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Xeriscaping
 

Creating a Beautiful Tucson Environment – and Conserving Precious Water

The Sonoran desert receives about seven inches of rainfall per year. More than half of that water is used to water gardens and landscapes. Xeriscaping is a new way of thinking, a way of having beautifully landscaped yards, while reducing the amount of precious desert water that is used to maintain the flora. It is defined as “quality landscaping that conserves water and protects the environment.”

Xeriscape landscaping takes a new look at the different aspects of planting and maintaining gardens and yards. Careful planning and designing of gardens to use water more efficiently only makes sense when you live where water is utterly scarce, such as in Tucson, and other places in the southwestern deserts. Grouping plants together to reduce the amount of irrigation, watering in the cooler times of the day to reduce loss due to evaporation, improving soil quality to increase its absorbency, as well as using low water plants and the creative use of rocks and pebbles can give you a gorgeous yard to be proud of, while still protecting the deserts most valuable resource.

There are seven principles associated with Xeriscape landscapes:

Planning and Design – Your plan should reflect the site topography of your land, i.e., terracing and decks may help integrate built in features and minimize the effects of grading. Building orientation is also important. An east-west axis and minimal glass on walls with strong solar exposure will decrease energy demands for cooling, especially when combined with proper shade producing plants.

Soil Improvement – Soil containing organic matter retains more water, thus making more water available to your plants. Plants with healthy and deep extensive roots are better adapted to withstand the distress of droughts, so your organic matter should be mixed deep into the soil. The best additions are aged manure and compost. Other forms of organic matter are aged bark and wood chips, although these require the application of nitrogen fertilizer.

Appropriate Plant Selection – Select the plants that will thrive in your area with you natural rainfall (see the list at the end of this article). Plants that require a minimum amount of watering are ideal. Most xeriscape plants require no extra watering after they are established – unless there is an extreme drought. Group your plants according to water needs. Exotic and annual plants can be put together in a small, easily watered area. Choose a diversity of plants. Planting large numbers of one plant can create a monoculture susceptible to pest and insect problems. For a very thorough list of drought resistant plants that grow well in Tucson go to the end of this article, or talk to your local nursery.

Practical Turf Areas – Design turf areas in rounded, compact shapes that are sized specifically for their intended uses. Turf areas should be designed so they can be watered separately from your landscape plants. Use drought tolerant turf, such as Buffalo Grass, Bermuda Grass, and Zoysia Grass. Avoid planting grass on slopes, water will simply run off of it before being absorbed into the ground. Use terraces instead.

Efficient Irrigation – The type of watering equipment best suited to your yard depends on the landscape, design, layout, and budget. The irrigation system should be an integral part of your landscape design. More water will be required for the first couple of years of your landscaping, but after plants have established themselves, a xeriscape landscape may require no irrigation at all, unless you are in a severe drought period. A water efficient automatic irrigation system will save you both time and money. You should have one with a timer that allows you to schedule watering every 5-7 days. An inexpensive rain shut-off device will prevent unnecessary watering when it’s raining. A soil moisture sensor can override programmed irrigation when there is already enough water in the ground. Evaporation can be minimized by drip irrigation, soaker hoses, or bubblers.

Use of Mulches – The use of a deep layer of mulch in your planting beds will help to retain moisture, slow weed growth, and help prevent erosion. Follow the directions on the particular type of mulch you use to determine the ideal depth. Reapply as it decomposes.

Appropriate Maintenance – Xeriscape landscaping generally requires less maintenance than conventional landscaping, however, all yards will require some maintenance. Mow the grass when it is about 1/3 higher than the desired height. You can leave the clippings where they fall, recycling the nutrients into the soil or collect and compost them. Fertilize wisely. Many native plants don’t need fertilizer as they are already adapted to the natural soil conditions. Non-native plants will need fertilization as called for by each particular plant. For the best advice, ask your landscaper or the garden store where you buy your plants. Use the least-toxic method of insect and disease control that you can find. For many insects, you can simply put some liquid soap into water and spray the plants. Again, consult your local gardening center. Tucson landscapers and garden stores are, for the most part, well versed in most matters relevant to Xeriscape creation and maintenance.

If you follow these principals you can have a beautiful, useful yard and also conserve our most precious resource – water, allowing people to live in harmony with the beautiful Sonora desert for many generations to come.

