Songbird Garden
Common Name	Latin Name	Type	Usual Height X Width	Ornamental Value
Antelope Bitterbrush, Greasewood	Purshia tridentata	S	5 feet X 5 feet	Fragrant with yellow flowers
Arizona Cypress	Curpessus arizonica	T	40 feet X 15 feet	Christmas tree look, evergreen, conical
Arizona Rosewood, Desert Rose	Vauquelinia californica	T, S	4 feet X 15 feet or prune	In place of oleander, shrub, hedge, or tree, may be pruned
Apache Plume	Fallugia paradoxa	P	4 feet X 4 feet	White rose-like flowers, pink plumed fruits May through December
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
Baby Sage	Salvia microphylla	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Red flowers, mid-summer to mid-fall
Baccharifolius Beardtongue	Penstemon baccharifolius	P	2 feet X 2 feet	Red trumpet shaped flowers June through September
Bamboo Muhly, Faury Bamboo	Muhlenbergia dumosa	S	18 inches X 3 feet	Delicate flowers after rains
Banana Yucca, Datil Yucca	Yucca baccata	S	4 feet X 4 feet	Green leaves, white, greenish, or reddish flowers
Beavertail Cactus	Opuntia basilaris	CS	1 foot X 2 feet	Magenta to red flowers, purple green fruit
Big Berry Manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	S	10 feet X 6 feet	White to pink flowers
Bigcone Spruce	Pseudotsuga macrocarpa	T	40 feet X 20 feet	Green, short evergreen needles
Big Muhly Grass, Lindheimer's Muhly	Muhlenbergia lindheimeri	S	1 foot X 2 feet	Purple to grey flowers in summer and fall
Bisbee Peak Rushrose	Helianthemum scoparium	P	1 foot X 2 feet	Yellow flowers March through July
Bitterroot	Penstemon azureus	P	6 inches X 6 inches	Mid-summer pink to white flowers, perennial
Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	P	6 inches X one foot	White one inch daisies
Black Oak	Quercus kelloggii	T	25 feet X 25 feet	Dapple shade, deciduous, leaves red in fall
Bluedicks	Dichelostemma capitatum	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Light blue flowers late winter to mid-spring
Blue Grama, Mosquito Grass	Bouteloua gracilis	P	5 to 9 inches	Turf
Blue Oak	Quercus douglasii	T	25 feet X 25 feet	Dapple shade, deciduous
Blue Palo Verde	Cercidium floridum	T	12 feet X 15 feet	Evergreen branches, yellow flowers two weeks in April or May, fragrant
Blue Sage	Salvia pachyphylla	S	2 feet X 2 feet	Two-tone red and purple large flowers, evergreen grey-green leaves
Brittle Bush	Encelia farinosa	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Yellow flowers blooming all spring
Buck Brush	Ceanothus cuneatus	S	8 feet X 9 feet	White to light blue flower in late winter to mid-spring
Bullgrass	Muhlenbergia emersleyi	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Purple flowers June to November, clump grass
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 Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	P	18 inches to 3 feet	Lacy flowers in spring
California Fremontia, Flannelbush	Fremontodendron californicum	T	12 feet X 15 feet	1 to 2 inch yellow flowers in spring
California Fucshia	Zauschneria californica	P	3 feet X 5 feet	Red flowers from mid-spring to early winter
California Juniper	Juniperus californica	T	20 feet X 20 feet	Flowers not noticeable, grey/blue berries on female plants
California Laurel	Umbellularia californica	T	40 feet X 20 feet	Inconspicuous yellow flowers December through May, fragrant leaves
California Lilac	Ceanothus greggii vestitus	S	6feet X 6 feet	White flowers in spring through summer
California Sage	Artemisia californica	S	6 feet X 4 feet	Silver evergreen foliage
California Trixis, American Threefold	Trixis californica	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Showy yellow flowers
California Walnut	Juglans californica	T	20 feet X 20 feet	Yellow blooms the March through May resulting in edible nuts, full shade
Canotia	Canotia holacantha	T	12 feet X 8 feet	Evergreen texture of branching
Canyon Live Oak, Goldencup Oak	Quercus chrysolepis	T	30 feet X 25 feet	Shade, evergreen, large acorns
Catclaw Acacia	Acacia greggii	T	15 feet X 10 feet	Yellow flowers
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
Chia	Salvia columbariae	S	2 feet	Light blue flowers
