1 ANNUALS Centaurea Cyanus Cornflower x x x varies S/S 18" 12" x reseeds Coreopsis Tinctoria Golden Wave Coreopsis x x x x Yellow summer 2 3' 18" x reseeds Salvia Farinacea Mealycup Sage x x x x varies S/S 1 4' 2' x annual Sanvitalia Procumbens Creeping Zinnia x x x orange/yellow summer 4 6" 2' x long blooming Iris Bearded spp Iris x x x varies S/S 1 3' 3' x naturalizes Narcissus spp Daffodils x x x varies S/S 1 2' 1' x naturalizes BULBS GRASSES AND GRASS LIKE PLANTS Agropyron Smithii Western wheatgrass x x x x green perennial 1 3; 2 3' x perennial Andropogon Scoparius Little Bluestem x x x greenish blue/purple Fall 30" 24" x silvery seed heads Bouteloua Curtipendula Sideoats Grama x x x green perennial 30" 24" x perennial Bouteloua Gracilis Blue Grama Grass x x x x purplish summer 4 12" 1' x perennial Buchloe Dactyloides Buffalo Grass x x grayish green S/S/F 5 20" x Calamagrostis Feather Reed Grass x x tan summer 3 4' 4' x perennial Carex Buchananii Red Rox Curly Sedge x x bronze N/A 2 3' 2 3" x perennial Cortaderia Selloana Pampas Grass x x white S/F 8 10' 6' x might be invasive/perennial Festuca Arizonica Arizona Fescue Grass x x x x seed heads Spring 1 2' 2' x perennial Festuca Cinerea Glauca Blue Fescue x x x x seed heads N/A 12" 12" x perennial Festuca cinera "Elijah Blue" Blue Fescue Elijah x x x blue summer 5 7" 0" x attractive foliage Hakonechloa Macra "Aureola" Japanese Forest Grass x x x fall colors N/A x line pathways Helicotrichon Semperviren Blue Oat Grass x x x x Beige summer 2 3' 2 3' x perennial plant in mass or around Imperata Cylindrica "Rubra" Blood Grass Japanese x x x varigated green 12 18" 2 3' x rocks Page 1
2 Miscanthus Sinesis Dwarf Maiden grass x x x pink/red SU/FA 6 8' 6 10' x birds Muhlenbergia c Regal Mist x x x x Rose seed head S/F 3' 3 4' x perennial Muhlenbergia Rignes Deer grass x x x x beige seed head S/F 4' 4' x perennial Muhlenbergia Muhly x x x x varies S/F 2' 2' x perennial Panicum virgatum Switch grass x x x x seed head fall 7' 4' x perennial Panicum virgatum Blue switch grass x x x x seed head fall 3 5' 3' x perennial Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed x x x purplish summer 2' 2' x perennial Stipa tenuifolia Silky threadgrass x x x x gold summer 2 3' 2 3' x perennial Stipa Tenuissima Ponytail grass x x x x gold summer 1 2' 1 2' x perennial GROUND COVER PLANTS Aegopodium Podagraria Vari Bishop's Weed Varigated x x x x green/yellow vari summer 8 10" 1 4' x Not No American native Berberis repens Creeping Barberry x x x x yellow spring 12" 3' x evergreen/burgandy in fall Cotoneaster Deammeri Lowfast Cotoneaster x x x x white spring 12" 6 8" x evergreen Delosperma Cooperi Ice Plant x x x pink all year 2 3' 1 3' x ground cover /erosion control Euonymus Fortunei var Purple creeper x x x x n/a n/a 2' 6' x evergreen ground cover /erosion Hedera helix "English" Ivy English x x x white fall 6 12" X control Helianthemum Yellow helianthemum x x yellow late spring 6" 18" x evergreen Mahonia Repens Creeping Grape Holly x x x x yellow spring 12" 3' x evergreen Malephora Crocea Red Ice Plant x x x red summer 6" 18" x evergreen/long blooming Parthenocissum Quinquefolia Virginia Creeper x x x green spring 40 60' x arbor Rosmarinus officinalis Prostrate Rosemary x x lavender F/S 18" 4 6' x evergreen/perennial Santolina Chamaecy Lavendar Cotton x x yellow summer 2' 3' x evergreen/gray foliage Santolina Rosemarinifolia Green Lavender Cotton x x yellow summer 1 2' 1 3' x evergreen Santolina Virens Holy Flax, Green Santolina x x yellow summer 1 2' 1 2' x rock garden Sedum spp Stonecrop x x x x varies varies 2" 2' 1 2' x x rock garden/evergreen Sedum spurium Dragon's Blood Sedum x x x x rose pink summer 4" 18" x ground cover Sempervivum tectorum Hens and Chicks x x x 2 4" 1 2' x rock garden Page 2
