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Plants for the Arizona Desert TREES Botanical Name Common Name Acacia craspedocarpa Leather Leaf Acacia Acacia farnesiana (A. smallii) Sweet Acacia Acacia salicina Willow Acacia Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm Caesalpinea cacaloaco Cascalote Celtis reticulata Canyon Hackberry Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde Cercidium hybrid Hybrid Palo Verde Cercidium microphyllum Foothills Palo Verde Cercidium praecox Palo Brea Chamaerops humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Dalbergia sissoo Indian Rosewood Eucalyptus erythrocorys Red-Cap Gum Lysiloma microphylla var. thornberi (L. watsonii) Feather Bush Olea europea Fruitless Olive Olneya tesota Ironwood Pinus eldarica Afghan Pine Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache Pithecellobium flexicaule Texas Ebony Prosopis velutina Velvet Mesquite Quercus virginiana Live Oak Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree SHRUBS Botanical Name Common Name Buddleia marrubifolia Woolly Butterfly Bush Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise Calliandra californica Baja Red Fairy Duster

Plants for the Arizona Desert crocea Gray Ice Plant orange to red with yellow center Myoporum parvifolium Myoporum small white Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus’ Trailing Rosemary

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Plants for the Arizona DesertTREESBotanical Name Common NameAcacia craspedocarpa Leather Leaf AcaciaAcacia farnesiana (A. smallii) Sweet AcaciaAcacia salicina Willow AcaciaAcacia stenophylla Shoestring AcaciaBrahea armata Mexican Blue PalmCaesalpinea cacaloaco Cascalote Celtis reticulata Canyon HackberryCercidium floridum Blue Palo VerdeCercidium hybrid Hybrid Palo VerdeCercidium microphyllum Foothills Palo VerdeCercidium praecox Palo BreaChamaerops humilis Mediterranean Fan PalmChilopsis linearis Desert WillowDalbergia sissoo Indian RosewoodEucalyptus erythrocorys Red-Cap GumLysiloma microphylla var. thornberi (L. watsonii) Feather BushOlea europea Fruitless OliveOlneya tesota IronwoodPinus eldarica Afghan Pine Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine Pistacia chinensis Chinese PistachePithecellobium flexicaule Texas EbonyProsopis velutina Velvet MesquiteQuercus virginiana Live OakUlmus parvifolia Chinese ElmVitex agnus-castus Chaste TreeSHRUBSBotanical Name Common NameBuddleia marrubifolia Woolly Butterfly BushCaesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of ParadiseCaesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of ParadiseCaesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of ParadiseCalliandra californica Baja Red Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy DusterCeltis pallida Desert HackberryCordia boissieri Texas OliveCordia parvifolia Little-Leaf CordiaDalea frutescens Black DaleaDalea pulchra Bush DaleaDodonaea viscosa Hop BushEncelia farinosa BrittlebushEremophila maculata v. brevifolia Red EremophilaEricameria laricifolia Turpentine BushHamelia patens Firecracker BushJusticia californica ChuparosaJusticia candicans Red JusticiaLarrea tridentata Creosote BushLeucophyllum candidum Violet SilverleafLeucophyllum frutescens Texas SageLeucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan SageLeucophyllum langmaniae Langman's SageMyrtus communis MyrtleMuhlenbergia capillaris Pink MuhlyMuhlenbergia rigens Deer GrassNerium oleander OleanderPlumbago scandens White PlumbagoPunica granatum PomegranateRuellia peninsularis Baja RuelliaSenna artemisioides v . filifolia Green Feathery Senna (Cassia)Simmondsia chinensis JojobaSophora secundiflora Texas Mountain LaurelTecoma hybrid Orange BellsTecoma stans v. angustata Arizona Yellow BellsTecomaria capensis Cape HoneysuckleVauquelinia californica Arizona RosewoodGROUNDCOVERSBotanical Name Common NameCephalophyllum ‘Red Spike’ Red Spike Ice PlantChrysactinia mexicana DamianitaConvolvulus cneorum Bush Morning Glory

