Hummingbird Garden
Common Name	Latin Name	Type	Usual Height X Width	Ornamental Value
Autumn Sage	Salvia greggi	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Red flowers, aromatic
Azure Penstemon	Penstemon azureus	P	2 feet X 2 feet	Blue-purple flowers in mid-summer
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
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
Blue Sage	Salvia pachyphylla	S	2 feet X 2 feet	Two-tone red and purple large flowers, evergreen grey-green leaves
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 Fucshia	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	Y	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
Coral Bean	Erythrina flabelliformis	T	10mfeet X 8 feet	Long bright red flowers in racemes near end of branches in June followed by foot long gold and brown pods
Desert Agave	Agave deserti	CS	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 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
Hairy-leaf Ceanothus	Ceanothus oliganthus oliganthus	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Whitish to blue to purple flowers in spring
New Mexico Agave	Agave neomexicana	CS	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 Fucia	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	S	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
Southern Honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata denudata	S	8 feet and spreading	White to yellow flowers spring to summer, climbing
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
Summer Holly	Comarostaphylis diversifolia	T	18 feet X 15 feet	White cup shaped flowers May and June followed by edible red berries
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

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