Section 2

SECTION 2 High-elevation Cold Moist Habitat

This list is for the coldest areas in Flagstaff. Use plants from this list for landscapes in areas in Zone 3 or colder (minimum temperature –40 degrees), at elevations above 7100’ and in other areas or microclimates with northern exposures, moist soils, cold drainages, open parks or cold and irrigated gardens. Naturally occurring high-elevation cold moist habitats in Flagstaff include cold communities along Hwy. 180 north including Baderville, Ft. Valley, Hart Prairie, Snowbowl, cold drainages in Parks, and other moist, open parks with short growing seasons throughout the region (e.g. Munds Park).

Trees:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Abies concolor	White Fir		Low	Sun
Abies lasiocarpa ssp. arizonica	Corkbark Fir		Low to moderate	Shade to sun
Acer glabrum	Rocky Mountain Maple		Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Picea engelmannii	Engelmann Spruce		Low to moderate	Sun
Pinus aristata	Bristlecone Pine		Low to moderate	Sun
Pinus flexilis	Limber Pine		Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Pinus ponderosa	Ponderosa Pine		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Pinus strobiformis	Southwestern White Pine		Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Populus tremuloides	Quaking Aspen		Moderate	Sun
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir		Low to moderate	Sun to shade

Shrubs:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Kinnickinick	6” x 3’	Low	Shade to lt. sun
Cornus sericea	Red-Twig Dogwood	8’ x 8’	Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Holodiscus dumosus	Mountain Spray	8’ x 5’	Low	Shade to lt. sun
Juniperus communis	Common Juniper	3’ x 8’	Low	Sun to shade
Lonicera involucrata	Twinberry	8’ x 8’	Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Mahonia repens	Creeping Barberry	6” x spreading	Low	Shade to sun
Pachystima myrsinites	Mountain Lover	2’ x 3’	Low to moderate	Shade to sun
Physocarpus monogynous	Mountain Ninebark		Low to moderate	Shade to lt. sun
Potentilla fruticosa	by Cinquefoil	3’ x 3’	Low	Sun
Rhus trilobata	Three-leaf Sumac	8’ x 8’	Low	Sun to shade
Ribes cereum	Wax Currant	8’ x 8’	Low	Sun to shade
Ribes montigenum	Alpine Prickly Currant	5’ x 5’	Low	Sun to shade
Ribes pinetorum	Orange Mountain Gooseberry	4’ x 5’	Low	Sun to lt. shade
Rosa woodsii var. arizonica	Wild Rose	5’ x spreading	Low	Sun to shade
Salix scoulerana	Scouler Willow or Fire Willow	3’ x 5’	Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Sorbus scopulina	Western Mountain Ash	18’ x 12’	Low to moderate
Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys	Red Elderberry	5’ x 5’	Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade

Perennials:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa	Yarrow	1’ x spreading	Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Aconitum columbianum	Monkshood	5’ x 2’	Moderate	Shade
Antennaria marginata	Pussytoes	3” x spreading	Moderate	Shade to lt. sun
Antennaria parvifolia	Pussytoes	6” x spreading	Low to moderate	Shade to sun
Antennaria rosulata	Little-leaf Pussytoes	3” x spreading	Low to moderate	Sun
Aquilegia chrysantha	Golden Columbine	1’ x 1’	Low	Shade to sun
Aster adscendens	Leafy-bract Aster	1’ x 1’	Low	Sun to lt. shade
Besseya arizonica	Arizona Kittentails	6” x 1’	Low	Shade
Calochortus ambiguus	Sego Lily	2’ x 1’	Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Campanula parryi	Parry’s Bellflower	4” x spreading	Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Campanula rotundifolia	Bluebells of Scotland	1’ x spreading	Low to moderate	Shade to sun
Castilleja integra	Paintbrush	1’ x 1’	Low to moderate	Sun
Delphinium geraniifolium	Geranium-leaf Larkspur	3’ x 2’	Low	Sun to shade
Dugaldia hoopesii	Orange Mountain Daisy	3’ x 2’	Low	Sun
Erigeron flagellaris	Whiplash Daisy	3” x spreading	Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Erigeron speciosus	Showy Fleabane	2’ x 2’	Low	Sun to shade
Geranium richardsonii	Richardson’s Geranium	2’ x 2’	Low	Sun to shade
Geum triflorum	Old Man’s Whiskers	6” x spreading	Low	Sun to shade
Heuchera sp.	Alum Root or Coral Bells	Varies with species	Low	Shade to sun (w/more water)
Ipomopsis aggregata x teunituba	Pink Ipomopsis	2-1/2’ x 2’	Low	Sun
Linum lewisii	Blue Flax	2-1/2’ x 2-1/2’	Low	Sun
Swertia radiata	Deers-ears	6’ x 1’	Low	Sun to shade
Gentiana affinis	Pleated Gentian	1’ x 2’	Low	Sun to lt. shade
Iris missouriensis	Western Blue Flag	2’ x clumping	Low to moderate	Sun
Lupinus argenteus	Silvery Lupine	3’ x 2’	Low	Sun to shade
Macromeria viridiflora	Pearlseed	3’ x 4’	Low	Sun to shade
Monarda fistulosa var. menthaefolia	Bee Balm	2’ x spreading	Low to moderate	Sun
Oxyria digyna	Mountain Sorrel	1’ x 1’	Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Oxytropis lambertii	Lambert’s Locoweed	1’ x 1’	Low	Sun to lt. shade
Penstemon barbatus	Scarlet Bugler	3’ x 1’	Low	Shade to sun
Penstemon virgatus	Wand Penstemon	1’ x 1’	Low	Sun to lt. shade
Pericome caudata	Taperleaf	5’ x 6’	Low	Sun to lt. shade
Potentilla hippiana	Silvery Cinquefoil	1’ x spreading	Low	Sun to shade
Primula parryi	Parry’s Primrose