Euphorbia rigida Blue EuphorbiaGazania rigens Trailing Gazania Lantana hybrid LantanaLantana montevidensis Trailing LantanaMalephora crocea Gray Ice PlantMyoporum parvifolium MyoporumRosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus’ Trailing RosemaryRuellia brittoniana 'Katie’ Katie RuelliaWedelia trilobata Yellow DotVINESBotanical Name Common NameAntigonon leptopus Queen’s WreathBougainvillea spectabilis BougainvilleaHardenbergia violacea Lilac VineJasminum mesnyi Primrose JasmineMacfadyena unguis-cati Cat Claw VinePodranea ricasoliana Pink Trumpet VineRosa banksiae Lady Bank’s RoseSolanum jasminoides Potato VinePERENNIALSBotanical Name Common NameBaileya multiradiata Desert MarigoldGaura lindheimeri GauraHymenoxys acaulis (Tetraneuris Acaulis ) Angelita DaisyMelampodium leucanthum Blackfoot DaisyPenstemon eatonii Firecracker PenstemonPenstemon parryi Parry's PenstemonPhlomis fruticosa Jerusalem SageRuellia brittoniana Purple RuelliaSalvia clevelandii Chaparral SageSalvia leucantha Mexican Bush SageSphaeralcea ambigua Globe MallowTagetes palmeri Mt. Lemmon MarigoldVerbena pulchella Moss VerbenaZephyranthes candida Rain LilyANNUALSBotanical Name Common Name

Dyssodia pentachaeta Golden DyssodiaGaillardia pulchella Blanket FlowerPhacelia campanularia Desert BluebellPortulaca grandiflora Moss RoseSalvia coccinea Cherry Red SageZinnia elegans x angustifolia Zinnia 'Profusion' series CACTI OF NOTEBotanical Name Common NameLophocereus schottii f. monstrosus Totem PoleMyrtillocactus geometrizans Blue Myrtle CactusOpuntia basilaris Beavertail Prickly PearOpuntia engelmannii Engelmann’s Prickly PearOpuntia santa-rita Purple Prickly PearPachycereus marginatus Mexican Organ PipeTephrocactus articulatus f. inermis Spruce ConesTrichocereus candicans Argentine GiantTrichocereus huascha Argentine Hedgehog SUCCULENTS or ACCENT PLANTS OF NOTEBotanical Name Common NameAgave bovicornuta Lechuguilla Verde Agave desmettiana Smooth AgaveAgave geminiflora Twin-Flowered AgaveAgave parryi Parry’s Agave Agave vilmoriniana Octopus AgaveAloe ferox Cape AloeAloe variegata Partridge Breast AloeAloe vera Medicinal AloeAsclepias subulata Desert Milkweed Bulbine frutescens Yellow BulbineCycas revoluta Sago PalmDasylirion wheeleri Deset SpoonFouquieria splendens OcotilloHesperaloe parviflora Red YuccaPedilanthus macrocarpus Slipper FlowerPortulacaria afra Elephant's FoodYucca pallida Paleleaf YuccaYucca rostrata Beaked Yucca

Butterfly Attracting PlantsTREESAcacia farnesiana (A. smallii) Sweet AcaciaCeltis reticulata Canyon HackberryChilopsis linearis Desert WillowProsopis velutina Velvet MesquiteVitex agnus-castus Chaste TreeSHRUBSBuddleia marrubifolia Woolly Butterfly BushCaesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of ParadiseCalliandra californica Baja Red Fairy DusterCalliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy DusterCeltis pallida Desert HackberryCordia parvifolia Little-Leaf CordiaDalea frutescens Black DaleaDalea pulchra Bush DaleaEncelia farinosa BrittlebushEricameria laricifolia Turpentine BushJusticia californica ChuparosaLeucophyllum candidum Violet SilverleafLeucophyllum frutescens Texas SageLeucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan SageLeucophyllum langmaniae Langman's SageMuhlenbergia capillaris Pink MuhlyMuhlenbergia rigens Deer GrassPlumbago scandens White PlumbagoRuellia peninsularis Baja RuelliaGROUNDCOVERSChrysactinia mexicana DamianitaLantana hybrid LantanaLantana montevidensis Trailing LantanaRosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus’ Trailing RosemaryRuellia brittoniana 'Katie’ Katie RuelliaPERENNIALSBaileya multiradiata Desert MarigoldGaura lindheimeri GauraHymenoxys acaulis Angelita DaisyMelampodium leucanthum Blackfoot DaisyPenstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon parryi Parry's PenstemonRuellia brittoniana Purple RuelliaSalvia clevelandii Chaparral SageSalvia leucantha Mexican Bush SageSphaeralcea ambigua Globe MallowTagetes palmeri Mt. Lemmon MarigoldVerbena pulchella Moss VerbenaANNUALSDyssodia pentachaeta Golden DyssodiaGaillardia pulchella Blanket FlowerSUCCULENTS or ACCENT PLANTS OF NOTEAsclepias subulata Desert Milkweed Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo

Hummingbird Attracting PlantTREESCercidium floridum Blue Palo VerdeCercidium hybrid Hybrid Palo VerdeCercidium microphyllum Foothills Palo VerdeCercidium praecox Palo BreaChilopsis linearis Desert WillowVitex agnus-castus Chaste TreeSHRUBSCaesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of ParadiseCaesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of ParadiseCaesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of ParadiseCalliandra californica Baja Red Fairy DusterCalliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy DusterHamelia patens Firecracker BushJusticia californica ChuparosaJusticia candicans Red JusticiaPunica granatum PomegranateRuellia peninsularis Baja RuelliaTecoma hybrid Orange BellsTecoma stans v. angustata Arizona Yellow BellsTecomaria capensis Cape HoneysuckleVINESAntigonon leptopus Queen’s WreathPodranea ricasoliana Pink Trumpet VinePERENNIALSPenstemon eatonii Firecracker PenstemonPenstemon parryi Parry's PenstemonRuellia brittoniana Purple RuelliaSalvia clevelandii Chaparral SageSalvia leucantha Mexican Bush SageVerbena pulchella Moss VerbenaANNUALSSalvia coccinea Cherry Red SageSUCCULENTS or ACCENT PLANTS OF NOTEAgave desmettiana Smooth AgaveAgave parryi Parry’s Agave Aloe ferox Cape AloeAloe variegata Partridge Breast AloeAloe vera Medicinal Aloe

Asclepias subulata Desert Milkweed Bulbine frutescens Yellow BulbineFouquieria splendens OcotilloHesperaloe parviflora Red YuccaPedilanthus macrocarpus Slipper Flower

Spring BloomersTREES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAcacia craspedocarpa Leather Leaf Acacia yellow puffsAcacia farnesiana (A. smallii) Sweet Acacia fragrant golden yellow puffballsAcacia salicina Willow Acacia cream puffballsCaesalpinea cacaloaco Cascalote showy yellow spikesCeltis reticulata Canyon Hackberry non-showyCercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde bright yellowCercidium hybrid Hybrid Palo Verde yellow Cercidium microphyllum Foothills Palo Verde sulfur yellowCercidium praecox Palo Brea bright yellowChilopsis linearis Desert Willow white, pink, purple trumpet shapedDalbergia sissoo Indian Rosewood non-showyLysiloma microphylla var. thornberi (L. watsonii) Feather Bush cream puffballsOlea europea Fruitless Olive non-showyOlneya tesota Ironwood dusty lavenderPistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache non-showyPithecellobium flexicaule Texas Ebony cream to yellowProsopis velutina Velvet Mesquite yellow catkinsQuercus virginiana Live Oak non-showyUlmus parvifolia Chinese Elm non-showyVitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree lavender spikes

SHRUBS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBuddleia marrubifolia Woolly Butterfly Bush orangeCaesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise yellow with red stamensCaesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise yellow spikesCaesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise orange and yellowCalliandra californica Baja Red Fairy Duster red powderpuffsCalliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy Duster pink powderpuffsCeltis pallida Desert Hackberry non-showyCordia boissieri Texas Olive white, large and showy

