Plant List

Scientific Name

Common Name

Blossom

Sun

Water

Form

Size (hw)

Native range

Comments

Abutilon abutiloides

Shrubby Desert Mallow

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Full sun, butterfly larval lost, great bee plant

Abutilon incanum

Indian Mallow

White w/Purple

Sun

Low

Sh

6’ x 6’

2000-4000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Full sun, butterfly host, semi-evergreen, white and pink blossoms

Abutilon mollicomum

Sonoran mallow

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Medium

Sh

5’ x 2’

2000’ - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Huge fuzzy white leaves, unusual Abutilon sp., upright grown habit, butterfly larval

Abutilon palmeri

Palmer Mallow, Indian Mallow

Yellow

Sun, AftSh

Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

1000-3000', Pinal County Native - Central Arizona

Tough drought survivor, apricot blossoms, needs warm microclimate

Abutilon parishii

Parish’s Mallow

Yellow

Sun, partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

State listed rare plant - grow for conservation, butterfly larval source, attractive plant

Abutilon parvulum

Dwarf desert mallow

Yellow

Partial

Low

Gr

1’ x 2’

3000’ - 5000’, Santa Catalina Native

Small Groundcover, butterfly larval plant, good bee plant

Acacia angustissima

Fernball Acacia, Whiteball Acacia

White

Sun, PtSh

Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Huge butterfly larval source, great bee nectar source, attractive clumping shrub

Acacia belandieri

Guajillo

White

Sun

Low

Lg Sh

10’ x 12’

1000-3000 ft, w. TX, ne Mexico

Well-drained soil, deciduous

Acacia constricta

Whitethorn Acacia

Yellow

Sun

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’ x 15’

1500 - 5000’, Tucson Native

Full sun, well-drained soil, caliche ok, very tough, butterfly larval source

Acacia farnesiana (syn Acacia smallii)

Sweet Acacia

Yellow

Sun

Low

Lg Sh, Tr

15-20’

Rare in the wild in southern Arizona, up to 4000’

Yellow fragrant blossoms, fast grower, good shade tree

Acacia greggii

Catclaw Acacia

Yellow

Sun

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’x 15’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Very tough, huge butterfly larval plant, great pollinator nectar source, mature trees have alot of character

Acacia millefolia

Santa Rita Acacia

White

Sun, PtSh

Low

Lg Sh

5 - 10’ Tall

Rincon, Santa Rita & Pajarito Mtn Native, 3500 - 5000’

Somewhat rare in the wild, beautiful flowers, great small patio tree

Acacia neovernicosa

Viscid Acacia

Yellow

Sun

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’ x 8’

Cochise County Native - Dragoons Mtns, etc, 2000 - 5000 ft

Similar to Whitethorn Acacia, but upright, different foliage, tough, usually on limestone

Acacia occidentalis

Western Acacia

White

Sun

Low

Tr

20 - 30’ Tall

Native to Texas & Mexico

Beautiful large shade tree, rarely used in landscaping, wonderfully fragrant flowers

Acacia rigidula

Blackbrush Acacia

Yellow

Sun

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

12’ x 12’

1100-1800ft.  w TX, ne Mexico

On hillsides in wild, slow grower, train to tree form, many types of soil, full sun

Acacia roemeriana

Roemer’s Acacia

White

Sun, LtSh

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 10’

1050-4600ft, s NM, w TX, ne Mexico

Massive, painful thorns, great as a barrier plant or by daughters window

Acacia willardiana

Palo blanco

White

Sun

Low

Sm Tr

20’ x 10’

Sonora, Mexico

Slightly frost sensitive, likes nice warm spot, great specimen tree

Achilllea millefolium

White Yarrow

White or Pink

Partial or Shade

Medium

WF, GC

2' x 1-2'

5500-11500', Santa Catalina native, otherwise widespread

Spreading, white blossoms, full sun with mor ewater, spreads through runners, medicinal, tolerates various soils

Acourtia thurberi

Thurber’s perezia

Pink

Partial

Low

Sh

4’ x 3’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Showy in bloom (monsoon season), great butterfly nectar source

Acourtia wrightii

Brownfoot, Perezia

Pink

Partial

Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Pink flowers attract butterflies, January to June

Agastache barberi

Barber’s Horsemint

Purple

Partial

Medium

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

4000 - 5500’, Santa Cruz County Native

Foliage has little or no odor, but flowers are very showy and brightly colored

Agastache pallidiflora var. neomexicana

New Mexico Horsemint

Pink

Partial

Medium

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

5000 - 9000’, Chiricihua Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated

Agastache ruprestrus

Horse Mint

Orange & Purple

PtSh

Medium

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

3500 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Santa Rita Mtn Native

State listed rare plant - leaves smell incredible, makes a good tea

Agastache wrightii

Wright’s Horsemint

Purple

PtSh

Medium

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

3500 - 6500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Foliages has strong mint scent, makes good tea

Agave bovicornuta

Cow Horn Agave, Lechuguilla verde

Yellow

AfSh

Low

Su

3’ x 3’

3000-6000’, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua

Requires wd soil, filtered sun or afternoon shade preferred at lower elev. Moderate growth rate.  Yellow blossom

Agave chrysantha

Goldenflowered Agave

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Su

3’ - 5’

3000’ - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Our local agave, rather xeric, bright yellow blooms

Agave colorata

Mescal Ceniza

Yellow

Sun, AfSh

Low

Su

3’ x 3’

Native to Sonora

Full sun or partial shade,  offsets easily, moderate growth rate.  Tolerates full sun at lower desert elevations, yellow blossoms

Agave deserti var. deserti

Desert agave

Yellow to White

Sun

Low

Su

2’ x 2’

1000 - 4000’, Western Arizona

Yellow flowers, forms colonies to 10ft diameter

Agave deserti var. simplex

Desert agave

Yellow to White

Sun

Low

Su

2’ x 2’

2500 - 4000’, Silverbell Mtn Native

Tight rosette, quite xeric Agave

Agave mckelveyana

Yellow

Sun

Low

Su

3’ x 3’

1000 - 5000’, Western Arizona

Very drought and cold tolerant

Agave murpheyi

Murphy’s Agave, Hohokam Agave

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Su

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4000’, Pinal & Maricopa Cty Native

Produces bulbils, traditional Native American food/fiber plant

Agave neomexicana

New Mexico agave

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Su

3’ x 3’

NM, 1400-7000’

Very drought & cold tolerant, slow growing

Agave ocahui

Yellow

Partial

Low

Su

2-3' x 2-3'

1500-4500', Sonora MX

Attractive rosette, no marginal spines, cold tolerant

Agave palmeri

Palmer Agave

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Su

3’ - 5’

3000-6000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Santa Rita Mtn Native

Bat pollinated

Agave parassana

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Su

2' x 2'

Frost hardy to about 15 degrees

Agave parryi v. cousii

Couse’s Agave

Yellow

PtSh

Low

Su

3' x 3'

4000-7500', Santa Catalina Native

Evergreen, protect from afternoon sun in lower desert

Agave parryi v. parryi

Parry’s Agave

Yellow

Sun, AfSh

Low

Su

2’ x 3’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Rita & Huachuca Mtn Native

Agave parryi ssp. truncata

Artichoke Agave

Yellow

Sun, FilSun, AftSh

Low

Su

2-3' x 2-3'

Sierra Madre Native

Attractive rosette

Agave parviflora

Littleflowered Agave

Yellow

Sun, FilSun, AftSh

Low

Sm Su

1’ x 1’

4000 - 5000’, Pajarito & Atascosa Mtns (Santa Cruz Cty)

State listed rare plant, nice small agave

Agave pelona

Mescal Pelon

Red to White

Sun, partial

Low

Su

2’ x 2’

Sonora, Mexico

Graceful plant, no marginal spines, cold hardy to about 22 degrees

Agave schottii

Shin dagger

Yellow

Sun

Low

Sm Su

1’ x 1’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Spreads into colonies, bat pollinated

