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VL = Very Low Water                                                                                = Part Sun / Part Shade

Common Name	Scientific Name	Height	Width	Sun	Water Zone	Interest/Notes
Licorice Mint Hyssop	Agastache rupestris	18-30 in	18 in		L	Perennial; spikes of orange and lavender flowers
Scarlet Columbine	Aquilegia desertorum	2 ft	2 ft		M-L	Perennial; long-blooming, red-flowers
Paintbrush	Castilleja integra	1.5 ft			M-L	Perennial; flowers with showy red bracts
Geranium-Leaf Larkspur	Delphinium geraniifolium	1.5 ft			M-L	Perennial; dense, purple flower spikes
Alum Root	Heuchera parvifolia	4 in			M-L	Perennial; spires of delicate white flowers
Coral Bells	Heuchera sanguinea	12 in	15 in		M-L	Perennial; bright red flowers on 2 ft tall stalks
Skyrocket Gilia	Ipomopsis aggregata	12-30 in	12-18 in		L	Biennial; scarlet red trumpet-like flowers
Arizona Skyrocket	Ipomopsis arizonica	2 ft			L	Biennial; great in cindery and well-drained soils
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	1-3 ft			M	Perennial; constant moisture during blooming season
Arizona Honeysuckle	Lonicera arizonica	2.5 ft	4 ft		M	Shrub; cascading to creeping
Twinberry	Lonicera involucrata	3-6 ft	3-6 ft		M-L	Deciduous shrub; yellow flowers and blue berries
Cardinal Monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	2 ft			M	Perennial; snapdragon-like flowers in the summer
Yellow Monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	2 ft			M	Perennial; green succulent stems, yellow flowers
Dirty Penstemon	Penstemon pseudoputus	16 in			M-L	Penstemon; purple flowers in summer
'Elfin Pink' Penstemon	Penstemon barbatus	12 in	15 in		M	Penstemon; broad mat of semi-evergreen foliage
Bell-Flowered Penstemon	Penstemon campanulatus	2 ft	2 ft		L	Penstemon; green foliage, violet colored bells
Sunset Crater Penstemon	Penstemon clutei	1 ft	3 ft		M-L	Penstemon; blue green evergreen leaves
Eaton's Firecracker	Penstemon eatonii	2 ft			L	Penstemon; large, triangular green leaves
Large-Flowered Penstemon	Penstemon grandiflorus	4 ft			M-L	Penstemon; gray, fleshy basal leaves
Mat Penstemon	Penstemon linarioides	6 ft	12 in		L	Penstemon; large white to pink fragrant blossoms
Whipple's Penstemon	Penstemon whippleanus	2 ft			L	Penstemon; rich, dark purple to deep burgundy flowers

* The plants on this list were created from The Arboretum at Flagstaff Plant Database and compared to lists forwarded from commercial native plant growers. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact The Arboretum at Flagstaff or refer to the Arboretum’s Plant Database.