Sierra Vista Area Plant List
Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Water Use | Sun Exposure | Native Plant? | Evergreen? | Remarks |
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Silene laciniata | Mexican Catchfly | 15" H & W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Perennial - Summer blooming - Too much water after established will cause plant to get floppy |
Simmondsia chinensis | Jojoba (Goat Nut) | 3-6' H & W | Little | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Shrub - Marginal - Inconspicuous flowers - Can be used as a hedge - Available in dwarf form |
Solidago spp. | Goldenrod | 1-3'H 2'W | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Four native Solidago species in Cochise County - Perennial - Does not cause hay fever |
Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel | 15-25'H 10-15'W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Tree or Shrub - Toxic, seeds are poisonous if ingested - Naturally Shrubby, but can be trained into a Tree |
Sphaeralcea spp. | Globemallow | 2-4' H 1.5-3' W | None to little | Full sun | Yes | No |
Some Deciduous Perennial - Cut old stems almost to ground in spring - Many colors available |
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | 3' H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Native - Warm season grass - Showy five foot tall, arching flower plumes in summer |
Sporobulos wrightii | Big Sacaton | 4-5'H & W | Little to moderate | Full sun | Yes | No |
Warm season grass - Arching blue-green leaves form a clump 3-4' high and wide. Feathery golden yellow seedheads nearly double the plants height in late summer to early fall |
Stachys byzantina | Lamb's Ears | 18" H | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | No | Yes |
Perennial -Tongue-shaped woolly white leaves - Spreads by surface runners |
Stachys spp. | Stachys | Sizes vary | Moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Perennial - Coccinea native in Cochise County - Not fussy about soil type - Needs good drainage |
Stanleya pinnata | Prince's Plume | 36"H 18"W | Little | Full sun | No | No |
Perennial - Clear yellow flowers - Cut off entire flower spike after blooming to fill out the plant |
Tagetes lemmonii | Mountain Marigold | 3-6' H & W | Moderate | Full sun | Yes | Yes |
Semi- or deciduous Perennial - Leaves fragrant when rubbed - Can flower all year- Cut back after heavy bloom - Can get frost damage |
Tecoma stans | Yellow Bells | 8' H 5' W | Little to moderate | Full sun, Partial shade | Yes | No |
Tall shrub - Will die back in winter, but will recover quickly - Bright yellow "bell" flowers summer-fall |
Tetraneuris acaulis | Angelita Daisy | 8" H 12' W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial -1' stems - Daisy yellow flowers nearly all year in mild winter climates - Cut off faded flowers to prolong bloom |
Tetraneuris scaposa | Clustered Goldflower | 8"H 12"W | Little to moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Perennial - 16" stems - Cut off faded flowers to prolong bloom |
Teucrium fruticans | Bush Germander | 4-8' H & W | Moderate | Full sun | No | Yes |
Shrub - Blooms almost year-round |