Cordia parvifolia Little-Leaf Cordia white clustersDalea pulchra Bush Dalea violet clustersDodonaea viscosa Hop Bush non-showyEncelia farinosa Brittlebush yellow daisy-likeEremophila maculata v. brevifolia Red Eremophila red tubular Justicia californica Chuparosa red-orange tubularJusticia candicans Red Justicia bright redLarrea tridentata Creosote Bush small yellowMyrtus communis Myrtle whiteNerium oleander Oleander white, pink or redPunica granatum Pomegranate showy orange to redRuellia peninsularis Baja Ruellia purple bell-shapedSenna artemisioides v . filifolia Green Feathery Senna (Cassia) yellow clustersSimmondsia chinensis Jojoba non-showySophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel purple clusters, fragrantTecoma hybrid Orange Bells orange trumpetlike clustersTecoma stans v. angustata Arizona Yellow Bells yellow trumpetlike clustersTecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle vivid orange-red

GROUNDCOVERS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameCephalophyllum ‘Red Spike’ Red Spike Ice Plant brilliant red-ceriseChrysactinia mexicana Damianita golden yellow, daisylikeConvolvulus cneorum Bush Morning Glory showy whiteEuphorbia rigida Blue Euphorbia chartreuseGazania rigens Trailing Gazania orange, bronze, yellow daisylikeLantana hybrid Lantana yellow, orange, goldLantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana lavender to whiteMalephora crocea Gray Ice Plant orange to red with yellow centerMyoporum parvifolium Myoporum small whiteRosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus’ Trailing Rosemary blueRuellia brittoniana 'Katie’ Katie Ruellia purpleWedelia trilobata Yellow Dot yellow daisylike

VINES Comments

Botanical Name Common NameBougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea many bright colorsHardenbergia violacea Lilac Vine purple clustersJasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine yellowMacfadyena unguis-cati Cat Claw Vine large yellow trumpetlikeRosa banksiae Lady Bank’s Rose white or pale yellow clustersSolanum jasminoides Potato Vine white

PERENNIALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBaileya multiradiata Desert Marigold yellow daisylikeGaura lindheimeri Gaura white to pink on long spikesHymenoxys acaulis Angelita Daisy golden yelllow daisylikeMelampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy white daisylikePenstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon scarlet spikesPenstemon parryi Parry's Penstemon hot pink spikesPhlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage intense yellow Ruellia brittoniana Purple Ruellia purple flowersSalvia clevelandii Chaparral Sage blue to violetSalvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage purple velvetySphaeralcea ambigua Globe Mallow orange, white pink or lavenderVerbena pulchella Moss Verbena purple clusters

ANNUALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameDyssodia pentachaeta Golden Dyssodia yellow daisylikeGaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower yellow and maroon-redPhacelia campanularia Desert Bluebell brillian blue bell-shapedSalvia coccinea Cherry Red Sage deep scarlet spikes

CACTI/SUCCULENTS/ACCENTS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAgave bovicornuta Lechuguilla Verde yellowAgave desmettiana Smooth Agave bright yellow

Agave vilmoriniana Octopus Agave yellowAloe ferox Cape Aloe orange-red spikesAloe variegata Partridge Breast Aloe salmon spikesAloe vera Medicinal Aloe yellow spikesAsclepias subulata Desert Milkweed white clustersBulbine frutescens Yellow Bulbine yellow spikesCycas revoluta Sago Palm small brown conesDasylirion wheeleri Deset Spoon cream on tall stalksFouquieria splendens Ocotillo red to orangeHesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca coral-red spikesLophocereus schottii f. monstrosus Totem Pole pinkMyrtillocactus geometrizans Blue Myrtle Cactus small greenish whiteOpuntia basilaris Beavertail Prickly Pear magenta to pinkOpuntia engelmannii Engelmann’s Prickly Pear yellow showyOpuntia santa-rita Purple Prickly Pear yellowPachycereus marginatus Mexican Organ Pipe pinkPedilanthus macrocarpus Slipper Flower red slipperlikePortulacaria afra Elephant's Food pink (rarely occurs)Tephrocactus articulatus f. inermis Spruce Cones white to pink smallTrichocereus candicans Argentine Giant white showyTrichocereus huascha Argentine Hedgehog orange and red showyYucca pallida Paleleaf Yucca white clusters on tall stalksYucca rostrata Beaked Yucca white clusters on tall stalks

