2019 NATIVE PLANT SALE UTEP CENTENNIAL MUSEUM CHIHUAHUAN DESERT GARDENS Available Species List Name Type: Water: Sun: Wildlife: Notes: H x W: Spacing: ColdHardy: Agave ovatifolia Accent L F/P Wide, powder-blue leaves and a tall, branching flower stalk with clusters of Whale's Tongue Agave 3' x 4' 4 0º F light green flowers. Agave parryi var. truncata Accent VL F/P Very xeric, thick toothed leaves in a tight whorl. Good in containers. Artichoke Agave 3' x 3' 3' 10º F Agave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta' Accent L F Small, compact, slow growing. Good in pots Compact Queen Victoria Agave 12" x 12" 12" 10º F Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii 'Mexican Shrub L/M F H Summer hummer favorite, orange Fire' flowers, xeric, deciduous. Mexican Flame, 'Mexican Fire' 4-5' x 4-5' 5' 0º F * Aquilegia chrysantha Perennial M/H PSh/ Needs moist soil, showy yellow flowers FSh spring to fall. Golden Columbine 3' x 3' 3' -30º F * Artemisia filifolia Shrub L F Silver foliage, sand loving, xeric plant. Use as a color foil. Sand Sage 3' x 3' 3-4' -10º F Artemisia frigida Shrub L F Fine silver foliage, small accent. Fringed Sage 1’ x 2’ 2' -30º F * Berlandiera lyrata Perennial L F/P B Very fragrant (chocolate) yellow flowers spring to fall. Good bedding Chocolate Flower 1' x 2' 2' -20º F plant. * Bouteloua curtipendula Grass L F Seeds Bunching Perennial/ Grass/ with large drooping seeds. Good for wildlife. Sideoats Grama 2' x 2' 2-3' -10º F * Bouteloua gracilis 'Blond Ambition' Grass L/M F Seeds Soft Perennial/ bunch Grass/ with eyelash seed heads and chartreuse Blue Grama, 'Blond Ambition' 2.5- x 2.5- 2.5-3’ -20º F flowers. 3’ 3’ Bulbine frutescens Perennial L F/P South African succulent, blooms orange all summer. Do not over water. Orange bulbine, 'Tiny Tangerines', 'Hallmark' 1' x 2' 2' 10º F Caesalpinia gilliesii Shrub L F Naturalized South American native, very xeric, hardy. Yellow Bird of Paradise 6- x 4-6' 6' 5º F 10' Caryopterus x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' Shrub M F/P B, Bees Long, narrow grey-green aromatic leaves, blue flowers. Summer ‘Dark Knight’ Blue Mist 3' x 4' -30º F bloomer, well-drained soils. Deer resistent. * Chrysactinia mexicana Shrub L F B Petite xeric, evergreen, subshrub, fragrant foliage, yellow flowers. Damianita 2' x 2' 2' 0º F Dalea capitata 'Sierra Gold' Groundcover L F Yellow, lemon-scented flowers, groundcover. Rabbit resistant. 'Sierra Gold' 10- x 4’ 3-4' 10º F 12" Dasylirion quadrangulatum Shrub L/M F/P Unusual fountain shape, long thin leaves without teeth. Tree form with Toothless Desert Spoon, Mexican Grass Tree, 6-9' x 5' 5' 15º F age. Longleaf Sotol Thursday, April 11, 2019 Page 1 of 5 Name Type: Water: Sun: Wildlife: Notes: H x W: Spacing: ColdHardy: * Dasylirion texanum Shrub L F Xeric green accent; leaves with serrated margins. Green Sotol 5’ x 5’ 2-3' -25º F * Dermatophyllum (Sophora) secundiflorum Shrub L F/P Xeric evergreen, purple fragrant flowers in spring, good screening plant. Texas Mountain Laurel 10’ x 15’ 0º F Dichondra argentea groundcover M/H F/P Very low growing, spreading groundcover. Round, silver