Chihuahuan Sage, Cenizo, Purple Sage	Salvia mellifera	S	4 feet X 5 feet	Fragrant with lavender to purple flowers
Chocolate Daisy	Berlandiera lyrata	P	1 foot X 1 foot	Yellow daisies almost all year
Claret Cup Cactus	Echinocereus triglochidiatus	CS	1 foot X 4 feet	Showy scarlet to wine flowers in spring or early summer
Cliff Goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata	P	1 foot X 1.5 feet	Showy yellow flowers late summer and fall
Cliff Rose, Mexican Cliffrose, Bitterbrush	Purshia mexicana	S	8 feet X 5 feet	Fragrant white aromatic flowers with long yellow stamens
Coarse Verbena	Verbena rigida	P	1 foot X 2 feet	Violet-purple flowers in summer and fall, groundcover
Coast Live Oak	Quercus agrifolia	T	20 feet X 40 feet	Deep shade
Coffeyberry	Rhamnus californica	S	5 feet X 10 feet	Greenish white to yellow flowers in spring, dark red fruit later
Colorado Four O'clock	Mirabilis multiflora	P	1 foot X 1 foot	Green leaves, purple flowers in July and August
Coulter Pine	Pinus coulteri	T	40 feet X 20 feet	Long dark green needles
Deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	P	3 feet to 4 feet	Lacy flowers in spring
Deerweed	Lotus scoparius	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Blooms all year, yellow flowers turn red once pollinated
Desert Lavender	Hyptis emoryi	S	8 feet X 8 feet	Lavender flowers, minty fragrance in spring
Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	P	1 foot X 1 foot	Yellow daisies almost all year
Desert Penstemon, Desert Beardtongue	Penstemon pseudospectabilis	P	2 feet X 2 feet	Showy magenta (pink-purple) flowers in mid-summer
Desert Sage, Purple Sage	Salvia dorrii	S	2 feet X 2 feet	Blue flowers bloom late in spring , leaves fragrant
Desert Sunflower, Goldeneye	Viguiera deltoidea parishii	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Showy yellow flowers
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
Dwarf Coyote Brush	Baccharis pilularis Var. pilularis	S	12 feet X 1 feet	Evergreen groundcover, white flowers summer to fall
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
Feather Dalea	Dalea formosa	S	1 foot X 2 feet	Bloom March to September with small purple and white or cream flowers, good ground cover
Foothill Penstemon, Purdy's Penstemon	Penstemon heterophyllus	P	2 feet X 1 foot	Showy violet flowers in spring
Fourwing Saltbush	Atriplex canescens	S	5 feet X 5 feet	Yellow flowers May to September, evergreen grey leaves
Fragrant Pitcher Plant	Lepechinia fragrans	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Aromatic white to purple flowers blooming April to June
Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot	Liatris spicata	P	2 feet X 3 feet	Late blooming lavender to purple flower
Giant Century Plant	Agave franzosinii	Y	8 feet X 10 feet	Evergreen silver-grey leaves, infrequent yellow flowers
Giant Sacaton Grass	Sporobolus wrightii	P	6 feet X 6 feet	Pale pink fragrant flowers mid-summer to fall
Goldenball Leadtree, Lemonball	Leucaena retusa	T	15 feet X 15 feet	Golden fluffy balls of flowers after rains
Golden Yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum	P	2 feet	Mat of bright yellow flowers
Grape Soda Lupine	Lupinus excubitus	S	4 feet X 4 feet	Showy purple blooms May and June with fragrance of grape soda
Great Basin Sage, Big Sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	S	4 feet X 4 feet	Silver-green leaves, fragrant
Grinnell's Penstemon	Penstemon grinnellii	P	2 feet X 2 feet	Showy pink flowers in spring
Hairawn Muhly	Muhlenbergia capillaris	P	3 feet X 4 feet	Purple to pink flowers on September to November, clump grass
Hairy-leaf Ceanothus	Ceanothus oliganthus oliganthus	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Whitish to blue to purple flowers in spring
Hollyleaf Cherry	Prunus ilicifolia	T	8 feet X 8 feet	White flower spikes, showy red cherries
Honey Mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa	T	20 feet X 20 feet	White flowers with long stamens, seed pods
Huajillo	Havardia pallens	T	20 feet X 15 feet	Fragrant, white, ball shaped flowers May through August
