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
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa Kidneywood 20' H 12' W None to little Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Excellent Tree for small spaces - White vanilla scented flowers spring to summer
Evolvulus arizonicus Arizona Blue Eyes 1' H & 1' W None Full sun Yes No

Perennial ground cover - Usually grown as an Annual
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.
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
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana California Poppy 8" H 1' W Little to moderate Full sun Yes No

Perennial often grown as an Annual - Flame resistant - Deep golden flowers in spring
Erythrina flabelliformis Coral Bean 3-4' H - 2' W Little Full sun Yes No

Deciduous Shrub - Toxic, the flat beanlike pods after bloom contain poisonous seeds - Flame resistant - Short spines - Will freeze to ground in winter, but will recover
Erodium chrysanthum Yellow Stork's Bill 5" H 12"W Moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Late spring blooming - Primrose yellow flowers with lacy greeen foliage
Eriogonum wrightii Wright's Buckwheat 18" H 24" W None to little Full sun Yes No

Perennial - Flammable - Tiny white or pink flowers appear in clusters midsummer through fall
Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur Flower 1.5' H 3' W Little to moderate Full sun No No

Perennial - Prune to shape when plants are young
Eriogonum spp. Buckwheat See remarks Little to moderate Full sun Yes Yes

Some Shrub - Flammable - Check with nursery for size and hardiness
Eriogonum alberti Albert's Buckwheat 1.5' H 1'W None Full sun Yes No

Perennial -Tiny pink flowers appear in clusters mid-summer through fall
Erigeron spp. Fleabane See remarks Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Some Perennial - Flame resistant - Check with nursery for sizes and hardiness
Ericameria laricifolia Turpentine Bush 2 - 3' H Little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Flammable - If the plant becomes lanky, prune it back and it will regrow with dense foliage
Ephedra spp. Mormon Tea See remarks None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Erect and densely branched - Check with nursery for sizes
Elytrigia elongata 'Jose Select' Jose Select Tall Wheatgrass 4-5'H 1.5"W Moderate Full sun No No

Warm season grass - Grows in any soil including highly alkaline clay

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