colored Silver Ponysfoot .25' x 1' 1' 15º F leaves about 1/2 inch wideform along the spreading stems Drosanthemum speciosum Groundcover L/M F Succulent plant, roots at stem nodes, pink flowers. Ice plant, 'Rosea' 1’ x 3’ 20º F Ericameria laricifolia 'Aguirre'™ Shrub L F Autumn blooming evergreen xeric shrub. Bright yellow flowers. Turpentine Bush 2-3' x 2-3' 3' -10º F Eriogonum fasciculatum var. poliofolium Shrub L F Xeric, low mounding evergreen with white flowers in flat umbels. Flattop Buckwheat 3' x 3' 3' 0º F Euphorbia rigida Perennial L F Showy succulent accent. Cut back after blooming. Gopher Spurge 4’ x 2’ * Fallugia paradoxa Shrub L F White flowers in spring, attractive seed plumes. Xeric. Semi-evergreen. Apache Plume 3-8' x 3-8' 5' -30º F Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' Perennial L/M F B Common perennial flowering bedding plant. Reddish petals tipped with Firewheel, Blanketflower, 'Arizona Sun' 16- x 1' 1' -30º F orange and yellow. 18" Gaura lindheimeri 'Pink Cloud' Perennial M/H F/P B White/pink flowers on long stems, cut to winter rosette. Will tolerate heavy Butterfly Gaura, Whirling Butterflies, 'Pink Cloud' 2' x 3' 3' 0º F soils. Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' Perennial M/H F/P B White/pink flowers on long stems, cut to winter rosette. Will tolerate heavy Butterfly Gaura, Whirling Butterflies, 'Siskiyou 2' x 3' 3' 0º F soils. Pink' Gazania rigens 'Sun Gold' Perennial L/M F Multi-colored yellow and bronze flowers, bloom under the harshest of Treasure Flower or Clumping Gazania, 'Sun Gold' 1' x 1' 1' 20º F conditions. Blooms attractive to many different insects. Glandularia (Verbena) pulchella Perennial M F B Bright flowers. Short lived groundcover. Purple Verbena, Rock Verbena 1’ x 2’ 15º F Glandularia (Verbena) rigida Groundcover L F B Coarse leaved, purple flowers, spreads by rhizomes. Root hardy. Sandpaper Verbena 2' x 4’ 3' 0º F Hesperaloe funifera Shrub L F Green-lavender flowers on tall 12’ spikes. Big clumps Giant Hesperaloe 6’ x 6’ 6' -10º F Hesperaloe parviflora Desert Flamenco™ Shrub L F/P H This new selection is compact with grey-green rosette of leaves and Desert Flamenco™ False Red Yucca 30" x 30" 30" -20º F increased side-branching on flower stalks of pink/orange flowers. Decreased seed production gives a longer blooming season. Handles reflected heat. Needs good drainage. Hesperaloe parviflora 'Perpa' Brakelights (r) Shrub L F H Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades. USPP Bright red flowers. Red False Yucca, 'Brakelights' 2' x 2' 2' -20º F Thursday, April 11, 2019 Page 2 of 5 Name Type: Water: Sun: Wildlife: Notes: H x W: Spacing: ColdHardy: Hesperaloe parviflora 'Red' Shrub L F H Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades. Pinkish-red flowers. Red False Yucca 3' x 3' 3' -20º F Hesperaloe x 'Desert Dusk' Shrub L F Hummin Evergreen, flexible upright leaf blades, gbirds flowering stalk with multiple burgandy- Desert Dusk False Red Yucca 3' x 3' 3' -20 F marron colored flowers with a cream colored throat Hesperaloe x 'Perfu' Pink Parade USPP#21728 Shrub L F H Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades. Pinkish-red flowers. Pink False Yucca 3-4' x 3-4' 3' 0º F Lantana montevidensis Perennial L/M F B Good color but barely hardy, treat as annual. Purple flowers. Purple Trailing Lantana 2’ x 2’ 20º F Leucophyllum pruinosum Shrub L F Very xeric, fragrant flowers after summer rains, needs good drainage. Fragrant Rainsage, 'Sierra Bouquet' 6' x 6' 6' 10º F Leucophyllum zygophyllum Shrub L F Very xeric, attractive silver-leafed, needs good drainage. 