Xeriscape Trees and Plants

These plants are resistant to drought, extreme heat, and freezing, and therefore will do well in Tucson climate and soil, and the surrounding Sonora Desert regions.

Abronia ameliae {Amelia's sand verbena}

Abronia angustifolia {Purple Sand verbena}

Abronia villosa {Desert Sand Verbena}

Abutilon palmeri { Superstition Mallow}

Acacia aneura {Mulga Acacia}

Acacia berlandieri {Guajillo, Plains Acacia}

Acacia constricta {White Thorn, Mescat Acacia}

Acacia covenyi {Blue Bush}

Acacia craspedocarpa {Waxleaf Acacia, Leatherleaf Acacia}

Acacia cultriformis {Knife Acacia, Knife Leaf Wattle}

Acacia erioloba {Camel Thorn, Giraffe Thorn}

Acacia farnesiana {Sweet Acacia}

Acacia glaucoptera {Clay Wattle, Queen Wattle}

Acacia greggii {Cat Claw Acacia, Texas Mimosa}

Acacia nilotica {Motse, Egyptian Mimosa, Egyptian Thorn}

Acacia notabilis {Notable Wattle}

Acacia occidentalis {Sonoran Tree Catclaw, Tésota}

Acacia pendula {Weeping Myall, Weeping Acacia}

Acacia pennatula {Fernleaf Acacia, Sierra Madre Acacia, Huizache}

Acacia peuce {Waddy Wood}

Acacia redolens {Desert Carpet {TM}, Prostrate Acacia}

Acacia rigidula {Blackbrush Acacia, Chaparro Prieto}

Acacia rostellifera {Skunk Tree, Summer scented wattle}

Acacia salicina {Willow Acacia, Australian Willow}

Acacia saligna {Blue Leaf Wattle}

Acacia schaffneri {Twisted Acacia, Huizache Chino}

Acacia stenophylla {Shoestring Acacia}

Acacia tetragonophylla {Dead Finish, Prickly Wattle}

Acacia trachycarpa {Minnieritchie}

Acacia willardiana {Palo Blanco, Willard's Acacia}

Acanthus mollis {Bear's Breech}

Adansonia digitata {Baobab}

Agave aktites

Agave albomarginata

Agave americana {Century Plant, Maguey}

Agave angustifolia {Maguey Lechugilla}

Agave arizonica {Arizona Agave}

Agave asperrima {Rough Leaved Agave}

Agave attenuata {Fox Tail Agave}

Agave avellanidens

Agave bovicornuta {Cow Horn Agave}

Agave bracteosa {Squid Agave}

Agave cantala variant cantala

Agave cerulata subspecies subcerulata

Agave cerulata subspecies dentiens

Agave cerulata subspecies cerulata

Agave cerulata subspecies nelsonii

Agave chiapensis

Agave chrysantha {Golden-Flowered Agave}

Agave colorata {Mescal Ceniza}

Agave decipiens {False Sisal}

Agave deserti subspecies simplex

Agave deserti subspecies pringlei {Desert Agave}

Agave deserti subspecies deserti {Desert Agave}

Agave desmetiana {Smooth Agave}

Agave difformis

Agave ellemeetiana

Agave felgeri {Mescalito}

Agave filifera subspecies schidigera {Maguey}

Agave fourcroydes {Henequen}

Agave franzosini

Agave geminiflora

Agave gigantensis

Agave gypsophila

Agave havardiana {Chisos Agave}

Agave horrida subspecies horrida

Agave hurteri

Agave lechuguilla

Agave leopoldii

Agave lophantha

Agave macroacantha

Agave marmorata

Agave maximiliana {Maguey Tecolote}

Agave mckelveyana

Agave mitis variant albidior

Agave mitis variant mitis

Agave multifilifera {Chahuiqui}

Agave murpheyi {Murphy's Agave, Hohokam Agave}

Agave neomexicana {Mescal}

Agave nizandensis

Agave ocahui variant longifolia

Agave ocahui variant ocahui

Agave palmeri {Palmer's Agave}

Agave parrasana

Agave parryi variant huachucensis {Fort Huachuca Agave}

Agave parryi variant truncata {Mescal Agave}

Agave parryi variant parryi {Parry's Agave}

Agave parviflora subspecies parviflora

Agave pelona

Agave polyanthiflora

Agave potatorum

Agave pumila

Agave pygmae

Agave salmiana subspecies crassispina

