Herbaceous Perennials and Annuals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abronia spp. - EL | Sand Verbena | L | to 24" | Full | Sandy | Agastache Cana - E | Giant Hyssop | M | to 24" | Full |
| Alcea Rosea* - L | Hollyhock | M | 48 to 108" | Full | Amsonia Arenaria | Sand Stars | L | to 24" | Full |
| Anchusa Azurea* | Anchusa | M | 36 to 60" | Part / Full | Anemopsis Californica | Yerba de Mansa | M | 4 to 20" | Shade / Part | Clay |
| Antennaria Rosea | Pussytoes | L | 1 to 6' | Full | Anthemis Tinctoria | Golden Marguerite | M / H | 2 to 3' | Full |
| Arabis Alpina | Mountain Rockcress | M / H | 6" | Full | Argemone Squarrosa | Prickly Poppy | L | to 32" | Partial |
| Armeria Maritima - L | Thrift | M | 6 to 12" | Full | Artemisia Abrotanum - L | Southernwood | M | to 3' | Part / Full |
| Artemisia Frigida - L | Fringed Sage | L | 12 to 18" | Full | Artemisia Ludoviciana - EL | Prairie Sage | L / M | 24 to 30" | Full | Sandy |
| Artemisia Pontica - L | Roman Wormwood | M | to 48" | Full | Artemisia Stelleriana - L | Beach Wormwood | M | 1'X 2' | Part / Full |
| Artemisia X 'Powis Castle' - L | 'Powis Castle' Wormwood | M | to 2' | Part / Full | Asclepias Tuberosa - L | Butterfly Milkweed | L | 12 to 32" | Full |
| Baileya Multiradiata* - EL | Desert Marigold | L | 12 to 24" | Full | Berlandiera Lyrata - EL | Chocolate Flower | L | to 16" | Full |
| Callirhoe Involucrata | Poppy Mallow | L / M | to 24" | Full | Calylophus spp. - L | Sundrops | L | 6 to 20" | Full |
| Castilleja spp. - L | Indian Paintbrush | M | 12 to 30" | Partial | Centaurea Cyanus | Cornflower | L / M | 12 to 36" |
| Centaurea Cineraria | Dusty Miller | L / M | 6 to 12" | Full | Centranthus Ruber | Valerian | M | 18 to 36" | Part / Full |
| Ceratostigma Plumbaginoides | Dwarf Plumbago | M | 24 to 48" | Shade / Full | Chrysopsis Villosa - L | Golden Aster | L | 18" X 18" | Full |
| Cosmos Bipinnatus* - L | Cosmos | M | 36 to 96" | Full | Delosperma Cooperi | Purple Iceplant | L | to 5" | Full | Sandy |
| Dianthus Barbatus* | Sweet William | M | 10 to 20" | Part / Full | Dianthus Deltoides | Maiden Pink | M | 8 to 12" | Part / Full |
| Dictamnus spp. | Gas Plant | M | 30 to 48" | Dimorphotheca Sinuata | African Daisy | M | 4 to 12" |
| Dyssodia Acerosa | Wild Marigold | L | to 8" | Echinops spp. - L | Globe Thistle | M | 36 to 48" | Full |
| Eriogonum Umbellatum - L | Sulphur Flower | L | 4 to 18" | Full | Erysimum Hieraciifolium - EL | Siberian Wallflower | M | 12 to 18" | Full |
| Eschscholzia Californica* | California Poppy | L | 6 to 12" | Full | Euphorbia Marginata* | Snow on the Mountain | M | to 24" |
| Euphorbia Myrsinites - L | Blue Spurge | L | 8 to 12" | Full | Sandy | Eustoma Grandif Lorum* | Tulip Gentian | L | 12 to 18" | Part / Full |
| Gaillardia X Grandiflora - L | Gaillardia | M | 24 to 48" | Full | Gaura Lindheimeri - L | White Gaura | M | 24 to 48" | Full |
