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species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Acacia angustissima White Ball Acacia spring-fall cream 7 X 7 AZ, SON 6
Acacia millefolia Fern Acacia summer-fall cream 4 X 4 AZ 3
Acacia schafneri Twisted Acacia summer 20 X 15 2
Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise' Apricot Sunrise spring-fall orange 3 X 3 30
Agastache 'Ava' Ava spring-fall wine 4 X 3 25
Agastache micrantha summer white 4 X 1 5
Agastache wrightii Wright's Agastache summer 5
Agave aktites 0.8 X 1 8
Agave ' Sharkskin' Sharkskin Agave 2 X 3 10
Agave americana medio-picta Variegated Century Plant 3 X 5 2
Agave aurea Golden Agave yellow 10
Agave bovicornuta Cow Horn Agave 3 X 4 Son, Sin 20
Agave chrysantha Golden Flowered Agave spring-summer yellow 3 X 5 AZ 26 From a reliably yellow population Superstition Mtns.
Agave colorata Mescal Ceniza 3 X 3 Sonora 1
Agave deserti simplex Desert Agave spring-summer yellow 1.5 X 2 S AZ 25
Agave fernandi-regis King Ferdinand Agave 1 X 1 0
Agave flexispina 5
Agave gigantensis Sierra de la Giganta Agave 3 X 3 BCS 41
Agave lophatha Holly Agave summer yellow/green 2.5 X 3 24
Agave murpheyi Hohokam winter 3 X 5 16
Agave ocatlan 30
Agave palmeri Palmer's Agave spring-summer yellow-green/rose 5 X 6 AZ 12 Probable cultivated form from Cochise Co.
Agave parrasana Parras Agave 2 X 3 1
Agave parry truncata Artichoke Agave 2 X 4 Zacatecas 10
Agave parviflora Little Princess Agave summer white 4 X 0.7 AZ, SON 20
Agave peacockii 5
Agave shawii goldmanniana Goldmann's Agave 20
Agave toumeyana toumeyana Toumey Agave spring greenish white 1 X 6 AZ 12
Agave triangularis Triangle Leaf Agave 3
Agave vilmoriniana Octopus Agave spring yellow 4 X 5 35
Agave weberi Weber's Agave 5 X 8 10
Agave zebra Zebra Agave 2.5 X 5 Sonora 7
Ageratum corymbosum spring-winter lavender 2 X 1.5 0
Aloe barbadensis Aloe vera winter-spring yellow 2 X 2 S Africa 11
Aloe broomii S Africa 6
Aloe buhrii S Africa 0
Aloe chaubaudii S Africa 10
Aloe cryptopoda S Africa 0
Aloe dichotoma 15 X 10 S Africa 0
Aloe ferox winter-spring red-orange 3 X 3 S Africa 0
Aloe herrerocusis S Africa 9
Aloe karasmontana S Africa 0
Aloe khamiensis S Africa 6
Aloe marlothii Cape Aloe winter orange 5 X 5 S Africa 45
Aloe peglarae S Africa 6

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Aloe porphyrostachys S Africa 5
Aloe prinslooii S Africa 0
Aloe reynoldsii winter S Africa 10
Aloe striata Striated Aloe spring pink-orange 1.5 X 2.5 S Africa 0
Aloe zebrina S Africa 5
Allium macropetalum Desert Onion spring pink/white 0.4 X 0.4 AZ Spring2011
Amoreuxia palmatifida Desert Sunrise summer orange-red 1 X 1 AZ, SON 50
Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa spring-fall white 0.8 X 4 AZ 50
Anisacanthus puberulus Pink Forsythia fall-spring pink 5 X 5 Chihuahuan Desert 40
Antigonon leptopus Queen's Wreath summer-fall pink-red 10 X 10 Sonora 20
Aquilegia caerulea Colorado Blue Columbine spring blue/white 2 X 2 CO 1
Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Columbine spring yellow 2 X 2 sw North America Spring2011
Aquilegia triternata Nodding Columbine spring orange 2 X 2 North America Fall 2010
Arbutus arizonica Arizona Madrone spring green white 20 X15 AZ 0
