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 descending Size Water Use Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
Callirhoe alcaeoides Logan Calhoun 6" H 18-24"W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Summer bloomer - White flowers
Lycium spp. Lycium 6' H & W Little Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Can be used for barrier plantings
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
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
Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm 40'H 25'W Little Full sun No Yes

Tree - Takes heat & wind
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
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
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
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
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa (Silk Tree) 40'H 60'W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Tree - Can be controlled to a 10 to 20 ' umbrella patio Tree - Sometimes multi-stemmed
Conoclinium (Eupatorium) greggii Mistflower 'Boothill' 1.5 -2'H 1-3'W Little Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Perennial - First found near Tombstone - Fluffy lavender flowers late spring to fall
Salvia mohavensis Mojave Sage 2' H 2.5' W Little Full sun No Yes

Shrub or Groundcover - Flame resistant - Be careful not to overwater in summer - Fragrant foliage - Sages attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies
Achillea 'moonshine' Moonshine Yarrow 1.5' - 2' H 2' W Little to moderate Full sun No Yes

Perennials - Flame resistant - Silver-gray foliage, deep yellow flowers
Ephedra spp. Mormon Tea See remarks None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Erect and densely branched - Check with nursery for sizes

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