| Desert Plants |
| Agave, spp. |
Agave or Century Plant (Havard, Palmeri, Neo Mexicana & others) |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Dasylirion, spp. |
Sotal (Green/Texas, Blue/Desert Spoon) |
Sun/Shade |
Low+ |
| Echinocereus, spp. |
Hedgehog Cactus |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Hesperaloe Parviflora |
Red/Yellow-flowering Yucca |
Sun/Shade |
Low+ |
| Nolina, spp. |
Beargrass |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Opuntia, spp. |
Prickly Pear (Spineless, Purple Engelmann, Santa Rita, Porcupine Brownspine, Starvation & others) |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Yucca, spp. |
Yucca (Datil/Banana, Soapweed/Narrow-leaf, New Mexico, Soft-leaf, Soap Tree, Thompson) |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Flowering Plants & Ground Covers |
| Achillea, spp. |
Yarrow (Greek, Moonshine, Paprika & others) |
Sun/Shade |
Low |
| Agastache, spp. |
Hyssop (wild or bubblegum mint, sunset, licorice & others) |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Artemisia, spp. |
Southernwood, Sage (Fringed, Prairie) Wormwood & many others |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Berlandiera lyrata |
Chocolate Flower |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Centranthus rubber |
Red Valerian |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Cerastium tomentosum |
Snow in Summer |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Ceratostima plumbaginoides |
Dwarf Plumbago |
Shade/Sun |
Medium |
| Delosperma, spp. |
Ice Plant (purple, yellow, tufted) |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Gaillardia x grandiflora |
Gaillardia or Blanket Flower |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Gaura lindheimeri |
Gaura or Whirling Butterfly |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Kniphobia uvaria |
Red Hot Poker |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Liatris punctata |
Gayfeather |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Linum perenne |
Blue Flax |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Mahonia repens |
Creeping Mahonia |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Mirabilis multiflora |
Giant Four O’Clock |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Oenothera, spp. |
Evening Primrose (Mexican, white, Missouri, Organ Mountain, others) |
Sun/Shade |
Low+ |
| Penstemon, spp. |
Penstemon (Bush, Narrowleaf, Scarlet Bugler, Cardinal, Palmer, Pineleaf, Desert, Rocky Mtn. and others) |
Sun/Shade |
Low |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia |
Russian Sage |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Rosmarinus officinalis |
Prostrata–Creeping Rosemary |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Salvia, spp. |
Sage (Pitcher, Mexican, Garden & many others) |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Santolina |
Gray Lavender Cotton, Lavender Cotton (green) |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Sedum, spp. |
Stonecrop, Autumn Joy, Dragon’s Blood & others |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Sempervivum tectorum |
Hens and Chicks |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Thymus |
Thyme, (Creeping, culinary, others) |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Verbena, spp. |
Verbena (Fern, Sandpaper, Western, Garden & others) |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Veronica, spp. |
Speedwell (Silver, Turkish, others) |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Zauschneria californica |
Hummingbird Plant |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Grasses |
| Bouteloua gracilis |
Blue Grama |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Festuca ovina glauca |
Blue Fescue |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Muhlenbergia, spp. |
Muhly Grass (Bush, Purple, Gulf) Deer Grass, Regal Mist & others |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Nisella tenuissima (Stipa) |
Threadgrass |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Oryzopsis hymenoides |
Indian Ricegrass |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Trees & Shrubs |
| Artemesia, spp. |
Sage (Silver, Sand, Big) Powis Castle, & others |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Buddleia davidii nanhoensis |
Dwarf Butterfly Bush |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Caesalpinia gilliesii |
Yellow Bird of Paradise |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Cercis, spp. |
Redbud (Eastern, Western, Oklahoma) |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Cercocarpus ledifolia |
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Chamaebatiaria millefolium |
Fernbush |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Chilopsis linearis |
Desert Willow |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Cotinus coggygria |
Smoketree |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Cowania mexicana |
Cliffrose |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Ericameria nauseosus |
Chamisa, Rabbitbush |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Fallugia paradoxa |
Apache Plume |
Full Sun |
Low |
| Forestiera neomexicana |
New Mexico Olive, NM Privet |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Lavandula augustifolia |
English Lavender |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Pinus, spp. |
Pines (Limber, Ponderosa, Pinon & others) |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Pistachia chinensis |
Chinese Pistache |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Quercus, spp. |
Oaks (Chinquapin, Texas Red, Cork, Shrub Live, Gambel & others) |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Rhus, spp. |
Sumac (Cutleaf, Littleleaf, Three-leaf & others) |
Full Sun |
Low+ |
| Rosemarinus officinalis |
Upright Rosemary |
Sun/Shade |
Low+ |
| Salvia greggii |
Autumn or Cherry Sage |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
| Vitex agnus-castus |
Vitex, Chaste Tree |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Vines |
| Lonicera japonica, sp. |
Honeysuckle (Hall’s, Coral & others) |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Rosa banksiae |
Lady Banks Rose |
Full Sun |
Medium |
| Wisteria |
Wisteria |
Sun/Shade |
Medium |
