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 |
| Alcea Rosea* - L | Hollyhock | M | 48 to 108" | Full | |
| Anchusa Azurea* | Anchusa | M | 36 to 60" | Part / Full | |
| Antennaria Rosea | Pussytoes | L | 1 to 6' | Full | |
| Arabis Alpina | Mountain Rockcress | M / H | 6" | Full | |
| Armeria Maritima - L | Thrift | M | 6 to 12" | Full | |
| Artemisia Frigida - L | Fringed Sage | L | 12 to 18" | Full | |
| Artemisia Pontica - L | Roman Wormwood | M | to 48" | Full | |
| Artemisia X 'Powis Castle' - L | 'Powis Castle' Wormwood | M | to 2' | Part / Full | |
| Baileya Multiradiata* - EL | Desert Marigold | L | 12 to 24" | Full | |
| Callirhoe Involucrata | Poppy Mallow | L / M | to 24" | Full | |
| Castilleja spp. - L | Indian Paintbrush | M | 12 to 30" | Partial | |
| Centaurea Cineraria | Dusty Miller | L / M | 6 to 12" | Full | |
| Ceratostigma Plumbaginoides | Dwarf Plumbago | M | 24 to 48" | Shade / Full | |
| Cosmos Bipinnatus* - L | Cosmos | M | 36 to 96" | Full | |
| Dianthus Barbatus* | Sweet William | M | 10 to 20" | Part / Full | |
| Dictamnus spp. | Gas Plant | M | 30 to 48" | ||
| Dyssodia Acerosa | Wild Marigold | L | to 8" | ||
| Eriogonum Umbellatum - L | Sulphur Flower | L | 4 to 18" | Full | |
| Eschscholzia Californica* | California Poppy | L | 6 to 12" | Full | |
| Euphorbia Myrsinites - L | Blue Spurge | L | 8 to 12" | Full | Sandy |
| Gaillardia X Grandiflora - L | Gaillardia | M | 24 to 48" | Full | |
| Geranium macrorrhizum | Geranium | M / H | 4" X 18" | Shade | |
| Gypsophila Elegans* | Annual Baby's Breath | M | 12 to 18" | Part / Full | |
| Hymenoxys Argentea - L | Perky Sue | L | 12" | Full | |
| Ipomoea Leptophylla | Bush Morningglory | L | to 36" | Full | Sandy |
| Ipomopsis Rubra* | Skyrocket | L | to 72" | Full | |
| Lavandula Angustifolia | English Lavender | L / M | 36 to 48" | Full | |
| Rudbeckia laciniate Glow," "Hortensiana" | "Golden Golden Glow" | M | 72 to 108" | Full | |
| Salvia Azurea Grandiflora - L | Pitcher Sage | M | 36 to 48" | Full | |
| Mealycup Sage | M | Full | |||
| Salvia Officinalis | Garden Sage | M | to 24" | Full | |
| Sanvitalia Procumbens | Creeping Zinnia | L | 4 to 6" | Full | |
| Sedum Telephium | Autumn Joy Sedum | L / M | 12 to 24" | Full | |
| Solidago Hybrids | Goldenrod | M / H | 12 to 36" | Part / Full | |
| Stachys Byzantina - L | Woolly Lamb's Ear | M | 12 to 15" | Part / Full | |
| Tanacetum Densum Amani | Partridge Feather | L / M | to 12" | Sun / Shade | |
| Teucrium Chamaedrys | Germander | M | to 12" | Part / Full | |
| Thymus Pseudolanuginosus - L | Wooly Thyme | M | 2 X 18" | Shade / Full | |
| Verbena Bipinnatifida | Fern or Dakota Verbena | L | to 12" | Full | |
| Verbena Rigida | Purple Verbena | L | 2 to 4" | Full | |
| Veronica Incana - L | Woolly Speedwell | M | 12 to 18" | Part / Full | |
| Veronica Pectinata - L | Wooly Speedwell | M | 3" to 18" | Part / Full | |
| Wyethia Scabra | Desert Mule's Ear | L | to 20" | Full | |
| Zinnia Grandiflora - EL | Desert Zinnia | L | to 8" | Full | Sandy |