Acacia berlandieri
"Guajillo"

Shrub 10'x 10'

L

F

Weak thorns, fern-like foliage, creamy flowers

Acacia constricta
Whitethorn Acacia

Shrub 15'x 10'

L

F

Fragrant yellow spring flowers, thorny vase shape

Acacia farnesiana (A. smallii)
Sweet Acacia "Sierra Sweet"

Small Tree 20'x 20'

M

F

Very fragrant yellow spring flowers, thorns

Acacia rigidula
Blackbrush Acacia

Shrub 10'x15'

L

F

Evergreen, thorns, fragrant, yellow flowers in spring.

*Agastache cana
Bubblegum Mint

Perennial 12"x 12"

H/M

P/F

H & B

Fragrant mint, pink flowers. Rare local plant

Agastache rupestris
Sunset Hyssop

Perennial 2' X 2'

M/H

F

B

Orange flowers, tasty tea, licorice scented herb

Agave havardiana
Big Bend Agave

Accent 4'x 3'

L

F/P

Wide blue-green leaves. Will take light shade

Agave multifilifera
Chahuiqui

Accent 5'x 3"

L

F

Very wide leaves, hardy to 5°. Spectacular accent

Agave ocahui
Agave

Accent 2'x 3'

L

F

Small to medium plant, green leaves for pots

Agave parryi v. truncata
New Mexico Agave

Accent 3'x 3'

L

F

Very xeric, thick toothed leaves in a tight whorl

Agave schidigera
"Durango Delight"

Accent 2'x 3'

L

F

Long thin leaf blades, small/medium sized accent.

Agave victoriae-regina
Queen Victoria Agave

Shrub 1½'x 1½

L

F

Small, compact, slow growing. Good in pots

Agave weberi
Weber's Agave

Shrub 6'X 8'

L

F

Large plant, green leaves with smooth margins

*Amorpha fruticosa
False Indigo Bush

Shrub 10'x7'

M

P

B

Long purple spikes in spring

Amsonia grandiflora
Blue Star

Perennial 3'x 3'

M

F/P

Blue-white spring flowers, likes afternoon shade

Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii
"Mexican Fire"

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

H

Summer hummer favorite, orange flowers, xeric

*Aquilegia chrysantha
Golden Columbine "Denver Gold"

Perennial 3' x 3'

M/H

P/S

Needs moist soil, Yellow flowers Spring to Fall

*Artemisia dranunculus
Wild Tarragon

Perennial 5' x 3'

L

F/P

Slow spreading green leafed aromatic herb

*Artemisia filifolia
Sand Sage

Shrub 3'x 3'

L

F

Silver foliage, sand loving, xeric plant

Artemisia frigida
Fringed Sage

Shrub 1' x 2'

L

F

Fine silver foliage, small accent

*Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sage "Silver King"

Grndcover 11'x 3'

l/M

F/P

Xeric groundcover, silver foliage. Rhizome spreader

*Atriplex canescens
Four-wing Saltbush

Shrub 5' x 5'

L

F

seeds

Salt & clay tolerant. Seeds excellent for quail

Baccharis X hybrid
"Starn-Thompson"

Grndcover 3'x 5'

L

F

Seedless, evergreen. Mass for low maintenance cover

*Baileya multiradiata
Desert Marigold

Perennial 12"x 12"

L

F

B

Local, short-lived, yellow flowers. Needs good drainage

*Berlandiera lyrata
Chocolate Flower

Perennial 12"x 12"

L

F

B

Very fragrant (chocolate) yellow flowers.