3 Thymus pseudolanginos Wooly Thyme x x x pink summer 2 3" 3' x evergreen Thymus serphyllum Creeping Thyme x x x x varies summer 1 4" 1 3' x ground cover Thymus spp lemon or creeping thyme x x x x varies summer 1 12" 1 3' x herb/rock garden Vinca Major Creeping myrtle x x x x purple spring 1 2' 2 3' x perennial ground cover/ erosion Vinca Minor Periwinkle x x x varies sp/sum 6 12" x control PERENNIAL PLANTS Achillea Ageratifolia Greek Yarrow x x white summer 6" 12" x evergreen Achillea Filipendulina Fernleaf Yarrow x x yellow summer 24" 24" x long blooming Achillea Kellereri Yarrow x x x x white summer 8" 15" x long blooming Achillea Millefolium Common Yarrow x x x x x white summer 1 3' 18" x evergreen/long blooming Achillea spp. Yarrow x x x varies summer 1 3' 18" x butterflies Adenophora Latifolia Lady's Bells x x x purple summer 24" 18" x dry/semi shade Agastache Cana Giant Hyssop x x pink summer 2 3' 3' x Agastache Rupestris Sunset Hyssop x x pink summer Alcea Rosa Hollyhock x x x varies summer 5 6' 3' x Amsonia Grandiflora Flowered Blue Star x x white s/s 3' 3' x native Anacyclus Depressus Mat Daisy x x x white summer 4" 10" x rock garden/likes mulchgravel Anchusa Azurea Anchusa x x x blue summer 3 4' 2' x cut flowers Antennaria Rosea Pussytoes x x x pink summer 2 4" 12" x evergreen/long blooming/ground cover Aquilegia Chrysantha Golden Columbine x x x x yellow summer 3 4' 1 2' x Aregemone Squarrosa Prickly Poppy x x x white summer 2 4' 3' x wildflower Armeria Maritima Sea Pink x x x x pink S/S 6 10" 12" x Asciepias Tuberosa Butterfly Weed x x x x varies summer 12" 20" x butterflies Aster Falcatus Fall White Aster x x x white summer 24" 24" x butterflies Aster Foliaceus Leaf Bract Aster x x purple late summer 18" 12" x butterflies Page 3
4 Astragalus Mollissimus Milk Vetch x x x x purple summer 6" 12" x rock garden Baileye Multiradiata Desert Marigold x x yellow summer 18" 18" x wildflower Berlanderia Lyrata Chocolate Flower x x x yellow S/S 18" 18" x butterflies/native Brickellia Grandiflora Tasselflower x x x yellow late summer 3' 18" x xeriscape plant Callirhoe Involucrata Poppy Mallow x x x pink summer 6" 3' x butterflies/deciduous butterflies/long Calylophus Hartwegii Hartweg's Sundrops x x x yellow summer 12" 36" x blooming Calylophus spp Sundrops x x x x yellow summer 12" 18" x rock garden Campanula Rotundifoloa Blue Bells of Scotland x x x x Blue summer 12" 15" x deciduous/long blooming deciduous/ and Castilleja Integra Indian Paintbrush x x x Pink red summer 12" 15" x butterflies Centaurea Cineraria Dusty Miller x x x x yellow summer 12" 12" x gray foliage butterflies/long Centranthus Ruber Red Valerian x x x x pink white summer 36" 3' x blooming Cerastium Tomentosum Snow in Summer x x x x white summer 6 9" 2 3' x rock garden/evergreen Ceratostigma Plumbaginoides Dwarf Plumbago x x x x blue summer 6 12" 24" x long blooming Chamaemelum Nobilis Chamomile x x x x white summer 3 12" 12" x ground cover Chrysopsis Villosa Golden Aster x x x x yellow S/F 30" 24" x wildflower Coreopsis Grandiflora Coreopsis x x x x yellow summer 1 2' 3' x deciduous/long blooming Coreopsis Lanceolata Lance Leaf Coreopsis x x x x yellow summer 1 2' 18" x birds Dalea Capitata spp Trailing yellow Dalea x x x x yellow summer 8 12" 3 4' x ground cover wildflower/evergreen/frag Datura Meteloides Sacred Datura x x white summer 3' 3' x rant Dianthus Deltoides Maiden pink x x x x varies varies 8" 12" x rock garden Dasylirion Whelleri Desertspoon x x x x white summer 3 4' 4 6' x native Delphinium Larkspur x x x x varies sp/su 3 6' cut flowers Dianthus Chinensis "telstar" Dianthus Telstar x x x x pink su/fa 6 12" ground cover Page 4
