Shrubs
Common Name	Latin Name	Type	Usual Height X Width	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
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
Autumn Sage	Salvia greggi	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Red flowers, aromatic
Baby Sage	Salvia microphylla	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Red flowers, mid-summer to mid-fall
Baja Fairy Duster	Calliandra californica	S	3 feet X 4 feet	Bright red blooms February to May, again in fall
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 redish flowers
Beargrass	Nolina bigelovii	S	4 feet X 3 feet	Long grass-like leaves, white flowers
Big Berry Manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	S	10 feet X 6 feet	White to pink flowers
Big Muhly Grass, Lindheimer's Muhly	Muhlenbergia lindheimeri	S	1 foot X 2 feet	Purple to grey flowers in summer and fall
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany	Cercocarpus montanus	S	12 feet X 4 feet	White to pink fragrant flowers
Bird's Foot Cliffbrake	Pellaea mucronata	S	1 foot X 1 foot	Fern-like, green fill or background
Black-banded Rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus paniculatis	S	3 feet X 4 feet	Small yellow flowers in summer
Black Sage	Salvia mellifera	S	1 foot X 1 foot	Fragrant with lavender flowers
Bladderpod	Isomeris arborea	S	4 feet X 5 feet	Yellow flowers almost all year
Bladder Sage	Salazaria mexicana	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Pink and purple flowers with purple lip which evolve into a reddish or a pale yellowy bladder
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
Blue Grama, Mosquito Grass	Bouteloua gracilis	S	16 inches to 20 inches	Turf
Buck Brush	Ceanothus cuneatus	S	8 feet X 9 feet	White to light blue flower in late winter to mid-spring
California Brickelbush	Brickellia californica	S	3 feet X 6 feet	Insignificant pale yellow flowers with strong fragrance
California Lilac	Ceanothus greggii vestitus	S	6 feet X 6 feet	White flowers in spring through summer
California Milkweed	Asclepias californica	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Attractive deep purple flowers
California Prickly Phlox	Leptodactylon californicum	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Pink/violet/lavender flowers late winter to mid-spring
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
Canyon Silktassel	Garrya veatchii	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Showy male flowers hang in long white catkins from the end of the branches late winter to spring
Chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Tiny tubular white flowers in spring until July
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
Chuparosa	Justicia californica	S	4 feet X 8 feet	Long tubular red flowers from May through fall, deciduous
Cliff Rose, Mexican Cliffrose, Bitterbrush	Purshia mexicana	S	8 feet X 5 feet	Fragrant white aromatic flowers with long yellow stamens
Cleveland Sage	Salvia clevelandii	S	4 feet X 4 feet	Purple trumpet shaped flowers, evergreen, fragrant
Coffeyberry	Rhamnus californica	S	5 feet X 10 feet	Greenish white to yellow flowers in spring, dark red fruit later
Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Small yellow flowers, evergreen
Damianita Daisy	Chrysactinia mexicana	S	2 feet X 2 feet	Yellow daisies, evergreen
Deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	S	3 feet to 4 feet	Lacy flowers in spring
Desert Almond	Prunus fasciculata	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Tiny, white flowers, not showy
Desert Bird of Paradise	Caesalpinia gilliesii	S	4 feet X 4 feet	Showy red and yellow flowers
Desert Bitterbrush	Purshia glandulosa	S	5 feet X 6 feet	1" yellow rose-like flowers in spring
Desert Broom	Baccharis sarothroides	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Winter blooms, showy white flowers on female plant, cream colored on male
Desert Holly	Atriplex hymenelytra	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Yellow flowers, red fruits, spring to fall
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
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
Dwarf Coyote Brush	Baccharis pilularis Var. pilularis	S	1 foot X 12 feet	Evergreen groundcover
Fairy Duster, Pink Fairy Duster, Mock MesquiteGreat Basin Sage, Big Sagebrush	Calliandra eriophylla	S	4 feet X 4 feet	Silver-green leaves, fragrant, pink to red duster blooms most of year
Hairy-leaf Ceanothus	Ceanothus oliganthus oliganthus	P	6 feet X 6 feet	Whitish to blue to purple flowers in spring
Hairy Yerba Santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx	S	6 feet X 6 feet	White to purple 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
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
Littleleaf Ash	Fraxinus greggii	T, S	8 feet X 12 feet	Pink flowers spring through fall
Little Leaf Cordia	Cordia parvifolia	S	8 feet X 10 feet	White clusters of blooms March through November
Littleleaf Mock Orange, June Bride	Philadelphus microphyllus	S	1 foot X 1 foot	Dark green leaves, small white flowers have fragrance of pineapples
Mojave Yucca	Yucca schidigera	S	5 feet X 4 feet	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
Mountain Desert Sage, Rose Sage	Salvia pachyphylla	S	2 feet X 2 feet,	Two-tone red and purple large flowers, evergreen grey-green leaves
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
Nodding Needlegrass	Nassella cernua or Stipa cernua	S	2 feet X 3 feet	Turf
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
Pink California Fucia	Zauschneria californica Pink	S	2 feet	Eriodictyon trichocalyx
Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	S	6 feet X 6 feet	White to pink flowers in late winter to spring, red berries in summer
Red Barberry	Berberis haematocarpa	S	6 feet X 8 feet	Fragrant yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color
Red Yucca	Nolina bigelovii	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Evergreen, red flowers
Rockspirea, Mountainspray	Holodiscus dumosus	S	8 feet X 5 feet	White spray of flowers in July, fruits in October
Rubber Rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus	S	3 feet 2 feet	Small yellow flowers in summer, cotton tufts in fall, grey leaves and limbs
Skunkbush Sumac	Rhus trilobata	S	5 feet X 5 feet	Small white or yellow flowers, red berries, leaves turn reddish in fall, deciduous
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
Starleaf Mexican Orange, Fragrant Starleaf	Choisya dumosa	S	18 inches X 3 feet	White fragrant flowers after rains, fancy leaves
Sugarbush	Rhus ovata	S	15 feet X 20 feet	Red and cream flowers in spring, red fruits in early summer
Texas Beargrass, Texas Sacahuista	Nolina texana	S	4 feet X 3 feet	Long grass-like leaves, white flowers
Texas Ranger	Leucophyllum frutescens	S	6 feet X 6 feet	Purple trumpet shaped flowers, evergreen silver leaves
Tree Poppy	Dendromecon rigida	S	8 feet X 6 feet	Profuse bright yellow poppy flowers spring through fall
Turpentinebush, Larchleaf Goldenweed	Ericameria laricifolia	S	6 feet X 8 feet	Fragrant yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color
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	Light purple to nearly white flowers in early spring, red berries in fall
Whitebrush	Aloysia gratissima	S	6 feet X 6 feet	White flowers March to November
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 Milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	S	3 feet X 3 feet	Profuse large clusters of pink-white flowers
Yellow Butterfly Vine	Mascagnia macroptera	S	15 foot vine	Bright yellow butterfly shaped flowers during hottest months

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