Type Botanical Name Common Name Mature Size Bloom Typical Range Tree Acer grandidentatum Big Tooth Maple Perennial Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis Western Yarrow 1-2 feet White, spring and summer Mountains, 7000ft+ Perennial Agastache rupestris Sunset Hyssop/Licorice Hummingbird3 feet Mint Pink-Purple, 1,500-7,600ft Cactus Agave parryii Parry's Agave 2-3 feet Yellow, Summer 5,000-7,000ft Shrub Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry 15 feet Apr-May, white 2,000-7,500 ft Shrub Anisacanthus quadrifidus wrightii Flame Hummingbird Bush Perennial Aquilegia chrysantha Golden Columbine 2 ft Golden Yellow, April-September 3,000-11,000ft Shrub Arctostaphylos densifora Howard McMinn Manzanita Shrub Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnickinnick Manzanita 12 inches Perennial Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage 5 feet 4,000-6,000ft Perennial Artemisia frigida Fringe Sage 5,500-10,000ft Perennial Artemisia tridentata Big Basin Sage 10 feet Pale Yellow, July-September 5,000-8,000ft Shrub Atriplex canescens Four-wing Saltbush 5 ft pink 0-8,500 ft Shrub Baccharis sarothroides Desert Broom 13 feet Aug-Nov, 200-4,900 ft Perennial Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold 15 inches Bright Yellow,March-October < 5,000ft Shrub Berberis (mahonia) fremontii Desert Barberry 15 feet Apr-Jun,Whitish Yellow 4,000-7,000 ft Perennial Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower 24 inches May-Oct,yellow-orange yellow 4,000-7,000ft Grass Bouteloua curtipendula Side Oats Grama 2.5 ft anthers red-yellow, June-November 2,500-7,000ft Grass Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama 1 ft none 4,000-8,000ft Shrub Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise Tree Celtis reticulata Netleaf Tree Cercis mexicana Mexican Redbud Tree Cercis occidentalis Western Shrub Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany 30 inches 2,000-9,000 ft Shrub Cercocarpus montanus True Mountain Mahogany 15 feet 3,500-10,000 ft Shrub Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush 6 ft July-Nov, White 4,500-8,000 ft Tree Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Shrub Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita Spring-Fall, Yellow 650-7,200 ft Shrub Cowania (purshia) mexicana Cliffrose 20 feet April-Sept, White 3,500-8,000 ft Tree Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress 50 ft cones Shrub Dalea capitata Lemon Dalea Shrub Dalea greggii Trailing Indigo Bush Cactus Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon 2-3 feet Whitish, May-July 3,000-6,000ft Cactus Echinocereus engelmannii Hedgehog 1 feet pink to purple March-April 2,000-5,000ft Shrub Ephedra trifurca Mormon Tea 6.5 Feet Late winter-early Spring, 1,500-6,500 ft Shrub Ericameria (chrysothamnus) laricifolia Turpentine Bush 3 feet Aug-Nov, Yellow 3,000-6,000 ft Shrub Ericameria (chrysothamnus) nauseosa Blue Rabbitbrush 6.5 feet July-Oct, Yellow 2,000-8,000 ft Perennial Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 24 inches Orange to yellow Shrub Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume 10 ft Apr-Oct, White 3,500-7,500 ft Grass Festuca arizonica Arizona Fescue Shrub Forestiera neomexicana New Mexican Privet 25 ft purple Type Botanical Name Common Name Mature Size Bloom Typical Range Cactus Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo 6-22 feet Orange, Feb-March 0-5,000ft Tree Fraxinus greggii Little Leaf Ash Tree Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash 50 ft samaras Perennial Gaillardia aristata grandiflora Blanket Flower 31 inches May-Sept 650-9500ft Shrub Garrya wrightii Silktassel 9 ft 3,500-7,000 ft Perennial Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom Snakeweed 24 inches