Agave striata

White

Sun, PtSh

Low

Su

2' x 2'

NE Mexico

Tough plant, extremely drought tolerant once established

Agave toumeyana

White

Sun

Low

Su

2-3' x 2-3'

2000 - 5000’, Maricopa & Pinal Counties

Agave utahensis

Utah Agave

Sun

Low

Su

1’ x 1’

3000 - 7500’, Northern Arizona Native

Most cold hardy agave

Agave victoria-reginae

Queen Victoria Agave

6-8

Sun, PtSh

Low

Sm Su

1’ x 1’

Central Mexico

Cold Tolerant to about 18 degrees

Agave vilmoriniana

Octopus Agave

Yellow

Partial

Low

Lg Su

4’ x 4’

Sonora, Mexico

Cold tolerant to about 25 degrees

Albizia sinaloensis

Sinaloa Silk Tree

White

Sun/Partial

Medium

Tr

20’ Tall

Sinaloa, Mex

Semi-evergreen. Foliage damage in mid 20s. Large trees at U of A  

Aloysia gratissima

Fragrant Bee brush

White

Sun, PtSh

Low

Lg Sh

4’ - 6’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Cruz County Native

Extremely drought tolerant once established, cold hardy, fragrant flowers, great nectar plant

Aloysia wrightii

Oreganillo, Wright’s Bee Brush

White

Sun, PtSh

Low

Sh

3’ - 4’

2500’ - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Fragrant foliage, great nectar source for pollinators

Amelanchier utahensis

Serviceberry

White

PtSh

Medium

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

8-15' x 8-15'

2000-7000', native to Sycamore Canyon (Pajarito’s)

Deciduous, white blossoms, berries attract wildlife

Ambrosia ambrosioides

Canyon Ragweed

Yellowish

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

5’ x 5’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Relatively evergreen, exudes great smell after a rain, good insect plant

Ambrosia cordifolia

Sonoran Bur-sage

Yellowish

Sun, AfSh

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

1000 - 3000’, Tucson Mtn Native

Attractive plant in the early spring with large lush foliage

Ambrosia deltoidea

Triangleleaf Bur-sage

Yellowish

Sun

Low

Sm Sh

2’’ x 2’

1000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Extremely tough once established, great for restoration

Ambrosia dumosa

White Bur-sage

Yellowish

Sun

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

1000 - 3000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Requires well drained/sandy soil, extremely tough once established

Amorpha californica

Califonia false indigo bush

Dark Purple

PtSh

Medium

Sh

5-8’

4500 - 8000’, Santa Catalina Mtn Native

Rather rare in the wild in Arizona, butterfly larval source

Amorpha fruticosa

False Indigo Bush

Dark purple

PtSh

Medium

Sh

4-6’

3000-6000', Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source

Amsonia grandiflora

White

Partial

Med

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

1000 - 4500’, Santa Cruz Cty Native (Pajarito’s)

Amoreuxia gonzalezii

Gonzalez’ Saya

Yellow w/Red

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

4000 - 5000’, Santa Rita Mtn Native

Santa Rita Mtn Endemic, rare plant, entire plant is edible, large flowers

Amoreuxia palmatifida

Saya

Yellow w/Red

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Rita, Huachuca & Pajarito Mtn Native

Entire plant is edible, large flowers, forms tuber

Andropogon saccharoides

Silver Beard Grass

Sun, LtSh

Low

Gr

2-3’ bunch

2000-5500’, n to se AZ

Full sun or partial shade, but not in full shade.  wd soil

Andropogon scoparius

Little bluestem

Sun, AfSh

Low-Medium

Gr

3’ x 3’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Santa Rita Mtn Native

Great accent grass, foliage turns silverish pink in the fall/winter

Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii

Flame Anisacanthus

Dark Orange

Sun/Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 4’

sw TX, n Mexico

Full sun best, caliche ok, tough once established, hummingbird pollinated

Anisacanthus thurberi

Desert honeysuckle

Orange or Red

Sun/Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

4’ - 6’

2000-5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, butterfly larval source

Antigonon leptopus

Queen’s Wreath, San Miguelito

Red (Rarely white)

Sun

Low

Vine

To 25’ vine

Alamos, Sonora & Baja

Best under 3000’, great bee nectar source, butterfly larval source

Aquilegia chrysantha

Golden Columbine

Yellow

Partial

Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Showy riparian plant, reseeds readily in moist areas

Aquilegia triternata

Chiricahua Mountain Columbine

Red and Yellow

Partial

Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Santa Rita Mtn Native

Flowers hang downward, requires good drainage and water

Aristida parishii

Parish’s Threeawn

Sun/Partial

Low

Gr

2’ x 2’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Nice bunchgrass, larger & denser than the Purple Threeawn (A. purpurea)

Aristida purpurea

Purple Threeawn

Sun

Low

Gr

2’ x 1’

1000’-5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Great spring bloomer, flower spikes have purplish hue

Aristia ternipes var. gentilis

Threeawn spidergrass

Sun/Partial

Low

Gr

4’ x 2’

2500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great accent grass, nice upright growth habit lends to nice movement in the wind

Aristida ternipes var. ternipes

Spidergrass

Sun

low

Gr

3’ x 3’

2500’-5500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Tough local grass, very dense bushy plant

Aristolochia watsonii

Southwestern Pipevine

Green & Purple

LtSh, Sh

Low

GC, Vine

To 5’

2000’ - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Larval source for Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly, foliage has purplish color, neat plant

Artemisia filifolia

Sand Sagebrush

Yellowish

Sun

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

2500-6000’

Evergreen, full sun, wd soil

Artemisia ludoviciana

Western Mugwort, Wormwood Sage

Yellowish

Sun/Partial

Medium-Low

GC

2’ x 3’

2000 - 7500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, great accent for silver foliage, spreads into clump

Artemisia tridentata

Big Sagebrush

Yellowish

Sun

Low

Sh

5' x 5'

5000-8000', Northern Arizona native

Hard to grow in Tucson, requires well drained soil, rots out easily at lower elevations

Asclepias albicans

Giant White-stemmed milkweed

Yellow

Sun

Low

LgSu

5’ - 7’ Tall, upright

Under 2000’, southwestern Arizona

Requires good drainage, a tad frost sensitive, butterfly larval source, very unusual

Asclepias angustifolia

Arizona Milkweed

White

PtSh

Medium

Sh

3' x 3'

3500-5500', Santa Catalina Native

Queen & Monarch Butterfly larval source

Asclepias asperula

Antelope Horns

White w/Purple

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great looking flowers, butterfly larval source (Queen’s)

Asclepias currassavica

Bloodflower

Red or Yellow

Sun, AftSh

Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

Alamos, Sonora

Huge butterfly larval source for both Monarchs & Queens, reseeds readily, frost sensitive

Asclepias elata

Nodding Milkweed

Whitish Yellow

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 2’

4000 - 6500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Requires good drainage, Queen Butterfly larval source, large leaves & flowers

Asclepias erosa

(True) Desert Milkweed

Greenish-yellow

Sun

Low

Sh

2’ x 2'

Under 3500’, Western Arizona

Requires good drainage, Monarch & Queen butterfly larval source

Asclepias hypoleuca

Mahogany Milkweed

Reddish Purple

Partial

Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

5500 - 7500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Requires good drainage, amazing blooms, regional endemic, butterfly larval

Asclepias latifolia

Broad-leaved Milkweed

Yellow

Sun, AftSh

Low

Sm Sh

3' x 2'

3000'-7000', n AZ, plains and mesas

Requires good drainage, Queen butterfly larval source

Asclepias lemmonii

Lemmon’s milkweed

White

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

4000 - 5500’, Santa Rita & Chiricahua Native

Huge fuzzy leaves, butterfly larval source, requires well drained soil

Asclepias linearis

Pineleaf Milkweed

White

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

3000 - 5600’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Likes good drainage, Queen butterfly larval source, nice dense shrub

