Demonstration Gardens Plant List Pima County, Arizona

Vines, Groundcovers, Flowers & Shrubs

The plants on this list are located in the Vines, Groundcovers, Flowers and Shrub area of the Pima County Demonstration Gardens.

This free public garden can be toured at 4210 N. Campbell, Tucson, Arizona, Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:00p.m.

Where possible we have provided links to our Arid Plant Manual, which provides more detailed information about individual plants.

COMMON NAME	BOTANICAL NAME	DESCRIPTION
Cross vine	Bignonia capreolata	tangerine blooms
Bower vine	Pandorea jasminoides	June-Oct bloom
Don Juan climbing rose	Rosa Don Juan	red tall flowers
Dutchman's pipe	Artstolochia frimbriata	frost tender vine
Hall's honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	fast growth, evergreen
Pyracantha	P. coccinea "firethorn"	evergreen. red berries
Creeping fig	Ficus repens	vine grown for foliage
Pink jasmine	Jasminum polyanthum	fast climbing evergreen
Cat's claw	Macfadyena unguis-cati	self-attaches to wall
Star jasmine	J. multiflorum	white star blooms
Primrose jasmine	J. mesnyi	vine or shrub
Argentine trumpet vine	Clytostoma callisteioides	violet blooms. large leaf
Carolina jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	evergreen. yellow bloom
Trumpet honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	long tubular red blooms
Yellow orchid vine	Mascagnia macroptera	spring bloomer
Coral vine	Antigonon leptopus	drought tolerant
Queen's wreath	Petrea volubilis	frost tender. big bloomer
Bougainvillea	Bougainvillea	shrub/vine. great color.
Cecile brunner	Rosa "cecile brunner"	small pink roses
Creeping jenny	Lysimachia nummularia	yellow foliage. 6-12"
Variegated vinca	Vinca major (variegated)	sun to shade
Catmint	Nepeta cataria	summer bloom
Rosemary	R. officinalis	woody hardy shrub
Ajuga	A. reptans	blue flowers. shade
Emu bush	Eremophila maculata	evergreen. to 5' tall
Penstamon	Penstemon parryi	native to Arizona desert
Dwarf plumbago	Ceratostigma "dwarf"	groundcover
Twisted myrtle	Myrtus communis	9-12 feet tall
California fuchsia	Epilobium carum	orange blooms till fall
Bulbine	Bulbine frutescens	blooms spring to fall
Trailing lantana	L. montevidensis	frost tender
Orange jubilee	Tecoma stans	frost tender. to 10' tall
Autumn sage	Salvia greggii	drought tolerant
Indian hawthorn	Rhaphiolepsis indica	4 foot shrub
Calylophus	C. Hartwegii "Sundrops"	blooms through summer
Gopher plant	Euphorbia biglandulosa	cold hardy. heat tolerant
Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys	pinkish blooms in May
Dusty miller	Senecio cineraria	biennial. silver-grey
Arcadia juniper	Juniperus sabina	spreading groundcover
Wedelia	W. trilobata	evergreen
Purple heart	Tradescantia pallida	groundcover to 18" tall
Geranium "cranesbill"	G. viscosissimum	pink flowers in spring
Periwinkle	Vinca major	fast grower. evergreen
Fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	biennial
Angelina daisy	Hymenoxys acaulis	yellow flowers
Texas Mt. Laurel	Sophora secundiflora	evergreen shrub/tree
Lily of the nile	Agapanthus	tall blue flowers
Pincushion flower	Scabiosa columbaria	Arizona wildflower
Cape mallow	Anisodontea	mounding bush.
Verbena	Verbena	frost tender creeper
Artemisia	"powis castle"	grey-green leaves
Freesia	Freesia	grown from corms
Dyssodia	D. Pentachaeta	low grower. yellow
Cotton lavender	Santolina ineana	grey-green foliage
Bearded iris	Iris, bearded	spring bloomer
Coreopsis	C. grandiflora	yellow-orange blooms
Coreopsis, eared	"auriculata"	yellow blooms
Az sun blanket	Gaillardia grandiflora	constant bloomer
Bat faced cuphea	Cuphea llavea	drought tolerant
Blood flower	Asciepias curassavica	bright orange
Photinia	P. fraseri	evergreen. to 8 feet
Lilac bush	Syringa oleaceae	spring bloomer
Butterfly bush	Buddleia loganiaceae	frost tender
Sweet acacia tree	Buddleia loganiaceae	fast grower
Dicliptera	Acanthaceae	full sun to pt shade
Euryops	E. Pectinatus	yellow bush daisy
Gaura	G. lindheimeri	long spike blooms
Columbine	Aquilegia spp.	hardy evergreen
Hollyhock	Alcea setosa	spectacular blooms
Silver king artemesia	Art. "Silver King"	fast growing evergreen
Sky flower	Duranta repens	violet flowers
Black-eyed susan	Rudbeckia hirta	orange-yellow daisy
Texas ranger	Leucophyllum frutescens	drought tolerant shrub
Lamb's ears	Stachys byzantine	soft, furry leaves
Salvia	S. Nemorosa	violet blue flowers
Daylilies	Hemerocallis liliaceae	orange blooms
Yarrow	Achilla	yellow bloom to 3 feet
Canna	Cannaceae	huge leaves and blooms
Oregano	Origanum	edible plant
Thyme	Thymus	many varieties
Redbud, Oklahoma	Cercis canadensis	pink blooms in spring
Chihuahua rain sage	Salvia "Chihuahua"	drought tolerant
Mexican bush sage	Salvia leucantha	frost tender
Anna apple	"Anna"	produces at young age
Kadota fig	Moraceae	can produce 2 crops/yr
Midpride peach	Rosaceae
Desert delight nectarine	Rosaceae

Plantlist last updated May 31, 2008

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