5 Dryopteris Erythrosora Wood Fern x x x x n/a n/a 1 2' 6 18" ground cover finches/long Echinacea Purpurea Purple coneflower x x x x purple summer 1 3' 2' x blooming Echinops Ritro Globe Thistle x x x x blue/purple Su/F 2 4' 2' x dried flowers Erigeron Divergens Fleabane x x x lavender summer 12" 18" x long blooming Erigeron Kervinskianus Santa Barbara Daisy x x x x white Sp/F 1' 2 3' x butterflies Erigon Speciosus Mountain Aster x x x x purple summer 2' 18" x wildflower Eriogonum Caespitosum Mat Buckwheat x x purple summer 4" 12" x rock garden Eriogonum Umbellatum Sulfur flower x x x x yellow Sp/Su 12" 12" x butterflies/evergreen Erysimum Hieracifolium Siberian Wallflower x x x x orange/yellow Spring 18" 18" x butterflies Erysimum Linifolium Bowles Mauve Wallflower x x x x mauve Sp/Su 3' 4' x evergreen/long blooming Eschscholtzia Californica California Poppy x x x varies Sp/Su 12" 12" x naturalizes Eupatorium Herbaceum Ageratina x x x x white Late summer 2' 2' x perennial/xeriscape plant Euphorbia Myrsinites Myrtle sponge x x x x yellow spring 6" 12" x rock garden Gaillardia Grandiflora Blanket Flower x x x x varies summer 2' 2' x deciduous/long blooming Gaura Lindheimeri White Guara/Pink Guara x x x x pink/white summer 3' 3' x long blooming Geum Triflorum Prairie Smoke x x x x pink summer 18" 18" x evergreen/rock garden Gypsophila Paniculata Baby's breath x x x x varies summer 1 3' 3' x cut flowers Gypsophila Repens Creeping Baby's Breath x x x x pink/white summer 6 9" 18" x evergreen/rock garden Hedeoma Oblongifolium Mock Pennroyal x x x pink spring 10" 20" x long blooming Helenium Arizonicum Arizona Sneezeweed x x x varies summer 1 6' 2 3' x perennial/7 8k feet Helenium Hoopesii Orange Mountain Daisy x x x orange summer 48" 24" x perennial/7 11k feet Helianthella Quinquenervis Colorado Sunflower x x yellow summer 48" 36" x xeriscape plant Helianthemum Rock rose x x x x varies summer 6 8" 2 3' x rock garden Helianthus Maximilianii New Mexico Sunflower x x x x yellow Su/F 8' 3 4' x perennial/late summer color Hemerocallis Daylily x x x varies summer 3 4' 2 4' x ground cover evergreen / Hesperaloe Parviflora Yucca Red x x x reddish pink su/fa 1 3' 6' x Page 5
6 semi deciduous/rock Heterotheca Villosa Golden Aster x x x x yellow summer 12" 18" x garden Heuchera Parviflora Alum Root x x x white spring 12'' 18'' x rock garden Heuchera Sanguinea Coral Bells x x x x varies summer 1 2' 1 2' x Hosta Lily x x x purple su/fa 18 20" ground cover Hymenoxys Acaulis Sundancer Daisy x x yellow su/fa 1 2' 8" x xeriscape plant Hymenoxys Argentea Perky Sue x x x yellow summer 8" 12" x butterflies Hymenoxys Richardsonii Richardson's Goldflower x x x yellow summer 12" 12" x long blooming Hymenoxys Subintegra Goldflower x x x yellow summer 12" 12" x butterflies Hypericum Calycinum St. Johns Wort x x x yellow summer 12" 24" x ground cover Ipomopsis Ageratina Scarlet Gilia x x x red summer 3' 18" x Ipomopsis Arizonica Arizona Gilia x x x red summer 18" 18" x semi deciduous/ semi deciduous/ Kniphofia X "Pfitzeri' Red Hot poker x x x reddish/orange summer 2 3' 2 3' x Lavandula Angustifolia English Lavender x x x x lavender summer 18" 24" x evergreen/long blooming Lavandula int "Provence' Lavender x x x x violet summer 2' 3' x dried flowers Liatrus Mucronata Gayfeather x x lavender summer 3' 2' x deciduous Liatrus Spicata Kobold or Spike Gayfeather x x x x white/magenta summer 18" 3' 1 3' x butterflies Linum Flavum Yellow Flax x x x yellow summer 12" 14" x rock garden Linum Perenne var. Lewisii Blue Flax x x x blue SP/Su 18" 18" x butterflies/perennial Liriope Muscari Liriope Lily Turf x x x lavender su/fa 6 12" 1 3' x ground cover Melampodium Leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy x x x White summer 12" 20" x butterflies/perennial Mirabilis Multiflora Colorado Four O'Clocks x x varies spring 1 2' 12' x wildflower/ Monarda Menthaefolia Bee Balm x x x pink summer 2 3' 12' x Nepeta Mussinii Catmint x x x x varies SP/SU 1 3' 1 3' x / butterflies Page 6
