Sierra Vista Area Plant List
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? |
Evergreen? |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuntia leptocaulis | Desert Christmas Cactus | 2 - 3' H & W | None | Full sun | No | Yes |
Cactus - Thin stems with bright red fruit |
| Hyptis emoryi | Desert Lavender | 3-10'H - 3-8'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Marginal - Erect or spreading Shrub - May die to roots in winter - Plants give off pleasant lavender fragrance following rains or when brushed against |
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold | 1.5' H & 1' W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Short-lived, but freely reseeds |
| Salvia dorrii | Desert Sage | 1-3' H 2-4' W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Good in dry desert garden |
| Quercus turbinella | Desert Scrub Oak | 10' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Water during dry spells - Can be trained as a small Tree |
| Dasylirion wheeleri | Desert Spoon | 3-5' H 4-5' W | None to little | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Spherical clump - In fall, 9 -15' flower spikes - Prized in dry arrangements |
| Centaurea cineraria, Senecio spp. | Dusty Miller | See remarks | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Annual, Perennial or Biennial - Common name given to many plants with lovely gray foliage - Height & width varies |
| Jacobaea maritima | Dusty Miller (Jacobaea maritima) | 2' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Gets legggy unless sheared occasionally - Has heads of yellow or creamy yellow flowers |
| Senecio viravira | Dusty Miller (Senecio viravira) | 4' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Shrub - Flame resistant - Fuller in full sun - Tip-pinch young plants to keep them compact |
| Thymophylla spp. | Dyssodia (Includes Dogweeds,Dahlberg Daisy and Golden Fleece)) | 4"-1'H 4"-1.5'W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Perennial, some grown as Annuals - Mounds - Blooms summer to fall - When plants get ragged, pull them out - Can easily be started from seed |
| Quercus emoryi | Emory Oak | 50'H 40'W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Semi- Tree - Hollylike leaves - Tolerates a variety of soils - May shed leaves in spring |
| Opuntia englemannii | Engleman's Prickly Pear | 4' H 10' W | None | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Cactus - Most common prickly pear in Arizona |
| Eucalyptus spp. | Eucalyptus | See remarks | None to little | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree or Shrub - Flammable - Check with nursery for hardiness and size - Prolonged freezes can kill even large Trees - Susceptible to eucalyptus redgum lerp psyllid |
| Euphorbia spp. | Euphorbia | See remarks | Little | Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Water requirements, exposure, and size vary by species - Some native - Some deciduous, some evergreen - Annual, perennial or biennual - Toxic, All euphorbias have a milky -white sap that is toxic on contact, including gopher plants and poinsettas - About 2000 species in genus - Only buy plant species that use moderate or less water - Can also be be trees or shrubs. |
| Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac | 12' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Use as informal hedge or as background for other plants - Good choice for understory beneath tall Trees |