*Bouteloua curtipendula
Sideoats Grama

Grass 2'x 2'

L

F

seeds

Bunching perennial grass with large drooping seeds

*Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama

Grass 2'x 2'

L/M

F

Soft perennial bunch grass with eyelash seed heads

Buddleja marrubiifolia
Wooly Butterfly Bush

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

B

Attractive silver foliage, orange ball flowers, xeric

Bulbine frutescens
Orange Bulbine "Tiny Tangerines"

Perennial 1'x 2'

L

F

South African succulent, blooms orange all summer

Caesalpinia gilliesii
Yellow Bird of Paradise

Shrub 6'x 5'

L

F

Naturalized South American native very xeric, hardy

Caesalpinia mexicana
Mexican Bird of Paradise

Shrub 10'x 7'

L

F

Marginal,freezes to ground, root hardy, yellow flowers

Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Red Bird of Paradise

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Marginal,freezes to ground, root hardy, red-orange flowers

*Calliandra eriophylla
Pink Fairy Duster

Shrub 3'x 3'

L

F

H

Xeric spring bloomer, long pink stamens form ball

Callirhoe involucrata
Wine Cups

Perennial 12"x2 4"

M

F/P

Mixes well with short grasses. Claret color

*Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri
Fendler's Sun Drops

Perennial 2'x 2'

L/M

F

M

Mass for groundcover, yellow flowers attract Hawk moths

Carpobrotus chilensis
Big Leaf Ice Plant

Grndcover 2+'x 6"

L

F

Thick succulent leaves, purple flowers

*Celtis reticulata v. reticulata
Canyon Hackberry

Small tree 30'x 30'

L/M

F

fruit

Local arroyo tree, excellent for bird food & nesting

Cercis canadensis v. mexicana
Mexican Redbud

Small tree 20'x 20'

L/M

F

Beautiful rose pink spring bloomer, multi-trunk, xeric.

*Cercocarpus montanus
Mountain Mahogany

Shrub to 15'x 8'

L

F

Upright, deciduous plant. Backlight plumed seeds

Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Fern Bush

Shrub 5' X 5'

L

F

Fine, fern-like, aromatic foliage. White summer flwrs

*Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow "Art's Seedless"

Small tree 25'x 25'

L

F

H

Good xeric color tree, shades of pink, purple, and a seedless selection

*Chrysactina mexicana
Damianita

Shrub 2'x 2'

L

F

B

Xeric evergreen subshrub, fragrant foliage, yellow

Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Virgin's Bower

Perennial to 15'

L

F

B

Very hardy vine for back fences. Nice flowers,plumes

*Conoclinium (Eupatorium) greggii
Blue Mist Flower "Boot Hill"

Grndcover 2'x 3'+

M

F

B

Rhizomatous, cut to ground in winter. Excellent for butterflies.

Cooperia drummondii
Rain Lily

Bulb to 12"

L

F/P

White flowering after monsoon rains

Coreopsis grandiflora
"Sunray"

Perennial
2' x 2'

M

F

B

Yellow flowers, Texas native

Cordia parvifolia
Little-leaf Cordia

Shrub 6' x 8'

L

F

Xeric, sprawling shrub with white flowers

Cupressus arizonica
Arizona Cypress

Tree to 30'

L

F

Evergreen, windbreak tree

Dalea capitata
Lemon Dalea "Sierra Gold"

Grndcover 6"x 3'

L

F

Yellow lemon scented flowers & foliage

*Dalea frutescens
Black Dalea "Sierra Negra"

Shrub 3'x 4'

L

F

B

Xeric shrub with purple flowers

Dalea greggii
Trailing Dalea

Grndcover 2'x 6'

L

F

B

Good groundcover on drip in well draining soil.

Dalea pulchra
Beautiful Dalea

Shrub 4'x 5'

L

F

Winter blooming shrub with purple flowers

Dasylirion quadrangulatum (D. longissimum)
Mexican Grass Tree

Shrub 6'x 10'

L

F

Unusual fountain shape, long thin leaves without teeth. Tree form with age

*Dasylirion texanum
Green Sotol

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Xeric green accent shrub, leaves with serrated margins

*Dasylirion wheeleri
Grey Sotol

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Xeric blue-green accent, leaves with serrated margins

Delosperma brunnthaleri
Hardy Yellow Ice Plant

Grndcover 3' x 6"

L

F

Vigorous spreader, good rock garden or rock mulch plant

Delosperma cooperii
Hardy Purple Iceplant

Grndcover 1' x 1'