7 Oenothera Berlandieri Mexican Evening Primrose x x x x pink/white summer 12" 3' x ground cover Oenothera Caespitosa White Primrose x x x x white SP/SU 8 12" 2' x wildflower/deciduous semi deciduous/rock Oenothera Elata Hooker's Eve Primrose x x x x yellow Summer 2 4' 3' x garden Oenothera Missouriensis Missouri Eve Primrose x x x x yellow summer 6 12" 2' x semi deciduous/rock garden Oenothera Runcinata Evening Primrose x x x x white summer 12" spreads x deciduous/rock garden Penstemon Cardinalis Cardinal Penstemon x x x x rich red summer 3' 2' x Penstemon Eatoni Firecracker Penstemon x x x x red spring 1 3' 1' x Penstemon Palmeri Scented Penstemon x x x x pink summer 3 5' 2 3' x fragrant Penstemon pseudospectabilis Canyon Penstemon x x x x rose pink Sp/Su 2 4' 2' x Native semi deciduous/ Penstemon spp Beardtongue x x x x varies varies 8" 5' 2 3' x Penstemon Strictus Rocky Mountain Pen. x x x purple summer 2 3' 2' x butterflies Penstemon Superbus Superb Penstemon x x x rose red SP/SU 3 4' 3' x Pericome Caudata Taperleaf x x x x yellow summer 3" 3" X Deciduous/wildflower Perovskia Atriplicifolia Russian Sage x x x x violet summer 2 4' 3' x deciduous/long blooming deciduous/attractive Polemonium Foliosissimum Jacob's Ladder x x x blue summer 12" 12" x foliage Primula Parryi Parry's Primrose x x x x pink summer 12" 12" x rock garden Psilostrophe Tagetina Paper Flower x x yellow summer 8 20" 8 20" x butterflies/deciduous Ratibida Columnifera Prairie Coneflower x x x yellow summer 30" 12" x butterflies/deciduous Rudbeckia Goldstrum Black eyed Susan x x x Gold/black SP/Late SU 1 6' 2' x butterflies Rudbeckia Laciniata Cutleaf Coneflower x x x yellow summer 2 4' 24" x butterflies Ruta Graveolens Rue x x x x yellow summer 2 3' 2 3' x dried seed heads Page 7
8 Salvia Officinalis Garden Sage x x x varies SP/SU 1 3' 1 3' x Herb Salvia Sage x x x x varies SP/SU 1 6' 1 6' x butterflies/deciduous Salvia Clevelandii Cleveland Sage x x blue Sp 5' x dried flower/fragrant Saponaria Ocymoides Soapwort x x x pink/white Spring 1' 3' x butterflies/evergreen Sedum Spectabile Stonecrop x x x x varies SU/F 18" 2' x butterflies Sedum Telephium Autumn Joy Sedum x x x x Salmon SU/F 18" 18" x cut flowers Senecio Multilobatus Axhead Groundsel x x x yellow Spring 15" 12" x semi deciduous/xeriscape Senecio Spartioides Broom Groundsel x x x yellow Lt summer 3" 2" x semi deciduous/xeriscape Solidago Multiradiata Alpine Goldenrod x x x yellow Lt summer 4 6' 6" x ground cover Solidago Sparsiflora Goldenrod x x x x yellow SU/FA 2' 2' x deciduous/fall blooming Sphaeralcea Ambigua Globe Mallow x x x x varies summer 3 4' 3' x wildflower Sphaeralcea Ambigua Papago Pink Mallow x x x x pink summer 3' 3' x accent plant Sphaeralcea Coccinea Scarlet Globemallow x x x x red summer 2 3' 2 3' x native semi deciduous/rock Stachys Byzantina Flowerless Lamb's Ear x x x x purplish summer 12" 2' x garden Stachys Lanata Lamb's ear x x x x lavender summer 18" 3' x deciduous/rock garden Tanacetum Densum Aniani Partridge Feather x x yellow Spring 6 18" 18" x evergreen/rock garden Tanacetum Vulgare Common Tansy x x x x yellow summer 3' 2' x evergreen/spreads readily Tetraneuris Acaulis Angelita Daisy x x x yellow summer 12" 12" x rock garden/containers Thalictrum Fendleri Fendler's Meadow Rue x x x x yellow summer 3 6" 3' x deciduous/xeriscape Verbena Gooddingii Goodding Verbena x x x x lavender Sp/Su 12" 18" x native Verbena Macdougalii MacDougal's Verbena x x x x lavender summer 24" 36" x Verbena Rigida Dark Purple Verbena x x x x Purple summer 1 2' 2 3' x rock garden Verbena Peruviana Verbena x x x x varies summer 4 6' 24" x ground cover Page 8
