Native Plant List

Here is a list of attractive native plants:

ACCENTS

Agave species- A. Americana (Century Plant), A. parryi huachucensis, A. victoriae-reginae
Dasylirion wheeleri-Desert Spoon
Nolina microcarpa-Bear Grass
Hesperaloe parviflora-Red Yucca
Kniphofia uvaria-Red-Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Yucca species-Y. aloifolia, Spanish Bayonet; Y. baccata, Banana Yucca, Datil; Y. brevifolia, Joshua Tree; Y. elata, Soaptree Yucca

GRASSES

Ornamental Muhlenbergia rigens-Deer Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris-Regal Mist
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri-Autumn Glow
Festuca ovina glauca-Blue Fescue
Bouteloua gracilis-Blue Grama
Nassella tenuissima (Stipa tenuissima)-Mexican Feather Grass

TURF

(While we do not promote the use of turf in the landscape, we would suggest that IF you must have turf that you use one of these low water use grasses.)

Buchloe dactyloides-Buffalo Grass (Legacy)
Buchloe dactyloides, Buffalo Grass (UC Verde)
Warm-Season Grasses (winter dormant)
Zoysia-Zoysia Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum-St. Augustine Grass
Cool-Season Grasses (Year Round)
Festuca arundinacea-Tall Fescue
Lolium perenne-Perennial Ryegrass
Poa pratensis-Kentucky Bluegrass

GROUND COVERS

Oenothera berlandieri-Mexican Evening Primrose
Santolina chamaecyparissus-Lavender Cotton
Cerastium tomentosum-Snow-in-Summer
Gazania-most varieties
Sedum-most varieties
Thymus-most varieties
Verbena peruviana-V. pulchella
Dalea greggii-Trailing Indigo Bush
Rosmarinus officinalis-"Prostratus"
Phlox-most varieties

PERENNIAL FLOWERS

Coreopsis-most varieties
Penstemon ambiguus-P. barbatus, P. centranthifolius, P. eatonii, P. palmeri, P. parryi, P. pinifolius, P. pseudospectabilis, P. strictus
Cosmos-most varieties
Convolvulus cneorum-Bush Morning Glory
Perovskia-Russian Sage or Blue Spire
Berlandiera lyrata-Chocolate Flower
Gaura lindheimeri-"Whirling Butterflies," "Siskiyou Pink"
Hemerocallis, Daylily-most varieties
Rosmarinus officinalis-most prostrate and upright varieties
Verbena gooddingii-V. peruviana, V. rigida

SHRUBS

Salvia greggii-Red Sage, Autumn Sage
Salvia clevelandii-Blue Sage, Cleveland Sage
Salvia chamaedryoides-Germander Sage
Fallugia paradoxa-Apache Plume
Leucophyllum frutescens-Texas Ranger species, several varieties Leucophyllum laevigatum-Chihuahuan Sage
Baccharis "Centennial"-Coyote Bush
Baccharis pilularis-Dwarf Coyote Brush
Artemisia-"Powis Castle"
Cotoneaster horizontalis-Rock Cotoneaster
Photinia fraseri Grevillea "Noellii"

TREES

Evergreen
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (rostrata)-Red River
Eucalyptus microtheca-Coolibah
Pinus eldarica-Eldarica Pine, Afghan Pine, Russian Pine
Pinus halepensis-Aleppo Pine
Pinus pinea-Italian Stone Pine
Cedrus deodara-Deodar Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens-Incense Cedar
Heteromeles arbutifolia-Toyon
Sophora secundiflora-Texas Mountain Laurel
Arbutus unedo-Strawberry Tree
Pithecellobium flexicaule-Texas Ebony

Deciduous
Albizia julibrissin-Silk Tree, Mimosa
Chilopsis linearis-Desert Willow, 'Burgundy'
Chitalpa tashkentensis-Pink Dawn, Morning Cloud
Parkinsonia floridum-Blue Palo Verde
Parkinsonia microphyllum-Little leaf Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata-Mexican Palo Verde
Fraxinus angustifolia-"Raywood" (Raywood Ash)
Fraxinus velutina-Arizona Ash
Fraxinus velutina-"Modesto" (Modesto Ash)
Prosopis chilensis-Chilean Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa-Honey Mesquite
Prosopis pubescens-Screw Bean Mesquite
Gleditsia triacanthos-Honey Locust
Pistacia chinensis-Chinese
Vitex agnus-castus-Chaste Tree, Monk Tree

For more information, contact your local water provider.