L

F

Vigorous spreader, good rock garden or rock mulch plant

Delosperma dyeri
"Psdold" Hardy Peach-red Ice Plant

Grndcover 3' x 6"

L

F

Vigorous spreader, good rock garden or rock mulch plant

Delosperma X
"John Proffit" Hardy Purple Ice Plant

Grndcover 3' x 6"

L

F

Vigorous spreader, good rock garden or rock mulch plant

Dodonaea viscosea
Hop Bush

Shrub 10' X 10'

L

F

Tender below 15°. Good green screen/hedge for poor soils

Drimiopsis maculata
Little Soldiers, South African Hosta

Bulb 1'x 1' clumps

L

P

Excellent for dry shade, summer flowers, winter deciduous, multiplies

Drosanthemum speciosum
Ice plant "Rosea"

Grndcover 1'x 3'

L/M

F

Succulent plant, roots at stem nodes, pink flowers

Ebanopsis ebano (Pithecellobium flexicaule)
Texas Ebony

Small Tree 25'x 25'

L

F

Tender below 18°& semi- evergreen when young. Creamy flowers, large pods

*Ericameria laricifolia
Turpentine Bush

Shrub 2'x 3'

L

F

Autumn blooming evergreen xeric shrub. Reseeds

*Ericameria (Chrysothamnus) nauseous
Rubber Rabbitbush

Shrub 3'x 3'

L

F

B

Silver-gray evergreen foliage, yellow fall flowers for Santa Fe look

Eriogonum fasciculatum v. poliofolium
Flat top Buckwheat

Shrub 2'X 2'

L

F

Xeric,low mounding evergreen with white flowers

*Eriogonum wrightii
Wild Buckwheat

Perennial 2'x2'

L

F

Very xeric fall blooming sub-shrub. Reseeds

Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Candelilla

Shrub 1'X 3'

L

F

leafless succulent, spreads slowly in dry, hot locations

Euphorbia rigida
Gopher Spurge

Perennial 2' x 4'

L

F

Showy succulent accent. Cut back after blooming

*Fallugia paradoxa
Apache Plume

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

White flowers, attractive seed plumes. Xeric

Foresteriera pubescens
N.M. Olive, N.M. Privet

Shrub 8'x 8'

L

F

B

Attractive twisted stems & bark. Can prune to small tree

Fouquieria splendens
Ocotillo

Accent 5'x 12'

L

F

H

Seed grown in containers. Not wild harvested

*Fraxinus cuspidata
Fragrant Ash

Small Tree 10'X 20'

L

F

Fragrant white spring flowers.

Fraxinus greggii
Desert/Littleleaf Ash

Tree/shrub 15'x 15'

L

F

Multi-trunk, semi-evergreen, xeric plant

Fraxinus velutinia
Velvet Ash

Tree 60'x 40'

M/H

F

A native Rio Grande watershed selection

Gaillardia X grandiflora
Firewheel, Blanketflower "Arizona Sun"

Perennial 2'x 2'

L/M

F

B

Well adapted hybrid from native species

Gaura lindheimeri
"Whirling Butterflies" "Siskiyou Pink"

Perennial 3'x 2'

H

F/P

B

White/pink flowers on long stems, cut to winter rosette

Glandularia gooddingii
Fragrant Verbena

Perennial 12"x 12"

L

F

B

Short lived, purple flowers, good for butterflies.

Glandularia pulchella
Purple Verbena

Perennial 1'x 2'

M

F

B

Bright flowers. Short lived groundcover.