9 Verbena spp. Native Verbena x x x x varies summer 12" 12" x butterflies/deciduous Veronica Liwanensis Turkish Speedwell x x x x blue spring 1 2" 18" x ground cover deciduous/ Viguiera Multiflora Showy Goldeneye x x x yellow summer 30" 18" x wildflower/ Zauschneria Arizonica Hummingbird Trumpet x x x x Red/Orange summer 24" 24" x Zauschneria Californica Hummingbird Flower x x x x Red summer 1 2' 2' x rock garden/ Zinnia Grandflora Prarie Zinnia x x yellow summer 12" 12" x butterflies/ VINES Campsis Radicans Trumpet Vine x x x x orange/yellow summer 30' 20' x Campsis Tagliabuana Trumpet Creeper Madame Galan x x x orange/yellow summer 30 40' 30 40' x birds/arbor Clematis Clematis x x x varies summer 8 12' 0'' x fragrant flowers Hedera Helix English Ivy x x x x n/a n/a 20' 20' x ground cover/evergreen Lonicera Arizonica AZ Honeysuckle x x x x red summer 3 6' 3 6' x deciduous/red berries Lonicera Involucrata Black Twinberry Honeysuckle x x x yellow spring 3 7' 4" x deciduous/red berries Lonicera Japonica Halliana Honeysuckle Halls x x x x white SP/SU 10 30'' Lonicera Korolkowi Blue Velvet Honeysuckle x x x blue spring 12' 6 8' x deciduous Parthenocissus Vitacea Virginia Creeper x x x x n/a n/a 30' 15' x deciduous/red fall colors Polygonum Aubertii Silver Lace Vine x x x white summer 10 40' 0" fragrant flowers Schizophragma Hydrangeoides Hydrangea x x x white spring 20 30' 20 30' x attractive flowers Vitis Rotundifolia Wild Grape x x yellow spring 15' 10' x native/arbors Wisteria Sinensis Wiseria Chinese x x x blue/purple spring 15 30' 40 50' x arbors Page 9
10 SHRUBS Abronia Arbutus Brilliantissima Chokeberry x x x pink spring 10' 6 10' x deciduous Acacia Greggii Catclaw Acacia x x x yellow spring 4 6' 4 6' x deciduous/spines Agave Parryi Parry Agave x x yellow summer 18" 2 3' x evergreen Amelanchier Alnifolia Serviceberry x x x white fall 10 15' 10' x berries/deciduous Amelanchier Utahensis Utah Serviceberry x x x white spring 10 15' 10' x deciduous Amorpha Fruiticosa False Indigobush x x violet summer 10' 6' x deciduous/odiferous foliage Anisacanthus Thurberi Hummingbird Trumpet x x x orange spring 3 6' 3' x Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita x x x white/pink spring 2 6' 4 6' x evergreen Artemisia arb Powis Castle Wormwood x x n/a n/a 3' 3' x silver/gray aromatic Artemisia cana Silver Sage x x x n/a n/a 3 5' 3 5' x semi deciduous/silver foliage Artemisia Filifolia Treadleaf or Sand Sage x x x yellow summer 3 5' 4' x semi deciduous/silver foliage Artemisia Frigida Fringed Sage x x x yellow summer 1 2' 2' x native Artemisia Ludoviciana Prarie Sagebrush x x x yellow summer 2' 2' x erosion control Artemisia Tridentata Big Sagebrush x x yellow summer 2 7' 5 6' x semi deciduous Atriplex Canescens Four Wing Saltbush x x yellow summer 3 6' 4 8' x evergreen Baccharis Pilularis Dwarf Coyote Bush x x n/a n/a 8 24" 4 6' x evergreen Baccharis Hybrid "Starn" Thompson Broom x x x n/a n/a 3' 4 5' x ground cover Baccharis Salicina Desert Broom x x x white summer 3 4' 3 4' x evergreen Berberis Atropupurea Crimson Pygmy Barberry x x x x 18" 30" x deciduous Berberis Atropurpurea Rosy Glow Barberry x x x x 4 6' 4 6' x deciduous Berberis Fremontii Fremont Barberry x x x yellow spring 3 8' 4 6' x evergreen Berberis Gladwynensis William Penn Barberry x x x x 4' 4' evergreen Berberis Haematocarpa Algerita Barberry x x x yellow spring 6' 4' x evergreen Buddleia Davidii Butterfly Bush x x x x varies summer 4 8' 4 8' x deciduous Cactus spp (cold hardy) Cactus x x x x varies varies varies varies x Caragana Arborescens Siberian Peashrub x x x yellow spring 15' 10' x deciduous Page 10
