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 Name Size Water Use Sun Exposure Native Plant?sort ascending Evergreen? Remarks
Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud 10-18 'H & W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Tree - Flame resistant - Can be multi-stemmed - Magenta flowers in spring - Many seed pods in summer - 'Alba' is a 3 to 6' white-flowered Shrub-
Aloysia gratissima Whitebrush 6'H 8'W Moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Shrub - Flowers strongly vanilla scented
Wisteria spp. Wisteria See remarks Little to moderate Full sun No No

Deciduous Shrub - Check nursery for exposure and size for different species and varieties - Control size & shape and encourage bloom production by pruning and training - W. sinensis will bloom in full sun or in partial shade
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
Anisacanthus quadrifidus wrightii Wright's Desert Honeysuckle 3' H - 4' H Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Deciduous Shrub - For compact shape and prolific bloom, cut back to 1/2 to 1/3 before spring growth - Bright red-orange tubular flowers spring, summer, fall - Attracts hummingbirds - Rabbits love new shoots, so protect.
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
Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise 5-10 'H 4' W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, pods and seeds are poisonous if ingested - Yellow flowers with red stamens - Naturalized
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
Zexmenia hispida Zexmenia 2-3' H & W Little to moderate Full sun, Partial shade No No

Perennial - common name "Devil's River" -  Yellow daisy-like flowers in fall - freezes back in winter - trim frozen material in late winter

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