Agave salmiana subspecies salmiana {Pulque Agave}

Agave salmiana variant ferox

Agave schottii variant treleasei

Agave schottii variant schottii {Schott's Century Plant, Shindagger}

Agave sebastiana

Agave seemanniana

Agave shaferi

Agave shawii

Agave shrevei subspecies magna

Agave shrevei subspecies shrevei

Agave sileri

Agave singuliflora

Agave sobolifera

Agave sobria subspecies roseana

Agave sobria subspecies sobria

Agave striata subspecies falcata

Agave stricta {Hedgehog Agave}

Agave tequilana {Weber Blue Agave, Agave Azul}

Agave toumeyana subspecies bella

Agave toumeyana subspecies toumeyana

Agave utahensis subspecies nevadensis {Nevada Agave}

Agave utahensis subspecies kaibabensis

Agave utahensis subspecies utahensis {Utah Agave}

Agave victoriae -reginae {Queen Victoria Agave}

Agave vilmoriana {Octopus Agave}

Agave weberi {Weber Agave}

Agave xylonacantha

Agave zebra

Ageratum corymbosum {Butterfly Mist}

Aloe aculeata

Aloe affinis

Aloe alooides

Aloe andongensis variant andongensis

Aloe antandroi

Aloe arborescens {Tree Aloe, Krantz Aloe, Candelabra Aloe}

Aloe aristata {Torch Plant, Lace Aloe}

Aloe barberae {Tree Aloe}

Aloe bellatula

Aloe brevifolia variant brevifolia {Short Leaf Aloe, Kleinaalwyn}

Aloe broomii variant broomii

Aloe buhrii

Aloe burgersfortensis

Aloe camperi

Aloe capitata variant capitata

Aloe castanea {Cat's Tail Aloe}

Aloe chabaudii variant chabaudii

Aloe ciliaris variant ciliaris {Climbing Aloe}

Aloe comptonii

Aloe conifera

Aloe cremnophila

Aloe cryptopoda

Aloe dawei

Aloe decaryi

Aloe deltoideodonta variant deltoideodonta

Aloe deserti

Aloe dewinteri

Aloe dichotoma {Kokerbom}

Aloe distans {Jeweled Aloe}

Aloe dorotheae

Aloe ellenbeckii

Aloe esculenta

Aloe ferox {Tap Aloe, Bitter Aloe, Cape Aloe}

Aloe globuligemma

Aloe grandidentata {Bontaalwyn}

Aloe greatheadii variant davyana

Aloe hereroensis

Aloe hildebrandtii

Aloe inyangensis variant inyangensis

Aloe jacksonii

Aloe jucunda

Aloe juvenna

Aloe kedongensis

Aloe lateritia variant lateritia

Aloe littoralis

Aloe longibracteata

Aloe longistyla {Karoo Aloe, Ramenas}

Aloe maculata {Soap Aloe, Zebra Aloe}

Aloe marlothii {Bergaalwyn}

Aloe mayottensis

Aloe megalacantha variant megalacantha

Aloe melanacantha variant erinacea

Aloe melanacantha variant melanacantha

Aloe microstigma

Aloe mutabilis

Aloe namibensis

Aloe nobilis {Gold Tooth Aloe}

Aloe nyeriensis

Aloe ortholopha

Aloe parvula

Aloe pearsonii

Aloe peglerae

Aloe pictifolia {Kouga Aloe}

Aloe plicatilis {Fan Aloe}

Aloe pubescens

Aloe pustuligemma

Aloe ramosissima {Maiden's Quiver Tree}

Aloe rauhii

Aloe schelpei

Aloe scobinifolia

Aloe secundiflora variant secundiflora

Aloe sessiliflora x vryheidensis

Aloe sinkatana

Aloe somaliensis variant somaliensis

Aloe somaliensis variant marmorata

Aloe speciosa {Tilt-Head Aloe}

Aloe spicata

Aloe spinosissima {Gold Tooth Aloe}

Aloe squarrosa

Aloe striata subspecies striata {Coral Aloe, Blouaalwyn}

Aloe suprafoliata

Aloe suzannae

Aloe tomentosa

Aloe ukambensis

Aloe vacillans

Aloe vanbalenii

Aloe variegata {Partridge Breast Aloe, Tiger Aloe}

Aloe vera {Medicinal Aloe}

Aloe viguieri

Aloe volkensii subspecies volkensii

Aloe wickensii

Aloe zebrina

Aloysia gratissima {Whitebrush}

Ambrosia deltoidea {Triangle Leaf Bursage, Rabbit Bush}

Ambrosia dumosa {White Bursage, Burro Weed}

Amorpha canescens {Leadplant, Shoe-strings}