Asclepias nyctaginifolia

Mohave Milkweed

Whitish/Yellow

Sun

Low

Sm Sh

2' x 2'

1500 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Large, attractive flowers, Queen butterfly larval source

Asclepias subulata

Reed-stemmed Milkweed, Desert Milkweed

Yellow

Sun

Low

Su

4’ x 2’

0-2500’, NV, w. AZ, Baja, Pima Cty

Drought tolerant and tough, Full sun, evergreen, Can be overwatered, good drainage necessary, Butterfly nectar source and host for Queens and Monarchs

Asclepias subverticillata

Horsetail Milkweed

White

Sun, Partial

Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

The #1 Monarch host plant in southern Arizona, tolerate of boggy soil

Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior

Butterfly Weed

Orange (Occasionally Yellow)

Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

4000 - 6500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Queen Butterfly Larval source, our local variety does not rot as easily

Aster bigelovii

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Sh

2.5’ x 2’

3000-7000’, Pima County native

Reseeds prolifically, full sun, lavender blossoms, deciduous

Atriplex canescens

Four-wing saltbush

Sun

Low

Lg Sh

5’ x 8’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Tough, outstanding pollinator plant, great for wildlife

Atriplex lentiformis var. breweri

Brewer’s Saltbush

Sun, partial

Low

Sh

6’ x 6’

1000 - 4000’, Western Arizona

Incredible wildlife & screen plant, fast grower, tough, great for birds

Atriplex lentiformis var. lentiformis

Quail Brush

Sun, partial

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 12’

1000 - 3000’, Western Arizona

Incredible wildlife & screen plant, fast grower, tough, great for birds

Atriplex linearis

Narrow-leafed saltbush

Sun, partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

1000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Great pollinator & wildlife plant, tough

Atriplex polycarpa

Littleleaf Saltbush

Sun, partial

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

1000 - 3500’, Pima County Native

Great pollinator & wildlife plant, tough

Baccharis salicifolia (syn B. glutinosa)

Seep Willow

White

Sun, partial

Medium

Sh

6’ - 10’ Tall & Wide

1000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, great pollinator & insect plant

Baccharis sarothroides

Desert Broom

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

1000 - 6000’, Tucson Native despite what people say

The best insect host plant in the desert (over 60 species), great erosion control, pioneer plant

Bahia absinthifolia

Desert Bahia

Yellow

Sun

Low

WF, GC

1’ x 1’

1000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Tough plant

Baileya multiradiata

Desert Marigold

Yellow

Sun

Low

WF

1.5’ x 1’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Short lived plant, but tends to reseed readily

Bauhinia lunaroides (syn. B. conjesta)

Mexican Orchid Bush

White or Pink

Sun, PtSh

Low

Lg Sh

8-15’ x 8-15’

TX (white), n Mexico (pink), thornscrub

Fragrant flowers, great nectar source for butterflies & bees, very showy plant

Bebbia juncea

Sweet bush

Yellow

Sun, partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, tough & local

Berberis haematocarpa

Red Barberry, Algerita

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

3000’ - 5000’, Pima County Native

Evergreen, tough & xeric, birds like berries, fragrant flowers

Bothriochloa barbinodis

Cane Beardgrass

Sun, Partial

Low

Gr

3-4’ x 3-4’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great erosion control, large light plumes, good forage value when young, reseeds readily

Bouteloua chondrosioides

Sprucetop Grama

Sun, AftSh

low

Gr

1.5’ x 1.5’

2500 - 6000’, Santa Catalina Mtn Native

Attractive small bunchgrass, great forage value

Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats Grama

Sun, PtSh

Low

Gr

3’ x 2’

2000 -  7000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, great forage value, tough

Bouteloua gracilis

Blue Grama

Sun, AftSh

Low

Gr

3’ x 3’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

The highest forage value grass in Arizona, butterfly larval source, very pretty

Bouteloua hirsuta

Hairy Grama

Sun, PtSh

Low

Gr

2’ x 2’

1000’-6500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Not as full looking as Blue Grama, but more interesting seedheads. Unusual

Bouteloua rothrockii

Rothrock grama

Sun

Low

Gr

1.5’ x 1.5’

2500’-5500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Very tough

Bouvardia glaberrima

Smooth Bouvardia

Red

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

3500 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Santa Rita Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, moth larval source, very showyt

Brickellia betonicifolia

Betony-leaved Bricklebush

Yellow

Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

4000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Interesting foliage for a Brickellia, good mid-elevation plant for understory

Brickellia californica

California bricklebush

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 -6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Brickellia grandiflora

Largeflowered bricklebush

White

Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Good pollinator plant, attractive blooms

Brickellia venosa

Veined bricklebush

White

Partial

Medium

Sh

2’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Showy plant for the Brickellia’s, attractive blossoms & seedheads

Buchloe dactyloides

Buffalograss

Partial

Medium

Gr

6” x mat

Rare in Arizona (northern portion of State) - 5500’

Good turf grass possiblity, tortoises love

Buddleia marrubifolia

Wolly Butterfly Bush

Orange

Sun

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

se AZ

Tough plant, orange blossoms, full sun

Bursera fagarioides

Elephant Tree

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Tr

5’ to 8’ Tall

Once native to Baboquivari Mtns, now just Sonora, Mexico

Intensely fragrant foliage, resin - a good source of Copal

Bursera filicifolia

Elephant Tree

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Tr

Baja

Very fragrant

Bursera microphylla

Elephant Tree

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Tr

6’ x 8’ or more

1000 - 3500’, Native to Pima, Yuma, Pinal & Maricopa Counties

Grows well in pots, or needs warm microclimate, birds like fruits, medicinal

Carlowrightia arizonica

Arizona Wrightwort

White w/Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 5500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source

Caesalpinia cacalaco

Cascalote

Yellow w/red

Sun, Partial

Low

Tr

15’ x 15’

Southern Mexico, s Sinaloa, to 5000’ (?)

Full sun

Caesalpinia  mexicana

Mexican Bird-of-Paradise

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Tr

15’ x 18’

mexico

Full sun, decorative patio tree, may attract butterflies and native bees

Caesalpinia palmeri

Palmer Bird-of-Paradise

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Tr

6’ x 6’

Sonora, Mexico

Caesalpinia platyloba

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Tr

6’ - 12’ Tall

Mexico

Large leaves, very pretty plant, hard to find, occasionally available

Caesalpinia  pulcherrima

Red Bird-of-Paradise

Red & Orange

Sun

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 8’

Sonora, Mexico

Caesalpinia pumila

Sonoran blackbird

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

Mexico

Slightly frost sensitive, very attractive small Caesalpinia sp., unusual

Calliandra californica

Baja Fairyduster

Red

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

Baja

Can die back with cold weather, not as tough as our native but showier

Calliandra eriophylla

Fairy Duster

Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 4’

1000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, butterfly larval source, tough, local & easy

Calylophus hartwegii

Sundrops

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

WF

2’ x 2’

2500 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Large showy flowers, sphinx moth larval source

Carex senta

Swamp Sedge

Full,Partial

Medium

Gr

2’ x 2’

3000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great water loving plant in wet areas, very pretty sedge in bloom (large flowerheads)

Carnegiea gigantea

Saguaro

White

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

To 40’

se AZ, below 5000’

Slow growing, wd soil, sensitive to root rot, delicious fruits, bat pollinated

Carphochaete bigelovii

Bigelow’s Bristleflower

White

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

4000 - 6700’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Star shaped flowers in the late spring, nice compact foliage

Cathesticum erectum

False Grama

Full

Low

Gr

1’ x 1’

Below 4000’, in Arizona only known from Ragged Top

Spreads by stolons, forms colony, good forage, butterfly larval source, tortoise food

Ceanothus greggii

Gregg’s Deerbrush

White

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

5’ x 5’

3500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Evergreen, fragrant spring flowers, butterfly larval source

Celtis pallida

Desert Hackberry

White

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

8’ x 10’

1500 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Great wildlife shrub, hedging, mostly evergreen, spiny, erosion control