Arbutus xalapensis Texas Madrone spring green white 20 X 15 Chihuahuan Desert 0
Aristolochia fimbriata South American Pipevine spring-fall yellow/brown 0.7 X 3 South America 13
Aristolochia watsonii Desert Pipevine summer-fall yellow/brown 0.3 X 2 AZ 40
Asclepias linaria Pineleaf Milkweed spring-fall white 3 X 4 AZ 65
Asclepias subulata Desert Milkweed spring-winter cream 4 X 3 AZ 0
Aspicarpa hirtella Alfombra Dorado del Monzon summer golden yellow 0.3 X 1.5 S AZ 1
Astrolepis cochisensis Cochise's Star Fern no green 1.2 X 0.8 AZ, NM, TX, Mexico 2
Astrolepis integerrima Silverleaf Star Fern no silver 1.5 X 2 AZ, Mexico 1
Astrolepis sinuata Wavy Leafed Star Fern no green 2 X 3 AZ, Mexico 4
Astrophytum myriostigma Bishop's Cap Cactus spring-fall yellow 0.4 X 0.4 Chihuahuan Desert 0
Berberis fremontii Fremont's Algerita spring yellow 3
Berberis haematacarpa Red Algerita spring yellow 10 X 8 AZ 30
Berberis trifoliata glauca Trifoliate Algerita spring yellow AZ 2
Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower spring-fall yellow/brown 1 X 1 SE AZ 0
Bommeria hispida Bommer's Fuzzy Fern no green 0.5 X 3 AZ, Mexico 10
Boswellia sacra Frankincense spring white 8 X 8 Arabian Peninsula 4
Bouvardia glaberrima Bouvardia spring-summer scarlet 4 X 4 AZ-Argentina 30
Brahea aculeata Baja Blue Palm 40 X 12 Baja California 2
Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm 40 X 13 Mexico 4
Brahea nitida 2
Buddleia marrubifolia Wooly Butterfly Bush spring-fall orange 4 X 6 0
Bursera fagaroides Fragrant Bursera 8 X 8 Sonora 0
Bursera filicifolia 5
Bursera hindsiana Hind's Bursera 7
Bursera microphylla Littleleaf Bursera 8 X 8 s AZ, Sonora 10
Calibanus hookeri 10
Calliandra californica Baja Fairy Duster spring-winter red 6 X 5 Baja California 0
Calliandra eriophylla Native Fairy Duster spring-winter pink 4 X 4 S AZ 0
Callirhoe involucrata Poppy Mallow spring-summer wine .3 X 2 MN-TX,NM, ne AZ Summer 2011
Calylophus harwegii fendleri Yellow Evening Primrose spring-fall yellow 1 X 3 AZ 15
Canotia holacantha Crucifixion Thorn spring yellow-green 10 X 8 c AZ 0

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Capsicum annuum Chiltepin spring-fall white 2 X 4 AZ, Mexico 50
Castella emoryi Crucifixion Thorn 8 X 8 sw AZ 1
Celtis pallida Desert Hackberry winter-spring yellow-green 8 X 8 AZ 8
Cercidium 'AZT' Palo Verde Hybrid 'AZT' spring yelow 15 X 20 3
Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde spring yellow 25 X 25 AZ, Son 3
Cercidium microphyllum Foothill Palo Verde spring light yellow 15 X 15 AZ, Son 3
Cereus grandicostatus summer red/white 20 X12 unknown 1
Cheilanthes fendleri Fendler's Lip Fern no green 0.7 X 2 AZ 0
Cheilanthes lindheimeri Fairy Swords no silver 0.6 X 2 AZ, NM, TX, Mexico 1
Cheilanthes wrightii Wright's Lip Fern no green 0.6 X 3 AZ, NM, Mexico 0
Cheilanthes yavapensis Yavapai Lip Fern no green 0.8 X 2 AZ, Mexico 4
Chelanthes bonariensis Goldback Fern no green 1.5 X 2.5 AZ, Mexico 4
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow spring-fall white-burgundy 30 X 30 AZ, NW Mexico 1
Chorisia speciosa Silk Floss Tree white or pink 30 X 20 South America 0
Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita spring-winter yellow 2 X 2 0