Incense Cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	T	40 feet X 20 feet	Long dark green needles, fragrant
Interior Live Oak`	Quercus wislizenii	T	10 feet X 20 feet	Deep shade
Jeffrey Pine	Pinus jeffreyi	T	60 feet X 40 feet	Long dark green needles, bark has vanilla aroma
Joshua Tree	Yucca brevifolia	T	15 feet X 8 feet	White to cream colored flowers
Lewis Flax	Linum lewisii	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Lavender flowers spring until summer
Little Leaf Cordia	Cordia parvifolia	S	8 feet X 10 feet	White clusters of blooms March through November
Littleleaf Sumac	Rhus microphylla	T	8 feet X 10 feet	White flowers in spring, orange fruits in early summer
Lodgepole Pine	Pinus contorta	T	40 feet X 15 feet	Dark green needles, slender conical shape
Longleaf Indian Paintbrush	Castilleja subinclusa	P	3 feet X 2 feet	Red flowers spring through summer
Mariola	Parthenium incanum	P	2 feet X 2 feet	Gray-white, velvety, aromatic, drought and cold deciduous
Mexican Grass Tree	Dasylirion longissimum	Y	6 feet X 6 feet	White flowers after red buds, stalk up to 15 feet tall in mid-summer, dioecious
Mexican Tree Ocotillo	Fouquieria macdougalii	T	15 feet X 10 feet	Red  flowers mid-spring
Mojave Beardtongue	Penstemon incertus	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Showy pink and blue flowers in spring to summer
Mojave Yucca	Yucca schidigera	S	5 feet X 4	Evergreen, white and purple flowers
Mormon Tea	Ephedra trifurca or E. viridus	S	4 feet X 6 feet	Texture of stems, yellow flowers on males in spring
Moss Verbena	Verbena pulchella or Glandulosa p.	P	1 foot X 2 feet	Purple, plum, or white flowers in spring, groundcover
Narrowleaf Yerba Santa	Eriodictyon angustifolium	S	3 feet X 3 feet	White flowers in spring and summer
Nevada Jointfir	Ephedra nevadensis	S	5 feet X 5 feet	Texture of stems, yellow flowers on males in spring
New Mexico Locust	Robinia neomexicana	T	5 feet X 6 feet	Green leaves, purplish to pink flowers are fragrant
Netleaf Hackberry	Celtic reticulata	T	15 feet X 20 feet	Attracts songbirds in fall and winter, good shade tree
Nodding Needlegrass	Nassella cernua or Stipa cernua	S	2 feet X 3 feet	Turf
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
Our Lord's Candle Yucca, Foothill Yucca	Yucca whipplei	S	3 feet X 4 feet	Evergreen, white and purple flowers
Palmer's Penstemon, Baloon Flower	Penstemon palmeri	P	2 feet X 1 foot	Showy pink flowers in spring, aromatic
Paper Flower	Psilostrophe cooperi	P	1 foot X 2 feet	Yellow flowers bloom early in spring and last for a long time eventually turning into dry and paper-like
Parish's Bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Showy blue fragrant flowers in spring
Parry's Beargrass	Nolina parryi	Y	3 feet X 3 feet	White flowers on very tall stalks in spring
Pineleaf Penstemon, Pineneedle Beardtongue	Penstemon pinifolius	P	1 foot X 1 foot	Showy red flowers in late spring, summer
Pine Muhly	Muhlenbergia dubia	P	3 feet X 3 feet	White flowers on August to September, clump grass
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
Ponderosa Pine, Yellow Pine	Pinus ponderosa	T	100 feet X 30 feet	Dark green needles
Purple Threeawn	Aristida purpurea	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Bunch grass, purple blooms April to October
Rockspirea, Mountainspray	Holodiscus dumosus	S	8 feet X 5 feet	White spray of flowers in July, fruits in October
Red Barberry	Berberis haematocarpa	S	6 feet X 8 feet	Fragrant yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color
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
Redshank	Adenostoma sparsifolium	T	5 feet X 6 feet	Small white flowers
Redspined Fishhook Cactus	Sclerocactus polyancistrus	C	1 foot  1 foot	Showy fuschia to magenta flowers in spring or early summer
Red Thistle	Cirsium proteanum or occidentale	P	6 feet X 1 foot	Red flowers in spring, dies after it produces
Roundflower Catclaw	Acacia romeriana	T	10 feet X 15 feet	White fluffy balls of fragrant white flowers, pinkish flat beans
Scarlet Keckiella	Keckiella ternata	P	3 feet X 3 feet
Screwbean Mesquite	Prosopis pubescens	T	15 feet X 15 feet	Yellow flowers in late spring, fragrant, interesting seedpods
