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VL = Very Low Water                                                                                = Part Sun / Part Shade

Common Name	Scientific Name	Height	Width	Sun	Water Zone	Interest/Notes
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	24 in	spreading		L-VL	Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	2 ft	2 ft		L-VL	Silver leaves and silvery everlasting flowers
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	2-3 ft	2 ft		M-L	Large, showy orange cluster of small, waxy flowers
Milk Vetch	Astragalus mollissimus	6 in	6 in		L	Many round wooly and soft leaflets
Chocolate Flower	Berlandiera lyrata	15 in	18 in		L	Chocolate-scented low growing yellow sunflowers
Tasselflower	Brickellia grandiflora	2-3 ft			M-L	Perennial herb from a deep taproot; light green foliage
Paintbrush	Castilleja integra	1 ft	1.5 ft		L-VL	Beautiful red-flowered perennial wildflower
Fendler's Buckbrush	Ceanothus fendleri	2 ft	3 ft		L-VL	Low multistem shrub with shiny green leaves
Rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus	3 ft	3 ft		L-VL	Yellow flowers in late summer and autumn
Whiplash Daisy	Erigeron flagellaris	4-10 in			L-VL	Dense clusters of finely cut leaves
Showy Aster	Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus	2 ft	2 ft		L	White narrow-petalled "daisy" flowers
Mat Buckwheat	Eriogonum caespitosum	6 in			M-L	Perennial; tiny gray leaves form a tight mat
James' Buckwheat	Eriogonum jamesii var. flavescens	6 in	2 ft		VL	Low-growing mound of green leaves
Western Wallflower	Erysimum wheeleri	2 ft			M-L	Perennial; early blooming orange flowers
Sheep Fescue	Festuca ovina	12-18 in			L-VL	Short perennial native bunchgrass
Indian Blanket	Gaillardia aristata	2 ft	2 ft		L	Perennial; large red flowers with yellow tips
Adobe Blanket Flower	Gaillardia pinnatifida	1.5 ft	2 ft		VL	Unusual perennial with ray flowers
Blanket Flower	Gaillardia pulchella	12 in	18 in		M-L	Anuual; easy to grow!
Whirling Butterflies	Gaura lindheimeri	18 in	15 in		M-L	Perennial; blooms continuously throughout the summer
Fremont Geranium	Geranium fremontii	20 in	20 in		L-VL	Pale purple flowers and palmate leaves
Mock Pennyroyal	Hedeoma oblongifolium	8 in			VL	Dainty perennial with robust fragrance
Golden Aster	Heterotheca villosa	1 ft	2 ft		L-VL	Sunny yellow perennial sunflowers
Old Man	Hymenoxys bigelovii	2-6 ft			M-L	Early-blooming large golden yellow daisies
Richardson's Gold Bush	Hymenoxys richardsonii	2 ft	2 ft		VL	Low-growing shrub with bright green leaves
Goldflower	Hymenoxys subintegra	2 ft	2 ft		M-L	Perennial; wooly leaves, yellow flowers
Scarlet Bugler	Penstemon barbatus	3 ft			L	Penstemon; red-pink flowers
Dirty Penstemon	Penstemon pseudoputus	16 in			L	Penstemon; purple flowers in summer
Wand Penstemon	Penstemon virgatus	2.5 ft			M-L	Penstemon; widely seen in Flagstaff
Red Mountain Parsley	Pseudocymopterus montanus	2 ft	2 ft		M-L	Perennial; paprika red flowers in dense compound umbels
Paperflower	Psilostrophe tagetina	2 ft	2 ft		L	Perennial; yellow flowers remain on plant as “paperflowers”
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	2 ft	1 ft		L-VL	Columnar clumps, dark blue-green color
Axhead Butterweed	Senecio multilobatus	2 ft	2 ft		M-L	Perennial; numerous bright yellow daisies in flat-top clusters
Broom Groundsel	Senecio spartioides	3 ft			L	Perennial; blooms summer to fall
New Mexico Checkerbloom	Sidalcea neomexicana	3 ft	2 ft		M	Perennial; pink hollyhock flowers above bright green leaves
Alpine Goldenrod	Solidago multiradiata	1.5 ft			L	Dense flower stalks with yellow flowers
Spiked Verbena	Verbena macdougalii	3 ft			M-L	Perennial; purple candelabra flowers in summer
Arizona Mules’ Ears	Wyethia arizonica	2.5 ft	2.5 ft		M	Perennial; yellow sunflowers atop hairy leaves
Prairie Zinnia	Zinnia grandiflora	4 in	15 in		VL	Diminuitive, covered with bright deep yellow 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.