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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