Fragrance Garden        
Common Name Latin Name T Usual H X W Ornamental Value
         
Acton Encelia Encelia actoni S 3 feet X 3 feet Yellow flowers in spring and summer, fragrant foliage
Antelope Bitterbrush, Greasewood Purshia tridentata S 5 feet X 5 feet Fragrant with yellow flowers
Autumn Sage Salvia greggi S 3 feet X 3 feet Red flowers, aromatic
Azure Penstemon Penstemon azureus P 2 fet X 2 feet Blue-purple flowers in mid-summer
Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis T 10' x 10' Inconspicuous yellow flowers December through May, fragrant leaves
Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum P 6 inches X one foot White one inch daisies
Blue Palo Verde Cercidium floridum T 12 feet X 15 feet Evergreen branches, yellow flowers two weeks in April or May, fragrant
Brittle Bush Encelia farinosa S 3 feet X 3 fet 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
California Brickelbush Brickellia californica S 3 feet X 6 feet Insignificant pale yellow flowers with strong fragrance
California Evening Primrose Oenothera californica P 3 feet X 10 feet White to pink fragrant flowers
California Lilac Ceanothus greggii vestitus S 6 feet X 6 feet White flowers in spring through summer
Catclaw Acacia Acacia greggii T 15 feet X 20 feet Yellow flowers in spring, grey deciduous foliage, fragrant
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
Cleveland Sage Salvia clevelandii S 4 feet X 4 feet Purple trumpet shaped flowers, evergreen
Cliff Fendlerbush Fendlera rupicola S 1 foot X 6 feet Purple flowers in spring to fall, fragrant, silver foliage
Cliff Rose, Mexican Cliffrose, Bitterbrush Purshia mexicana S 8 feet X 5 feet Fragrant white aromatic flowers with long yellow stamens
Coulter Pine Pinus coulteri T 40 feet X 20 feet Long dark green needles
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata S 6 feet X 6 feet Small yellow flowers, evergreen
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius T 12 feet X 12 feet Inconspicuous flowers but eye catching spiral silver-haired seed plumes, plant has spicy aroma
Desert Alyssum Lepidium fremontii P 2 feet X 2.5 feet Fragrant white flowers March to May
Desert Apricot Prunus fremontii T 15' x 10' Fragrant white/pink flower in February and March
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 Sage, Purple Sage Salvia dorrii S 2 feet X 2 feet Blue flowers bloom late in spring , leaves fragrant
Fairy Duster, Pink Fairy Duster, Mock Mesquite Calliandra eriophylla S 4 feet X 4 feet Silver-green leaves, fragrant, pink to red duster blooms most of year
Fragrant Ash, Flowering Ash Fraxinus cuspidata T 12 feet X 12 feet White flowers in spring
Fragrant Evening Primrose Neriserenia camporum P 8 inches X one foot White to pale pink flowers in spring
Fragrant Pitcher Plant Lepechinia fragrans S 6 feet X 6 feet Aromatic white to purple flowers blooming April to June
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 25 feet X 25 feet Golden fluffy balls of flowers after rains
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
Gregg Dalea Dalea greggii S 1 X 6 feet Purple flowers in spring to fall, fragrant
Huajillo Havardia pallens T 20 feet X 15 feet Fragrant, white, ball shaped flowers May through August
Indigo Bush Amorpha californica P 6 feet x 6 feet Violet flowers in spring, fragrant, attracts butterflies
Lechuguilla Agave lechuguilla CS 18 inches X 2 feet Evergreen, fragrant yellow-green flower
Limber Pine Pinus flexilis T 30' x 20'' Long dark blue/green needles
Littleleaf Mock Orange, June Bride Philadelphus microphyllus S 1 foot X 1 foot Dark green leaves, small white flowers have fragrance of pineapples
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta T 40 feet X 15 feet Dark green needles, slender conical shape
Matilija Poppy Romneya coulteri P 3 feet X 2 feet Huge white flowers, yellow centers, May to July, fragrant
Mescal Bean Sophora secundiflora  T 20 feet X 15 feet Distinctive, showy; pendulous raceme of purple flowers late winter to early spring, fragrant
Mountain Desert Sage Salvia pachyphylla S 2' x 2' Two-tone red and purple large flowers July through September, evergreen grey-green leaves
Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus belutoides T 12 feet x 4 feet White to pink fragrant flowers, attractive leaves, inverse conical shape, gains personality with age
New Mexico Locust Robinia neomexicana T 5 feet X 6 feet Green leaves, purplish to pink flowers are fragrant
Palmer's Penstemon, Baloon Flower Penstemon palmeri P 2 feet X 1 foot Showy pink flowers in spring, aromatic
Parish's Bluecurls Trichostema parishii P 3 feet X 3 feet Showy blue fragrant flowers in spring
Ponderosa Pine, Yellow Pine Pinus ponderosa T 100 feet X 30 feet Dark green needles
Red Barberry Berberis haematocarpa S 6 feet X 8 feet Fragrant yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color
Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii T 40 feet X 20 feet Long dark green needles, fragrant
Roundflower Catclaw Acacia roemeriana T 10 feet X 15 feet White fluffy balls of fragrant white flowers, pinkish flat beans
Smoke Tree Dalea spinosa T 15 feet X 30 feet Purple flowers in spring, fragrant
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye Viguiera stenoloba P 2 feet X 3 feet Golden flowers after rains
Starleaf Mexican Orange, Fragrant Starleaf Choisya dumosa S 18 inches X 3 feet White fragrant flowers after rains, fancy leaves
Texas Plume Bauhinia lunarioides T 12 feet X 10 feet Fragrant pale pink orchid-like flowers in spring, butterfly shaped flowers
Turpentinebush, Larchleaf Goldenweed Ericameria laricifolia S 6 feet X 8 feet Yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color
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
White Sage, Bee Sage Salvia apiana S 3 feet X 3 feet White flowers, grey leaves, aromatic
Whitethorn Acacia Acacia constricta T 15 feet X 10 feet Yellow puffballs in spring, fragrant, attractive brown pods in fall
Wooly Bluecurls Trichostema lanatum S 4 feet X 4 feet Blue-pink flowers in spring and fall, fragrant
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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