Amsonia tomentosa variant stenophylla {Woolly Bluestar, Sand Stars}

Anacampseros rufescens

Anigozanthos flavidus {Kangaroo Paw}

Anisacanthus andersonii {Big Honeysuckle}

Anisacanthus quadrifidus variant wrightii {Flame Anisacanthus, Wright Anisacanthus}

Anisacanthus thurberi {Thurber's desert honeysuckle, Chuparosa}

Anisodontea capensis { Cape Mallow}

Aptenia cordifolia {Ice Plant, Baby Sun Rose}

Arctotis stoechadifolia {African Daisy}

Argemone squarrosa {Hedgehog Pricklypoppy}

Argyroderma fissum

Ariocarpus retusus {Living Rock, Seven Stars}

Aristida purpurea {Purple Threeawn purple threeawn}

Artemisia schmidtiana {Silver Mound Artemisia, Angel's Hair}

Artemisia tridentata {Big Sagebrush}

Asclepias subulata {Desert milkweed, Ajamente}

Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' {Myers Asparagus}

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' {Sprenger Asparagus, Asparagus Fern}

Asparagus pyramidalis

Astrophytum capricorne {Goat's Horns Cactus}

Astrophytum myriostigma {Bishop's Miter, Bishop's Cap}

Astrophytum ornatum {Monk's Hood}

Atriplex canescens {Four-Wing Saltbush, Chamisa, Cenizo}

Atriplex lentiformis subspecies breweri {Brewer's Saltbrush, Quail Brush}

Atriplex nummularia {Old Man Saltbush, Giant Saltbush}

Atriplex semibaccata {Australian Saltbush, Creeping Saltbush}

Austrocylindropuntia subulata {Eve's Needle, Cane Cholla}

Baccharis 'Centennial' {Desert Broom}

Baccharis pilularis {Dwarf Coyote Brush}

Baccharis sarothroides {Desert Broom}

Bahia absinthifolia {Hairyseed Bahia, Desert Bahia}

Baileya multiradiata {Desert Marigold}

Bauhinia lunarioides {Anacacho Orchid Tree, Texas Plume}

Beaucarnea recurvata {Ponytail Palm, Bottle Palm}

Berberis haematocarpa {Red Barberry, Desert Barberry}

Berberis harrisoniana {Kofa Mountain Barberry, Harrison's Barberry}

Berlandiera lyrata {Chocolate Flower, Chocolate Daisy}

Bidens ferulifolia {Apache Beggarticks}

Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst'

Bougainvillea ' California Gold'

Bougainvillea 'Crimson Jewel'

Bougainvillea ' La Jolla '

Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice'

Bougainvillea 'Rosenka'

Bougainvillea ' San Diego '

Bougainvillea 'Superstition Gold {TM}'

Bougainvillea 'Torch Glow'

Bougainvillea Buttiana 'Madonna' {'Madonna'}

Bougainvillea Buttiana ' Temple Fire'

Bougainvillea glabra {Bougainvillea}

Bouvardia ternifolia {Scarlet bourvardia, Trumpetilla}

Brachychiton discolor {Lacebark Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree}

Brachychiton populneus {Bottle Tree, Lacebark Kurrajong}

Brachychiton rupestris {Queensland Bottle Tree}

Brahea edulis {Guadalupe Palm, Palmera de Guadalupe}

Buddleia marrubiifolia {Wooly Butterfly Bush}

Bulbine alooides {Renosterveld Bulbine}

Bulbine frutescens {Stalked Bulbine, Rankkopieva}

Bulnesia retama {Retamo}

Bursera copallifera

Bursera fagaroides {Elephant Tree, Fragrant Bursera}

Bursera hindsiana {Torote Prieto, Copal}

Bursera microphylla {Elephant Tree, Torote Colorado, Copal}

Bursera odorata {Torote Blanco, Elephant Tree}

Bursera simplicifolia {Torote Prieto}

Caesalpinia cacalaco {Cascalote}

Caesalpinia californica {Californian Bird of paradise}

Caesalpinia gilliesii {Bird of Paradise Bush, Desert Bird of Paradise}

Caesalpinia mexicana {Mexican Bird of Paradise}

Caesalpinia pulcherrima {Red Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados}