Clematis drummondii Desert Clematis summer cream 8 X 8 S AZ 50
Cleome isomeris Burro Bush winter-spring yellow 4 X 4 SE CA, Baja CA 0 Great hummingbird plant
Clitoria mariana Butterfly Vine summer blue/purple USA 25
Coursettia glandulosa Baby Bonnets spring pink/yellow 6 X 6 AZ 50
Cowania mexicana Mexican Cliff Rose spring-summer cream 8 X 6 AZ, Son 5
Crossosoma bigelovii Rhyolite Bush spring white 5 X 5 AZ 10
Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress spring 60 X 20 AZ 3
Dalea bicolor bicolor Monterrey Blue Dalea fall cream/blue/purple 7 X 7 NE Mexico 0
Dalea frutescens Black Dalea fall purple 3 X 5 40
Dalea greggii Trailing Indigo Bush spring-winter cream/lavender 1 X 4 0
Dalea pulchra Indigo Bush fall-spring cream/lavender 4 X 4 S AZ 0
Dalea versicolor Lemon Dalea fall-spring cream/lavender 4 X 6 0
Dasylirion acrotriche Green Desert Spoon 14
Dasylirion longissimum Smoothleaf Spoon 11
Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon 36
Datura hybrid 'Triple Yellow' Triple Yellow Datura spring-fall yellow 4 X 4 70
Datura meteloides Sacred Datura spring-fall white 3 X 6 AZ, NM Summer 2010
Dioon edule Chestnut Dioon spring 3 X 6 Mexico 5
Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon spring greenish white 20 X 10 TX, Mexico 40
Echinocereus brandegei Summer Hedgehog Cactus summer magenta 1 X 1 Baja California 20 Beautiful summer bloomer.
Echinocereus pentalophus Alicoche spring-summer magenta/Y/Wh 0.8 X 4 Tamaulipas 70 Sprawling understory form available only from TCP
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Claret Cup Hedgehog spring red 1 X 3 SW US 30 Hummingbird pollinated
Echinocereus viridiflorus canus Davis Mtn Hedgehog spring chartreuse 0.3 X 0.5 W Texas 30
Elytraria imbricata Atascosa Rock Pixie summer-fall blue 0.5 X0.5 S AZ, Son featured plant fall 2010 beautiful cliff dweller
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush spring-fall yellow 3 X 4 S AZ 0
Erysimum capitatum Western Wallflower spring yellow 4 X 1 sw North America 0
Erysimum wheeleri Wheeler's Wallflower spring orange-red 4 X 1 sw North America 0
Eupatorium greggii Boot Hill spring-fall lavender 1 X 3 SE AZ 24
Euphorbia antisiphilitica Candellia spring-fall green/maroon 1 X 3 30
Evolvulus arizonicus Arizona Blue Eyes spring-fall blue 1 X 2 S AZ, SW NM, n Mex 3

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa Kidneywood spring-fall white 20 X 12 sw North America 22
Eysenhardtia texana Texas Kidneywood summer white 8 X 5 TX, Mexico 7
Ferocactus covillei Coville Barrel summer red 2 X 2 40
Ferocactus gracilis Baja Fire Barrel summer Baja California 0
Ferocactus herrerae summer 1
Ferocactus latispinus Broad Spined Barrel winter purple 0.8 X0.8 Chihuahuan Desert 10
Ferocactus pilosus 6
Ferocactus pottsii Potts' Barrel 0
Ferocactus pringlei Red Spined Barrel summer 2 X 1 50
Ferocactus rectispinus Long Spined Barrel summer 4 X 2 Baja California 2
Ferocactus wislizenii Fishhook Barrel summer yellow-red 6 X 1.5 AZ 100
Ferocactus wislizenii 'Killaz' Killaz Fishhook Barrel summer orange-red,red 6 X 1.5 AZ 2 Tohono Chul's evil twin barrel cactus with giant spines
Flourensia cernua Tarbush fall green/yellow 4 X 4 AZ 2
Fouquieria burragei 7
Fouquieria columnaris Boojum fall white 40 X 6 Baja California 25
