County, Utah A landscape thrives with the right plants. Consider the climate, light requirements, water needs, soil type and available space when determining which plants to take home. Following is a list of plants that usually do well in the major population centers of County, Utah. Visit Red Hills Desert Garden, 375 N. Red Hills Parkway, and The Garden at Tonaquint Park, 1851 S. Dixie Drive, to see these beautiful plants on display. Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica Arizona Rosewood Vauquelinia californica Artichoke Cynara scolymus Artichoke Agave Agave parryi v. truncata : Red Hills Desert Garden Tree Autumn Glow Grass Muhlenbergia linheimeri The Garden Shrub Autumn Joy Sedum Sedum herbstfreude Baccharis Baccharis halimifolia : Perennials Very Low Succulents Banana Yucca Yucca baccata Low Ornamental Grasses Beaked Yucca Yucca rostrata Moderate Ground Cover Moderate-High Vines Bear Grass Nolina microcarpa Beavertail Pricky Pear Opuntia basilaris High 1 Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina : Cacti Plant Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Black Dalea Dalea frutescens African Sumac Rhus lancea Blackberry Ice Coral Bells Heuchera Blackberry Ice Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum Apricot Armenian plum Blanket Flower Gaillardia x grandiflora 2 Hybrid Trichocereus Trichocereus Hybrid Austrian Black Pine Pinus nigra Art s Seedless Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Art s Seedless Legend 533 E. works Dr. St. George, UT 84770 Guide www.wcwcd.org County,Plant UtahGuide 3
Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Blue Mist Caryopteris clandonensis Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia florida (Cercidium floridum) Blue Yucca Yucca rigida Burgandy Lace Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Burgandy Lace Bush Morning Glory Convolvulus cneorum Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii California Fan Palm ia filifera Carpet Rose Rosa x Noare Catalpa Catalpa speciosia Century Plant Agave americana Chaparral Sage Salvia clevelandii Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus Chihuahuan Sage Leucophyllum laevigatum Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis Chitalpa Chitalpa taskentensis Chocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata Cimarron Texas Sage Leucophyllum zygophyllum Cimarron Cinnamon Bunny Ears Opuntia microdasys Rufa Spina Claret Cup Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus Cliffrose Purshia mexicana Common Juniper Juniperus communis Compact Texas Ranger Leucophyllum frutescens Compacta Coolibah Eucalyptus microtheca Coral Rain Lily Zephyranthes x Prarie Sunset Cow s Tongue Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis Coyote Willow Salix exigua Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia Creeping Mahonia Mahonia repens Creeping Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata Cup-leaf Texas Sage Leucophyllum zygophyllum Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Dark Knight Blue Mist Shrub Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight Deer Grass Muhlenbergia rigens Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara Desert Daisy Chrysactinia mexicana Desert Marigold Beaileya multiradiata Desert Museum Palo Verde Parkinsonia x Desert Museum Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Desert Zinnia Zinnia acerosa Dinner Plate Cactus Opuntia robusta Double Butter Daisy Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora Early Sunrise Dragon s Blood Stonecrop Sedum spurium Dragon s Blood Durango Delight Agave Agave schidigera Durango Delight Dwarf Indian Fig Cactus Opuntia ficus-indica Dwarf Dwarf Peach Prunus persica East Friesland Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa East Friesland Edible Sage Salvia officinalis Elephants Food Portulacaria afra Engelmann Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii Fan-Tex Ash Fraxinus velutina Rio Grande Faxon Yucca Yucca faxoniana Ferox Agave Agave scabra v. ferox Fire Spinner Ice Plant Delosperma P001S Fire Spinner Firecracker Penstemon Penstemon eatonii Fishhook Barrel Ferocactus wislizenii Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana 4 County, Utah 5 6
Foothill Palo Verde Parkinsonia microphylla Green Bush Daisy Euryops pectinatus Viridis Lady Banks Rose Rosa banksiae Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia Green Cloud Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens Green Cloud Lamb s Ear Stachys byzantina Four Wing Saltbush Atriplex canescens Green Desert Spoon Dasylirion acrotriche Lavender Lavandula Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremontii Hall s Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Halliana Little Leaf Ash Fraxinus greggii Fruiting Mulberry Morus rubra Heavenly Bamboo Nandina domestica Louis Hamilton Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua Louis Hamilton Fruitless Mulberry Morus alba Heavenly Cloud Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens Heavenly Cloud Lucretia Hamilton Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Lucretia Hamilton Gazania Gazania rigens Sun Gold Holly Oak Quercus ilex Lynn s Legacy Texas Sage Leucophyllum langmaniae Lynn s Legacy Germander Teucrium chamaedrys Honey Locust Shademaster Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Shademaster Maidenhair Fern Adiantum Giant Hesperaloe Hesperaloe funifera Honey Locust Sunburst Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Sunburst Male Desert Broom Baccharis sarothroides (Male) Globe Mallow (Orange) Sphaeralcea ambigua Hottentot Ice Plant Carpobrotus edulis Mastic Pistacia lentiscus Globe Mallow (Pink) Sphaeralcea ambigua Hybrid Columbine Aquilegia x Matrona Big Leaf Sedum Sedum telephium Matrona Glossy Abelia Abelia grandilfora