Calibanus hookeri

Calliandra californica {Red Fairy Duster, Baja Fairy Duster}

Calliandra eriophylla {Fairy Duster, Pink Fairy Duster, Mock Mesquite}

Callistemon citrinus {Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush}

Callistemon viminalis {Weeping Bottlebrush}

Callistemon viminalis 'Little John' {Callistemon 'Little John', Dwarf Bottlebrush}

Calothamnus villosus {Silky Net Bush, Woolly Net Bush}

Calylophus hartwegii {Sundrop, Sierra Sundrop}

Campsis radicans {Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine}

Canotia holacantha {Crucifixion Thorn}

Capparis spinosa {Spineless Caper}

Carissa macrocarpa {Natal Plum}

Carissa macrocarpa 'Green Carpet' {Natal Plum}

Carnegiea gigantea {Saguaro, Sahuaro}

Carpobrotus chilensis {Hottentot Fig}

Cassia biflora {Twin Flowered Cassia}

Cassia nemophila {Desert Cassia}

Cassia phyllodinea {Silvery Cassia, Silver Leaf Cassia}

Casuarina cunninghamiana {River She-oak, Beefwood}

Celtis occidentalis {Common Hackberry}

Celtis reticulata {Netleaf Hackberry, Western Hackberry}

Cephalocereus senilis {Old Man Cactus, Old Man of Mexico, Cabeza de Viejo}

Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike' {Red Spike Ice Plant}

Cephalophyllum littlewoodii

Ceratoides lanata {Winterfat, White Sage}

Ceratonia siliqua {Carob, St. John's Bread}

Cercidium praecox {Palo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde}

Cereus hildmannianus {Queen of the Night}

Cereus huilunchu

Cereus validus

Chamaerops humilis {Mediterranean Fan Palm}

Chamelaucium uncinatum {Geraldton Waxflower}

Chilopsis linearis {Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa}

Chitalpa tashkentensis {Chitalpa}

Chorisia insignis {White Silk Floss Tree}

Chorisia speciosa {Silk Floss Tree}

Chrysactinia mexicana {Damianita}

Cissus trifoliata {Arizona Grape Ivy, Sorrelvine}

Cistus albidus {White-leaved Rockrose}

Cistus inflatus

Cleistocactus samaipatanus

Cleistocactus strausii {Silver Torch Cactus}

Cleistocactus winteri {Golden Rat Tail}

Clematis drummondii {Drummond's Clematis, Old Man Beard}

Cleome isomeris {Bladderpod Spiderflower, Burro Fat}

Clivia miniata {Clivia}

Cochemiea setispina

Condalia globosa {Bitter Condalia, Bitter Snakewood}

Condalia hookeri

Conophytum herreanthus subspecies rex

Convolvulus cneorum {Bush Morning Glory}

Convolvulus sabatius subspecies mauritanicus {Ground Morning Glory}

Cordia boissieri {Texas Olive, Anacahuita}

Cordia parvifolia {Little Leaf Cordia}

Coreopsis grandiflora {Coreopsis, Tickseed}

Cortaderia selloana {Pampas Grass}

Coryphantha cornifera {Rhinoceros Cactus}

Coryphantha macromeris subspecies runyonii

Coryphantha macromeris subspecies macromeris {Nipple Beehive Cactus, Long Mamma}

Coryphantha nickelsiae {Nickel's Coryphantha}

Coryphantha pseudoechinus

Coryphantha pycnacantha

Coryphantha retusa

Cotoneaster pannosus {Silverleaf Cotoneaster}

Cotyledon 'Mr . Butterfield' {Finger Aloe, Cotyledon 'Mr. Butterfield'}

Cotyledon orbiculata {Pig's Ear, Round-Leafed Navel-Wort}

Cotyledon orbiculata variant oblonga 'Macrantha'

Cotyledon tomentosa {Bear's Paw}

Crassula arborescens {Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul}

Crassula erosula 'Campfire'

