Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Aloysia gratissima | Whitebrush | 6'H 8'W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Flowers strongly vanilla scented |
Linum lewisii | Western Blue Flax | 3' H 1' W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Easy to grow from seed - Hard to divide - Other linums OK |
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 |
Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite | 20' H 30' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Tree - Thorniness variable |
Sporobulos wrightii | Big Sacaton | 4-5'H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Warm season grass - Arching blue-green leaves form a clump 3-4' high and wide. Feathery golden yellow seedheads nearly double the plants height in late summer to early fall |
Nolina matapensis | Tree Bear Grass | 10-25'H 10'W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Lush looking species - Allow ample space for growth |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy | 1' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial - If straggly, cut back in fall - Grows best in decomposed granite |
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 |
Cercidium floridum | Blue Palo Verde | 35'H 30'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree - Bluish-green branches - Prune only to enhance form - Do not prune in summer |
Psorothamnus scoparia | Broom Dalea | 3' H 4' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Requires sandy soil - Once established, it needs very little water, in fact, it does not tolerate overwatering - Attractive erosion control |
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 |
Acacia constricta | White Thorn Acacia | 6 - 20' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Deciduous Shrub - Bark looks red in winter when wet |
Quercus buckleyi | Buckeye Oak | 35' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Marginal - Trunk branches almost from base |
Cosmos spp. | Cosmos | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun | No | No |
Annual and Perennial - Several varieties from 1 to 7' H - Various colors |
Thymus spp. | Thyme | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | No |
Perennial, some grown as Annuals - Many species and varieties - Check water use and size - Small space groundcovers - Culinary herb |