Succulents
Echinocereus pectinatus varieties Arizona or Texas Rainbow Hedgehog 1' H None Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Some Cactus - Alternating reddish and pale yellow horizontal bands on stem
Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume 4-6' H 5' W None Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Pruning usually not needed - Seed heads are feathery pink, like an Apache headdrress

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