Glandularia rigida
Sandpaper Verbena

Grndcover 2'x 4'

L

F

B

Coarse leafed perennial, spreads by rhizomes

Hamelia patens
Texas Firecracker Bush "Sierra Red"

Shrub 5'x' 5'

H

F

Fruit H

Marginally cold hardy, fiery flowers, good in large pots

*Helianthus maximilianii
Maximillian's Sunflower

Perennial to 5'

M

F

B

Rhizomatous spreading summer sunflower

Hesperaloe parviflora
Red False Yucca

Shrub 3' x 3'

L

F

H

Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades. Red flowers

Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon Holly

Shrub 15'x 10'

L

F

B

Female cloned plants with nice orange berries

*Juglans major
Arizona Walnut

Tree to 30'x 30'

M/H

nuts

Riparian shade tree with edible nuts. Deciduous

*Juniperus monosperma
One-seed Juniper

Tree

L

F

Excellent evergreen for wildlife, screem,,windbreak

*Kraschninnikovia lanata
Winter Fat

Shrub 3'x 3'

L

F

Seeds

Xeric, silver colored foliage, seed head accent

Lantana camera
"Dallas Red"

Shrub 3' x 3'

L

F

B

Red orange selection.Great butterfly plant

Lantana X species hybrid
"New Gold"

Perennial 2'x2'

L/M

F

B

Hybrid, mass for colorful groundcover, root hardy.

Lantana montevidensis
Purple Trailing Lantana

Perennial 2'x 2'

L/M

F

B

Good color but barely hardy, treat as annual

*Larrea tridentata
Creosote

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Very xeric evergreen. Can be sheared for hedges

Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas Ranger/Cenizo, "Green Cloud","Compacta"

Shrub 6'x 6'

L

F

Very xeric, silver to green leafed, needs good drainage, blooms after summer rains

Leucophyllum frutescens X laevigatum hybrid
"Heavenly Cloud"

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Xeric, needs good drainage, blooms after summer rains

Leucophyllum laevigatum
Chihuahuan Rain Sage

Shrub 4'x 5'

L

F

Very xeric, needs good drainage, blooms w/rains

Leucophyllum langmaniae
"Rio Bravo"

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Very xeric, needs good drainage, excellent bloomer

Leucophyllum pruinosum
Fragrant Rainsage "Sierra Bouquet"

Shrub 6'x 6'

L

F

Very xeric, fragrant flowers, good drainage.

Leucophyllum revolutum
Curl-leaf Rainsage "Houdini"

Shrub 5' x 6'

L

F

Very xeric, requires good drainage. Rolled leaves

Leucophyllum zygophyllum
Blue Ranger "Cimarron"

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

Very xeric, attractive silver-leafed, good drainage

Liatris punctata
Gay Feather

Perennial 12"to18"

L

F

B

Purple spikes, mix with grasses for meadow look

*Linum lewisii
Blue Flax

Perennial 12"x 12"

L/M

F

Mixes well in grass for meadow effect, blue flower

Lobelia laxiflora
Looseflower Lobelia

Perennial 12"x 24"

M

F/P

H

Low rhizome spreader for rock gardens, red flowers

Lonicera americana
"Pam's Pink"

Shrub 5'x 6'

L/M

F/P

Twining shrub with pink & cream flowers, tough plant

Lycium andersonii
esert Wolfberry

Shrub 6' x 6'

L

F

fruit

Xeric, security (spiny) & bird cover/food plant.

Lycium pallida
Pale Wolfberry

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

fruit

Xeric, security (spiny) & bird cover/food plant

Mahonia (Berberis) haematocarpa
Red Barberry,

Shrub 8'x 6'

L

F

fruit

Tasty red berries, excellent for wildlife. Spiny leaves

Malporea crocea var. purpurea
South African Iceplant

Grncover 6"x 6'

L

F

Hardy blue green foliage, salmon flowers for slopes

Malporea lutea
Rocky Point Iceplant

Grncover 12"X 6'

L

F

Hardy, vigorous, yellow flwrs, holds slopes

Manfreda X
Tuberose "Silver Leopard"

Perennial 1'x 2'

L/M

F/P

H

Lily like, creamy flowers on 3' stalks

Manfreda maculosa
Texas Tuberose

Perennial 12' x 24'

L/M

F/P

H

Lily like, creamy flowers on 3' stalks

Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Cloud "Regal Mist"

Grass 2'x 3'