Celtis reticulata

Canyon Hackberry

White

Full,Partial

Medium-Low

Tr

15-25’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Attractives over 30 species of birds, big butterfly larval source, slow growing

Ceratoides lanata

Winterfat

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 1.5’

2000 - 7000’, Cochise & Pima County Native

Valuable forage plant

Cercidium floridum

Blue Palo Verde

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Tr

20’ x 25’

1000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Showy Native Tree, somewhat fast growing, good shade tree

Cercidium microphyllum

Foothills Palo Verde, Littleleaf Palo Verde

Yellow

Full

Low

Sm Tr

12’ x 15’

1000- 4000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Extremely tough and xeric, slow growing

Cercidium praecox

Palo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Tr

15’ x 15’

Sonora, Mexico

Sculptural shape, attractive smooth green trunk, great specimen tree

Cercocarpus breviflorus

Hairy Mountain Mahogany

Flowers have no petals

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Tr

6’ to 12’ Tall

4000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina Mtn Native

Hairy leaves, our local form, unusual seedpods, beautiful small tree, limestone specialist

Cercocarpus montanus

Mountain Mahogany

Flowers have no petals

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

6’ - 12’ Tall

2000 - 7000’, Cochise & Pima County Native

Nice upright growth form, unusual seedpods, beautiful small tree, limestone specialist

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Fern Bush

White

Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

4500-8000’, n AZ, NM

Attract butterflies, afternoon shade in low desert, semi-evergreen, white blossoms.

Chilopsis linearis

Desert willow

Pink

Sun, Partial

Low

Tr

15’

1500-5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, moth larval source, lightly fragrant flowers

Chrysactinia mexicana

Damianita

Yellow

Full

Low

WF, Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

1800-7000’, w TX, NM, ne Mexico

Nice evergreen, fragrant foliage, somewhat tough

Cirsium arizonicum

Arizona Thistle

Red

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

3’ x 2’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, can reseed

Cissus trifoliata

Arizona Grape Ivy

White

Partial

Medium

Vine

5’ - 10’+

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Climbing or groundcover, patial shade or full sun, freezes to ground in low 20s

Citrus limatoides

Lima, Mexican Sweet Lime

White

Sun, Partial

Medium

Tr

10 to 15’

Bioregional Heirloom Fruit Trees from Sonora (Magdalena)

Delicious unusual fruit that is eaten fresh like an orange, but tastes like sweet lime

Clematis drummondii

Old Man’s Beard, Virgin’s Bower

White

Full,Partial

Medium-Low

Vine

6’ to 12’

1000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Prefers partial shade, prolific bloomer, butterfly larval source (Fatal Metalmark)

Clematis ligusticifolia

Western White clematis, Western Old Man’s Beard

White

Partial

Medium

vine

To 15’

3000 - 6500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source (Fatal Metalmark)

Clitoria mariana

Butterfly Pea

Pink

Partial

Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Amazing huge, showy flowers in summer; butterfly larval source

Condalia warnockii var. kearneyana

Condalia, Kearney’s Snakeroot

Yellow

Sun

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

8’ x 10’

1000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Edible black berries, great bird plant, nice barrier plant

Convolulus equitans

Silver Morning Glory Vine

Light Lavender

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

GC, Vine

to 3’

3000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Forms small tuber, easy and prolific bloomer, can casually reseed, nice plant

Cordia boissieri

Texas-olive

White

Sun, AftSh

Medium-Low

Sm Tr, Lg Sh

10-20’ x 10-20’

1000’-2500’, Rio grande valley, TX, NM, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas

Full sun, tolerates reflected heat, showy white blossoms, fruit eaten by birds, prune to small tree, deciduous

Cordia parvifolia

Littleleaf Cordia

White

Sun

Low

Lg Sh

6’ x 8’

Sonora to Coahuila, Durango, Baja

Showy flowers, cold hardy, flowers are eaten by rabbits & desert tortoise, tough plant

Coreocarpus arizonicus

Little Lemonhead

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great pollinator nectar plant, can reseed

Coryphantha recurvata

Golden Beehive Cactus

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Ca

1’ x 1’

3000 - 5000’, Santa Cruz County Native

Hard to find

Coursetia glandulosa

Coursetia, Baby Bonnets

Yellow & White

Sun/Partial

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 12’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, nice local shrub, uncommon in landscaping

Crossosoma bigelovii

Ragged Rock Flower, Ryolite Bush

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

2000 - 5500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Fragrant flowers, very tough once established

Cucurbita digitata

Finger Gourd, Coyote Gourd

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Vine

to 6’+

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Forms tuber, very tough once established, large flowers and small round gourds

Cuphea llavea

Bat-faced Cuphea

Red or Lavender

Partial

Medium

WF, Sm Sh

2’ x 3’

Alamos, Sonora

Hummingbird pollinated, likes a warm spot in the winter

Cydonia oblonga

Kino Heritage Quince

Pink

Full,Partial

Medium-High

Tr

10 - 15’

Southern Arizona Heirloom trees

Currently growing about 4 localities of Quince

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Buckthorn Cholla

Variable

Full

Very Low

Ca

3’ to 5’+

1000 - 3000’, Tucson Mtn Native

Good nesting habitat for birds, typically has a sprawling habit

Cylindropuntia arbuscula

Pencil Cholla

Variable

Full,Partial

Very low

Ca

typically 4’x 4’

1000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Nice small/medium sized cholla, easy to work with

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Teddy Bear Cholla

Greenish-yellow to White

Full

Very low

Ca

4’ to 7’

1000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Densely covered with bright spines, great bird habitat or barrier plant

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Chain-fruit Cholla

Variable

Full

Very low

Ca

5’ to 7’

1000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina &  Tucson Mtn Native

Great nesting habitat for birds

Cylindropuntia kleinae

Klein’s Cholla

Full,Partial

Very low

Ca

to 4’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Great nesting habitat for birds

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Christmas Cholla

Pale Yellow or Green

Full,Partial

Very low

Ca

typically 3’x3’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Red Fruits in wintertime, nice small branched easy to work with cholla

Cylindropuntia molesta

Cholla

Pink

Full

Very low

Ca

4’+

Baja, Sonora

Huge attractive spines make this a very showy and unusual species

Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Diamond Cholla

Bronze

Full

Very low

Ca

3’ x 4’

Western Arizona, below 3000’

Full sun, various soils, grows in lower Sonoran/Mohave desert, very tough

Cylindropuntia spinosior

Cane Cholla

Variable

Full

Very low

Ca

5 to 7’

3500 - 6000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Upright Cholla, great for birds

Cylindropuntia tesajo

Baja Pencil Cholla

Yellow

Full

Very low

Ca

1’ x 2’

Baja, Mexico

Spreading low growing cholla, cold hardy to at least 15 degrees

Cylindropuntia versicolor

Staghorn Cholla

Variable

Full

Very low

Ca

6 to 8’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Nice upright Cholla, great for nesting bird habitat

Dalea albiflora

White Prairie Clover

White

Full,Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 7500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, fragrant foliage, good pollinator plant, late summer bloomer

Dalea bicolor var. bicolor

Twincolored Priaire Clover

Blue

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

Sonora, Mexico

Nice large shrub, rich blue flowers

Dalea bicolor v. orcuttiana

Fragrant Dalea

Lavender

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Baja & Sonora

Deliciously fragrant foliage, makes a great tea, great nectar, butterfly larval source

Dalea capitata

Lemon Dalea

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

GC

1’ x 3’

Western Texas, Chihuahuan Desert

Great lemony fragrance to foliage, unusual dalea, typically blooms during late summer

Dalea formosa

Feather Dalea

Dark Purple

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 6500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Likes good drainage, butterfly larval source, small compact foliage, spring bloomer

Dalea frutescens

Black Dalea

Purple

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Western Texas, Chihuahuan Desert

Pleasant citrus odor for foliage, fall bloomer

Dalea greggii

Trailing Indigo Bush

Lavender

Full

Low

GC

2’ x 4’

