2011 NATIVE PLANT SALE UTEP CENTENNIAL MUSEUM CHIHUAHUAN DESERT GARDENS Available Species List Plant species Type/h x w water sun wildlife notes Acacia angustissima Fern Acacia L F Low shrubby groundcover, rhizomatous Acacia berlandieri Guajillo 10 x 10 L F Weak thorns, fern-like foliage, creamy *Acacia constricta Whitethorn Acacia Acacia rigidula Blackbrush Acacia 15 x 10 10 x15 L F Fragrant yellow spring, thorny vase shape L F Evergreen, thorns, fragrant, yellow in spring. Acalypha monostachya Raspberry Fuzzies 6 X 2 L F/S Copper foliage of this low-mounding perennial provides a unique reddish flower color Agave havardiana Big Bend Agave Agave multifilifera *Agave lechuguilla Lechugilla Agave ocahui Sonoran Agave Agave ovatifolia Cow s Tongue Agave Chahuiqui Agave parryi v. truncata New Mexico Agave Ageratum corymbosum Flat-top Whiteweed *Andropogon (Schizachyrium) scoparium Little Bluestem Blaze *Anemopsis califorica Yerba mansa Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii Mexican Fire 4 x 3 5 x 3 2 x 2 2 x 3 5 x 5 1 x 3 3 x 2 2 x 2+ L F/P Wide blue-green leaves. Will take light shade L F Very wide leaves, hardy to 5. Spectacular accent L F Sharp spined local native, spreads by pups L F Small to medium plant, green leaves for pots L F Distinctive wide leaves, very sculptural L F Very xeric, thick toothed leaves in a tight whorl L P B Low growing multi-stemmed perennial w/white to light blue flower bloom throughout the warm season L F Seeds Bluish summer, red orange winter color,likes poor soil H F/P Medicinal herb, tolerates alkaline soil. L F H Summer hummer favorite, orange, xeric Antigonon leptopus Coral Vine/Queen s Wreath Vine to 40 M F B Aggressive vine, dies to ground in winter. Tuber *Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage L F Silver foliage, sand loving, xeric plant
Artemisia frigida Fringed Sage L F Fine silver foliage, small accent 1 x 2 *Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower 12 x 12 L F B Very fragrant (chocolate) yellow. *Bouteloua curtipendula Grama Sideoats L F seeds Bunching perennial grass with large drooping seeds *Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Buddleja marrubifolia Wooly Butterfly Bush Bulbine frutescens Orange Tiny Tangerines Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia mexicana Mexican Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia pulcherrima Paradise *Calliandra eriophylla Pink Fairy Duster Bulbine Red Bird of Calliandra Hybrid Sierra Starr P.P.A.F. *Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri Fendler s Sun Drops *Celtis laevigata v. reticulata Canyon Hackberry Cercis canadensis v. mexicana Mexican Redbud 1 x 2 6 x 5 10 x 7 4 X 4 30 x 30 20 x 20 Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fern Bush 5 X 5 *Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow Bubba, Warren Jones *Chrysactina mexicana Damianita 25 x 25 L/M F Soft perennial bunch grass with eyelash seed heads L F B Attractive silver foliage, orange ball, xeric L F South African succulent, blooms orange all summer L F Naturalized South American native very xeric, hardy L F Marginal,freezes to ground, root hardy,,yellow L F Marginal,freezes to ground, root hardy,red-orange L F H Xeric spring bloomer, long pink stamens form ball L F H This hybrid has bright red stamens and has a compact growth habit. L/M F M Mass for groundcover, yellow attract Hawk moths L/M F fruit Local arroyo tree, excellent for bird food & nesting L/M F Beautiful rose pink spring bloomer, multi-trunk, xeric. L F Fine, fern-like, aromatic foliage. White summer flwrs L F H Good xeric color tree, shades of pink, purple, and a seedless selection L F B Xeric evergreen sub-shrub, fragrant foliage, yellow Dalea capitata Lemon Dalea Sierra Gold L F Yellow lemon scented & foliage 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 2 of 9