M

F

Seeds

Bunch perennial, attractive pink seed plumes in fall,

*Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Bull Grass "El Toro"

Grass to 3'x 3'

L/M

F

Seeds

Perennial clumping accent. Tolerates saline soils

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
"Autumn Glow"

Grass 5'x 5'

L/M

F

Seeds

Tall golden heads in fall, up-right bunching perennial

Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima
Mexican Feathergrass

Grass 2'x 2'

L/M

F/P

Seeds

Soft bunching grass. Short lived but reseeds readily

Nolina microcarpa
Bear Grass

Shrub 4'x 6'

L

F

Seeds

Mounded grass-like foliage in large clump

*Nolina texana
Texas Beargrass

Shrub 3'x 3'

L

F

Seeds

Small clumping grass-like evergreen foliage mounds

Oenothera caespitosa
Tufted Evening Primrose

Perennial 2'x 2'

L

F

M

Large white flowers. Needs good drainage

Oenothera macrocarpa
"Silver Blade" Bigfruit Evening Primrose

Perennial 2'x 3'

L/M

F

M

Large yellow flowers

*Oenothera speciosa var. berlandieri
Mexican Evening Primrose

Grndcover 1'x 3'+

L/M

F

M

Aggressive spreading pink Buttercup. Confine by hardscape.

*Opuntia engelmannii
Prickly Pear "Texas Red"

Shrub 6' x 8'

L

F

Fruit

Large pads, edible fruit & unusual red-orange flowers

Opuntia santa-rita
Purple Prickly Pear "Tubac"

Shrub 3' x 5'

L

F

Purple padded accent plant

Opuntia turpinii
Pinecone Prickly Pear

Shrub
1' x 2'

L

P

spineless, best in light shade, well drained pots

Panicum virgatum
"Prairie Sky" Switchgrass

Grass to 6'

L

Nice bluish cast to foliage, gold in winter

Parthenocissus species
Woodbine"Hacienda Creeper"

Vine to 25'

L/M

F/P

Fruit

Vigorous deciduous vine. Red stems. Mexico variety

*Penstemon ambiguus
Sand Penstemon

Perennial 3'x 3'

L

F

H

Prefers well drained sandy soil. White flowers

Penstemon amphorellae
Mexican Penstemon

Perennial 2' x 2'

M

F

H

Bluish lavender flowers, fine foliage, Mexican

Penstemon baccharifolius
Rock Penstemon "Del Rio"

Perennial 2'x 3'

L

F

H

Long lived sub-shrub with rose flowers from Big Bend

*Penstemon barbatus
Scarlet Bugler

Perennial 1'X 2'

M

F

H

Scarlet red flowers, SW mountains

*Penstemon cardinalis
Cardinal Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 3'

M

F

H

Sacramento Mts. Endemic. Deep red flowers, lush look

Penstemon eatoni
Eaton's Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 2'

L

F

H

Bright scarlet red flowers from Great Basin

*Penstemon fenderli
Fendler's Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 1'

L

F

H

Lilac-blue flowers in spring. Xeric local.

Penstemon palmeri
Scented Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 3'

L

F

H

Sand loving, large fragrant pink flowers, bee pollinated

Penstemon parryi
Parry's Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 3'

L

F

H

Famous Arizona species, pink flowers in spring

Penstemon pinifolius
Pineleaf Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 2'

L

F

H

Mass for color. Red orange flowers, fine foliage.

*Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Desert Penstemon

Perennial 2'x 3'

L

F

H

Rose-red flowers, clasping foliage on shrubby plant

Penstemon superbus
Suberb Penstemon

Perennial 1'X 3'

L

F

H

Tall, stunning coral-red flowers in spring

Penstemon triflorus
Hill Country Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 1'

L/M

F/P

H

Glossy leaves, rose red flowers with white throat

Penstemon wrightii
Big Bend Penstemon

Perennial 1'x 3'

L

F

H

Big Bend native, coral red flowers

Penstemon X
"Sunburst Ruby & Amethyst"