Indian Fig Cactus Opuntia ficus-indica Maverick Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa Maverick Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidum Indigo Bush Dalea pulchra Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis Golden Barrel Cactus Echinocactus grusonii Iris Iris germanica Mexican Blue Sage Salvia chamaedryoides Golden Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora Flava Japanese Blood Grass Imperata cylindrical Rubra Mexican Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa Goodwin Creek Lavender Lavandula Goodwin Creek Gray Japanese Silver Grass Miscanthus sinensis Mexican Flame Anisacanthus quadrifidus Gopher Plant Euphorbia rigida Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia Mexican Grass Tree Dasylirion quadrangulatum (longissimum) Grape Vitis vinifera Jujube Ziziphus jujube Mexican Redbud Cercis mexicana Gray Desert Spoon Dasylirion wheeleri Jumping Cholla Opuntia fulgida Mint Mentha Green Brittlebush Encelia frutescens Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus Modesto Ash Fraxinus velutina glabra Modesto 7 8 County, UtahPlant PlantGuide Guide 9
Mojave Pricklypear Opuntia erinacea Palmer s Penstemon Penstemon palmeri Purple Robe Locust Robina ambigua Mondell/Afghan Pine Pinus eldarica Pampas Grass Cortaderia selloana Purple Rock Rose Cistus x purpureus Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus Pam s Pink Honeysuckle Lonicera americana Purple Threeawn Grass Aristida purpurea Mormon Tea Ephedra viridis Paper Flowers Psilostophe cooperi Pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea Moss Rose Portulaca grandiflora Parry s Agave Agave parryi v. parryi Rabbit Brush Chrysothamnus nauseosus Mountain Yucca Yucca schottii Parry s Penstemon Penstemon parryi Raywood Ash Fraxinus oxycarpa Raywood Mt. Atlas Pistache Pistacia atlantica Peach Prunus persica Red Autumn Sage Salvia greggii Red Nashville Muhly Muhlenbergia rigida Nashville Periwinkle Vinca Red Hot Poker Kniphofia Natchez Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei Natchez Perky Sue Hymenoxys acaulis Red Push Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis Red Push Native Honey Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa Peruvian Apple Cactus Cereus peruvianus Red Trailing Ice Plant Lampranthus spectabilis Netleaf Hackberry Celtus laevigata v. reticulata Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana Red Yucca Hesperolae parvilfora Nevada Mormon Tea Ephedra nevadensis Pink Autumn Sage Salvia greggii Pink Redtip Photinia Photinia fraseri New Gold Lantana Lantana camara New Gold Pink Fairy Duster Calliandra eriophylla Regal Mist Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris Oakleaf Sumac Rhus trilobata Pink Gaura Gaura lindheimeri Rio Bravo Texas Sage Leucophyllum langmaniae Rio Bravo Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens Pomegranate Punica granatum Rio Salado Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Rio Salado Oleander Nerium Princes Plume Stanleya pinnata Rock Penstemon Penstemon baccharifolius Orange Bush Ice Plant Lampranthus aurantiacus Orange Purple Autumn Sage Salvia greggii Purple Rocky Point Ice Plant Malephora lutea Oregano Origanum vulgare Purple Leaf Plum Prunus x cistena Rough-Leaved Agave Agave scabra Origanillo Aloysia wrightii Purple Passion Ice Plant Delosperma Cooperi Royal Purple Smoke Tree Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple Pale Leaf Yucca Yucca pallida Purple Prickly Pear Opuntia santa rita Tubac Ruellia Ruellia brittoniana 10 11 County, Utah 12
Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Sugarbush Rhus ovata Victoria Blue Salvia Salvia farinacea Victoria Blue Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea Sulphur Flower Prickly Pear Opuntia sulphurea Weeping Yucca Yucca recurvifolia Sand Sage Artemisia filifolia Superb Penstemon Penstemon superbus Western Redbud Cercis occidentalis Sandpaper Verbena Verbena rigida Switch Grass Panicum virgatum White Bunny Ears Opuntia microdasys Alba Spina Santa Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia santa rita Sycamore Platanus occidentalis White Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa Santolina Santolinas virens Teddy Bear Cholla Opuntia bigelovii White Rain Lily Zephyranthes candida Screwbean Mesquite Prosopis pubescens Texas Buckthorn Ziziphus obtusifolia Wilson Olive Olea europaea Wilsonii Shimmer Evening Primrose Oenothera fremontii Shimmer Texas Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula Texas Red Oak Quercus buckleyi Winterfat Ceratoides lanata (Krascheninnikovia lanata) Silver Cloud Texas Sage Leucophyllum candidum Silver Cloud Texas Umbrella/Chinaberry Melia azedarach Wonderful Pomegranate Punica granatum Wonderful Snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Woodland Sage Salvia nemorosa Soaptree Yucca Yucca elata Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans Yarrow Achillea Soapweed Yucca glauca Turbin Oak, Scrub Oak Quercus turbinella Yellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia gilliesii Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana Turf Lily Liriope muscari Yellow Bunny Ears Opuntia microdasys Spanish Bayonet Yucca aloifolia Turpentine Bush Ericameria laricifolia Yellow Rain Lily Zephyranthes sulphurea Spanish Broom Spartium junceum Tuscan Blue Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Tuscan Blue Spanish Lavender Lavandula stoechas Utah Century Plant Agave utahensis Spineless Prickly Pear Opuntia ellisiana Utah Sweet Pomegranate Punica granatum Utah Sweet Starn Coyote Bush Baccharis x Starn P.P.# 11240 Thompson Variegated Century Plant Agave americana var. marginata Strawberry Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii Verbena Verbena officinalis 13 14 County, UtahPlant PlantGuide Guide 15