Crassula falcata

Crassula multicava

Crassula muscosa {Rattail Crassula, Watch Chain, Lizard's Tail}

Crassula orbicularis

Crassula perfoliata

Crassula pubescens

Crassula rupestris subspecies rupestris {Rosary Plant, Sosaties, Inrygertjie}

Crassula tetragona {Miniature Pine Tree}

Crataegus crus -galli {Cockspur Hawthorn}

Cuphea hyssopifolia {Mexican Heather, False Heather}

Cupressus arizonica {Arizona Cypress}

Cyanotis somaliensis {Furry Kittens, Pussy Ears}

Cycas revoluta {Sago Palm}

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa {Buckhorn Cholla}

Cylindropuntia bigelovii {Teddy Bear Cholla, Choya Güera}

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis {Desert Christmas Cactus, Pencil Cholla}

Cylindropuntia ramosissima {Diamond Cholla, Pencil Cholla}

Cylindropuntia spinosior {Cane Cholla}

Cylindropuntia whipplei {Whipple Cholla}

Cytisus scoparius {Scotch Broom}

Dalea bicolor {Blue Dalea, Baja Dalea, Silver Dalea}

Dalea capitata {Lemon Dalea}

Dalea formosa {Feather Plume, Feather Dalea}

Dalea frutescens {Black Dalea}

Dalea greggii {Trailing Indigo Bush}

Dalea lutea {Yellow Dalea}

Dalea pulchra {Indigo Bush, Santa Catalina Prairie Clover}

Dalea versicolor {Indigo Bush}

Dasylirion acrotrichum {Green Desert Spoon}

Dasylirion longissimum {Mexican Grass Tree, Toothless Sotol}

Dasylirion texanum {Green Sotol, Texas Sotol}

Dasylirion wheeleri {Sotol, Desert Spoon}

Delosperma floribundum

Delosperma nubigenum {Hardy Yellow Ice Plant}

Deuterocohnia brevifolia

Dichrostachys cinerea {Sickle Pod}

Dicliptera resupinata {Foldwing, Purple Drop}

Dicliptera suberecta {King's Crown, Hummingbird Bush}

Dietes vegeta {Fortnight Lily, African Iris}

Dimorphotheca sinuata {African Daisy, Cape Marigold}

Dinteranthus pole -evansii

Dinteranthus vanzijlii subspecies vanzijlii

Diospyros texana {Texas Persimmon, Chapote}

Dodonaea microzyga

Dodonaea viscosa {Hopseed Bush, Hop Bush, Akeake}

Dracaena draco {Dragon Tree, Dragon's Blood Tree}

Drosanthemum floribundum {Rosea Ice Plant}

Dudleya cymosa

Dudleya saxosa subspecies collomiae {Rock Live-forever}

Dyckia fosteriana

Dyckia remotiflora

Dyssodia pentachaeta {Golden Dyssodia, Parralena, Dogweed}

Dyssodia tenuiloba {Dahlberg Daisy, Golden Fleece}

Eberlanzia disarticulata

Eberlanzia spinosa

Echeveria 'Arlie Wright'

Echeveria 'Blue Heron'

Echeveria 'Dondo'

Echeveria 'Wavy Curls'

Echeveria agavoides variant prolifera

Echeveria agavoides x colorata

Echeveria colorata

Echeveria elegans {Hen and Chicks}

Echeveria pallida

Echeveria potosina

Echeveria pulvinata

Echeveria shaviana {Mexican Hens}

Echinocactus grusonii {Golden Barrel}

Echinocactus platyacanthus {Biznaga Gigante}

Echinocactus platyacanthus fa. grandis

Echinocereus cinerascens

Echinocereus engelmannii {Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus, Hedgehog Cactus}

Echinocereus knippelianus {Peyote Verde}

Echinocereus pectinatus {Comb Hedgehog}

Echinocereus pentalophus {Lady Finger Cactus}

Echinocereus scheeri subspecies gentryi

Echinocereus stoloniferus {Biznaguita}

Echinocereus triglochidiatus {Claret Cup, Strawberry Cactus}

Echinocereus viridiflorus variant viridiflorus

Echinomastus johnsonii {Pygmy Barrel Cactus}

Echinopsis candicans

Echinopsis chamaecereus {Peanut Cactus}

Echinopsis ferox variant longispina

Echinopsis huascha {Red Torch Cactus}

Echinopsis pachanoi {San Pedro Cactus}

Echinopsis terscheckii {Cardon Grande}

Echinopsis thelegona

Elaeagnus pungens {Silverberry, Silverthorn}

Encelia densifolia

Encelia farinosa {Brittlebush, Incienso}

Enchylaena tomentosa {Ruby Salt Bush, Ruby Sheepbush}

Ephedra nevadensis {Nevada Jointfir, Mormon Tea, Popotillo}

Epilobium canum subspecies angustifolium {California Fuschia, Hummingbird Trumpet}