Western Texas, Chihuahuan Desert

Good erosion control, forms nice moumnd, butterfly larval source

Dalea lutea

Yellow Bush Dalea

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

Fall bloomer,  butterfly larval source

Dalea pringlei

Pringle’s Prairie Clover

Purple with yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Nice upright form for a small plant, butterfly larval source

Dalea pulchra

Bush Dalea

Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

4’ x 3’

2500 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Likes good drainage, showy when in bloom, butterfly larval source

Dalea tomentosa

Lavender

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Sonora, Mexico

A little frost sensitive, but really unusual foliage for a Dalea

Dalea versicolor v.  sessillis

Oakwoods Prairie Clover

purple or pink

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 4’

4000 - 6200’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great performer, butterfly larval source, flowers from Fall to Spring

Dasylirion longissimum

Toothless spoon

White

Full,Partial

Low

Su

5’ x 5’

Tamaulipas to Hidalgo

Great accent plant

Dasylirion wheeleri

Desert Spoon, Sotol

White

Full,Partial

Low

Su

4’ x 5’

3000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn  Native

Great accent plant

Datura wrightii

Sacred Datura

White

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 6’

1000 - 6500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Intensely fragrant flowers, sphinx moth larval source, easy and beautiful in the summer

Deschampsia elongata

Slender Hairgrass

Partial

Medium

Gr

2’ x 2’

5000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina and Pinaleño Mtns.

Requires good drainage

Desmanthus cooleyi

Cooley’s Bundleflower

White

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

2’ x 2’

3000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Great butterfly larval source, attractive plant

Desmodium batocaulon

San Pedro Tickclover

Lavender

Partial

Medium

GC

1’ x 3’

3000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, nice groundcover for partial shade

Desmodium cinerascens

Spiked Tickclover

Pink

Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, one of the few upright Desmodium species in Arizona

Dicliptera resupinata

Twin dropseed

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, tough & local, can handle fun, partial or full shade, can reseed

Digitaria californica

Arizona cottontop

Sun, Partial

Low

Gr

3’ x 2’

1000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Nice early summer bloomer, reseeds, great Desert Tortoise plant

Distichlis stricta (

Salt grass

Partial

Medium-Low

Gr

1’ x mat

1000 - 7000’, Originally native to Santa Cruz River

Salt tolerant, various soils, likes wetter areas, good gray water plant, spreads by runners

Dodonea viscosa

Hopseed bush

Green

Sun, Partial

Low

Lg Sh

6 - 8’ Tall

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Great screen plant, fast grower, evergreen

Dyssodia pentachaeta

Dogweed

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

WF, GC

1’ x 1’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, reseeds, great small groundcover, good nectar source

Ebenopsis ebano

Texas-ebony

White

Sun

Low

Sm Tr

8’ to 12’

Texas Native

Tolerates hot west sun, evergreen, slow growing

Echinocereus bonkerae

Bonker’s Hedgehog

Bright Magneta to Purplish

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

2’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Requires good drainage, very showy with short spines

Echinocereus brandegeei

Baja Strawberry Hedgehog

Magenta

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

2’ x 2’

Baja California

Very showy flowers

Echinocereus coccineus

Red Hedgehog

Red to Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

2’ x 2’

3000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Echinocereus engelmannii

Engelmann’s Hedgehog Cactus

Magenta

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

1’ x 2’

1500 - 5000’, Pima & Pinal Counties Native

Echinocereus fascicularis

Strawberry Hedgehog

Pink to Red

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

2’ x 2’

1000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Echinocereus rigidissimus var. rigidissumus

Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog

Magenta

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

1’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Needs really good drainage

Echinocereus rigidissimus var. rubispina

Ruby Rainbow Hedgehog

Magenta

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

1’

Native to extreme southeastern Arizona & Sonora Mexico

Needs good drainage

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Claret Cup Hedgehog

Orange to Red

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

1’ x 2’

2500 - 5000’, Cochise County Native

Elymus elymoides

Bottlebrush Squirreltail

Full,Partial

Medium-Low

Gr

2’ x 2’

3500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Attractive large flowering seedheads

Encelia farinosa

Brittlebush

Yellow

Full

Low

Sh

3’ x 4’

1000 - 3000’, Tucson Native

Desert Tortoises love flowers, great spring color

Encelia frutescens

Green Brittlebush

Yellow

Full

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina Mtn native

Ephedra aspera (E. nevadensis)

Joint-fir, Mormon tea

Yellowish

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Tough, makes delicious red tea, medicinal/stimulating

Ephedra viridis

Joint-fir, Mormon tea

Yellowish

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

3000 - 7000’, Northern Arizona Native

Same as above

Eragrostis intermedia

Plains Lovegrass

Full,Partial

Low

Gr

2’ x 3’

2000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Attractive purplish flowers in the late summer, nice airy appearance

Ericameria laricifolia

Turpentine Bush

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh

4’ x 4’

3000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Late fall flowers, great late season nectar source, fragrant foliage, evergreen

Ericameria nauseosa

Rabbitbrush

Yellow

Full,Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Cruz & Cochise Cty Native

Great fall nectar source, impressive when in bloom, great butterfly nectar plant

Erigeron colomexicanus

Running Fleabane

White w/pink

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh, WF

1’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

During monsoon season, plants will send off stolons (new plantlets)

Erigeron divergens

Spreading fleabane

White

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh, GC

1’ x 1.5’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Short lived, but reseeds readily, great butterfly nectar source

Erigeron speciosus

Showy fleabane

Pink

Partial

Medium

Sm Sh, GC

1.5’ x 1.5’

6000-9000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Large beautiful flowers, somewhat evergreen in Tucson

Eriogonum fasciculatum v. poliofolium

Flattop Buckwheat

White or Purple

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 4’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Likes drainage, butterfly larval source, relished by Desert Tortoises

Eriogonum wrightii

Wright Buckwheat

Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3000-7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great late summer bloomer, butterfly nectar source, great accent plant

Erioneuron grandiflorum

Giant Fluffgrass

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Gr

2’ x 2’

4000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina Mtn Native

Nice small bunchgrass with large tufted inflouresences

Erythrina flabelliformis

SW Coral Bean, Chilicote

Bright Red

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

4’ to 6’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Huge, showy flowers followed by large red seeds.  Hummingbird pollinated

Eupatorium greggii

Butterfly mist

Bluish purple

Full,Partial

Medium

Sm Sh, WF

3’ x 3’

3500 - 5000’, Santa Rita, Mustang & Dragoon Mtns

Incredible nectar source for butterflies & pollinators

Eupatorium sonorae

Bluish purple

Partial

Medium

Sm Sh, WF

2.5’ x 2.5’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Great butterfly nectar plant

Eupatorium solidaginifolium

White

Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Blooms in monsoon seasons

Euphorbia antisyphilitica

Candelilla

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Su

1’ x 2’

Baja, sw TX, 100-3800’

Nice accent plant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Desert poinsettia

Whitish green

Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Reseeds readily, attractive reddish blushing on leaves, easy to grow, Tortoises love

Euphorbia xantii

White with pink

Sun

Low-Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

Mexico

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa

Sonoran Kidneywood

White

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Tr

8’ - 14’ Tall

3500 - 5500’, Santa Rita & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, lovely small patio tree, medicinal tee plant

Eysenhardtia texana

Texas Kidneywood

White

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Tr

8’ - 14’ Tall

Texas Native

Extremely cold hardy, huge butterfly larval source, fragrant flowers

Fallugia paradoxa

Apache Plume

White

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Lg Sh

6’ x 4’

3500 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Dragoon Mtn Native

Member of the Rose Family, beautiful flowers followed by unusual seedheads

Ferocactus chrysacanthus

Twisted spine Barrel Cactus

Yellow

Sun

Low

Ca

3’ x 2’

Baja California

Ferocactus cylindraceus v. tortulospina

Yellowspine compass Barrel

Yellow to Red

Sun

Low

Ca

5’ x 2’

