Section 5

SECTION 5

Mid-elevation Sunny Meadow Habitat

Use plants from this list for landscapes in open, sunny areas with flat, y topography in Zone 4 or warmer (minimum temperature –20 to –30 degrees), at elevations between 6000 and 7500’ on the Plateau and in other areas or microclimates with full Sun to and moderate moisture in irrigated gardens. Northern Arizona communities include Sinclair Wash, Cheshire, Munds Park. Use trees from SECTION 2

Shrubs:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Chrysothamnus molestus	Rabbitbrush		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Chrysothamnus nauseosus	Rabbitbrush		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Hymenoxys richardsonii	Richardson’s Goldflower		Low	Sun
Potentilla fruticosa	by Cinquefoil		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Ribes cereum	Wax Currant		Low	Sun to shade
Rosa arizonica	Arizona Rose		Low	Sun to lt. shade

Perennials:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa	Yarrow		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Antennaria rosulata	Little-leaf Pussytoes		Low	Sun
Arenaria fendleri	Fendler’s Sandwort		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Aster falcatus	Small White Aster		Low	Sun to shade
Bahia dissecta	Goldflower		Low	Sun
Castilleja sp.	Indian Paintbrush		Low	Sun
Cirsium wheeleri	Wheeler’s Thistle		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Geranium richardsonii	Richardson’s Geranium		Low	Sun
Heuchera sp.	Alum Root or Coral Bells		Low	Sun to shade
Iris missouriensis	Western Blue Flag		Moderate to high	Sun
Linum lewisii	Blue Flax		Low	Sun
Machaeranthera canescens	Hoary Purple Aster		Low	Sun to shade
Mirabilis linearis	Wild Four O’Clock		Low	Sun
Oenothera flava var. taraxioides	Dandelion-leaf Evening-Primrose		Moderate	Sun
Oenothera hookeri	Hooker’s Evening-Primrose		Moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Penstemon virgatus	Wand Penstemon		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Potentilla crinita	Cinquefoil		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Potentilla hippiana	Silvery Cinquefoil		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Pseudocymopterus montanus	Wild Mountain Parsley		Low	Sun to shade
Senecio spartioides	Broom Groundsel		Low	Sun
Viguiera multiflora	Showy Goldeneye		Low	Sun

Grasses and Sedges:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Blepharoneuron tricholepis	Pine Dropseed		Low	Sun to shade
Bouteloua gracilis	Blue Grama		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Bouteloua simplex	Mat Grama		Low	Sun
Buchloe dactyloides	Buffalograss		Low	Sun
Carex sp.	Sedge		Varies	Sun to lt. shade
Festuca arizonica	Arizona Fescue		Low	Sun to shade
Muhlenbergia montana	Mountain Muhly		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Muhlenbergia richardsonis	Mat Muhly		Low to moderate	Sun
Muhlenbergia rigens	Deergrass		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Muhlenbergia wrightii	Spike Muhly		Low	Sun
Munroa squarrosa	False Buffalo		Low	Sun

Shrubs:

Perennials:

Grasses and Sedges:

Copyright © 2007 The Arboretum at Flagstaff Last modified: Wednesday September 03, 2008

Copyright © 2007 The Arboretum at Flagstaff
Last modified: Wednesday September 03, 2008