Eremophila glabra {Common Emu Bush}

Eremophila glabra 'Fire and Ice' {'Fire and Ice'}

Eremophila laanii {Common Emu Bush}

Eremophila maculata {Spotted Emu Bush}

Eremophila maculata variant brevifolia

Ericameria laricifolia {Turpentine Bush, Aguirre}

Erigeron divergens {Fleabane Daisy, Green Rabbit bush}

Erigeron formosissimus {Beautiful Fleabane}

Erigeron karvinskianus {Mexican Daisy, Santa Barbara Daisy}

Eriogonum fasciculatum {California Buckwheat}

Eriogonum umbellatum {Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat}

Eriogonum wrightii {Bastard Sage, Wright's Buckwheat, Woolly Buckwheat}

Erodium texanum {Texas Stork's Bill}

Erythrina flabelliformis {Southwestern Coral Bean, Colorines}

Eschscholzia californica {California Poppy}

Eschscholzia mexicana {Mexican Gold Poppy}

Escobaria albicolumnaria {Silver Lace Cob Cactus}

Escobaria hesteri

Escobaria sandbergii

Escobaria tuberculosa

Escobaria vivipara {Beehive Cactus}

Escobaria zilziana

Espostoa lanata {Peruvian Old Man Cactus}

Eucalyptus camaldulensis subspecies obtusa {Murray River Red Gum, Red Gum}

Eucalyptus camaldulensis subspecies camaldulensis {River Red Gum}

Eucalyptus campaspe {Silver Topped Gimlet}

Eucalyptus citriodora {Lemon Scented Gum}

Eucalyptus cladocalyx {Sugar Gum}

Eucalyptus erythrocorys {Red Cap Gum, Illyarrie, Bookara Gum}

Eucalyptus ficifolia {Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Gum}

Eucalyptus formanii {Forman's Mallee}

Eucalyptus gracilis {Yorrell}

Eucalyptus incrassata {Lerp Mallee}

Eucalyptus kruseana {Kruse's Mallee}

Eucalyptus largiflorens {Black Box}

Eucalyptus leucoxylon {White Iron Bark}

Eucalyptus maculata {Spotted Gum, Spotted Iron Gum}

Eucalyptus microtheca {Coolibah}

Eucalyptus papuana {Ghost Gum}

Eucalyptus polyanthemos {Silver Dollar Gum}

Eucalyptus rudis {Desert Gum, Flooded Gum}

Eucalyptus sideroxylon {Red Ironbark}

Eucalyptus spathulata {Narrow Leaf Gimlet, Swamp Mallee}

Eucalyptus torquata {Coral Gum}

Eupatorium greggii {Boothill Eupatorium}

Euphorbia 'Cockleburl'

Euphorbia 'Twinkle Twirl'

Euphorbia aeruginosa

Euphorbia antisyphilitica {Candelilla}

Euphorbia biglandulosa {Gopher Plant}

Euphorbia canariensis { Canary Island Spurge}

Euphorbia caput -medusae

Euphorbia ingens {Naboom}

Euphorbia milii variant splendens {Crown of Thorns}

Euphorbia milii 'Lutea' {Crown of Thorns}

Euphorbia nesemannii

Euphorbia obesa {Baseball Plant, Klipnoors}

Euphorbia officinarum

Euphorbia ornithopus

Euphorbia rhombifolia

Euphorbia rossii

Euphorbia rowlandii

Euphorbia squarrosa

Euphorbia stellispina

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa {Arizona Kidneywood, Palo dulce}

Eysenhardtia texana {Texas Kidneywood, Vara Dulce}

Fallugia paradoxa {Apache Plume}

Ferocactus chrysacanthus

Ferocactus cylindraceus {Compass Barrel Cactus}

Ferocactus diguetii

Ferocactus emoryi subspecies emoryi {Coville's Barrel Cactus, Emory Barrel, Bisnaga}

Ferocactus emoryi subspecies rectispinus

Ferocactus flavovirens

Ferocactus fordii

Ferocactus glaucescens

Ferocactus herrerae

Ferocactus histrix

Ferocactus latispinus subspecies spiralis

Ferocactus latispinus subspecies latispinus {Devil's Tongue Barrel, Crow's Claw Cactus}