| Geranium Macrorrhizium | Geranium | M / H | 4" X 18" | Shade | Gilia Tricolor* | Bird's Eyes | M | 10 to 20" |
| Gypsophila Elegans* | Annual Baby's Breath | M | 12 to 18" | Part / Full | Gypsophila Paniculata | Baby's Breath | M | 24 to 36" | Part / Full |
| Hymenoxys Argentea - L | Perky Sue | L | 12" | Full | Iberis Umbellata | Globe Candytuft | M | 12 to 15" | Shade / Part |
| Ipomoea Leptophylla | Bush Morningglory | L | to 36" | Full | Sandy | Ipomopsis Longiflora* | Blue Gilia | L | to 24" | Full |
| Ipomopsis Rubra* | Skyrocket | L | to 72" | Full | Kniphofia Uvaria | Red Hot Poker | L / M | 36 to 60" | Full |
| Lavandula Angustifolia | English Lavender | L / M | 36 to 48" | Full | Liatris Spicata - EL | Spike Gayfeather | L / M | 12 to 36" | Full | Sandy |
| Rudbeckia laciniate Glow," "Hortensiana" | "Golden Golden Glow" | M | 72 to 108" | Full | Ruta Graveolens | Rue | M | to 36" | Full |
| Salvia Azurea Grandiflora - L | Pitcher Sage | M | 36 to 48" | Full | |
| Mealycup Sage | M | Full | |||
| Salvia Officinalis | Garden Sage | M | to 24" | Full | Salvia Splendens* | Scarlet Sage | M | 12 to 36" | Full |
| Sanvitalia Procumbens | Creeping Zinnia | L | 4 to 6" | Full | Sedum Spectabile | Stonecrop | L / M | 12 to 24" | Full |
| Sedum Telephium | Autumn Joy Sedum | L / M | 12 to 24" | Full | Senecio Longiflora - L | Silver Groundsel | L | 18 to 24" | Full | Sandy |
| Solidago Hybrids | Goldenrod | M / H | 12 to 36" | Part / Full | Sphaeralcea Coccinea - EL | Scarlet Globemallow | L | to 20" | Full |
| Stachys Byzantina - L | Woolly Lamb's Ear | M | 12 to 15" | Part / Full | Talinum Calycinum | Flame Flower | L | to 8" | Sun / Shade |
| Tanacetum Densum Amani | Partridge Feather | L / M | to 12" | Sun / Shade | Tanacetum Vulgare | Tansy | M | to 36" | Part / Full |
| Teucrium Chamaedrys | Germander | M | to 12" | Part / Full | Thelesperma Ambigua | Threadleaf Cota | M | to 32" | Full |
| Thymus Pseudolanuginosus - L | Wooly Thyme | M | 2 X 18" | Shade / Full | Thymus Serphyllum - L | Creeping Thyme | M | 2 X 18" | Shade / Full |
| Verbena Bipinnatifida | Fern or Dakota Verbena | L | to 12" | Full | Verbena Hybrida | Garden Verbena | M | 6 to 12" | Full |
| Verbena Rigida | Purple Verbena | L | 2 to 4" | Full | Verbena Wrightii | Western Vervain | L | 12 to 32" | Full |
| Veronica Incana - L | Woolly Speedwell | M | 12 to 18" | Part / Full | Veronica Liwanensis - L | Turkish Speedwell | M | 3" to 2' | Part / Full |
| Veronica Pectinata - L | Wooly Speedwell | M | 3" to 18" | Part / Full | Vinca Minor | Dwarf Periwinkle | M / H | 6" X 12" | Shade / Part |
| Wyethia Scabra | Desert Mule's Ear | L | to 20" | Full | Zauschneria Californica - L | Hummingbird Plant | M | 12 to 24" | Full |
| Zinnia Grandiflora - EL | Desert Zinnia | L | to 8" | Full | Sandy |