'Blue Ranger', 'Cimarron' 5’ x 5’ 3' 15º F * Linum lewisii Perennial L/M F Mixes well in grass for meadow effect, blue flowers. Blue Flax 12" x 12" 1' -10º F Lonicera X americana 'Pam’s Pink' Shrub L/M F/P Twining shrub with pink & cream flowers, tough plant. 'Pam’s Pink' 5' x 6’ 0º F Mahonia (Berberis) trifoliata Shrub L F Fruit Spine-tipped, bluish leaves. Yellow flowers in spring are followed by red Agarita, Agarito, Algerita 6' x 6' 5' 10º F berries. Xerix. Edible fruit will attract wildlife. Evergreen. Malephora lutea Groundcover L F Hardy, vigorous, yellow flwrs, holds slopes. Rocky Point Iceplant 12" x 6’ 25º F Manfreda maculosa Perennial L/M F/P H Lily-like, creamy flowers on 3' stalks. Texas Tuberose 24" x 12" 0º F Melampodium leucanthum Perennial L F/P B Short-lived perennial. Low mounding habit. White daisy-like flowers all Blackfoot Daisy 12" x 15- 1' -20º F summer. Give good drainage. Likes 18" hot locations. Muhlenbergia capillaris Grass L/M F Seeds Bunch perennial, attractive pink seed plumes in fall. Pink Muhly, 'Regal Mist' 3’ x 3' 3' -10º F Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima Grass M F/P Seeds Soft bunching grass. Short lived but reseeds readily, mass for best effect. Mexican Needlegrass, Mexican Feathergrass 18" x 12" 1'-2' -10º F Nolina matapensis Shrub/Tree L F/P Bees Large slow growing multi-headed trunk, long sharp-edged leaves. Sonoran Tree Beargrass 12- x 6' 15º F 15' Oenothera caespitosa Perennial L F M Clumping foliage. Large white flowers at night. Needs good drainage, sandy Tufted Evening Primrose 2' x 2' 0º F soil. * Oenothera speciosa var. berlandieri Groundcover L/M F/P M Aggressive spreading pink Buttercup. Confine by hardscape. Mexican Evening Primrose 6- x 2-3' 2'-3' -10º F 12" Oenothera stubbei Groundcover M F/P Roots along stems. Dark green leaves and yellow flowers. Good groundcover. Baja Evening Primrose 6- x 5'-6' 5'-6' 10º F 12'' Thursday, April 11, 2019 Page 3 of 5 Name Type: Water: Sun: Wildlife: Notes: H x W: Spacing: ColdHardy: Opuntia ellisiana Accent L/M F/P Thornless opuntia Tiger Tongue (Thornless) 3-4' x 6' 0º F Opuntia santa-rita 'Tubac' Shrub L F Purple padded accent plant, spines. Purple Prickly Pear 3’ x 5’ 15º F Opuntia turpinii Shrub L P Spineless. Best in light shade and well- drained pots. Pinecone Prickly Pear 1' x 2' 15º F Parthenocissus species 'Hacienda Creeper' Vine L/M F/P Fruit Vigorous deciduous vine. Red stems. Mexico variety. Woodbine, 'Hacienda Creeper' 25’ x 15º F Penstemon amphorellae Perennial M F H Bluish lavender flowers, fine foliage. Mexican Penstemon 2’ x 2’ 0º F Penstemon baccharifolius 'Diablo' Perennial L F H Long lived sub-shrub with rose flowers.