Baja California

Ferocactus emoryi

Red Barrel Cactus

Yellow

Sun

Low

Ca

4’ x 2’

1500 - 4500’, Pinal, Maricopa & Pima County Native

Ferocactus gracilis

Red Barrel Cactus

Red

Sun

Low

Ca

5’ x 2’

Baja California

Reddest of the Red Barrels, columnar species

Ferocactus rectispinus

Longspine Barrel

Red/Orange Flowers

Sun

Low

Ca

2’ x 2’

Baja California

Gorgeous flowers

Ferocactus wislizenii

Fishook Barrel

Yellow to Red

Sun

Low

Ca

6’ x 2’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Our local barrel cactus

Ferocactus viridescens

San Diego Barrel Cactus

Greenish

Sun

Low

Ca

1’ x 1’

Southern California Native & Northern Baja

Forms clumps, easy care

Festuca arizonica

AZ Fescue

Low

Gr

2-4’ clump

2500-9500’, n AZ to Pima Co

High forage value, fine blades, partial shade best at lower elev, wd soil

Ficus carica

Kino Heritage Fig

Green

Partial

Medium-High

Tr

from 8 to 12’ Tall

Southern Arizona Heirloom fruit trees

Several different localities and varieties currently in cultivation

Forestiera neomexicana

Desert-olive, New Mexico privet

Greenish

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Tr, Lg Sh

6’ - 10’ Tall

3000-7000’, Graham County Native

Male & Female Plants, produce edible berries eaten by birds, attractive white trunks

Fouquieria macdougalii

Mexican Tree Ocotillo

Red

Sun

Low

Su

12’ x 6’

Sonora, Sinaloa

Cold Hardy to about 18 degrees

Fouquieria splendens

Ocotillo

Red

Sun

Low

Su

12’ x 3’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, moth larval source

Fraxinus goodingii

Gooding Ash

White

Sun, Partial

Medium

Tr

6’ - 10’ Tall

3500 - 5000’, Santa Cruz County Native

Fraxinus greggii

Littleleaf Ash, Gregg Ash

White

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

6 - 10’ Tall

1200-6000’, w TX, NM, s AZ, n Mexico

Great small, evergreen tree (or upright shrub)

Fraxinus velutina

Velvet Ash

White

Sun, Partial

Medium

Tr

15 - 20’+

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly & Moth larval source, fast grower, likes water, good for graywater

Fraxinus velutina “Rio Grande"

Fantex Ash, Rio Grande Ash

White

Sun, Partial

Medium-low

Tr

25’ x 25’

A slightly more xeric plant found near El Paso

Fast growing, a little bit less water than our native ‘variety’

Galactia wrightii

Wright’s Milkpea

Light Purple

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Vine

to 4’

3000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source

Galvezia juncea

Snapdragon Bush

Red

Sun

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Mexico

Hummingbird pollinated, a little bit frost sensitive (likes a warm spot)

Garrya wrightii

Silk Tassel

Yellowish

Partial

Medium-Low

Lg Sh

6’ to 8’

3500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Nice evergreen shrub, produces black berries, good bird plant

Geranium caespitosum

Native Geranium

Purple to Lavender

Partial

Medium-Low

WF

1’ x 1’

6000 - 9000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Long lived plants, will bloom in Tucson, does fantastic in a container, needs good drainage

Gossypium davidsonii

Davidson’s Hibiscus

Yellow with red

Sun

Low

Sh

5’ x 3

Sonora, Mexico

Showy flowers, nice upright growth habit, very attractive and tough plant

Gossypium harknessii

San Marcos-hibiscus

Yellow

Sun

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

Sonora & Baja

Produces large yellow flowers during the hot summer months

Graptopetalum rusbyi

Rusby’ Stonecrop

Red with  Yellow & White

Partial or Shade

Low-Medium

Su

Several inches tall

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source (Xami Hairstreak), great rock plant/container plant

Guaiacum angustifolium

Guayacan, Soapbush

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Lg Sh

6’ to 8’

1600-4000’, w TX, s TX, ne Mexico

Beautiful shrub with gorgeous purple flowers, butterfly larval plant, frost hardy to low 20’s

Guaiacum coulteri

Guayacan

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

6’ to 8’

Sonora, Mexico

Same as above

Guara lindheimeri

Bee Blossom

Pink or White

Sun, Partial

Low to Med

WF

2’ x 2’

Western Texas, Chihuahuan Desert

Butterfly nectar source

Guardiola platyphylla

Apache Plant

White

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Good butterfly nectar source, interesting foliage, better in partial shade

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Snakeweed

Yellow

Sun

Low

Sm Sh, WF

2’ x 2’

2000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Great tough plant, attractive when in bloom, good nectar source

Gymnosperma glutinosa

Gumhead

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’

3500 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Santa Rita Mtn Native

Great monsoon/fall nectar source for pollinators

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Brazilwood

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Tr

10-20’ x 10-20’

Mexican west coast

Needs a warm spot, a little frost sensitive, beautiful tree, rarely used in landscaping

Hamelia patens

Firebush, Scarlet Bush

Red

Sun, Partial

Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

Texas Native

Hummingbird and butterfly nectar source, showy, dies back in the winter

Haplophyton crooksii

Dwarf Desert Plumeria

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Great tough local plant, summer/fall bloomer

Havardia mexicana

Mexican-ebony, Palo Chino

White

Sun

Low

Tr

15 - 25’

Sonora and Baja

Cold hardy to about 15 degrees, slow growing

Havardia pallens

Tenaza

White

Sun

Low

Tr

20’ x 15-20’

Southern Texas & Northeastern Mexico

Butterfly larval source, flowers have a wonderful evening fragrance

Hechtia montana

False Agave, Mescalito

Cream

Sun, FilSun

Low

Su

1’ x 1’

Baja, Sonora, higher elev

Bromeliad family.  Grows by budding.  very wd soil, full sun or light shade

Hedeoma hyssopifolia

False Pennyroyal

Light Purple

Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

5000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina and Rincon Mtn Native

Good butterfly nectar source, nice small compact plant in mint family

Hedeoma nana

Dwarf False Pennyroyal

Lavender

Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Good butterfly nectar source, likes good drainage, great plant

Herrisantia crispa

Bladdermallow

Cream

Sun, Partial

Low

Gr

2’ x 3’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Great Desert Tortoise & native bee plant, interesting native groundcover

Hesperaloe funifera

Giant Hesperaloe

White

Sun

Low

Su

6’ x 6’

Northern Mexico

Great accent plant

Hesperaloe nocturna

Evening blooming Hesperaloe

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Su

5’ x 3

Sonora, Mexico

Great accent plant

Hesperaloe parviflora

Red Hesperaloe

Red

Low

Su

3’ x 4’

Central & sw TX, Coahuila, Mexico

Good hummingbird flowers, wd soils, good container plant, slow to moderate growth

Heteropogon contortus

Tanglehead

Sun, Partial

Low

Gr

2’ x 1’

1000-6000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Short-lived perennial bunchgrass (2-3 yrs), reseeds easily, wd soils preferred

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Camphorweed

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low

Sh

5’ x 5’

1000’-5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Reseeds readily, medicinal, great pollinator nectar source in the late summer, annual

Hibiscus biseptis

Arizona Rosemallow

Yellow with red

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Herbaceous perennial, larger blooms than H. coulteri, very pretty, great bee plant

Hibiscus cardiophyllus

Heartleaved Hibiscus

Red

Full

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Western Texas, Chihuahuan Desert

Extremely tough, very showy, blooms in summer

Hibiscus coulteri

Desert Rose-mallow

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Woody perennial, gorgeous large flowers, great bee plant

Hibiscus denudatus

Rock Hibiscus

Lavender

Sun

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

1000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

One of the hardiest and showiest local Tucson native plants -recommended

Hibiscus lasiocarpus

Rockmallow

White

Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

New Mexico & Texas Native

Hilaria belangeri

Curly mesquite

Sun

Low

Gr

6” x mat

2000-6500’, c TX to s AZ

Spreads by stolons, great forage grass, especially for Desert Tortoise

Hilaria mutica

Tobosa Grass

Sun

Low

Gr

3’ x 2’