Perennial

M

F

H

A Hybrid selections with superior flowering

Pistachia X
"Red Push"

Med. Tree
35'X 25'

L/M

F

Well adapted shade tree, red/orange fall color

Phyla nodiflora
Frogfruit

Grndcover 1'x 3'+

M

F

B

Dies to ground in winter Roots at nodes & spreads

Platanus wrightii
Arizona Sycamore

Large tree 60'x 60'

H

F

Riparian tree for valley bottom, summer leaf scorch

Plumbago scandens
Summer Snow

Perennial 3'x 3'

M

S

Good shade plant. White flowers

Podranea ricsoleuna
Pink Trumpet Vine

Vine to 20'

L/M

F/P

Root hardy sprawling vine, pink trumpet flowers

Poliomintha madrensis
Oreganocillo" Lavender Spice"

Shrub 3'X 3'

M

F/P

H

Fragrant foliage, white fading to purple flowers. A woody mint.

Populus fremontii
Fremont Cottonwood

Large Tree 60'X 40'

H

F

Riparian tree for valley bottom only

*Prosopis glandulosa
Honey Mesquite

Tree 30'x 30'

L

F

Fruit

Excellent filtered shade tree. Drought tolerant

*Prosopis pubescens
Tornillo/Screwbean

Small tree 15'x 20'

L

F

Fruit

Tolerates poor drainage, mineralized soils

Prunus mexicana
Mexican Plum

Small Tree 25'x 25'

L/M

F/P

fruit

Drooping leaves, white spring flwrs, edible fruit

*Psilostrophe tagetina
Paperflower

Perennial 2'x 2'

L

F

B

Short lived but reseeds Golden persistent flowers

Purshia mexicana
Mexican Cliffrose

Shrub 5'x 8'

L

F

Evergreen, creamy yellow flwrs, spring-summer

Purshia plicata
Pink Cliffrose

Shrub 5'x 6'

L

F

Pink flowered, summer bloomer. Rare plant

Quercus buckleyi (Q. texana)
Texas Red Oak

Tree 30'x 30'

L

F

Acorn

Good fall red color, tolerates alkaline soil

Quercus canbyii
Sierra Oak

Large Tree 40'x 40'

L

F

Acorn

Medium oak for shade

Quercus fusiformis
Escapment Live Oak

Large Tree 40'x 40'

L

F

Acorn

Evergreen, alkaline soil tolerant

Quercus gambelii
Gambel's Oak

Small tree 25' x 25'

L/M

F/P

Acorn

Small tree good acorns for birds

Quercus grisea
Gray Oak

MediumTree 50'x 50'

L

F

Acorn

Excellent shade tree

Quercus muhlenbergii
Chinquapin Oak

Large Tree 40'x 40'

M

F

Acorn

Large shade tree, needs deep soil

Quercus polymorpha
Mexican White Oak

Large Tree 50'X 50'

L

F

Acorn

Large shade Oak from Mexico

*Quercus turbinella
Scrub Live Oak

Shrub 6'x 12'

L

F

Acorn

Evergreen xeric shrub or small tree

*Ratibida columnaris
Cone Flower, Mexican Hat

Perennial 2'x 1'

L

F

B

Grassland plant with "sombrero"-like flowers

Rhus lanceolata
Flameleaf Sumac

Small tree 18'x 10'

M

F

Fruit

Flaming red and orange fall foliage

*Rhus microphylla
Little Leaf Sumac

Shrub 6'x 8'

L

F

Fruit

Excellent bird shelter and food source. Xeric

Rhus ovata
Sugarbush

Shrub 10' x 10'

L

F

Fruit

Glossy evergreen foliage, good screen or hedge,

*Rhus trilobata
Aromatic Sumac "Autumn Amber"

Shrub 6'x 3'

M

F

Fruit

Deciduous with good fall color. Excellent bird food

*Rhus virens
Evergreen Sumac

Shrub 10'x 8'