Fouquieria diguettii 0
Fouquieria fasciculata 4
Fouquieria formosa 0
Fouquieria macdougalii Macdougal's Ocotillo 2
Fouquieria ochoteranae 1
Fouquieria purpusii 0
Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo spring-fall red 14 X 9 sw North America 60
Fraxinus gooddingii Goodding's Ash spring-summer green 15 X 10 AZ 7
Fraxinus greggii Gregg Ash 15 X 10 TX 12
Galactia wrightii Galactia summer magenta 4 X 4 S AZ 35
Gaura lindheimeri Gaura summer white-red 3 X 3 AZ,TX 4
Gossypium thurberi Arizona Wild Cotton summer-fall cream/yellow 5 X 4 S AZ 50
Guaiacum coulteri Blue Creosote summer blue 8 X 8 Sonora 15
Guardiola platyphylla Guardiola year round white 3 X 5 sw North America 0 butterflies and bird seed
Hesperaloe funifera Night Blooming Hesperaloe summer white 5 X 7 N Mex 22
Hesperaloe parviflora Red/Yellow Yucca spring-fall red or yellow 2 X 5 N Mex 42
Hesperaloe nocturna Sonoran NB Hesperaloe summer white 3 X 6 Sonora 5
Heuchera glomerulata Cochise White Bells spring white 1.5 X 1 se AZ, sw NM 15
Heuchera sanguinea Apache Mountain' Coral Bell spring-fall cerise 1 X 3 se AZ 50
Hibiscus cardiophylla Texas Red Hibiscus spring-fall red 3 X 2 W TX fall 2010
Hibiscus coulteri Coulter's Hibiscus spring-fall yellow/red 2 X 2 S AZ 10
Hibiscus denudatus Desert Hibiscus spring lavender/red 1 X 1 S AZ 0
Hilaria belangeri Curly Mesquite summer-fall green 0.6 X 2 AZ, Mexico 10
Hymenocallis sonorae Sonoran Spider Lily summer white 2 X 2 Sonora 65
Hymenoxys acaulis Angelita Daisy spring-winter yellow 1 X 1 0
Indigofera suffruticosa Native Dye Indigo spring-fall orange 4 X 2 Sonora 2
Ipomoea longifolia Giant Morning Glory summer-fall white/wine 2 X 20 se AZ 8
Iris missouriensis Mountain Iris spring-summer blue-purple 1 X 1 SW US 20 Form from Chiricahua Mtns, AZ
Jatropha macrorhiza Bigroot Jatropha summer pink 3 X 2 S AZ summer 2010
Juncus mexicanus Mexican Rush 3 X 3 sw North America 10

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Juniperus deppeana Alligator Juniper spring 30 X 20 2
Justicia californica Chuparosa spring-winter red,yellow 5 X 8 SW AZ 10 Great hummingbird plant
Justicia candicans Red Jacobina spring-winter red 4 X 4 10
Justicia spicigera Mexican Honeysuckle spring-winter orange 4 X 6 0 Great hummingbird plant
Keckiela microphylla Bush penstemon spring yellow 5X6 central AZ 0 needs good drainage
Koeberlinia spinosa Cabron Espinozo summer greenish yellow 3 X 6 w TX- se AZ,n Mex summer 2010 world's best barrier plant
Lachnostoma arizonica Arizona Ribpod summer white/purple 4 X 4 S AZ 4
Lantana mexicana Mexican lantana spring-fall white 1.5 X 1.5 6
Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush spring-winter yellow 6 X 6 SW Deserts 8
Leuceana retusa Golden Ball Lead Tree summer golden yellow 8 X 8 Chihuahuan Desert 1
Leucophyllum frutescens'compacta' Compact Texas Ranger spring-fall violet 6 X 6 Chihuahuan Desert 12
Leucophyllum frutescens 'Green Cloud' Green Cloud spring-fall violet 6 X 6 Chihuahuan Desert 1
Leucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan Rain Sage spring-fall blue 4 X 6 Chihuahuan Desert 1
Leucophyllum langmanniae 'Rio Bravo' Rio Bravo Ranger spring-fall purple 5 X 5 Chihuahuan Desert 5
