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Recommended Plant List RECOMMENDED PLANTS for SADDLEBROOKE / SADDLEBROOKE RANCH Prepared by SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners 12/23/2020 This information is available on the following website: extension.arizona.edu/saddlebrooke-master-gardeners Table of Contents Section Page Criteria for Selection 1 Plant List Key 2 Succulents 3 Grasses 9 Ground Covers 10 Palms 12 Perennials 13 Shrubs 16 Trees 20 Vines 22 Criteria for Selection The following database represents the work of the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners Recommended Plants for the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Communities and surrounding geographic areas of Pinal County The criteria for selection include local growing success, frost, heat, sun, wind tolerance and low water requirements. Plants are categorized by type, with explanations for cold tolerance temperatures (F), sun and water requirements, growth rate, form and recommended distance from foundations and other solid structures. Additional comments detail specific characteristics per plant. 1 PLANT LIST KEY SUN CONDITIONS S = full sun RS = reflected sun PS = part sun/part shade SH = shade WATER NEEDS VL = very low L = low M = moderate GROWTH RATE F = fast M = moderate S = slow SIZE At full maturity = height x width COLOR Refers to flower or seed pod SEASON Spr = spring S = summer F = fall W = winter CATEGORY E = Evergreen D = Deciduous N = Native SE = Semi Evergreen C = Cactus 2 Succulents (Agave, Aloe, Cactus, Yucca, Other) Form Key: CR= compact rosette, OR= open rosette, GS= globe shaped, SP= spreading, C= columnar, U= upright, VS= vase shaped, M= mounding Common name F Flower Color & ° Botanical name Season Comments Cold hardy to Sun Water Size: H x W rate Growth Form Distance from property line Agave Blue Glow blooms once at full maturity. Has red margins along leaves, stands out 25 S-PS L 2' x 2' S CR Yellow 2 ft. Agave 'Blue Glow' when back lit by sun. Cow Horn Agave Green-yellow reddish-brown teeth coming off of white margins. Inflorescence can be 25 S-PS VL 3' x 4' S OR 5 ft. Agave bovicornuta Summer 20+ ft tall. Dwarf hedgehog agave Dark purple-dark red does not die after flowering, no teeth on margins, has sharp tips. Flower 20 S-PS L 12" x 12" S OR 1 ft. Agave stricta Summer buds are edible. False Aloe Yellow-green 30 S-PS L 6' x 4' M OR 3 ft. Leaves may be flecked with red. Flower stalk grows 4-5P tall. Manfreda virginica Summer King of the Agaves Yellow 25 S-PS L 3' x 4' S OR 3 ft. flowers after 15+ years old AKA Sharkskin Agave Agave Ferdinand-regis Summer Little Princess Cream-pale yellow white markings on waxy green leaves & pale fibers curl from the leaf 10 S-PS L 6" x 9" S OR 1 ft. Agave parviflora Summer edge. Great in containers. Spot -20 S-PS M 1.5' x 2.5' M OR Summer 2 ft. leaves heavily spotted with dark purple Manfreda "Spot" Mescal Ceniza Yellow sharp tips, striking banded leaves, distinctive toothed margins, blooms 15 S VL 2' x 2' M CR 3 ft. Agave colorata Spring one time only Octopus Agave Yellow 20 S-PS VL 4' x 6' F CR 3 ft. soft tips, smooth margins Agave vilmoriniana Spring Parry's Agave Bright yellow 15 S VL 2' x 2' S CR 3 ft. sharp tips, highly decorative Agave parryi Summer Queen Victoria White, tinged with red or after many years will produce a 10-15 ft flower stalk. Will die after 12 S L 18' x 18" S CR 2 ft. Agave victoriae-reginae purple blooming. Smooth Agave Bright Yellow sharp tip, smooth leaf margins, very tall flowering stock, soft people 25 PS VL 3' x 3' M OR 5 ft. Agave desmetiana Spring friendly Spider Agave spineless, has lighter green band down center margin of the leaf. Flowers 15 S-PS L 3' x 3' M OR White 3 ft. Agave bracteosa infrequently. Thorn-crested century plant Greenish-yellow 12-foot flower spike; leaves have yellow margins, dark green leaves with 15 S-PS VL 2' x 3' M OR 3 ft. Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor' infrequently light green center. Twin Flower Yellow 25 S-PS VL 3' x 3' F OR 4 ft. sharp tips, 100+ symmetrical slender, stiff leaves with smooth margins Agave geminiflora Winter Variegated Century Plant Yellow 15 S-PS L 8' x 10' M OR 7 ft. flowers after 10+ years old, foliage varigated color Agave americana "Marginata" Summer MG Plant List section 2 - Succulents 3 Succulents (Agave, Aloe, Cactus, Yucca, Other) Form Key: CR= compact rosette, OR= open rosette, GS= globe shaped, SP= spreading, C= columnar, U= upright, VS= vase shaped, M= mounding Common name F Flower Color & ° Botanical name Season Comments Cold hardy to Sun Water Size: H x W rate Growth Form Distance from property line Weber's Agave Yellow 15 S-PS VL 6' x 6' M OR 5 ft. sharp tips, bold speciment plant, smooth margins Agave weberi Spring to Summer Aloe Bitter aloe Orange-red brown spines along edges & on surface; old leaves should stay to protect 25 S-PS L 9' x 5" M CR 5 ft. Aloe ferox Spr to F trunk. 5 ft. flower spikes Blue Elf aloe Pale orange tips of leaves may turn reddish in extreme temps. May have repeat 15 RS-PS L 18" x 2' M CR 2 ft. Aloe 'Blue Elf' W to Spr blooms Coral Aloe Coral Red 25 S L 18" x 2' M CR 2 ft. smooth pink leaf margin, 2 ft tall branching stalks Aloe striata W to Spr Golden tooth aloe Orange-red sharp but flexible teeth along the edges and on the surface of leaves. 25 S-PS L 2' x 2' M CR 2 ft. Aloe nobilis Summer Flower stalks 2 ft tall Red Hot Poker aloe Red, orange, yellow young plants produce one inflorscence and old plants may branch, 25 PS L 18" x 2' S CR 2 ft. Aloe aculeata Fall to Winter producing more. Tiger aloe Salmon pink colored spots on upper and lower leaves lining up in horizontal bands with a 20 PS L 12" x 9" M CR 1 ft. Aloe variegata Summer gutter along the center. Torch aloe Coral red 25 S-PS L 8' x 8' M OR 8 ft. soft toothed leaves with 2 ft inflorescences above plant. Aloe arborescens Fall to Winter Cactus Argentine Giant Yellow, white 10 PS L 2' x3' M U/SP 3 ft. small spines, striking flowers, 6 " across Trichocereus candicans Spring Argentine Hedgehog Orange, Red 10 S-PS L 2' x 3' M SP 3 ft. small spines, spectacular flowers Echinopsis huascha Summer Beavertail Prickly Pear Magenta, Pink pads are shaped like beaver's tail (to 2 ft), areoles contain glochids (white 10 RS VL 2' x 4' S SP 4 ft. Opuntia basilaris Spring to brown) no spines. Bilberry cactus Pale green, White 25 S VL 15' x 10' F U 7 ft. treelike with age, purple fruits follow flowers Myrtillocactus geometrizans Spring Buckhorn Cholla Red to Yellow 10 RS VL 4' x 5' M VS NA medium spines, do not have near walkways Cylindropuntia acanthrocarpa Spring White, yellow, magenta- Bunny ears 20 S-PS VL 1.5' x 8' M SP pink red 6 ft. great as a sprawling ground cover. Opuntia microdasys Summer Cane Cholla Dark Pink -10 S-PS L 9' x 6' M U 4 ft. aka: Tree Cholla Cylindropuntia imbricata Late Spring, Summer MG Plant List section 2 - Succulents 4 Succulents (Agave, Aloe, Cactus, Yucca, Other) Form Key: CR= compact rosette, OR= open rosette, GS= globe shaped, SP= spreading, C= columnar, U= upright, VS= vase shaped, M= mounding Common name F Flower Color & ° Botanical name Season Comments Cold hardy to Sun Water Size: H x W rate Growth Form Distance from property line Cane Cholla Purple, white or yellow It can be dangerous, if one makes contact, spines can get into the skin 10 S VL 6' X 5' S U 6 ft. Cylindropuntia spinosior Early Summer and are painful. Best not planted near walkways. Cardon Grande Showy white 10 S L 15' x 8' M U 6 ft. similar to a Saguaro, grows faster, is smaller at maturity, has tan spines Echinopsis terscheckii Spring Chihuahuan snowball Pink-Magenta if placed in a very sunny dry spot will need moderate water. In winter can 20 RS M 4" x 4" S GS 1 ft. Thelocactus macdowellii Spring be kept more dry. Compass Barrel Yellow striking accent, spine pattern makes it difficult to see green flesh. Spines 10 RS VL 6' x 1.5' S GS 3 ft. Ferocactus cylindraecus Spring can be red, tan, gray Assorted: purple, white, Devil's Tongue Barrel Cactus Remains solitary without produces offshoots. Has red spines that are 25 S-PS VL 12" x 16" S GS red, yellow 2 ft. Ferocactus latispinus flattened and wide. Fall Easter lily cactus White, pink, yellow big funnel form flowers that are night blooming up to 8" long and 5" in 20 S-PS VL 12" x 12" F SP 1 ft. Echinopsis oxygona Spring diameter. Emory's barrel Yellow to red 10 S VL 4' x 3' S GS 3 ft. spines are 2 to 4 inches long, curved....white to red in color Ferocactus emoryi Spring Engelmann's Prickly Pear Yellow, orange spines are short (1in), white, tan, yellow in color. Fruit is edible, can be 10 RS VL 4' x 8' M SP 6 ft. Opuntia englemannii Spring to Summer made into jams, syrup. Red Fire Barrel Cactus 25 S-PS VL 5' x 1' S GS Late spring, early 3 ft.
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