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Desert Plant List |
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| Common Name |
Photo |
Height |
Width |
Water |
Sun |
Evergreen or Deciduous |
| Palo Verde "Desert Museum" - Green bark.
Yellow blooms. Thornless |
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20' |
25' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Desert Willow - Good tree for El Paso. Pink,
purple or white flowers available |
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25' |
15' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Littleleaf Ash - Small patio tree. Multi-trunk.
Good selection for El Paso |
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15' |
8' |
L |
F |
Semi-Evergreen |
| Honey Mesquite - Excellent tree for El Paso,
Multi-trunk. Sweet bean pods |
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25' |
25' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Mexican Blue Oak - Bluish foliage. Great
El Paso tree |
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25' |
20' |
L |
F |
Evergreen |
| Escarpment Live Oak - Deep green leaves
provide heavy shade. Native to Pecos River |
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40' |
40' |
L |
F |
Semi-Evergreen |
| Western Soapberry - Creamy white blossoms
(followed by marble size berries) |
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30' |
20' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Shrubs |
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| Common Name |
Photo |
Height |
Width |
Water |
Sun |
Evergreen or Deciduous |
| Woolly Butterfly Bush - Silver foliage,
orange ball flowers |
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4' |
4' |
L |
F |
Semi-Evergreen |
| Fairy Duster - Very xeric spring bloomer.
Pink flowers |
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4' |
3' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Black Dalea - Purple (pea-like) flowers,
xeric plant |
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3' |
5' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Texas Sage/Ranger (varieties) - Colorful
display of pink to purple flowers (on gray to green foliage)
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4'-8' |
4'-8' |
L |
F |
Evergreen |
| Evergreen Sumac - Creamy white flowers (followed
by sticky red berries) |
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12' |
8' |
L |
F |
Evergreen |
| Yellow Bells - Heat loving El Paso native.
Trumpet yellow flowers |
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6' |
4' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Arizona Rosewood - Fragrant creamy white
flowers. Good screen |
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15' |
10' |
L |
F |
Evergreen |
| Ground Covers |
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| Common Name |
Photo |
Height |
Width |
Water |
Sun |
Evergreen or Deciduous |
| "Centennial" Coyote Bush - Bright green
and hardy. Good for erosion control |
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4' |
5' |
L |
F |
Evergreen |
| Orange Zexmenia - Yellow sunflower - like
blossoms. Cut spent flowers |
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3' |
2' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Trailing Yellow Dalea - Yellow lemon scented
flowers in the fall. Low spreading |
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1' |
5' |
L |
F |
Evergreen |
| Muhly Grass "Regal Mist" - Featherly flower
spikes are deep pinkish. Fall bloomer |
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3' |
3' |
L |
F |
Ornamental Grass |
| Vines |
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| Common Name |
Photo |
Height |
Width |
Water |
Sun |
Evergreen or Deciduous |
| Coral Vine - Bright pink flowers in large sprays.
Vigorous vine |
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10' |
4' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Western Virgin's Bower - Very hardy for fences. White
Summer blossoms |
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20' |
10' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Virginia Creeper - Lush foliage with wonderful shades
of red fall color |
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25' |
25' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Silver Lace Vine - Fast growing. Masses of small
white flowers |
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10' |
4' |
L |
F |
Deciduous |
| Flowers |
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| Common Name |
Photo |
Height |
Width |
Water |
Sun |
Evergreen or Deciduous |
| Desert Marigold - Pretty yellow blooms on long stalks.
Don't overwater |
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1.5' |
1' |
L |
F |
Perennial/Biennial |
| Chocolate Daisy - Chocolate fragrance from daisy-like
flowers |
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2' |
1' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Damianita - Tough sun loving shrub. Aromatic foliage
with yellow flowers |
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2' |
2' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Gazania - Heat loving. Daisy-like flowers. Don't overwater
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1' |
1' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| "New Gold" Lantana - Drought tolerant with a wealth
of golden yellow flowers |
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2' |
3' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Blackfoot Daisy - Perky white daisy-like flowers.
Don't overwater |
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1' |
1' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Penstemon - Great variety of pink, reds, white trumpet
flowers |
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4' |
3' |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Turf |
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| Common Name |
Photo |
Height |
Width |
Water |
Sun |
Evergreen or Deciduous |
| Common Bermuda - Widely used turf. Spreads quickly
and reseeds readily. Many pollen-free hybrids |
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1" |
Varies |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Buffalograss - Soft, fine, gray-green foliage with
a meadow appearance. Mowing not needed |
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6" |
Varies |
L |
F |
Perennial |
| Zoysia grasses - Drought tolerant. Disease and pest
resistant. May be special ordered |
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1" |
Varies |
L |
F |
Perennial |
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