Leucophyllum zygophyllum Blue Ranger spring-fall lt purple 5 X 5 Chihuahuan Desert 2
Lonicera alba White Honeysuckle spring-summer cream AZ 15
Manihot davisiae Wild Cassava summer green 3 X 4 s AZ 0
Marah gilensis spring white 15 X 15 S AZ 0
Mascagnia lilaciana Lilac Orchid Vine summer lilac 10
Maurandya acerifolia Superstition Spitball spring-fall cream 0.6 X 2 central AZ 2 very brittle
Maurandya antirrhiniflora Snapdragon Vine spring-fall red,purple,lilac 6 X 6 AZ,NM N Mex late summer 2010
Maurandya barclaiana Regal Purple Snapdragon V. spring-fall purple 6 X 6 N Mex late summer 2010
Menodora longiflora Big Flower Menodora spring-fall yellow 3 X 3 Chihuahuan Desert 3 Flowers bloom afternoon - morning
Menodora scabra Rough Menodora spring-fall yellow 2 X 2 AZ, Mexico 4 Flowers bloom afternoon - morning
Merremia aurea Golden Morning Glory summer golden yellow 5 X 5 20
Merremia dissecta Dissected Morning Glory summer white/wine 8 X 8 0
Mimosa dysocarpa Wait a Minute summer magenta 5 X 5 S AZ 29 Great butterfly plant
Mirabilis linearis linearis Gossamer Four O'clock spring-summer magenta 2 X 2 S AZ,-MT,SD,n Mex 0
Mirabilis longiflora Fourth of July Four O'clock summer-fall white 4 X 3 AZ-South America 5
Mirabilis multiflora Trailing Four O'clock spring-fall magenta 1 X 4 CO, UT, AZ, n Mex 10
Mortonia scabrella Sandpaper Bush spring-summer white 4 X4 s AZ late summer 2010
Nolina longifolia Oaxacan Bear Grass 12
Nolina microcarpa Beargrass 4 X 6 AZ 59
Nolina nelsonii Nelson's Beargrass 10
Nolina texana Texas Beargrass 3 X 5 TX 8
Notholaena grayi Gray's Cloak Fern no dark green 0.6 X 1 AZ, Mexico 2
Oenothera caespitosa Tufted Evening Primrose spring-fall white 0.8 X 2 0
Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Cactus spring magenta 2 X 4 W AZ 0
Opuntia macrocentra Long Spined Prickly Pear spring yellow/red 3 X 5 S AZ-W TX, n Mex 6
Opuntia santa-rita Santa Rita Prickly Pear spring yellow 8 X 8 S AZ 2
Opuntia versicolor Staghorn Cholla spring variable 8 X 8 S AZ 10
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Rice Grass 1 X 1 4
Pachycereus pringlei Cardon summer white 50 X 15 Son,BC 2
Pachycormus discolor Elephant Tree 10 X 10 Baja California 0
Pachypodium geayi Madagasgar Palm 20 X 5 Madagasgar 12

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Pachypodium lameri Madagasgar Palm 20 X 5 Madagasgar 12
Parthenium incanum Mariola summer green white 3 X 3 AZ, Mexico 4
Pedilanthus bracteatus Leafy Slipper Plant spring-fall chartreuse 4 X 3 0
Pedilanthus macrocarpus Slipper Plant spring-summer red 6 X 4 Sonora 7
Peniocereus greggii Queen of the Night summer white 3 X 2 s AZ, Sonora, s NM, sw TX 20
Penstemon alamosensis Alamo Canyon Penstemon spring orange-red 4 X 1 NM,TX 3 beautiful bloom over silver foliage
Penstemon albomarginatus Whitemargin beardtongue spring pink .5 X .5 CA,NV,AZ 0 sand dunes, difficult in cultivation
Penstemon ambiguus Bush penstemon late spring-summer white 2 X 2 sw US 15
Penstemon amphorellae Little jar penstemon summer blue-purple 1.5 X 1.5 central-north Mexico 14
Penstemon angustifolius Sky blue penstemon late spring pink-sky blue 1 X .5 prairies to Rocky Mts 0 difficult
Penstemon baccharifolius Del Rio' penstemon summer red 2 X 2 TX 1 easy
Penstemon barbatus Scarlet buglar late spring-summer scarlet 4 X 1 sw US 150 easy
