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Type	Scientific Name	Flower color (s)	Type and Size	Water needs	Sunlight Needs	Flower Season	Pollinator (s)
TREES
Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	white, pink or magenta	Tree to 25' tall x 25' wide	Moderate	Full Sun	April to September	butterflies, hummingbirds
Texas Ebony	Pithecellobium flexicaule	cream or white	Tree to 30' tall x 30' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun to Semi-Shade	Spring, Summer	butterflies, bees
Velvet Mesquite	Prosopis velutina	pale yellow	Tree to 25' tall x 30' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun	Spring & late Summer	bees
SHRUBS
Autumn Sage	Salvia greggii	pink, red, white, salmon, purple	Shrub to 3' tall x 3' wide	Moderate	Full Sun to Light Shade	Spring, Fall	hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Baja Fairyduster	Calliandra californica	red	Shrub to 7' tall x 7' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun	almost continuous unless affected by frost	hummingbirds, bees, butterflies
Queen's Wreath	Antigonon leptopus	pink, red	Vine to 40'	Low	Full Sun	Summer through Fall	bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Desert Honeysuckle	Anisacanthus thurberi	orange	Shrub to 6' tall x 4' wide	Low	Full Sun	Spring & sometimes Fall	hummingbirds
Fairyduster	Calliandra eriophylla	pinkis white, dark red	Shrub to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun	Spring & sometimes Fall	hummingbirds, bees
Floss Flower	Ageratum corymbosum	blue	Shrub to 3' tall x 3' wide	Moderate	Sun or Filtered Shade	Spring, Fall	butterflies, bees
Globe Mallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	white, pink, red, orange, lavender	Shrub to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun	February, March, April	bees
Guara	Guara lindhiemeri	pinkish white	Perennial herb to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun to Part Shade	Spring, Fall	moths, bees, butterflies
Lantana cultivars	Lantana camara cultivars	yellow, orange, red	Shrub to 3' tall x 8' wide	Moderate	Full Sun	Spring, Fall	butterflies, month
Mexican Red Bird-of-Paradise	Caesalpinia pulcherrima	red-orange, yellow	Shrub to 8' tall x 8' wide	Moderate	Full Sun	Summer, Fall	butterflies, hummingbirds
Orange Jacobina	Justicia spicigera	orange	Shrub up to 3' tall x 3' wide	Moderate	Sun or Filtered Shade	Spring through Fall	hummingbirds, verdins
Red Jacobina	Justicia candicans	red	Shrub to 4' tall x 3' wide	Moderate	Full Sun to Part Shade	Fall, Winter, Spring	hummingbirds
Wolfberry	Lycium species	white to purple	Shrub to 6' tall x 4' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun	Spring through Fall	bees, hummingbirds, butterflies
Yellow Bells	Tecoma stans	yellow	Shrub to 12' tall x 8' wide	Moderate	Full Sun	Spring to late Summer	hummingbirds, bees
GROUNDCOVERS
Golden fleece	Thymophylla pentachaeta	yellow	Groundcover to 6" tall x 1' wide	Low	Full Sun or Light Shade	March through November	bees, butterflies
Moss Verbena	Glandularia tenuisecta	purple	Groundcover to 1' tall x 3' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun or Part Shade	Spring through Fall	butterflies, bees
Penstemon	Penstemon species	pink, red, coral, blue, white	Perennial herb to 1' tall x 1' wide	Low	Full Sun	Spring to early Summer	hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Trailing Lantana	Lantana montevidensis	purple, white	Groundcover to 1' tall x 3' wide	Moderate	Full Sun or Light Shade	Spring through Fall	butterflies, moths
Tufted Evening Primrose	Oenothera caespitosa	white	Groundcover to 1' tall x 1' wide	Moderate	Full Sun	Spring & late Summer	moth
Yellow Evening Primrose	Calylophus hartwegii	yellow	Groundcover to 2' tall x 2' wide	Moderate	Full Sun	Spring & late Summer	moth
ACCENT PLANTS
Aloe	Aloe species	orange, yellow, red	Accent plant to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun or Light Shade	Early Spring or Fall	hummingbirds
Desert Milkweed	Asclepias subulata	white	Accent plant to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun	Summer, Fall	butterflies
Huachuca Agave	Agave parryi huachucensis	yellow	Accent plant to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun to Part Shade	Spring	hummingbirds, bees, bats
Night-Blooming Hesperaloe	Hesperaloe nocturna	white	Accent plant to 4' tall x 4' wide	Low	Full Sun	April, May	moths, bats
Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	orange-red	Accent plant to 20' tall x 15' wide	Low	Full Sun	March, April, May	hummingbirds, carpenter bees
Organ Pipe Cactus	Stenocereus thurberi	white	Accent plant to 10' tall x 10' wide	Low	Full Sun	April through July	bats, bees
Pincushion Cactus	Mammillaria species	lavender, red, pink, white, yellow	Accent plant to 1' tall x 1' wide	Low	Full Sun to Light Shade	Spring, Summer	bees
Red Flowered Hesperaloe	Hesperaloe parviflora	pink, red, yellow	Accent plant to 3' tall x 3' wide	Low	Full Sun	Spring, Summer	hummingbirds, butterflies
Saguaro	Carnegiea gigantea	white	Columnar cactus to 30' tall	Low	Full Sun	May, June	bats, white-winged dove, bees
Slipper Flower	Pedilanthus macrocarpus	red	Accent plant to 4' tall x 4' wide	Low	Full Sun to Part Shade	Summer	hummingbirds
ANNUAL PLANTS
Cosmos	Cosmos sulfureus or cultivars	orange, red, yellow	Summer Annual from 2' to 7' tall	Moderate to High	Full Sun	May through November	butterflies, bees
Gooding's Verbena	Glandularia goodingii	purple, blue	Winter Annual to 2' tall x 2' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun	Fall, Winter, Spring	butterflies, moths
Silverbells	Streptanthus carinatus	pinkish white, pale yellow	Winter Annual to 2' tall x 1' wide	Low to Moderate	Full Sun to Part Shade	Spring	butterflies

Pollinators Habitat Kit Plant Cards

Pollinators Habitat Kit
Plant Cards