L

F

Fruit

Large evergreen, glossy foliage. Good screen

*Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Locust

Small tree 12'x 10

M

F/P

Thorny, multi-trunked. Suckers. Pretty pink flowers

Rosa acicularis
Rocky Mountain Prickly Rose

Shrub 5'x 5'

M

F/P

fruit

Prickly stems, pink flowers, suckers freely

Rosa rugosa
Big Hipped Rose

Shrub 5' x 5'

L

F/P

fruit

Fragrant flowers, huge edible hips. Tough & hardy

*Rosa stellata
Desert Rose

Shrub 3'x 5'+

L

F

fruit

Medium pink flowers, and moderate suckers

*Rosa woodsii
Wild Rose

Shrub 5'x 5'+

H

F/P

Fruit

Small pink spring flowers, freely suckers

Rosmarinus officinalis
"Huntington Carpet"

Shrub 1'x 5'

L/M

F

Excellent adapted grncover, cooking herb

Rosmarinus officinalis
"Tuscan Blue"

Shrub 4'x 3'

L/M

F

Upright form,cooking herb

Rudbeckia fulgida
Blackeyed Susan

Perennial 3'x 2'

M

F

B

Showy summer/fall blooming sunflowers, good cut flowers

Salix taxifolia
Yewleaf Willow

Tree 40'x 40

M

F

Canyon/desert stream bank tree

Salvia chamaedryoides
Mexican Blue Sage

Shrub 2'x 2'

L

F

Must be well drained, electric blue flowers

Salvia clevelandii
Chapparel Sage

Shrub 5'x 5'

L

F

H

Requires good drainage. Fragrant purple flowers

Salvia darcyi
Red Mexican Sage

Perennial 3'X 3'

M

F/P

H

Large, bright red flowers, dies to ground in winter

Salvia greggii
Autumn/Cherry Sage "Sierra Linda"
"Furmans Red"

Shrub 3'x 3'

M

F/P

H

Variety of flower colors. Good bloomer, fall & spring. Excellent for hummers

*Salvia henryi
Desert Sage

Perennial 2' x 2'

L

F

H

Local native, red flowers, xeric

Salvia leucantha
Mexican Bush Sage

Shrub 3'x 5'

M

F

H

Cut to ground in winter, purple flower spikes

Salvia microphylla
San Carlos Sage

Shrub 4'X 4'

M

F/P

H

Marginally hardy, usually root hardy. Red flowers

*Sambucus nigra v. cerulea
Mexican Elderberry

Tree 15'X 15'

M

F/P

B

Small tree, edible berries Summer & winter deciduous

*Sapindus saponaria
Western Soapberry

Tree 30'X 25'

L

F

B

Local native, good shade. White flowers, gold berries

*Schizachrium scoparium
Little Bluestem "Blaze"

Grass 3'x 2'

L

F

Seeds

Bluish summer, red orange winter color,likes poor soil

*Senna lindheimeriana
Velvetleaf Cassia

Shrub 3'x 6'

L

F

B

Dies to ground in cold winters, root hardy

*Senna wislizenii
Canyon Cassia

Shrub 6'x 6'

L

F

B

Very xeric, fall bloomer, late to leaf in spring

*Sophora secundiflora
Texas Mountain Laurel "Silver Peso"

Shrub 10'x 15'

L

F/P

Xeric evergreen, purple fragrant flowers in spring., good screening plant

Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sonoran Globemallow

Perennial 3'x 3'

L

F

B

Red-orange flowers like miniature Hollyhocks

*Sporobolus wrightii
Giant Sacaton

Grass 4'x 6'

L

F

B

Very large bunching grass Takes poor soil

*Stachys coccinea
Scarlet Hedgenettle

Perennial 1'x 2'

M/H

P

H

Needs moist soil. Red flowering mint

Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Mountain Snowberry

Shrub

H

F/P

B

Need cool location, White berries

Tagetes lemmoni (T. palmeri)
Copper Canyon Marigold

Perennial 4' x 5'

L

F

B

Aromatic foliage, Fall bloomer. Frost tender.