Penstemon bridgesii Bridges' penstemon late spring-summer scarlet 4 X 1 sw North America 0
Penstemon caespitosus suff. Tushar penstemon summer blue violet/white 0.1 mat UT 0
Penstemon cardinalis regalis Regal penstemon late spring-summer deep red 4 X 2 NM,TX 50
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet buglar late spring-summer scarlet 4 X 2 CA 1
Penstemon clevelandii Cleveland penstemon spring deep magenta 2 X 2 CA,BCN 2 extra nice one
Penstemon clutei Sunset Crater penstemon summer pink 3 X 2 AZ 10
Penstemon cobaea Penstemon cobaea late spring-summer white-purple 2 X 2 Am. Prairies-Arizona 0
Penstemon comarrhenus Furry penstemon June-July pale violet 2.5 X1 CO,UT,NV 30
Penstemon confertus Penstemon confertus late spring-summer blue 1 X 1 NW US 0
Penstemon crandallii Crandall's penstemon early summer blue/bl purple 0.7 mat CO, UT 0
Penstemon cyananthus Wasatch penstemon late spr-mid summer blue 2 X 1 N Rocky Mtn states 1
Penstemon dasyphyllus Hairy leafed penstemon late spring-summer blue, purple 2 X 2 AZ, NM, TX, CH,COAH 0
Penstemon eatonii eatonii Firecracker penstemon year round red 3 X 3 western US 70
Penstemon eatonii exsertus Little Firecracker Penstemon spring red 2.5 X 1 UT fall 2010
Penstemon eximius Giant Baja Penstemon spring white/purple 8-10 X 3 BCN 3 TCP exclusive
Penstemon fendleri Fendler's penstemon spring lilac 1 X.5 sw US 1 somewhat fussy and short lived here
Penstemon glaber alpinus Smoothleaf penstemon summer blue 1.5 X 1 WY, CO 20
Penstemon grandiflorus Big flower penstemon late spring pale purple-pink 2 X 2 Am. Prairies-intermtn W 10
Penstemon griffinii Griffin's penstemon summer blue purple 1.5 X 0.5 CO 3
Penstemon grinnellii Grinnell's beardtongue late spring-summer pale pink 1.5 X 1.5 CA 5
Penstemon heterophyllus Variable leaf penstemon summer blue, purple 1.5 X 1 CA 0
Penstemon jamesii James' penstemon spring blue 1.5 X 1 CO, NM, TX, KS 14
Penstemon labrosus San Gabriel beardtongue summer red orange 2 X 1 CA 0
Penstemon leiophyllus Smoothleaf penstemon summer blue violet/white 2 X 1 UT, NV 0
Penstemon lentus Limber penstemon May-June pink,LV,bl purple 2 X 1 CO,UT,AZ 0
Penstemon linariodes Toadflax penstemon summer violet 1 X 1 NV,UT,AZ, CO, NM 0
Penstemon nudiflorus Naked flowered penstemon late spring-summer blue lavender 3 X 1 AZ 0
Penstemon oliganthus Little purple penstemon late spring-summer purple 1 X .5 AZ, NM 2
Penstemon ophianthus Snake flower spring lavblue-pink 1 X .5 UT, CO, NM, AZ 0
Penstemon pachyphyllus Thickleaf penstemon late spring-summer blue-purple 2 X 1 WY,CO,UT,NV,AZ,NM 0
Penstemon palmeri eglandulosus Glandless Palmers Penstemon late spring white-pink 4 X 4 UT 1
Penstemon palmeri palmeri Palmer's penstemon spring white-pink 6 X 1.5 western US 100
Penstemon palmeri X parryi Penstemon hybrid spring deep pink 2 X 1 AZ 0

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Penstemon parryi Parry's penstemon spring magenta 4 X1.5 AZ 40
Penstemon parryi X superbus Penstemon hybrid spring coral 5 X 2 AZ 2
Penstemon pinifolius Pineleaf penstemon summer red orange .5 X 1.5 AZ, NM 20
Penstemon procerus Littleflower penstemon late spring-summer 1 X 1 central Rky Mtns-Canada 0