11 Caragana spp Peashrub x x x x yellow spring 3 10' 3 8' x deciduous Caryopteris Clandonesis Blue mist Spirea x x x x blue summer 3' 3' x butterflies/deciduous Caryopteris Clandonesis Dark Knight Spirea x x x x Dark Blue summer 3' 3' x silvery foliage butterflies and Ceanothus Fendleri Ceanothus x x x white summer 3 6' 3 6' x bees Ceanothus Integerrimus Deer Brush x x pink spring 2 4' 4 6' x Ceratoides Lanata Winterfat x x x white SU/FA 1 3' 2 3' x dried arrangements Cercocarpus Breviflorus Mountain Mahogany x x x yellow spring 4 8' 4 6' x native Cercocarpus Ledifolius Curl leaf Mt Mahogany x x x yellow spring 5 12' 5 12' x evergreen Cercocarpus Montanus Mountain Mahogany x x x yellow spring 5 12' 8' x native/deciduous Chamaebatiaria Millfolium Fernbrush x x x white summer 4' 4' x evergreen Chrysanctinia Mexicana Damianita x x yellow SP/Sum 2' 2' x evergreen Chrysothamnus Nauseosus Rubber Rabbitbrush x x yellow fall 5' 3' x butterflies/deciduous Chrysothamnus Viscidiflorus Dwarf Rabbitbrush x x yellow fall 1 2' 1 2' x deciduous Convolvulus Cneorum Bush Morning Glory x x x white summer 2 4' 2 4' x evergreen Cotoneaster Dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster x x x x white spring 1 2' 4 6' x evergreen Cotoneaster Glaucophyllus Cotoneaster Glaucophyllus x x x white spring 6' 6' x evergreen Cotoneaster Parneyi Parneyi Cotoneaster x x x x white spring 6 8' 8' x evergreen Cowania Mexicana Cliffrose x x white summer 4 6' 4 6' x evergreen Cytissis spp. Sweet Broom x x x x varies SP/Sum 1 10' varies x x Dasylirion Texanum Green Dessert Spoon x x x x white summer 5' 5' x evergreen Dasylirion Wheeleri Dessert Spoon x x x white summer 3 5' 4 5' x evergreen Ephedra spp Desert Tea x x x yellow fall 3 4' 3 4' x evergreen Ericameria Laricifolia Turpentine Bush x x x x yellow fall 3' 3' x butterflies Ericameria laricifolia aguirre Aguirre Turpentine Bush x x x x yellow fall 2 3' 2 3' x butterflies Fallugia Paradoxa Apache Plume x x x white SP/Sum 4 6' 5' x evergreen Forestiera Neomexicana New Mexico Privet x x x x yellow fall 8 10' 8 10' x deciduous Forsythia Lynnwood Gold x x x x yellow spring 6' 4 6' x deciduous Garrya Wrightii Wright's Silk Tassel x x x n/a n/a 6 8' 6' x native Page 11
12 Hesperaloe Parviflora Red and Yellow Yucca x x x red/yellow summer 3 4' 3' x /evergreen Hippophae Buckthorn x x x x 8' 8' x birds Juniperus spp. Juniper x x x berries fall 2 10' 2 7' x evergreen/allergenic Lonicera Xylos Honeysuckle x x x white summer 3 6' 6' x x deciduous Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Holly x x x x yellow spring 4 6' 5' x evergreen Mahonia Aquifolium Compact Compact Org Grape Holly x x x x yellow spring 3 4' 4' x evergreen Mahonia Fremontii Algerita x x x yellow spring 3 8' 4 6' x evergreen Mahonia spp. Oregon Grape x x x x yellow summer 12" 6' 3 6' x evergreen/blue berries Nandina spp Heavenly Bamboo x x x x white summer 18" 6' 18" 4' x Fall color/evergreen Nolina Microcarpa Beargrass x x x white summer 3 4' 4' x evergreen Nolina Texana Beargrass x x x x white summer 3' 3' x evergreen evergreen/red tipped Photinia Fraseri Photinia x x x x white spring 8 10' 8 10' x foliage Poinciana Gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise x x yellow summer 8 10' 8' deciduous/ Potentilla Fruticosa Cinquefoil x x x x yellow summer 3' 3' x deciduous/native Potentilla spp Cinquefoil x x x x varies summer 6" 4' 1 4' x deciduous Prunus Besseyi Western Sand Cherry x x x white spring 3 6' 3 6' x edible fruit/deciduous Prunus Cistena Sand Cherry x x x x white spring 6 10' 6 8' x deciduous Prunus Tomentosa Nanking Cherry x x x x white spring 6 8' 10' x edible fruit/deciduous Purshia Tridentata Antelope Bitterbush x x x yellow summer 4 6' 4 6' x native/evergreen Quercus Turbinella Scrub Oak x x x 6 10' 10' x native Rhus Aromatica "Gro low" Dwarf Fragrant Sumac x x x x yellow spring 3' 5' x deciduous/fall colors Rhus Glabra Smooth Sumac x x x x Green Fall 10' 10' x Native/deciduous Rhus Glabra Cismontana Rocky Mountain Sumac x x x x white summer 3 4' 4' x deciduous/fall colors Rhus Lanceolata Prarie Flameleaf Sumac x x x 12 15' 12' x fall color Rhus Microphylla Littleleaf Sumac x x x 6' 6' x native Rhus Trilobata Skunkbush x x x berries summer 4 8' 4 8' x Native/deciduous Rhus Trilobata Prostrata Prostrate Sumac x x x 3' 3' x deciduous Page 12