May-Oct, yellow 3,000-7,000ft Perennial Heuchera sanguinea splendens Green 15 inches March-Oct, bright pink to deep red 3,500-9,500 Perennial Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain Iris 24 inches Apr-sept, Pale blue to Lavender 6,000-9,500ft Tree Juglans major Arizona Walnut Tree Juniperus monosperma Oneseed Juniper 26 feet Tree Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper 65 ft Shrub Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush Perennial Linum lewisii Light Blue Flax 1 ft Apr-sept, blue or rarely white 3,500-11,500ft Shrub Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Holly Shrub Mahonia repens Creeping Mahonia 1 ft yellow Perennial Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy 24 inches Mar-Oct, cream w/ yellow centers 2,000-5,000ft Perennial Mirabilis multiflora Desert Four O'Clock/Showy Four O'Clock1 ft Purple/Pink 500-8,500ft Grass Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass 24in-60in 3,000-8,500ft Cactus Opuntia engelmannii Green Native 3-10 feet Yellow, Apr-July 1,000-9,000ft Perennial Penstemon eatonii Firecracker 3 ft Red 2,000-7,500 ft Perennial Penstemon parryi Parry's 47 inches Mar-May, rose-magenta 1,500-5,000 ft Perennial Penstemon pinifolius Pineleaf Penstemon 12 inches scarlet to carmine > 5,000 ft Perennial Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain 28 inches June-Sept, pale blue to purple 6,500-8,000 ft Tree Pinus edulis Pinion Pine 25 ft none Tree Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Tree Platanus wrightii Arizona Sycamore 50 ft Tree Populus fremontii Western Cottonwood 50 ft none Tree Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Shrub Prunus besseyi Pawnee Buttes Shrub Prunus besseyi Western Sandcherry Tree Prunus virginiana Native Chokecherry Shrub Prunus x cistena Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Tree Quercus alba White Oak Tree Quercus buckleyi Texas Red Oak Tree Quercus emoryii Escarpment Oak Tree Quercus gambelli Gambell's Oak 50 ft acorns Tree Quercus palmeri Palmer's Oak Tree Quercus turbinella Desert Scrub Oak Perennial Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat Coneflower 4 ft Mar-Nov, yellow to maroon 4,000-7,500 ft Shrub Rhamnus ilicifolia Coffeeberry Shrub Rhus aromatica Grow Low Type Botanical Name Common Name Mature Size Bloom Typical Range Shrub Rhus ovata Sugar Bush Shrub Rhus trilobata Skunkbush/ Three leaf sumac 10 ft yellow Shrub Rhus virens Evergreen Sumac Shrub Ribes aureum Golden Currant Shrub Ribes cereum Wax Currant Tree Robinia neomexicana New Mexico Shrub Rosa woodsii Wood's Rose/Wild Rose 4 ft red/pink Tree Salix matsudana Navajo Globe Willow Shrub Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry Grass Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem 3 ft red fall foliage 5,000-8,000ft Shrub Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry Perennial Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert Globe Mallow 40 inches orange < 3,500 ft Shrub Symphoricarpus albus Common Snowberry Shrub Symphoricarpus occidentalis Western Snowberry Shrub Tagets lemmonii Mt. Lemmon Marigold Shrub Vauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood Perennial Verbena goodingii Gooding's Lavendar 18 inches Purple Cactus Yucca angustissima Narrowleaf Yucca 6 ft Whitish, May-June 3,000-7,500ft Cactus Yucca baccata Banana Yucca 6 ft whitish, Apr-July 3,000-8,000ft Cactus Yucca elata Soaptree Yucca 6 ft Cream, May-July 1,500-6,000ft Cactus Yucca faxoniana faxoniana 16 ft Whitish, late winter-early spring 3,000-7,000ft Cactus Yucca rigida Blue Yucca Cactus Yucca rostrata Beaked Yucca 10 ft white, spring Cactus Yucca thompsoniana Thompson's Yucca 8 ft white, spring 650-5,000ft Perennial Zauschneria arizonica Arizona Hummingbird Trumpet orange-red