Hummingbird Garden        
Common Name Latin Name T Usual H X W Ornamental Value
         
Autumn Sage Salvia greggi S 3 feet X 3 feet Red flowers, aromatic
Baccharifolius Beardtongue Penstemon baccharifolius P 2 feet X 2 feet Red trumpet shaped flowers June through September
Baja Fairy Duster Calliandra californica S 3 feet X 4 feet Bright red blooms February to May, again in fall
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
S 4 feet X 4 feet Fragrant with lavender flowers
Big Berry Manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca S 10 feet X 6 feet White to pink flowers
Bisbee Peak Rushrose Helianthemum scoparium P 1 foot X 2 feet Yellow flowers March through July
Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum P 6 inches X one foot White one inch daisies
Bladderpod Isomeris arborea S 4 feet X 5 feet Yellow flowers almost all year
Bovardia Bouvardia ternifolia S 4 feet X 3 feet Showy red trumpet shaped flowers May through November
Brittle Bush Encelia farinosa S 3 feet X 3 feet Yellow flowers blooming all spring
Bush Beardtongue Keckiella breviflora P 5 feet X 5 feet White flowers line with purple, pink, or red streaks in spring and fall, fragrant
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa p 2 feet Bright red or orange flower in mid-summer followed by attractive pods in fall
California Fuchsia Zauschneria californica P 3 feet X 5 feet Red flowers from mid-spring to early winter
California Prickly Phlox Leptodactylon californicum S 3 feet X 3 feet Pink/violet/lavender flowers late winter to mid-spring
Cascalote Tree Caesalpinia cacalaco T 12 feet X 12 feet Light yellow flowers most of winter, attractive copper pods
Century Plant Agave americana YA 7 feet X 12 feet Evergreen, yellow flower once at about 10 years or more (monocarpic), stalk 15 to 30 feet high
Chuparosa Justicia californica S 4 feet X 8 feet Long tubular red flowers from May through fall, deciduous
Claret Cup Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus CS 1 X 4 feet Showy scarlet to wine flowers in spring or early summer
Cleveland Sage Salvia clevelandii S 4 feet X 4 feet Purple trumpet shaped flowers, evergreen
Desert Agave Agave deserti YA 3 feet X 3 feet Yellow flowers
Desert Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii   S 4 feet X 4 feet Showy red and yellow flowers mainly in spring and summer, sporadically after that
Desert Bluebells Phacelia campanularia A To 2 feet Royal blue one inch flowers in spring
Desert False Indigo Amphora fruticosa S 10' x 10' Small purple flowers on 3 inch spike, fragrance of guava, pineapple, lavender
Desert Lavender Hyptis emoryi S 8 feet X 8 feet Lavender flowers, minty fragrance in spring
Desert Penstemon, Desert Beardtongue Penstemon pseudospectabilis p 2 feet X 2 feet Showy magenta (pink-purple) flowers in mid-summer
Desert Spoon, Sotol, Desert Candle Dasylirion wheeleri S 5 feet X 4 feet Yellow flowers on 15 to 20 foot stalks, silver to green evergreen leaves
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis T 12 feet X 15 feet Trumpet shaped flowers 2 to 3 inches long in white to rose to purple, often two toned
Eaton's Penstemon, Scarlet Bugler Penstemon eatoni P 3 feet X 2 feet Showy red flowers in spring
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus engelmannii C 2 feet X 2 feet Flowers used by hummingbirds and butterflies, fruits eaten by songbirds, game birds, and other mammals
Fairy Duster, Pink Fairy Duster, Mock Mesquite Calliandra eriophylla S 4 feet X 4 feet Silver-green leaves, fragrant
Foothill Penstemon, Purdy's Penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus P 2 feet X 1 foot Showy violet flowers in spring
Fishhook Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus CS 4 feet X 1 foot Yellow flowers in early summer, yellow fruit
Fragrant Evening Primrose Neriserenia camporum P 8 inches X one foot White to pale pink flowers in spring
Grinnell's Penstemon Penstemon grinnellii P 2 feet X 2 feet Showy pink flowers in spring
Mountain Desert Sage Salvia pachyphylla S 2' x 2' Two-tone red and purple large flowers July through September, evergreen grey-green leaves
New Mexico Agave Agave neomexicana YA 2 X 2 feet Evergreen, yellow flower once in spring
Ocotillo, Candlewood Fouquiera splendens S 12 feet X 8 feet Red to orange flowers after rain
Orange Bush Monkeyflower Diplacus aurantiacus S 3 feet X 3 feet One inch yellow to orange to scarlet flowers in spring, dormant in summer in desert
Palmer's Penstemon, Balloon Flower Penstemon palmeri P 2 feet X 1 foot Showy pink flowers in spring, aromatic
Parry's Penstemon Penstemon parryi P 3 feet X 2 feet Rose-pink flowers in spring
Pineleaf Penstemon, Pineneedle Beardtongue Penstemon pinifolius P 1 foot X 1 foot Showy red flowers in late spring, summer
Pink California Fuchsia Zauschneria californica Pink S 2 feet Pink flowers spring through fall
Pointleaf Manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens S 6 feet X 6 feet White to pink flowers in late winter to spring, red berries in summer
Redberry Rhamnus crocea T 12 feet X 9 feet White flowers in March and April, followed by showy red berries, tree looks like scrub oak
Red Thistle Cirsium proteanum or occidentale P 6 feet X 1 foot Red flowers in spring, dies after it produces
Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora YA 3 feet X 3 feet Evergreen, red flowers March through July
Roundflower Catclaw  Acacia romeriana T 10 feet X 15 feet White fluffy balls of fragrant white flowers, pinkish flat beans
Royal Penstemon, Showy Penstemon Penstemon spectabilis P 3 feet X 2 feet Purple-blue flowers in spring
Scarlet Bugler Penstemon centranthifolius P 1 foot X 2 feet Showy red flowers in spring
Scarlet Keckiella Keckiella ternata P 3 feet X 3 feet Red flowers spring to summer
Snapdragon Penstemon Keckiella breviflora P 3 feet X 3 feet Wonderfully fragrant, bright yellow flowers and elegant foliage
Spinystar Cactus, Beehive Cactus Coryphantha (Escobaria) vivipara C 1 foot X 1 foot Showy pink to purple flowers in spring or early summer
Standing Cypress Ipomopsis rubra P 6 feet X 2 feet Red, orange, or yellow trumpet shaped flowers May through July (biennial)
Strawberry Cactus, Fishhook Cactus Mammillaria dioica C 1 foot X 6 inches White to pink flowers, scarlet fruit
Sticky Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus P 3 feet X 3 feet White to orange to red flowers mid-spring to early summer
Teddybear Cholla Opuntia bigelovii C 4 feet X 4 feet Green-yellow to white flowers in spring, green or yellow fruit
Tree Poppy Dendromecon rigida S 8 feet X 6 feet Profuse bright yellow poppy flowers spring through fall
White Sage, Bee Sage Salvia apiana S 3 feet X 3 feet White flowers, grey leaves, aromatic
Wooly Bluecurls Trichostema lanatum S 4 feet X 4 feet Blue-pink flowers in spring and fall, fragrant
Wooly Indian Paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa P 3 feet x 3 feet Showy orange to red flowers March through June
Yellow Bush Snapdragon Keckiella antirrhinoides P 6' x 3' Wonderfully fragrant, bright yellow flowers spring and summer and elegant foliage
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