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 Namesort ascending Size Water Use Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
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
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
Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass/Needle Grass 2'H 2-3'W Little Full sun No No

Warm season grass - Among finest textured and most billowy looking of all grasses - Can be invasive
Silene laciniata Mexican Catchfly 15" H & W Moderate Full sun Yes No

Perennial - Summer blooming - Too much water after established will cause plant to get floppy
Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye 15' H & W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, black seeds are poisonous - Large Shrub, but can be trained into a Tree - Summer irrigation optional
Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm 40'H 25'W Little Full sun No Yes

Tree - Takes heat & wind
Quercus oblongifolia Mexican Blue Oak 30' H & W Little Full sun Yes Yes

Semi- Tree - Gray bark fissured in square plates - Sheds leaves in spring
Arctostaphylos pungens Manzanita 6' H & W Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Shrub - Smooth red bark and crooked branches - Berries attract birds
Lycium spp. Lycium 6' H & W Little Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Can be used for barrier plantings
Callirhoe alcaeoides Logan Calhoun 6" H 18-24"W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Summer bloomer - White flowers
Cercidium microphyllum Little-leaf Palo Verde/Foothill Palo Verde 20' H & W Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Tree - Also called Foothills Palo Verde - Arizona state Tree
Cordia parvifolia Little-leaf Cordia 4-8' H 4-10' W Little to moderate Full sun No Yes

Shrub - Flame resistant - Can be an informal hedge
Fraxinus greggii Little-leaf Ash 25'H 20'W Little Full sun No Yes

Semi- Tree - May be multi-trunked - Good size ash for small yards
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Tail 4 - 6' H & W None to little Full sun No Yes

Shrub - If frost hits, cut back to live growth in spring
Agave lechuguilla Lechuguilla 10-20"H 8"W None to little Full sun, Partial shade No Yes

Succulent - Note small size - Colonizes

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