Ferocactus macrodiscus subspecies macrodiscus {Biznaga de Dulce}

Ferocactus pilosus variant pringlei {Mexican Fire Barrel Cactus}

Ferocactus pilosus variant pilosus {Mexican Fire Barrel Cactus}

Ferocactus pottsi

Ferocactus robustus

Ferocactus santa -maria

Ferocactus schwarzii

Ferocactus townsendianus

Ferocactus wislizeni {Fishhook Barrel Cactus}

Ficus carica {Fig}

Ficus palmeri {Rock Fig}

Ficus petiolaris {Texcalamate, Lava Fig}

Forestiera pubescens {New Mexico Privet, New Mexico Olive}

Fouquieria diguetii {Palo Adan, Adam's Tree}

Fouquieria fasciculata

Fouquieria macdougalii {Mexican Tree Ocotillo}

Fouquieria peninsularis {Baja Ocotillo}

Fouquieria splendens {Ocotillo, Candlewood}

Fraxinus greggii {Littleleaf Ash, Gregg Ash}

Fremontodendron californicum {California Flannel Bush}

Gasteria carinata variant verrucosa

Gasteria glomerata

Gazania rigens {Gazania}

Gazania rigens cv. 'Daybreak' {Gazania 'Daybreak'}

Gazania rigens cv. 'Fiesta Red' {Gazania 'Fiesta Red'}

Gazania rigens cv. 'Sun Gold' {Gazania 'Sun Gold'}

Gazania rigens cv. 'Yellow Trailing' {Gazania 'Yellow Trailing'}

Geoffroea decorticans {Chanar, Kumbaru, Chilean Palo Verde}

Gilia tricolor {bird's-eye gilia}

Glandularia gooddingii {Gooding Verbena}

Glottiphyllum neilii

Glottiphyllum nelii

Gossypium harknessii {San Marcos Hibiscus, Algodón Cimarrón}

Graptopetalum amethystinum {Lavender Pebbles, Jewel-Leaf Plant}

Graptopetalum paraguayense {Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant}

Graptoveria hybrid

Grusonia emoryi {Devil Cholla, Stanly's Club Cholla}

Grusonia kunzei {Devil Cholla}

Grusonia marenae

Guaiacum coulteri {Guayacan}

Gymnocalycium saglionis {Giant Chin Cactus}

Gypsophila elegans {Showy Babysbreath}

Hakea cycloptera

Hakea drupacea {Sweet Scented Pincushion, Sweet Hakea}

Harrisia balansae

Havardia pallens {Tenaza, Huajillo}

Haworthia retusa variant retusa

Haworthia truncata variant truncata

Haworthia turgida variant turgida

Haworthia venosa subspecies tesselata

Hechtia gayii

Hechtia marnier -lapostollei

Hechtia stenopetala

Hechtia texensis { Texas false agave}

Hechtia tillandsioides

Hedera helix {English Ivy}

Hesperaloe campanulata {Bell Flower Hesperaloe}

Hesperaloe funifera {Giant Hesperaloe}

Hesperaloe parviflora {Red Yucca}

Heterotheca villosa {Hairy False Golden-Aster}

Hibiscus coulteri {Desert Rosemallow}

Hibiscus denudatus {Pale Face}

Hymenoxys acaulis {Angelita Daisy}

Hyptis emoryi {Desert Lavender}

Idria columnaris {Boojum Tree, Cirio}

Ipomoea leptophylla {Bush Morning-glory, Man Root}

Ipomopsis longiflora {Flax-Flowered Ipomopsis, White-flower Skyrocket}

Ipomopsis rubra {Standing Cypress, Scarlet Gilia}

Janusia gracilis {Slender Janusia}

Jatropha cinerea {Ashy Limberbush, Lomboy Blanco}

Justicia 'Julie'

Justicia californica {Chuparosa}

Justicia fulvicoma {Mexican Plume}

Justicia spicigera {Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower}

Kalanchoe beharensis {Felt Plant, Felt Bush}

Kallstroemia grandiflora {Arizona Poppy, Arizona Caltrop}

Kleinia longiflora {Sjambok Bush}

Lampranthus copiosus {Ice Plant}

Lampranthus multiradiatus {Ice Plant}

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