2000 - 6000’, Tucson Mtn Native

Very tough grass

Hilaria rigida

Big galleta

Sun

Low

Gr

3’ x 3’

1000 - 5500’, Western Arizona

Long-lived bunch grass, the most drought tolerant grass in the western United States

Holacantha emoryi (Castella emoryi)

Crucifixion Thorn

Greenish Yellow

Sun

Low

Sh

8 to 12’ Tall

Below 2000’, Pima, Pinal & Maricopa County Native

Tough, thorny & menacing, hard to find at nurseries

Hyptis emoryi

Desert Lavender

Lavender

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

6’ x 5’

1000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Fragrant foliage, great nectar source for pollinators

Imperata brevifolia

Satin-tail

Partial

Medium

Gr

3’ x 3’

To 4500’ AZ, only known from 7 localities in Arizona

Probably the most attractive native grass, its range is shrinking nationally

Indigofera sphaerocarpa

Indigobush

Pink & White

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

3500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, a unique legume shrub, fast grower

Ipomoea longifolia

A state rare plant that is currently banned by the ARIZ Dept of Agriculture!!!!!

Ipomoea thurberi

A nationally listed very rare plant that is currently banned by ARIZ Dept of Agriculture!

Ipomopsis aggreggata

Scarlet Gilia

Red

Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

5000 - 8000’, Northern Arizona Native

Showy Red blooms, cool basal leave growth

Iris missiouriensis

Missouri Iris

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

WF

1’ x 1’

5000 - 9000’, Chiricihua & White Mtn Native

Only Iris native to Arizona, surprisingly tough in the desert

Isocoma acradenia

Alkali Goldenbush

Yellow

Sun

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

1000 - 4000’, Pima, Pinal & Yuma County Native

Very tough and xeric once established, great pollinator nectar source

Isocoma tenuisecta

Burrowweed

Yellow

Sun

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

1000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Great for revegetation, extremely tough, good nectar source in summer/fall

Isomeris arborea

Bladderpod

Yellow

Sun

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

To 3900’, CA, Baja

Evergreen, very pretty when in bloom, tough, good nectar source

Jacquemontia pringlei

Pringle’s Clustervine

White

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Vine

to 8’

3000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Perennial native morning glory vine, strong bloomer

Janusia gracilis

Slender Janusia

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Vine

2’ to 5’

1000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Extremely tough local plant, good Desert Tortoise plant

Jathropha cardiophylla

Limber Bush

White

Sun

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

1000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina & Tucson Mtn Native

Interesting accent/specimen plant, great winter dormant look, unusual

Juglans major

Arizona Walnut

Sun, Partial

High

Tr

15 - 20’+

2000 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Slow growing, produces edible nuts, good graywater tree, fragrant foliage

Justicia californica

Chuparosa

Red or Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

3’ x 4’

1000 - 2500’, Tucson Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, can bloom during the wintertime

Justicia candicans

Red Justicia, Chichuahuan Honeysuckle

Red

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

4’ x 3’

1500 - 3500’, Santa Catalina Mtn Native

Great hummingbird and butterfly nectar source

Justicia longii

Longflower Tubetongue

White

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Beautiful evening, early morning flowers, moth pollinated, beautiful in bloom

Justicia sonorae

Sonoran Honeysuckle

Light Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

Sonora, Mexico

Great hummingbird and butterfly nectar source, spreads, beautiful in the spring

Justicia spicigera

Mexican honeysuckle

Orange

Partial or Shade

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Northern Mexico

Evergreen, hummingbird pollinated, can handle full sun but does better with shade

Keckiella cordifolia

Heartleaf Keckiella

Red/Orange

Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

3’ x 3’+

Southern California, below 4000’

Hummingbird pollinated

Koeberlinia spinosa

Allthorn, Crucifixion Thorn

White

Full

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 6’

2000 - 5000’, Tucson Mtn Native

Great barrier plant birds like black berries, extremely tough

Lachnostoma arizonicum

Arizona Ribpod Milkweed Vine

White

Full,Partial

Low

Vine

To 5’

3000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, interesting large seedpods hang on the vines for a long time

Lagascea decipiens

Lagascea

Yellow

Full,Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ - 5’

3000-4500’, Atascosa & Baboquivari Mtn Native

Butterfly larval & nectar source, showy prolific bloomer, likes a warm spot

Larrea tridentata subsp. divaricata

Creosote Bush

Yellow

Full

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 8’

1000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

The ultimate desert plant, amazing fragrance after rains, blooms constantly, evergreen

Lasianthera podacephala

San Pedro Daisy

Yellow

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3000 - 5000’, Rincon & Pajarito Mtn Native

Good pollinator nectar plant

Leptochloa dubia

Green sprangletop

Full,Partial

Low

Gr

4’ x 2’

2500-6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, nice upright larger grass

Leucophyllum candidum

Violet Silverleaf

Violet

Full

Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

Southwestern Texas

Whitish foliage contrasts nicely with dark purple flowers, small “Ranger”, very tough

Leucophyllum frutescens

Texas Ranger, Texas-sage

Light Purple

Full

Low

Sh

7’ x 7’

1000-4500’, sw TX, ne Mexico

Cold hardy to 0 degrees, profusion of blooms in summer, evergreen & tough

Leucophyllum laevigatum

Chihuahuan Rainsage

Lavender

Full

Low

Sh

4’ x 5’

4000-7800’, Chihuahua, Coahuila

Coldy hardy, evergreen, impressive in bloom, a unique ‘Ranger’

Leucophyllum pruinosum

Fragrant Ranger, Bubblegum Sage

Dark Purple

Full

Low

Sh

6’ x 6’

Northern Mexico

Wonderfully fragrant flowers have strong scent of grape bubblegum

Leucophyllum zygophyllum

Blue Ranger

Bluish

Full

Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

Northern Mexico

Nice smaller “Ranger”, nice compact foliage

Linum lewisii

Blue Flax

Blue

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

2’ x 2’

3500 - 7500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Reseeds, beautiful flowers

Lippia graveolens

Mexican Oregano

White

Full,Partial

Medium

Sh

5’ x 5’

NM, TX, n Mexico

Great butterfly & hummingbird nectar plant, great quality culinary herb

Lippia nudiflora

Frog fruit

White

Partial

Medium

GC

6’ x mat

Texas Native

Host plant for Phaon Crescent butterfly, spreads rapidly by runners with enough water

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

Red

Full,Partial

Medium

WF

2’ x 2’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Hummingbird & butterfly nectar source, gorgeous plant, likes water

Lobelia laxiflora

Sierra Madre Lobelia

Light Red with Orange

Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 5000’, only known from the Pajarito & Rincon Mtns

Tougher than L. cardinalis

Lonicera albiflora

White Honeysuckle

White

Partial

Medium

Vine

to 8’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Rita & Huachuca Mtn Native

Woody vining ‘shrub’, moth pollinated, produces berries

Lonicera interrupta

Chapparal Honeysuckle

White

Partial

Medium

Vine

to 8’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Woody vining ‘shrub’, moth pollinated, produces berries, showier than L. albiflora

Lophocereus schotti

Senita

Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

10’ x 12’

1000-2000’, Native to Organpipe, AZ & Sonora

Frost sensitive, requires warm location, edible fruit

Lophocereus schottii var. monstrosus

Totem Pole Cactus

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

10’ x 10’

Baja

No spines, nurse plant helps growth

Lycium andersonii

Anderson Wolfberry

Lavender

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Lg Sh

5’ x 5’

1000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Edible red berries loved by birds & people, incredible wildlife plant

Lycium berlandieri

Narrowleaf Wolfberry

Lavender

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

5’ x 5’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Edible red berries loved by birds & people, incredible wildlife plant

