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Plant List

The following list was compiled by David Machledt, nursery staff. This list is still in the process of being edited to adjust some aspects of elevational ranges, cultural information, and local distribution. As we are always growing new species, this list is not everything that we are currently working on but gives a good idea of most of the species that we grow. An updated database will be posted here soon.

 

Scientific Name

Common Name

Hardi-ness

Water

Form

Size (hw)

Native range

Comments

Abutilon incanum

Indian Mallow

 

Low

Sh

6’ x 6’

2000-4000’

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

Abutilon palmeri

Palmer Mallow, Indian Mallow

To ground in mid 20s

Low

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

w AZ, lower elev

Tough drought survivor, apricot blossoms

Achillea millefolia

Yarrow

hardy

Lowish

Sm sh

2’ x 2’

5000’+ in AZ and CA, otherwise widespread

Partial shade, full sun with more water.  Spreads through runners, medicinal, white blossoms, tolerates various soils.

Acourtia wrightii

Brownfoot, Perezia

15 deg

Low

Sm Sh

4’ x 3’

NV, UT, AZ, NM, TX

Pink flowers attract butterflies, January to June, prefers wd soil, full sun or partial shade

Acacia

Nine species in AZ.  Most diversity in Australia.  Shrubs to small trees, low water, spring bloomers, good wildlife plants

      Acacia angustissima

Prairie Acacia

Whiteball Acacia

-10 deg

Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

0 to 9000’, MO & TX through AZ, Mexico to Colombia

Full sun or aft shade, deciduous, generally thornless, wd soils preferred, white blossoms

      Acacia belandieri

Guajillo

20 deg

Low

Lg Sh

10’ x 12’

w. TX, ne Mexico

1000-3000 ft

Well-drained soil, deciduous

White blossoms, fragrant flowers

      Acacia constricta

Whitethorn Acacia

5 deg

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’ x 15’

1500-6500ft, AZ, w TX, n Mexico

Full sun, well-drained soil, caliche ok, white blossoms

      Acacia farnesiana

Sweet Acacia

15 deg

Low

Lg Sh, Tr

15-20’

S CA, AZ, sw TX, FL, all Mexico, 2500-5000ft

Yellow fragrant blossoms, fast grower, full sun, prune at base for more tree-like form, tends toward shrubiness otherwise

      Acacia greggii

Catclaw Acacia

To 0 deg

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’x 15’

Below 5000ft, se CA, s NV, AZ, se UT, NM, w TX

Full sun, well-drained soil, moderate growth rate, prune to expose gnarly trunk if desired, shrubby plant

      Acacia millefolia

Santa Rita Acacia

At least to

25 deg

Low

Lg Sh

12’ x 15’

Se AZ, Sonora, sinaloa Mexico 3500-5000 ft

Extra water increases flower production, attractive pods, creamy flowers.

      Acacia neovernicosa

Viscid Acacia

0 deg

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’ x 8’

Chihuahuan desert, se AZ, 3500-5000’

Yellow blossoms in spring, limestone slopes, full sun, wd soil, prune only dead branches, upright version of A. constricta

      Acacia rigidula

Blackbrush Acacia

20 deg

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

15 deg

Low

Lg Sh

8’ x 10’

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

Full sun or light shade, suppl irrigation helps, well drained soils, nasty thorns

      Acacia schaffneri

Twisted Acacia

17 deg

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

15’ x 20’

n and central Mexico

Yellow flowers, sculptural, full sun, wd soil

      Acacia willardiana

Palo blanco

mid 20s

Low

Sm Tr

20’ x 10’

Sonora, Mexico

Needs sheltered area, full sun, patios!

      Acacia wrightii

Wright’s Acacia

At least 5 dg

Low

Lg Sh, Sm Tr

10’ x 10’

TX, n Mexico, Baja

Tolerates caliche, full sun, ouchy thorns

Agastache ruprestrus

Horse Mint

Cold hardy

Medium

Sm Sh

3’ x 3’

mid elev, Santa Rita

Good tea, wd soil

Agave

Higher elev agaves prefer afternoon shade in low desert.  Blossom from ma few years to fifty years. 

      Agave americana

Maguey

 

 

Lg Su

6’ x 6’

Mexico

 

      Agave bovicornuta

Cow Horn Agave

Lechuguilla verde

20 deg

Low

Su

3’ x 3’

3000-6000’, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua

Requires wd soil, filtered sun or afternoon shade preferred at lower elev.

      Agave colorata

 

hardy

Low

Su

3’ x 2’

 

Full sun or partial shade

      Agave deserti s. deserti

Desert agave

low 20s

Low

Su

1.5’ x 2’

1300-4000ft, s CA, Baja

Yellow flowers, forms colonies to 10ft diamet

      Agave lechuguilla

Lechuguilla

Cold hardy

Low

Su

2’ x 2’

Chihuahuan desert

Indicator plant of Chihuahuan desert, water from plant sold in Mex as sport drink, poisonous to livestock, used to make “clandestino” alcohol

      Agave murpheyi

Murphy’s Agave

Hohokam Agave

20s

Sorta low

Su

3’ x 4’

Phoenix area

A Native American cultivar, flowers in 10 yrs

      Agave neomexicana

New Mexico agave

To 0 dg

Low o.e

Su

1.5’ x 2’

NM, 1400-7000’

Yellow flowers, limestone slopes

      Agave palmeri

Palmer Agave

To 15 dg

Low

Su

3’ x 4’

Se AZ, sw NM, Sonora

3000-6000’

Flowers to 15’ stalk.  Occurs on hillsides and oak woodland

      Agave parryi

Parry’s Agave

Below 15

Low

Su

2’ x 3’

7500’ Mt. Lemmon

Partial shade in Tucson, wd soil

      Agave schottii

Shin dagger

 

Low

Sm Su

1’ x 1’

 

 

      Agave vilmoriniana

Octopus Agave

A little FS

Low

Lg Su

4’ x 4’

 

Partial shade in Tucson

Ageratina herbacea

(syn Eupatorium herbaceum)

 

Hardy, dies back in winter

Medium

Sh

4’ x 4’

4000-7500’, Santa Catalinas