Carianne's Top Twenty for Green Valley By Flower Color and Bloom Time Family Latin name Common name Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Acanthaceae Anisacanthus thurberi desert honeysuckle Rubiaceae Bouvardia ternifolia firecracker bush Bignoniaceae Chilopsis linearis desert willow Plantaginaceae Maurandya antirrhiniflora snapdragon vine Solanaceae Lycium andersonii wolfberry Apocynaceae Asclepias linaria pine leaf milkweed Fabaceae Eysenhardtia orthocarpa kidneywood Apocynacaceae Asclepias angustifolia Arizona milkweed Adoxaceae Sambucus cerulea blue elderberry Lamiaceae Monarda citriodora lemon beebalm Berberidaceae Berberis haematocarpa algerita Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans yellow bells Anacardiaceae Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac Asparagaceae Agave parryi Parry's agave Asteraceae Solidago wrightii Wright's goldenrod Asteraceae Ericameria laricifolia terpentine bush Malvaceae Sphaeralcea ambigua globemallow Apocynaceae Asclepias tuberosa butterfly milkweed Fagaceae Quercus emoryi Emory oak Poaceae Eragrostis intermedia plains lovegrass Carianne's Top Twenty for Green Valley By Plant Structure Family Latin name Common name Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TREES Bignoniaceae Chilopsis linearis desert willow Fabaceae Eysenhardtia orthocarpa kidneywood Fagaceae Quercus emoryi Emory oak Adoxaceae Sambucus cerulea blue elderberry LARGE SHRUBS Acanthaceae Anisacanthus thurberi desert honeysuckle Berberidaceae Berberis haematocarpa algerita Solanaceae Lycium andersonii wolfberry Anacardiaceae Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans yellow bells SMALL SHRUBS Asparagaceae Agave parryi Parry's agave Apocynacaceae Asclepias angustifolia Arizona milkweed Apocynaceae Asclepias linaria pine leaf milkweed Apocynaceae Asclepias tuberosa butterfly milkweed Rubiaceae Bouvardia ternifolia firecracker bush Asteraceae Ericameria laricifolia terpentine bush Malvaceae Sphaeralcea ambigua globemallow OTHER PERENNIALS Poaceae Eragrostis intermedia plains lovegrass Plantaginaceae Maurandya antirrhiniflora snapdragon vine Lamiaceae Monarda citriodora lemon beebalm Asteraceae Solidago wrightii Wright's goldenrod www.strategichabitats.com [email protected].