*Dalea frutescens Black Dalea Sierra Negra Dalea greggii Trailing Dalea Dalea pulchra Beautiful Dalea Dasylirion quadrangulatum (D.longissimum) Mexican 6 x 3 3 x 4 2 x 6 4 x 5 6 x 10 L F B Xeric shrub with purple L F B Good groundcover on drip in well draining soil. L F Winter blooming shrub with purple L F Unusual fountain shape, long thin leaves without teeth. form with age *Dasylirion texanum Green Sotol Delosperma X John Proffit Hardy Purple Ice Plant Diospyros texana Texas or Mexican Persimmon 3 x 6 Small 20 x 15 L F Xeric green accent shrub, leaves with serrated margins L F Vigorous spreader, good rock garden or rock mulch plant L F Fruit This small fruit-bearing tree is noted for its beautiful peeling bark and black fruit, semi-evergreen Ebanopsis ebano (Pithecellobium flexicaule) Texas Ebony Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium Hummingbird Trumpets *Ericameria (Chrysothamnus) nauseous Rubber Rabbitbush Euphorbia rigida *Fallugia paradoxa Gopher Spurge Apache Plume Fraxinus greggii Little Leaf Ash Small 25 x 25 2 x 2 2 x 4 Small 18 X 15 L F Tender below 18 & semi- evergreen when young. Creamy, large pods M F/P H Spreads by rhizomes, good in rock gardens. Red. L F B Silver-gray evergreen foliage, yellow fall for Santa Fe look L F Showy succulent accent. Cut back after blooming L F White, attractive seed plumes. Xeric L/M F/P This small tree or large shrub is an upright grower w/small green leaves. Semi-evergreen Gaura lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies Siskiyou Pink Glandularia pulchella Verbena Purple 3 x 2 1 x 2 Glandularia rigida Sandpaper Verbena 2 x 4 Hesperaloe funifera Giant Hesperaloe 5 x 5 H F/P B White/pink on long stems, cut to winter rosette M F B Bright. Short lived groundcover. L F B Coarse leafed perennial, spreads by rhizomes L F Green-lavender on tall 12 spikes. Big clumps 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 3 of 9
Hesperaloe parviflora Red False Yucca *Perpa* Brakelights Hesperaloe parviflora Yucca Red False Hesperaloe parviflora Yellow False Yucca Hesperaloe nocturna Night Blooming Hesperaloe *Krashninnikovia lanata Lantana camera Dallas Red Lantana X species hybrid Gold Winter Fat New Lantana montevidensis Purple Trailing Lantana Leucaena retusa Goldenball Lead Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Ranger/Cenizo, Green Cloud, Compacta Leucophyllum frutescens X laevigatum hybrid Heavenly Cloud Leucophyllum langmaniae Lynn s Legacy Leucophyllum pruinosum Fragrant Rainsage Sierra Bouquet Leucophyllum zygophyllum Blue Ranger Cimarron Liatris punctata Dotted Gay Feather 3 X 3 5 X 6 3 x 3 3 x 3 2 x2 20 X 15 6 x 6 6 x 6 5 x 5 2 X 2 L F H Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades. Red L F H Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades. Pinkish-red L F H Evergreen clumps of thin leaf blades, yellow L F/P H/M This clumping accent plant has a dense rosette of narrow green leaves. Flowers are greenish lavender on a 12 foot stalk L F Seeds Xeric, silver colored foliage, seed head accent L F B Red orange selection,.great butterfly plant L/M F B Hybrid, mass for colorful groundcover, root hardy. L/M F B Good color but barely hardy, treat as annual L/M F Hardy, fine textured foliage w/showy yellow gold 1 ½-inch puff balls during spring and summer L F Very xeric, silver to green leafed, needs good drainage, blooms after summer rains L F Xeric, needs good drainage, blooms after summer rains L F Very xeric, needs good drainage, excellent bloomer L F Very xeric, fragrant, good drainage. L F Very xeric, attractive silver-leafed, good drainage L F/P Long-lived perennial that grows w/several stems that eventually fill w/rose-purple colored flower spikes *Linum lewisii Blue Flax Lobelia laxiflora Looseflower Lobelia 12 x 12 12 x 24 Lonicera americana Pam s Pink 5 x 6 L/M F Mixes well in grass for meadow effect, blue flower M F/P H Low rhizome spreader for rock gardens, red L/M F/P Twining shrub with pink & cream, tough plant 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 4 of 9