Summer BloomersTREES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAcacia craspedocarpa Leather Leaf Acacia yellow puffsBrahea armata Mexican Blue Palm cream garlandsCercidium hybrid Hybrid Palo Verde bright yellowChamaerops humilis Mediterranean Fan Palm cream Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow white, pink, purple, trumpet shapedEucalyptus erythrocorys Red-Cap Gum red buds followed by yellow clustersLysiloma microphylla var. thornberi (L. watsonii) Feather Bush cream puffballsPithecellobium flexicaule Texas Ebony cream to yellow

SHRUBS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBuddleia marrubifolia Woolly Butterfly Bush orangeCaesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise yellow with red stamensCaesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise yellow spikesCaesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise orange and yellowCalliandra californica Baja Red Fairy Duster red powderpuffsCalliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy Duster pink powderpuffsCordia boissieri Texas Olive white, large and showyCordia parvifolia Little-Leaf Cordia white clustersEricameria laricifolia Turpentine Bush yellow clustersHamelia patens Firecracker Bush red orange tubularLarrea tridentata Creosote Bush small yellowLeucophyllum candidum Violet Silverleaf deep violetLeucophyllum frutescens Texas Sage white, pink or purpleLeucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan Sage lavenderLeucophyllum langmaniae Langman's Sage lavenderNerium oleander Oleander white, pink or redPlumbago scandens White Plumbago white clustersRuellia peninsularis Baja Ruellia purple bell-shapedTecoma hybrid Orange Bells orange trumpetlike clustersTecoma stans v. angustata Arizona Yellow Bells yellow trumpetlike clusters

Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle vivid orange-redVauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood white clusters

GROUNDCOVERS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameLantana hybrid Lantana yellow, orange, goldLantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana lavender to whiteRuellia brittoniana 'Katie’ Katie Ruellia purpleWedelia trilobata Yellow Dot yellow daisylike

VINES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAntigonon leptopus Queen’s Wreath bright pink clustersBougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea many bright colorsPodranea ricasoliana Pink Trumpet Vine showy pink clusters, do not confuse with Pandorea speciesSolanum jasminoides Potato Vine white

PERENNIALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBaileya multiradiata Desert Marigold yellow daisylikeGaura lindheimeri Gaura white to pink on long spikesHymenoxys acaulis Angelita Daisy golden yelllow daisylikeMelampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy white daisylikePhlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage intense yellow Ruellia brittoniana Purple Ruellia purple flowersSalvia clevelandii Chaparral Sage blue to violetSalvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage purple velvetyVerbena pulchella Moss Verbena purple clustersZephyranthes candida Rain Lily white, pink

ANNUALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameDyssodia pentachaeta Golden Dyssodia yellow daisylike

Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower yellow and maroon-redPortulaca grandiflora Moss Rose rose, red, yellow or whiteSalvia coccinea Cherry Red Sage deep scarlet spikesZinnia elegans x angustifolia Zinnia 'Profusion' series red, orange or white

CACTI/SUCCULENTS/ACCENTS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAgave parryi Parry’s Agave bright yellowAsclepias subulata Desert Milkweed white clustersDasylirion wheeleri Deset Spoon cream on tall stalksLophocereus schottii f. monstrosus Totem Pole pinkOpuntia engelmannii Engelmann’s Prickly Pear yellow showyPedilanthus macrocarpus Slipper Flower red slipperlikeTrichocereus huascha Argentine Hedgehog orange and red showyYucca pallida Paleleaf Yucca white clusters on tall stalksYucca rostrata Beaked Yucca white clusters on tall stalks

Fall BloomersTREES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAcacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia cream puffballsChilopsis linearis Desert Willow white, pink, purple, trumpet shaped

