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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
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	2-3 ft	2 ft		M-L	Large, showy orange cluster of small, waxy flowers
Suncups	Calylophus hartwegii	15 in	18 in		L-VL	Perennial; silver leaves and yellow ever-blomming flowers
Lance-Leaf Coreopsis	Coreopsis lanceolata	1-3 ft	2 ft		M-L	Perennial; long-blooming from June to September
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	2-3 ft	2 ft		M	Perennial; purple, daisy-like flowers with downward curving petals
Arizona Fescue	Festuca arizonica	2-3 ft	2 ft		L-VL	Cool season bunch grass with dense, thin blades
Indian Blanket	Gaillardia aristata	2 ft	2 ft		L	Perennial; large red flowers with yellow tips
Maximilian's Sunflower	Helianthus maximiliani	5-10 ft			L	Perennial; yellow sunflowers along stalk
Scarlet Bugler	Penstemon barbatus	3 ft			L	Penstemon; red-pink flowers
Mat Penstemon	Penstemon linarioides	6 in	12 in		L	Penstemon; blue-purple flowers attract hummingbirds
Desert Penstemon	Penstemon pseudospectabilis	3 ft			L	Penstemon; bright green triangular leaves, hot pink flowers
Western Sand Cherry	Prunus besseyi	3-8 ft			M-L	Shrub; ornamental, crimson fall foliage
Cut-Leaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	2-5 ft	4 ft		M-L	Perennial; yellow, daisy-like flowers bloom in summer

* 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.