Evergreen Shrubs
Site Legend
- E - Plants designated as low or moderate water use on the El Paso County Suggested Plant List are indicated as "E".
- L - Plants designated as low or moderate water use on the Las Cruces Plant List will be indicated as "L".
Water Requirement:
- H = High water use. Either large volumes or frequent application of water is needed throughout the life of the plant; weekly or more often during peak summer months.
- M = Moderate water use. Some supplemental water is needed throughout the life of the plant; at least twice monthly during peak summer months once established.
- L = Low water use. Able to survive once established without supplemental water; water needed at least once a month for plants to look their best.
Soils Suitability:
- Suitable for any soil unless specific one listed.
Pollen
- Plants with high pollen production are indicated as "P"
| Scientific name | Common name | Water | Height | Sunlight | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agave Parryi | Parry Agave | L | 30" | Full Sun | Arctostaphylos Pungens - L | Pointleaf Manzanita | M | 3 to 6' | Partial |
| Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi - L | Kinnikinnick Bearberry Manzanita | M / H | 6" X 24" | Shade | Artemisia Cana | Silver Sage | L | 1 1 / 2 to 31" | Full |
| Artemisia Filifolia - EL | Treadleaf or Sand Sagebrush | L | 2 to 5' | Full | Sandy | Artemisia Tridentata - L | Basin Bigleaf Sage | L | 2 to 7' | Part / Full | Clay |
| Atriplex Canescens - EL | Fourwing Saltbush | L | 2 to 5' | Full | Sand | Baccharis Salicina - L | Desert Broom | L / M | 6 to 7' | Full | Sandy |
| Berberis Gladwynensis | 'William Penn' Barberry | M / H | to 6" | Part / Full | Berberis Haematocarpa - EL | Algerita, Barberry | L / M | 4 to 6' | Full |
| Cercocarpus Montanus - L | Mountain Mahogany | M | 4 to 12' | Full | Cotoneaster Buxifolius | Grayleaf Cotoneaster | M | 1 to 6' | Full |
| Cotoneaster Congestus - L | Pyrenees Cotoneaster | M / H | to 3' | Part / Full | Cotoneaster Lacteus - L | Parney Cotonesater, Red Clusterberry, | M | 6 to 8' | Full |
| Cotoneaster Salicifolius - L | Willowleaf Cotoneaster | M | to 15' | Full | Cotoneaster Salicifolius - L | Dwarf Willowleaf repens Cotoneaster | M | 6" | Full |
| Cowania Mexicana - EL | Cliffrose | L | 4 to 20' | Full | Cytisus Scoparius | Scotch Broom | M | to 4' | Full |
| Dasylirion Wheeleri - EL | Wheeler Sotol | L | 31" | Full | Sandy | Elaeagnus Pungens - L | Silverberry | M | 6 to 15' | Full |
| Ephedra Viridis - L | Mormon Tea | L | 2 to 4' | Full | Sandy | Ericameria Laricifolia - EL | Turpentine Bush | L | 2 to 4' | Full |
| Euonymus Kiautschovia | 'Manhattan' Euonymus | M | to 6' | Part / Full | Eurotia Lanata - EL | Winterfat | L | 12 to 24" | Full | Sandy |
| Fallugia Paradoxa - EL | Apache Plume | L | 3 to 8' | Full | Garrya Wrightii - L | Wright's Silk Tassel | L | 2 to 8' | Full |
| Genista Hispanica | Spanish Broom | M | to 4' | Full | Hesperaloe Parviflora - EL | Pink Yucca | M | 3 to 4' | Full |
| Juniperus Chinensis - EL | "Ames", "Blue Point", "Fruitland," "Hetzii Glauca", "Old Gold", "Mint Julep", "Pfitzer", "Sargent", "Sea Green," Juniper | M | Varies | Full | Juniperus Horizontalis - L | "Wilton Carpet", "Gray Carpet" | M | Varies | Full |
| Juniperus Sabina - L | "Arcadia", "Buffalo", "Scandia", "Tam" Juniper | M | Varies | Full | Juniperus Squamata | "Blue Carpet" Juniper | M | 1' | Full |
| Larrea Tridentata - EL | Creosotebush | L | 3 to 6' | Full | Lavandula Angustifolia | English Lavender | M | 2' | Part / Full |
| Mahonia Aquifolium | Oregon Grape Holly | M | to 6' | Part / Full | Mahonia Haematocarpa | Grape Holly |
| Mahonia Aquifolium 'Compacta' - L | Compact Oregon Grape | M | 2' | Part / Full | Mahonia Repens | Creeping Grape Holly | M | 1' X 3' | Shade |
| Nolina Microcarpa - L | Beargrass | L | to 4' | Full | Nolina Texana - E | Beargrass | L | to 2' | Full |
| Opuntia Clavata | Dagger Spine Cholla | L | 3" | Full | Sandy | Opuntia Imbricata - EL | Walkingstick Cholla | L | 4 to 15' | Full | Sandy |
| Opuntia Phaecantha - L | Prickly Pear | L | 6" to 2' | Full | Sandy | Photinia Fraseri - L | Photinia | M | to 10' | Full |
| Purshia Tridentata | Antelope Bitterbush | L | to 10' | Full | Pyracantha Lelandii | Firethorn | M | 8'+ | Part / Full |
| Raphiolepis Indica - L | India Hawthorn | M | to 3' | Part / Shade | Rosmarinus Officinalis 'Prostratus' - L | Prostrate Rosemary | M | 2' | Full |
| Salvia Dorrii | Desert Sage | L | 1 to 3' | Full | Santolina Chamaecyparissus - L | Lavender cotton | L | 1 to 3' | Full |
| Santolina Virens - L | Holy Flax, Green Santolina | L | 1 to 3' | Full | Spartium Junceum - EL | Spanish Broom | M | 6 to 10' | Full |
| Vauquelinia Californica - EL | Arizona Rosewood | L | to 20' | Full | Yucca Baccata - EL | Datil | L | to 3' | Full | Sandy |
| Yucca Glauca | Soapweed | L | to 4' | Full | Sandy |