SHRUBS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameCaesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise yellow with red stamensCaesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise yellow spikesCaesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise orange and yellowCalliandra californica Baja Red Fairy Duster red powderpuffsCalliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy Duster pink powderpuffsCordia boissieri Texas Olive white, large and showyCordia parvifolia Little-Leaf Cordia white clustersDalea frutescens Black Dalea rose-purple clustersEricameria laricifolia Turpentine Bush yellow clustersJusticia candicans Red Justicia bright redLarrea tridentata Creosote Bush small yellowLeucophyllum candidum Violet Silverleaf deep violetLeucophyllum frutescens Texas Sage white, pink or purpleLeucophyllum laevigatum Chihuahuan Sage lavenderLeucophyllum langmaniae Langman's Sage lavenderMuhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly pink airy plumesMuhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass green, dries to tanNerium oleander Oleander white, pink or redPlumbago scandens White Plumbago white clustersRuellia peninsularis Baja Ruellia purple bell-shapedTecoma hybrid Orange Bells orange trumpetlike clustersTecoma stans v. angustata Arizona Yellow Bells yellow trumpetlike clustersTecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle vivid orange-red

GROUNDCOVERS CommentsBotanical Name Common Name

Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita golden yellow, daisylikeLantana hybrid Lantana yellow, orange, goldLantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana lavender to whiteRuellia brittoniana 'Katie’ Katie Ruellia purple

VINES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAntigonon leptopus Queen’s Wreath bright pink clustersBougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea many bright colorsPodranea ricasoliana Pink Trumpet Vine showy pink clusters, not to be confused with Pandorea speciesSolanum jasminoides Potato Vine white

PERENNIALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBaileya multiradiata Desert Marigold yellow daisylikeGaura lindheimeri Gaura white to pink on long spikesHymenoxys acaulis Angelita Daisy golden yelllow daisylikeMelampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy white daisylikeRuellia brittoniana Purple Ruellia purple flowersSalvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage purple velvetyTagetes palmeri Mt. Lemmon Marigold orange yellow Verbena pulchella Moss Verbena purple clusters

ANNUALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameDyssodia pentachaeta Golden Dyssodia yellow daisylikeGaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower yellow and maroon-redPortulaca grandiflora Moss Rose rose, red, yellow or white

CACTI/SUCCULENTS/ACCENTS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAsclepias subulata Desert Milkweed white clusters

Winter BloomersTREES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAcacia farnesiana (A. smallii) Sweet Acacia fragrant golden yellow puffballsAcacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia cream puffballsCaesalpinea cacaloaco Cascalote showy yellow spikes

SHRUBS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameDalea frutescens Black Dalea rose-purple clustersDalea pulchra Bush Dalea violet clustersEncelia farinosa Brittlebush yellow daisy-likeEremophila maculata v. brevifolia Red Eremophila red tubular Justicia californica Chuparosa red-orange tubularSenna artemisioides v . filifolia Green Feathery Senna (Cassia) yellow clustersTecoma hybrid Orange Bells orange trumpetlike clusters in frost free weatherTecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle vivid orange-red in frost free weather

GROUNDCOVERS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameCephalophyllum ‘Red Spike’ Red Spike Ice Plant brilliant red-ceriseEuphorbia rigida Blue Euphorbia chartreuseGazania rigens Trailing Gazania orange, bronze, yellow daisylikeLantana hybrid Lantana yellow, orange, gold in frost free weatherLantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana lavender to white in frost free weatherRosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus’ Trailing Rosemary blue

VINES CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea many bright colors in frost free weatherHardenbergia violacea Lilac Vine purple clustersJasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine yellow

Solanum jasminoides Potato Vine white in frost free weather

PERENNIALS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameBaileya multiradiata Desert Marigold yellow daisylikeHymenoxys acaulis Angelita Daisy golden yelllow daisylikeMelampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy white daisylikePenstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon scarlet spikesTagetes palmeri Mt. Lemmon Marigold orange yellow

CACTI/SUCCULENTS/ACCENTS CommentsBotanical Name Common NameAgave bovicornuta Lechuguilla Verde yellowAgave geminiflora Twin-Flowered Agave yellowAloe ferox Cape Aloe orange-red spikesAloe variegata Partridge Breast Aloe salmon spikesBulbine frutescens Yellow Bulbine yellow spikes