13 Rhus Typhina Laciniata Flameleaf Sumac x x x x green summer 8' 12' x deciduous/fall colors Ribes Aureum Golden Currant x x x x yellow spring 3 6' 3 6' x berries/deciduous Ribes Cereum Wax Currant x x x x pink/white spring 6' 6' x Native/deciduous Rosa Arizonica Arizona Rose x x x x pink spring 3' 3' x Native/deciduous Rosa (Explorer series) Champlain x x x x red summer 3' 3' x extremely hardy Rosa (Meidiland series) Meidiland Rose x x x x varies summer 2 6' 2 6' x hedge to ground cover Rosa 'Musk' Ballerina x x x x pink summer 10' 8' x shrub/climber Rosa (Parkland Series) Cuthbert Grant x x x x varies summer 3 4' 3 4' x cut flowers Rosa Rugosa Ramanas rose x x x x varies SP/Sum 3 6' 3 6' x extremely hardy Rosa Woodsii Wood's Rose x x x x pink summer 3 6' 4' x rose hips/deciduous Rosmarinus Officinalis Upright Rosemary x x Blue Fa/Sp 4 6' 4' x evergreen Rosmarinus Officinalis arp Arp Rosemary x x blue Fa/Sp 4' 4' x evergreen Rubus Parviflora Thimbleberry x x white SP/Sum 3 6' 3' x edible berries/deciduous /semideciduous Salvia Greggii Autumn Sage x x x varies SU/FA 1 4' 1 4' x Santolina spp. Santolina x x x yellow summer 18" 36" x evergreen Santolina Chamaecyparissus Santolina Gray x x x yellow summer 12 18" 18 30" x fragrant foliage/herb Santolina Rosmarinfolia Green Lavendar Cotton x x yellow summer 12 24' 24 36' rock garden/borders Shepherdia Argentea Silver Buffaloberry x x x fruit spring 6 12' 6 12' x deciduous Shepherdia Rotundifolia Round Leaf Buffaloberry x x x x berries n/a 5' 5' x evergreen/native Spartium Junceum Spanish Broom x x yellow SP/Sum 6 10' 6 10' x fragrant Spirea x Red Spirea x x x x deep pink summer 2 3' 3 4' x deciduous Spirea x Vanhouttei Bridal Veil x x x x white spring 4 6' 4 6' x deciduous Symphoricarpos Albus Snowberry x x pink spring 2 6' 2 6' x white berries/deciduous Symphoricarpos Orbiculatus Indian currant x x x x pink/white spring 4 6' 4 6' x ornamental berries Syringa Patula "Miss Kim" Korean Lilac x x x x ice blue spring 6 8' 6' x fragrant Syringa Vulgaris Common Lilac x x x x varies spring 6 8' 6' x cut flowers/fragrant Tamarix Ramosissima Salt Cedar x x pink SP/Sum 10 14' 10 15' x invasive Page 13
14 Teucrium Chamaedrys Wall Germander x x x x rose pink summer 12" 12" x rock garden/evergreen Vitex Agnus Castus Chaste Tree x x x x purple/blue summer 8 10' 6 8' x deciduous Yucca Angustissima Narrowleaf Yucca x x x white summer 3 4' 3 4' x evergreen Yucca Baccata Broadleaf/banana Yucca x x x white summer 3' 5' x native/evergreen Yucca Elata Soap Tree Yucca x x x white summer 6 8' 6' x native/evergreen Yucca Filamentosa Adam's Needle x x x white summer 30" 5' x evergreen Yucca Glauca Soapweed x x x white summer 3 4' 3 4' x evergreen Yucca Neomexicana New Mexico Yucca x x x white spring 1 2' 2 3' x evergreen Yucca Pallida Pale Leaf Yucca x x x white summer 1 2' 1 3' x Yucca Pendula Yucca Pendula x x x white Fall 3 4' 4 6' Yucca Recurvifolia Soft Leaf Yucca x x x white summer 6 10' 6 8' x evergreen Yucca Rupicola Twisted Leaf Yucca x x x white spring 1 2' 1 2' x Yucca Scholttii Schott's Yucca x x x white summer 6 8' 3 4' x native/evergreen Yucca Thompsoniana Thompson Yucca x x x white summer 6' 6' x Abies Concolor Arizona White Fir x x x n/a n/a 40' 15 18' x evergreen Acacia Contricta Whitethorn Acacia x x yellow SU/FA 12' 12' x deciduous Acer Ginnala Amur Maple x x x red fall 20' 12 45' x deciduous Acer Glabrum Rock Mountain Maple x x x red