Tecoma alata
"Orange Jubilee"

Shrub 10' x 5'

M

F/P

H

Root hardy, may go to ground in winter. Orange flowers

*Tecoma stans v. angustatum
Yellow Bells, Esperanza

Shrub 5' x 5'

L

F

H

Root hardy, may go to ground in winter. Good summer color

Tecoma stans v. stans "
Gold Star"

Shrub 3' x 3'+

M

F/P

H

Frost tender (25°), Superior bloomer, best as an annual

Tecoma X species
"Sunrise" "Sierra Apricot"

Shrub 6' x 5'

M

F/P

H

Frost tender (20°)hybrid. Good for pots. Yellow/orange

Tetraneuris (Hymenoxys) acaulis
"Angelita Daisy"

Perennial 1'x 1'

L

F

B

Yellow daisy, xeric, long blooming flowers

Teucrium chamaedrys
Prostrate Germander

Grndcover 1' x 3'+

L

F

Lush evergreen, blue purple flowering groundcover

*Thymophylla pentachaeta
Golden Fleece

Perennial 1'x 1'

L

F

B

Short lived reseeder, xeric. Tidy clumps, yellow flowers

Ulmus parviflora
Lacebark Elm

Small Tree 30'x 25'

L

F

Well adapted Asiatic shade tree

*Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Buckeye

Shrub 5'x 10'

L

F/P

Pink, early spring flowers, 3cell pods, lush

Vauquelinia californica
Arizona Rosewood

Shrub 15'x 10'

L

F

Good evergreen screen, erect formal habit, white flowers

Vauquelina corymbosa var. angustifolia
Chisos Rosewood

Shrub 15'x 10'

L

F

Good xeric evergreen screen, erect, vase-like habit

Vauquelinia corymbosa var. heterodon
Mexican Rosewood

Shrub 15'x 10'

L

F

Evergreen screen with soft, loose, informal habit, large fragrant white flower heads.

*Viguiera stenoloba
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye

4'x 4'

L

F

B

Local bush sunflower, yellow flowers all summer

Vitex agnus-castus
Chaste Tree "Montrose Purple"

Small tree 20'x 20'

L/M

F

Adapted Chinese tree. Blue-purple flowers. Seed liter

*Vitis arizonica
Canyon Grape

Vine to 25'

L/M

F/P

fruit

Native purple grape for jams & jellies. Trellis plant

Vitis californica
"Roger's Red" Grape

Vine to 25'

L/M

F

Fruit

Dark red fall foliage, edible fruit. Trellis plant

Yucca australis
Mexican Tree Yucca

Shrub/Tree 30'x 10'

L

F

Spectacular. Tall, thick trunks, drooping white flowers

*Yucca baccata
Banana Yucca

Shrub 3'x 5'

L

F/P

Low trunkless yucca, forms clumps. Edible flowers

*Yucca elata
Soaptree Yucca

Shrub/Tree15'x 8'

L

F

Very xeric, needs deep sandy soil. NM State flower

Yucca harrimaniae var neomexicana
Plains yucca

Shrub 3' x 3'

L

F

Low clumping yucca for small places. Good in sandy soil

Yucca pallida
Pale Yucca

Shrub 2' x 3'

L

F/P

Small, low, clump forming yucca, flexible leaves

Yucca rigida
Blue Yucca

Shrub/Tree 12'x 6'

L

F

Tree forming, multi-heads with blue cast to foliage

Zephranthus candida
White Rain Lily

Bulb to 6"

M

F/P

Blooms after fall rains

Zephranthus X species
Rain Lily "Prairie Sunset"

Bulb 1'x 1'

M

F

Showy apricot flowers after summer rains

*Zinna grandiflora
Plains Zinna

Perennial 1'x 2'

M

F

B

Spreads by rhizomes. Good in rock gardens. Yellow flowers

*Ziziphus obtusifolia
Graythorn

Shrub 8' x 8'

L

F

Fruit

Very xeric barrier w/ fierce thorns, good fruit for birds