Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Opuntia ellisiana | Tiger Tongue | 4'H 6'W | None | Full sun | No | Yes |
Cactus - Spineless small pads - Tidy prickly pear |
Rosa banksiae | Tombstone Rose | See remarks | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Can grow to humongous size, but can be controlled - Local experience says moderate water OK |
Dalea greggii | Trailing Indigo Bush | 1.5'H 5'W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Groundcover - Flame resistant - Mounding habit - Overwatering or drought can cause partial leaf drop - Excellent soil erosion control plant |
Opuntia imbricata | Tree Cholla | 6- 8 'H 10'W | None | Full sun | No | Yes |
Cactus - Deep pink flowers followed by green fruit - Shrubby when young, then treelike |
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 |
Scutellaria x hybrid | Violet Cloud | 6" H 15" W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennial - Mounding habit - Water regularly first season |
Ceratoides lanata | Winter Fat | 1.5 - 3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Can be used in dry arrangements - Attract birds |
Thymus lanuginosus | Woolly Thyme | 2" H 18" W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - Low maintenance variety with tiny, felted, gray leaves - Good for high traffic areas - |
Buddleja marrubiifolia | Wooly Butterfly Bush | 5' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Small, ball shaped, orange flower clusters in spring and summer - Wooly foliage - Prune after bloom |
Xylosma congestum | Xylosma | 8-10' H & W | Moderate | Full sun, partial shade | No | Yes |
Evergreen or deciduous Tree or Shrub - Single or multi-stemmed - Stems zigzag and branches droop - X. compacta grows slowly to half the size of species |