Penstemon procumbens Creeping penstemon summer dark blue .1 X 3 CO 0
Penstemon pseudospectabilis Canyon penstemon late spring-summer deep magenta 4 X 4 CA, UT, AZ, NM 12
Penstemon putus Pure penstemon summer white 2 X 1 AZ 0
Penstemon ramosus Sprawling penstemon summer red 2 X 4 AZ, NM, TX 1
Penstemon rydbergii Stream penstemon summer blue-purple 2 X 1 w US 7
Penstemon secundiflorus Sideflower penstemon May-June red pur-LV pink 1 X 1 WY,CO,NM 25
Penstemon smallii Small's beardtongue late spring-summer lt purple-red pur 2 X 1 se US 40
Penstemon spectablis Remarkable penstemon spring blue-purple 5 X 3 CA, BCN 40
Penstemon stenophyllus Narrow leafed penstemon summer blue-purple 3 X 1 AZ, SON 0
Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain penstemon summer blue-purple 2 X 1.5 CA,WY,UT,CO,AZ, NM 20
Penstemon subulatus Little desert penstemon spring orange-red 2 X 1.5 AZ 4
Penstemon superbus Superb penstemon spring orange-red 5 X 1 AZ, NM 80
Penstemon thompsoniae Thompson's penstemon late spring-summer blue-purple .25 X 3 CA, NV, UT, AZ 0
Penstemon thurberi Thurber's penstemon spring-summer rose/purple 2 X 2 sNM, sAZ, sCA, BCN 7 likes sandy soil w/ scrub oaks
Penstemon triflorus Hill Country penstemon spring red-pink 2 X 1.5 TX 50
Penstemon utahensis Utah penstemon late spring-summer red 1.5 X .5 UT, CO, AZ, CA, NV 0
Penstemon venustus Beautiful penstemon mid summer-fall blue,violet,dk bl 3 X 1 ID,WA,OR 50
Penstemon virens Bright green penstemon summer blue 1 X .5 WY, CO 0
Penstemon virgatus Wandbloom penstemon late spring-summer light blue purple 2 X 1 AZ, NM 0
Penstemon whippleanus Whipple's penstemon summer variable 2 X 1 western US 52
Penstemon wislizeni Wislizenus's penstemon late spring red 3 X 1 Chih, Dur, Sin. 0
Penstemon wrightii Wright's penstemon late spring-summer red 2 X 1.5 TX 20 resistant to powdery mildew
Penstemon X mexicali Pikes Peak Purple' purple 2 X 2 0
Penstemon X mexicali Red Rocks' pink 2 X 2 70
Phaseolus angustissimus Rim Country Wild Bean summer magenta 1 X 4 AZ 1
Phaseolus filiformis Desert Wild bean summer magenta 4 X 4 AZ,BCN,Son,TX 10 Twining vine or sprawls if unsupported
Phaseolus ritensis Perennial Wild Bean summer magenta 1 X 10 s AZ, Son 0
Phylla nodiflora Frog Fruit summer white 0.4 X 4 70
Pithecellobium flexicaule Texas Ebony summer cream 30 X 20 2
Polaskia chichipe spring white 20 X 10 Mexico 5
Poliomintha incana spring-fall blue 2 X 6 40
Polygala barbeyana Blue Milkwort spring-summer violet 0.7 X 0.7 AZ-w TX 0
Porophyllum gracile Deerweed spring-fall white/maroon 1 X 0.6 AZ 30
Prosopis glandulosa Texas Honey Mesquite spring-fall 20 X 30 NM,TX 1
Prosopis pubescens Screwbean spring-fall yellow 20 X 10 AZ,NM N Mex 6
Prunus andersonii Desert Peach spring pink 6 X 6 CA 2
Prunus pumila Sand Cherry spring white 4 X 8 NM 16 Yummy cherries
Psorothamnus fremontii Fremont's Dalea spring-summer purple 2 X 4 CA,NV,AZ,UT 0 good replacement for natal plum, but hardy with purple flowers
Quercus emoryi Emory Oak 40 X 30 AZ, NM 3
Quercus gambeli Gambel Oak 25 X15 SW US 1
Quercus turbinella Shrub Live Oak 15 X 15 4

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Rhus microphylla Littleleaf Sumac spring-fall white 6 X 8 AZ, NM 4
Robinia neomexicana New Mexican Locust spring pink 15 X 10 AZ, NM, Mexico 3