Malporea lutea Iceplant Rocky Point Malvavicus arboreus v. drummondii Turk s cap Big Momma Melampodium leucanthum Daisy Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Cloud Regal Mist *Muhlenbergia emersleyi El Toro Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Glow Blackfoot Bull Autumn Grncover 12 X 6 1 x 2 x 3 L F Hardy, vigorous, yellow flwrs, holds slopes M F/P H Root-hardy, Red cigar shaped for hummers L M B Low mounding habit, white daisy-like flower in summer M F Seeds Bunch perennial, attractive pink seed plumes in fall, L/M F Seeds clumping accent. Tolerates saline soils L/M F Seeds Tall golden heads in fall, up-right bunching perennial *Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima Mexican Feathergrass 4 x 5 L/M L/M F Seeds Large, tidy mounding, perennial bunch grass F/P Seeds Soft bunching grass. Short lived but reseeds readily Nolina microcarpa Bear 4 x 6 *Nolina texana Texas Beargrass Oenothera caespitosa Tufted Evening Primrose *Oenothera speciosa var. berlandieri Mexican Evening Primrose Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Prickly Pear *Opuntia engelmannii Prickly Pear Texas Red Optunia Santa-Rita Tubac Parkinsonia X aculeata Museum Paloverde Desert 1 x 3 + 3 x 5 6 x 8 4 x 6 to 25 L F Seeds Mounded grass-like foliage in large clump L F Seeds Small clumping grass-like evergreen foliage mounds L F M Large white. Needs good drainage L/M F M Aggressive spreading pink Buttercup. Confine by hardscape. L F Purple padded accent plant L F Fruit Large pads, edible fruit & unusual red-orange L F Rich, purple pads w/yellow blossoms in summer. Very spiney. L F Green Bark, yellow, thornless, Parthenocissus species Woodbine Hacienda Creeper *Penstemon ambiguus Sand Penstemon Vine to 25 L/M F/P Fruit Vigorous deciduous vine. Red stems. Mexico variety L F H Prefers well drained sandy soil. White 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 5 of 9
*Penstemon cardinalis Penstemon Penstemon eatoni Eaton s Penstemon Penstemon palmeri Penstemon Penstemon parryi Parry s Penstemon Cardinal Scented Penstemon pinifolius Pineleaf Penstemon Penstemon superbus Penstemon Penstemon triflorus Penstemon Pistachia X Red Push Superb Hill Country Poliomintha maderensis, Lavender Spice 3 x 2 2 x 1 3 x 1 3 x 1 2 x 1 3 X 1 1 x 1 Med. 35 X 25 M F H Sacramento Mts. Endemic. Deep red, lush look L F H Bright scarlet red from Great Basin L F H Sand loving, large fragrant pink, bee pollinated L F H Famous Arizona species, pink in spring L F H Mass for color. Red orange, fine foliage. L F H Tall, stunning coral-red in spring L/M F/P H Glossy leaves, rose red with white throat L/M F Well adapted shade tree, red/orange fall color L/M F/P Small woody shrub w/ green leaves w/showy clusters of lavender, oregano fragrance *Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite Clark County *Prosopis pubescens Tornillo/Screwbean 0 x 30 15 x 20 Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum Small 25 x 25 *Psilostrophe tagetina Paperflower Quercus buckleyi (Q. texana) Texas Red Oak 30 x 30 L F Fruit Excellent filtered shade tree. Drought tolerant L F Fruit Tolerates poor drainage, mineralized soils L/M F/P fruit Drooping leaves, white spring flwrs, edible fruit L F B Short lived but reseeds. Golden persistent L F Acorn Good fall red color, tolerates alkaline soil Quercus emoryi Emery Oak M F Acorn Evergreen medium sized tree w/hollylike dark green, stiff glossy toothed leaves, acorns are sweet. Quercus grisea Gray Oak Quercus muhlenbergii Chinquapin Oak Quercus polymorpha Monterrey Oak Coahuila Oak 40 X 40 Large 40 x 40 80 x 60 *Quercus turbinella Scrub Live Oak 6 x 12 M F Acorn Light gray foliage, broad spreading canopy, semi-evergreen M F Acorn Large shade tree, needs deep soil M F Acorn Semi-evergreen w/ irregularly lobed blue green leaves L F Acorn Evergreen xeric shrub or small tree 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 6 of 9
Quercus fusiformis Escapment Live Oak *Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat Cone Flower, Large 40 x 40 2 x 1 Rhus lanceolata Flameleaf Sumac 18 x 10 *Rhus trilobata Aromatic Sumac Autumn Amber 6 x 3 Rosa Rugosa Rugosa Rose 6 X 6 L F Acorn Evergreen, alkaline soil tolerant L F B land plant with sombrero -like M F Fruit Flaming red and orange fall foliage M F Fruit Deciduous with good fall color. Excellent bird food M F Old simple rose that is fairly maintenance free. Produces fragrant 2.5 to 3.5 dia. Blooms in variety of colors. Rosmarinus officinalis Huntington Carpet Rosmarinus officinalis Tuscan Blue Russelia x St. Elmo s Fire Salvia chamaedryoides Mexican Blue Sage Salvia clevelandii Chaparal Sage Salvia farinacea Mealy Cup Sage Salvia greggi Autumn/Cherry Sage Sierra Linda Furmans Red Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage *Salvia reptans (leptophylla) Blue sage Senna cassia nemophila Desert Cassia *Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel 1 x 5 4 x 3 4 X4 2 x 2 3 x 5 4 x 4 10 x 15 L/M F Excellent adapted groundcover, cooking herb L/M F Upright form, cooking herb M F/S H This native of Mexico has long arching green branches w/very few leaves in summer the branches are loaded w/corral red, will freeze. L F Must be well drained, electric blue L F H Requires good drainage. Fragrant purple L F H Colorful perennial w/stems of narrow, bright green leaves, with spikes of blue M F/P H Variety of flower colors. Good bloomer, fall & spring. Excellent for hummers M F H Cut to ground in winter, purple flower spikes M F Mild rhizomatous spreader pale blue on tall stems L/M F Evergreen shrub w/green foliage & abundant clusters of yellow in winter/spring L F/P Xeric evergreen, purple fragrant in spring., good screening plant 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 7 of 9
*Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel Silver Peso Sphaeralcea ambigua Louis Hamilton Globemallow Tagetes lemonii compacta Tecoma Hybrid Solar Flare Tecoma Hybrid Crimson Flare 10 x 15 3 X 4 6 X 6 6 X 6 L F/P Xeric evergreen, purple fragrant in spring. Silver fuzzy leaves, good screening plant L F B Red-orange like miniature Hollyhocks L/M F B Semi-evergreen has aromatic finely divided leaves w/masses of 1 yellow in fall. L/M F H Bright tangerine flower clusters at ends of 4 spikes from late spring to fall. Semi-hardy. L/M F H Cluster of red fading to pink w/dark green glossy leaves as a backdrop. Semi-hardy. Tecoma X Orange Jubilee 10 x 5 Tecoma stans v.stans Gold Star 3 x 3 + Tecoma X species Apricot Tetraneuris (Hymenoxys) acaulis Angelita Daisy Sunrise Sierra Teucrium chamaedrys Prostrate Germander *Thymophylla pentacheata Fleece *Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye Vauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood Golden Vauquelina corymbosa var. angustifolia Chisos Rosewood Vauquelinia corymbosa var. heterodon Mexican Rosewood 6 x 5 1 x 1 1 x 3 + 1 x 1 5 x 10 15 x 10 15 x 10 15 x 10 M F/P H Root hardy, may go to ground in winter. Orange M F/P H Frost tender (25 ), Superior bloomer, best as an annual M F/P H Frost tender (20 )hybrid. Good for pots. Yellow/orange L F B Yellow daisy, xeric, long blooming L F Lush evergreen, blue purple flowering groundcover L F B Short lived reseeder, xeric. Tidy clumps, yellow L F/P Pink, early spring, 3cell pods, lush L F Good evergreen screen, erect formal habit, white L F Good xeric evergreen screen, erect, vase-like habit L F Evergreen screen with soft, loose, informal habit, large fragrant white flower heads. *Viguiera stenoloba Skeletonleaf Goldeneye Vitis californica Roger s Red Grape Vine to 25 Wedelia (Zexmemia)texana River Devils 4 x 4 L F B Local bush sunflower, yellow all summer 2 x 2 L/M F Fruit Dark red fall foliage, edible fruit. Trellis plant M F B Cut to ground in winter. Longstem yellow sunflower Yucca pallida Pale Yucca 2 x 3 L F/P Small, low, clump forming yucca, flexible leaves 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 8 of 9
Yucca rigida Blue Yucca / 12 x 6 L F forming, multi-heads with blue cast to foliage Yucca rupicola Twisted leaf Yucca Yucca schottii Mountan Yucca Zephyranthes candida White Rain Lily Zephyranthes X species Prairie Sunset Rain Lily 2 x 3 12 to 15 Bulb to 6 Bulb 1 x 1 L F/PS Small, low, clumping yucca with twisted leaves L F/P This yucca has a single unbranched trunk topped by a dense rosette of blue green leaves. In summer it sends up a spike of creamy white blossoms. Tolerant of shady exposures. M F/P Blooms after fall rains M F Showy apricot after summer rains Zinnia acerosa Desert Zinnia 1 X1 L F B Grows in a small tight mound of numerous branches and narrow leaves, are white with yellow centers. Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain Zinnia 4 x 12 L F B Grows in a small tight mound of numerous branches and narrow leaves, are yellow w/gold centers. *Ziziphus obtusifolia Graythorn 8 x 8 *Native to El Paso/South-central NM region B = butterflies, M = moths, H = hummingbirds, F = full sun; P = part shade, L = low water, M = medium water; H = high water use 4/14/10 L F Fruit Very xeric barrier w/ fierce thorns, good fruit for birds 3/23/11 2:47 PM2011 UTEP Plant Sale, Page 9 of 9