fall 20' 10 15' x deciduous Acer Grandidentatum Big Tooth Maple x x x x yellow April 20' 20' x deciduous Albizia Julibrissin Mimosa, Silk Tree x x x x pink summer 10 20' 10 20' x deciduous Alnus Tenuifolia Thin Leaf alder x x n/a n/a 20 25' 10 15' x deciduous/cones Cedrus Deodara Deodar Cedar x x x x n/a n/a 40' 20' x evergreen Celtis Laevigata var. Netleaf Hackberry x x x x 18' 15' x birds Celtis Pallida Desert hackberry x x x x white summer 18' 15' x native Celtis Reticulata Canyon Hackberry x x x x Green spring 25' 25' x native/deciduous/berries Chilopsis Linearis Desert Willow x x x x varies SP/FA 10 20' 10 15' x deciduous TREES Page 14
15 Chilopsis x Catalpa Chitalpa x x x varies SP/FA 20' 20' x deciduous Chitalpa tash Pink Dawn Pink Chitalpa x x x pink SP/FA 20' 20' x deciduous Cotinus Coggyria Purple Smoke Tree x x x purple summer 10 12' 10' x deciduous Cupressocyparis Leylandii Leyland Cypress x x x 30 40' 20' x evergreen Cupressus Arizonaica Arizona Cypress x x x n/a n/a 40' 20' x evergreen Cupressus Arizonaica 'Blue Ice' Blue Arizona Cypress x x x 10 15' 8 10' x evergreen Cupressus Arizonica Compacta Compact Arizona Cypress x x x 25' 12' x evergreen Elaeagnus Angustifolia Russian Olive x x x x green/yellow summer 20' 20' x deciduous Fraxinus Velutina Arizona Ash x x x x yellow fall 40' 30' x deciduous Fraxinus Velutina Fan Tex Rio Grande Ash x x x x yellow fall 40' 30' x deciduous Gleditisia "Sunburst" Sunburst Locust x x x x n/a n/a 25' 20' x deciduous/yellow leaf in Spring Gleditisia Traincanthos Honey Locust x x x x 30' 25' x deciduous Juglans Major Arizona Walnut x x x x n/a n/a 30' 25' x deciduous/edible nuts Juniperus Deppeana Pachyphlaea Alligator Juniper x x x n/a n/a 25 50' 15 25' x inconspicuous bloom Juniperus Monosperma One Seed Juniper x x n/a n/a 20' 15' x evergreen/berries Juniperus Scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper x x x berries fall 20' 15' x evergreen/allergenic Juniperus Utahensis Utah Juniper x x x n/a n/a 15 20' 15 20' x evergreen/berries Juniperus Virginiana Red Cedar x x x x 30' 15' x evergreen Libocedrus Decurrens Incense Cedar x x x x n/a n/a 40' 15' x evergreen/cones Pinus Aristata Bristlecone Pine x x x 20' 15' x evergreen Pinus Edulis Pinyon Pine x x x n/a n/a 10 25' 10 15' x evergreen/cones Pinus Nigra Austrian Black Pine x x x x 40' 20' x evergreen Pinus Ponderosa Ponderosa Pine x x x x n/a n/a 15' 25' x native/evergreen/cones Pistachia Chinensis Chinese Pistache x x x x 30' 25' x fall colors/decidous Platanus Acerifolia Bloodgood Sycamore x x x 40' 30' x deciduous native/deciduous/seed Platanus Wrightii Arizona Sycamore x x x n/a n/a 40 50' 30' x clusters Populus Cottonwood x x yellow spring 50 80' 45 50' x inconspicuous bloom Prunus 'Canada Red' Canada Red Chokeberry x x x x white spring 15' 20' x purple foliage Prunus Americana American Plum x x x x white spring 15' 10 15' x edible fruit Prunus Virgniana Melanocarpa Chokeberry x x x x white spring 25' 15' x deciduous/native Page 15
16 Pseudotsuga Menziesii Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir x x x x n/a n/a 40 50' 20' x native/evergreen/cones Quercus Buckleyi Texas Red Oak x x x x 35' 35' x deciduous/acorns Quercus Emoryi Emory Oak x x x n/a n/a 40' 30' x native/acorns Quercus Gambelii Gambel Oak x x x x orange fall 15 30' 15' x native/acorns/deciduous Quercus Muhlenbergii Chinquapin Oak x x x x 40' 40' x acorns Robinia Idahoensis Purple Robe x x x deep pink spring 40' 30' x fast growing Robinia Neomexicana New Mexico Locust x x x pink spring 25' 15' x native/decidous Robinia Pseudoacacia Black Locust x x x white spring 40' 30' x fast growing Salix Exigua Coyote Willow x x x n/a summer 15' 10 12' x native/decidous Zizyphus Jujuba Common Jujube x x x x yellow spring 20' 15' x edible fruit Page 16