Scrub Live Oak	Quercus turbinella	T	6 feet X 6 feet	Remains small, evergreen
Side Oats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	P	2 feet spreading	Purple blooms summer to fall
Skunkbush Sumac	Rhus trilobata	S	5 feet X 5 feet	Small white or yellow flowers, red berries, leaves turn reddish in fall, deciduous
Snapdragon Penstemon	Keckiella breviflora	P	6 feet X 3 feet	Wonderfully fragrant, bright yellow flowers and elegant foliage
Soaptree Yucca	Yucca elata	S, T	6 feet X 4 feet	Green leaves, bell-shaped white flowers, limbs, dead leaves hang on limbs
Southern Honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata denudata	S	8 feet and spreading	White to yellow flowers spring to summer, climbing
Spiny Hopsage	Grayia spinosa	S	2 feet X 2 feet	Dark green to bright red leaves
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)
Starleaf Mexican Orange, Fragrant Starleaf	Choisya dumosa	S	18 inches X 3 feet	White fragrant flowers after rains, fancy leaves
Strawberry Cactus, Fishhook Cactus	Mammillaria dioica	C	1 foot X 6 inches	White to pink flowers, scarlet fruit
Sugarbush	Rhus ovata	S	15 feet X 20 feet	Red and cream flowers in spring, red fruits in early summer
Summer Holly	Comarostaphylis diversifolia	T	18 feet X 15 feet	White cup shaped flowers May and June followed by edible red berries
Tecate Cypress	Curpessus forbesii	T	15 feet X 10 feet	Evergreen, grey/green, irregularly conical
Texas Persimmon	Diospyros texana	T	20 feet X 12 feet	Green to white-green urn shaped flowers, edible black fruit on female  trees, dioecious, madrone-like peeling bark
Torry Mesquite, Western Mesquite, Mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	T	10 feet X 25 feet	Yellow flowers in late spring, fragrant, seedpods are sometime scarlet
Toyon, Christmas Berry	Heteromeles arbutifolia	S	8 feet X 5 feet	Small white flowers, beautiful red fruit in clusters
Turpentinebush, Larchleaf Goldenweed	Ericameria laricifolia	S	6 feet X 8 feet	Yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color
Upright Prairie Cooneflower	Ratibida columnifera	P	3 feet X 2 feet	Showy brown, yellow, orange flowers May through October
Velvet Mesquit, Common Mesquite	Prosopis velutina	T	15 feet X 15 feet	White flowers with long stamens, seed pods
Violet Silverleaf	Leucophyllum candidum	S	5 feet X 5 feet	Violet flowers February to May, silver-white leaves
Waterjacket, Anderson Wolfberry	Lycium andersonii	S	3 feet by 18 inches	Butterflies and bees use flowers, songbirds eat berries
Weber's Century Plant	Agave weberi	Y	6 feet X 6 feet	Evergreen blue-green toothed leaves, yellow flowers on 15 foot stalk (monocarpic)
Western Redbud	Cercis occidentalis	T	20 feet X 10 feet	Showy pink, purple, or white flowers in April, rosy seed pods in May
Western Soapberry	Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii	T	40 feet X 20 feet	Large showy flowers in May and June, deciduous
Whale's Tongue Agave	Agave ovatifolia	Y	5 feet X 6 feet	Evergreen silver-grey cupped leaves, greenish yellow flowers on 10 to 14 foot stalk
Whitebrush	Aloysia gratissima	S	6 feet X 6 feet	White flowers March to November
White Fir	Albies concolor	T	30 feet X 12 feet	Evergreen, popular Christmas tree, leaves have lemony fragrance
Whitethorn Acacia	Acacia constricta	T	15 feet X 10 feet	Yellow puffballs in spring, fragrant, attractive brown pods in fall
Winterfat	Ceratoides lanata	S	2 feet X 3 feet	Silvery leaves, white hairs on leaves
Wooly Bluecurls	Trichostema lanatum	P	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
Wooly Milkweeed	Asclepias eriocarpa	P	3 feet X 3 feet	Profuse large clusters of pink-white flowers
Woolly Paper Flower	Psilostrophe tagetina	P	1 foot X 1 foot	Yellow flowers bloom early in spring and last for a long time eventually turning into dry and paper-like, fragrant
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium californica	P	3 feet X 3 feet	White to near white, sometimes pink, flat topped cluster of small flowers from mid-spring to early winter, fragrant

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