Ruellia nudiflora Santa Cruz Ruellia spring-fall blue purple 1.5 X 1.5 AZ 3
Sabal mexicana Mexican Sabal Palm 25 X10 TX, Mexico 3
Sabal palmetto Palmetto bush 8 X 8 Florida 3
Sabal riversideana Riverside Palm 3
Sabal uresana Ures Palm 20 X 20 Sonora 4
Salazaria mexicana Paper Bag Bush summer blue 3 X 3 AZ, Mexico 0
Salvia arizonica Winter Sky Blue' Arizona Salvia spring-fall deep blue 2 X 2 AZ 20
Salvia farinacea Mealy Cup Salvia spring-fall blue/purple 3 X 2 0
Salvia henryi Henry's Sage red 2 X 2 1
Salvia reptans blue 8
Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry 30 X 30 AZ 1
Sanseveiria hardesiana 8
Scutellaria tesselata Blue Skullcap spring-fall blue 1 X 1 AZ, s NM 10
Senna biflora Twin flowered Senna summer yellow 4 X3 0
Senna wislizenii 12
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba green 6 X 6 AZ, Mexico 0
Sophora arizonica Arizona Mescal Bean spring white-blue 4 X 3 nw AZ 0
Sophora formosa Cochise's Mescal Bean spring white-blue 4 X 4 se AZ 10
Sphaeralcea ambigua Globe Mallow spring-fall variable 3 X 5 S AZ 15
Stanleya pinnata Prince's Plume spring-summer yellow 3 X 3 SW US 0
Stegnosperma halimifolia Tinto spring 6 X 6 Sonora 2
Stenocereus alamosensis Octopus Cactus spring-summer red 6 X 8 Sonora 6
Stenocereus thurberi Organ Pipe Cactus spring-summer 10 X 10 S AZ, Sonora 14
Talinum aurantiacum Desert Moss Rose summer orange 0.7 X0.7 w TX- s AZ 0
Talinum parviflorum Little Flowered Moss Rose spring-fall lilac 0.4 X 0.4 MN-AZ in prop
Talinum pulchellum Dwarf Flameflower summer wine w TX,NM 1
Tecoma stans Trumpet Bush spring-fall yellow 10 X 10 S AZ 15
Trichocereus hybrid Trichocereus Hybrid spring variable 2 X 4 Argentina 3
Trichostemma arizonica Arizona Blue Curls spring-fall blue-purple 2 X 1 AZ 0
Ugnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye spring pink 15 X 15 TX, Mexico 2
Valesia glabra Valesia spring-fall white 5 X 5 Sonora 2
Vauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood spring-summer white 15 X 10 AZ 26
Vauquelinia corymbosa angustata white 1
Vauquelinia corymbosa heterodon Coahuilan Rosewood white 15 X 15 5
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree white, purple 10 X 10 4
Yucca angustissima Narrow Leafed Yucca white 7
Yucca arizonica Arizona Yucca white 33
Yucca endlichiana red 11
Yucca pallida Pallid Yucca white 3
Yucca rigida Blue Yucca white 9 X 5 TX 5
Yucca schottii Mountain Yucca white 8 X 4 14
Yucca thompsoniana Thompson Yucca white 7 X 3 15
Yucca torreyi Torrey Yucca white 15

species common name blooms color plant size (ft) native available comments
Zauschneria californica Hummingbird Trumpet spring-fall red 3 X 3 AZ, CA, Sonora 20
Zephranthes 'La Bufa Rosa' La Bufa Rosa Rain Lily spring-fall pink/white 1 X 1 20
Zephranthes 'Prairie Sunset' Prairie Sunset Rain Lily spring-fall tan yellow 1 X 1 4
Zephranthes candida White Rain Lily spring-fall white 1 X 1 0
Zephranthes grandiflora Pink Rain Lily spring-fall pink 1 X 1 31
Zephranthes longifolia Long Leafed Rain Lily summer yellow 1 X 1 S AZ-W TX, n Mex fall 2010
Zexmenia hispida Zexmenia spring-fall yellow 4 X 4 5
Ziziphus obtusifolia Graythorn spring-fall green 8 X 8 3
Last Updated 5/20/2010
Note: propagation only
additional plants in retail