Lycium brevipes

Baja Wolfberry

Lavender

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Lg Sh

8’ x 10’

Baja

Delicious berries, highly productive, surprisingly cold hardy to over 4500’, fast

Lycium exsertum

Thornbush

White to pale purple

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Lg Sh

5’ x 5’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Edible red berries loved by birds & people, incredible wildlife plant

Lycium fremontii

Fremont Wolfberry

Lavender

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Lg Sh

5’ x 5’

1000 - 3500’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Edible red berries loved by birds & people, incredible wildlife plant

Lycium pallidum

Paleleaf Wolfberry, Tomatillo

Green

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

4’ x 6’

3000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Huge green flowers, massive berries & leaves, very unusual Wolfberry, the herbalists choice

Lycurus setosus

Wolftail

Full,Partial

Low

Gr

1.5’ x 1.5’

4000-6500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

High forage value, wonderful small bunchgrass, great accent grass

Lysiloma microphylla v thornberi

Desert-fern, Feather Tree

White

Full,Partial

Low

Tr

16’ x 18’

In US, only in the Rincon Mountatins, 2800-4000’, Sonora

Beautiful thornless, shade tree, is frost sensitive above 3000’

Machaeranthera asteroides

Aster

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 5500’, Pima County Native

Great butterfly nectar source, spreads readily from seed

Machaeranthera tanacetifolius

Tansyleaf Aster

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low

Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 5500’, Pima County Native

Great butterfly nectar source, spreads readily from seed, beautifly lacy foliage

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Bloodred Beanvine

Wine Red or Purplish

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Vine

To 15’

4000’, Baboquivari & Coyote Mountain Native

Striking burgundy blossoms, sun (aft shade best in low desert)

Macroptilium gibbosifolium

Variableleaf Bushbean

Orange

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Vine

To 5’

3000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Macrosiphonia brachysiphon

Huachuca Rocktrumpet

White

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Sweet fragrant, large flowers in summertime, moth pollinated

Malvaviscus drummondii

Turk’s Cap

Red

Partial or Shade

Med

Sh

4’ x 3’

Mexico

Best in shade or understory.  Bright red blossoms, hummingbirds

Marsdenia edulis

White

Partial

Low-Medium

Vine

To 10’+

Alamos, Sonora

Forms corky stalks, male & female plants, immature fruit is eaten similar to mango

Marina parryi

Parry marina

Purple with White

Sun

low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Interesting little plant, available occasionally

Mascagnia lilacia

Purple Mascagnia

Purple

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Vine

to 15’

Coahuila Mexico

Evergreen, beautiful flowering vine, slow at first but then takes off after 2nd year

Mascagnia macroptera

Yellow Orchid-vine

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Vine

to 15’

Baja, Sonora

Good evergreen vine

Maurandya antirrhiniflora

Snapdragon-vine

Purple or Red

Partial

Low

Vine

to 8’

1500-6000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Hummingbird pollinated, pretty flowers, can reseed, great small vine

Melampodium leucanthum

Blackfooot Daisy

White

Sun

Low

Sm Sh

2’x 2’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Very tough plant, typically grows on limestone, good nectar source

Menodora scabra

Rough Menodora

Yellow

Sun, Partial

Low

Sm Sh

2’ x 2’

2000 - 4500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Native

Tough plant

Mentha arvensis

Wild Mint

Whitish pink

Partial

Medium

GC

1’ x 2’

5000 - 8000’, Chiricahua & White Mtn Native

The only true mint native to Arizona, absolutely delicious

Mimosa biuncifera

Catclaw Mimosa

White

Full,Partial

Low-Medium

Sh

6’ x 6’

2000-6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

The everlovable Catclaw mimosa, butterfly larval source, great barrier plant

Mimosa dysocarpa

Velvetpod Mimosa

Lavender

Sun

Low-Medium

Sh

4’ x 5’

3500-6500, Santa Rita & Pajarito Mtn Native

Considered to be the showiest of our four native Mimosa species, butterfly larval source

Mimosa laxiflora

Arizona Mimosa

Pink

Sun

Low-Medium

Sh

5’ x 4’

1000 - 3000’, Tucson Mtn Native

Attrractive upright growth habit, pretty and unusual plant, butterfly larval slurce

Mirabilis longiflora

Evening scented Four O’Clock

White with purple stamen

Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

4’ x 4’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Fragrant evening flowers, moth pollinated & larval source, forms large tuber, summer bloomer

Mirabilis multiflora

Showy Four O’Clock

Magenta

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Sh

3’ x 3’

3000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Large showy flowers, moth larval source, forms large tuber, easy once established

Morus microphylla

Western Mulberry

Pale Yellow

Sun, Partial

Medium-Low

Tr

from 6 to 10’

3000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Originally native to Tucson, good bird plant, small edible fruits, easy & local

Muhlenbergia dubioides

Box Canyon Muhly

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Gr

3’ x 3’

3000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Santa Rita Mtn Native

State listed rare plant, our seed was collected from the type locality, butterfly larval source

Muhlenbergia dumosa

Bamboo-muhly

Partial

Medium

Gr

4’ x 4’

2000 - 4000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Butterfly larval source, beautiful graceful bunchgrass, great as a patio plant or container plant

Muhlenbergia emersleyi

Bull Grass

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Gr

3’ x 4’

3500 - 7000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Attractive large bunchgrass, butterfly larval source

Muhlenbergia longiligula

Longtongue Muhly

Partial

Low-Medium

Gr

3’ x 3’

5000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina and Rincon Mtn Native

Similar to M. emersleyi, but with longer ligules

Muhlenbergia polycaulis

Cliff Muhly

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Gr

2’ x 2’

3500 - 5500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Whitish seedheads are striking, very pretty grass

Muhlenbergia porteri

Bush-muhly

Sun

Low

Gr

3’x 3’

2000 - 6000’, Santa Catalina, Tucson & Rincon Mtn Native

Purplish flowers in August, high forage value, extremely tough, loved by Desert Tortoises

Muhlenbergia rigens

Deer Grass

Sun, Partial

Low-Medium

Gr

3’ x 4’

2500-7000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

High forage value

Muhlenbergia straminea

Screwleaf Muhly

Partial

Medium

Gr

3’ x 3’

4000 - 8000’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Interesting Muhly grass, older leaf blades curly up adding a distinctive appearance

Nicotiana obtusifolia

Desert Tobacco

White

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh, WF

2’ x 1’

2000 - 5000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Good nectar source, can bloom throughout the year, reseeds readily

Nolina bigelovii

Bigelow Nolina

White

Full,Partial

Low

Su

8’ x 6’

To 3500’, se CA, w AZ, Baja and Sonora

Full sun and wd soils are key

Nolina microcarpa

Beargrass, Sacahuista

White

Full,Partial

Low

Su

5’ x 5’

3000-6500’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Great accent plant, very tough and durable

Oenothera caespitosa

Tufted Evening primrose

White

Full,Partial

Low

Sm Sh, WF

1’ x 1.5’

4000-7500’, Santa Catalina & Rincon Mtn Native

Beautiful large flowers, sphinx moth larval and nectar source, can reseed, likes good drainage

Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima

Hooker’s Evening Primrose

Yellow

Full,Partial

Medium

sh

5’ x 2’

3500’-9000’, Santa Catalina, Rincon & Tucson Mtn Native

Flower stalks produce a huge number of blooms, reseeds readily, birds love seeds

Olneya tesota

Desert Ironwood

Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Tr

15 - 20’+

1000 - 2500’, Tucson Mtn Native

Requires good drainage, slow growing, edible tasty seeds, beautiful when in bloom

Opuntia basilaris

Beavertail Cactus

Pink

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

3’ x 4’

1000 - 3000, Western Arizona

Edible fruits, loved by specialized native bees, great for birds and animals

Opuntia macrocentra

Long-spine Prickly Pear

Yellow with Red

Full,Partial

Low

Ca

3’ x 4’

3000 - 5000’, Pima & Maricopa County Native