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 Namesort ascending Common Name Size Water Use Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
Gutierrezia sarothrae Snakeweed 18' H 2' W None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Low-growing Shrub with July to Sept flowers can brighten a desert garden
Gossypium thurberi Wild Cotton 2 - 6' H 3' W Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Flammable - Head back fast growing terminal branches to side buds for a more compact plant
Gilia spp. Gilia See remarks Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Some Annual - Check nursery for sizes - Flowers late spring to early fall
Gaura lindheimeri Gaura 2-4' H 2-3' W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Flame resistant - Several varieties - Remove seed-bearing spikes to improve appearance - Long bloom period
Garrya wrightii Silk Tassel 8' H 6'W None to little Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Shrub - Flame resistant - Can be used as an informal hedge - Grown mainly for their pendulous male and female catkins
Gaillardia spp. Gaillardia 2-4' H 1 1/2' W Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Some Annual or Perennial - Flame resistant - Height of the several species vary - Check with nursery
Funastrum cynanchoides Climbing Milkweed 10' long Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes No

Deciduous Vine - Starlike white flowers bloom May to September
Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande' Arizona Ash 30'H 30-40'W Moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Tree - Flame resistant -''Rio Grande', Fan-tex ash is the recommended ash for this area - Thrives in hot, dry climates and alkaline soils - Foliage resistant to wind burn
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
Frangula californica Coffeeberry, Buckthorn 3-15' H - 8' W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Shrub - No irrigation needed when established - Check with nursery for size & color
Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo 8-15'H 5-10'W None to little Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Attractive long red flower clusters resemble candles - Does not regularly have leaves
Forestiera neomexicana Desert Olive 12-18'H 12'W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Flame resistant - Fairly fast grower - Can be trained to be a small multi-trunked Tree
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
Fendlera rupicola False Mockorange 4'H & 4'W Moderate Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Fragrant white flowers bloom in spring
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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