Tohono Chul Park

Abutilon palmeri - Indian Mellow

Sun: Sun to Part Shade
Size: 5 x 5
Min. Temp: 25 (recovers fast)
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer

Acacia angustissima - Fern Acacia

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 5 x 5; blossom is .4"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Notes: Attracts butterflies and is an Arizona native.

Acalypha monstachya - Raspberry Fuzzies

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 5 x 3-4
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Cut back in winter

Acourtia wrightii - Brownfoot

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3 x 3; Blossom .75"
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Hardy in the cold; Arizona native; Attracts butterflies

Adenium obesum - Desert Rose

Sun: Sun to part shade
Size: 13 x 6; Blossom 2"
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time:Spring and summer
Notes: No frost; Good container plant

Agave bracteosa - Squid Agave

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1.5' x 1.5'
Min. Temp: 18 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Reblooms
Notes: Native to Mexico

Agave celsii

Sun: Part shade
Size: 2' x 2'
Min. Temp: 12 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate water
Notes: Native to Mexico

Agave colorata - Mescal Ceniza

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 3'
Min. Temp: 18 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Mexico

Agave deserti simplex

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1.5' x 1.5'
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Arizona

Agave funkiana - Ixtle de Jaumave

Sun: Full sun
Size: 3' x 2'
Min. Temp: -5 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Used for rope; Native to Mexico

Agave lophantha - Holly Agave

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2' x 3'
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Texas and Mexico

Agave multifilifera - Chahuqui

Sun: Full sun
Size: 5' x 3'
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Mexico

Agave palmeri - Palmer's Agave

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 4'
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Arizona

Agave parryi - Parry's Agave

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2' x 3'
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Arizona

Agave schottii - Shindagger

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1' x 1.5'
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Arizona

Agave striata

Sun: Light shade
Size: 3' x 4'
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Mexico

Agave victoriae-reginae - Queen Victoria Agave

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1' x 1.5'
Min. Temp: Below zero
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Mexico

Agave vilmoriniana - Octopus Agave

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 4' x 6'
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Mexico; Good in a container

Agave wocomahi

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 5'
Min. Temp: 17 degrees
Water Use: Low
Notes: Native to Mexico

Ageratum corymbosum - Butterfly Mist

Sun: Full sun to part shade
"
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Cut back in winter; Arizona Native; Attracts butterflies

Aloe barbadensis - Aloe Vera

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1.5' x 3'
Min. Temperature: 23 degrees
Water Use: Moderate - High
Bloom Time: Spring

Aloe ferox - Cape or Tree Aloe

Sun: Sun to part shade
Size: 12' x 5'
Min. Temperature: 25 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Aloe marlothi - Bergaalwyn

Sun:Morning sun
Size: 12' x 6'
Min. Temperature: 25 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Aloe speciosa

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 6' x 3'
Min. Temperature: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Aloe variegata - Partridge Breast Aloe

Sun: Morning sun
Size: 1' x 1'
Min. Temperature: 25 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring and fall
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Amoreuxia palmatifida - Mexican Yellowshow

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1' x 1'
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Apri - October
Notes: Dies back in the winter; Arizona native

Anemopsis californica - Yerba mansa

Sun: Full sun or shade
Size: 1.5' x 1.5'
Min. Temperature: -20 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring and summer
Notes: Arizona Native

Anisacanthus quadrifidus - Flame anisacanthus

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 5' x 5'; Blossom 8" spike
Min. Temperature: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer through fall
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Anisacanthus thurberi - Desert Honeysuckle

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 4' x 3' Blossom 1-2"
Min. Temperature: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Arizona Native

Antigonon leptopus - Queen's Wreath

Sun: Full sun
Size: Vine to 20 feet. Blossom .5"
Min. Temperature: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer and fall
Notes: Dies back in winter

Aporocactus flagelliformis - Rattail Cactus

Sun: Part shade
Size: Blossom 1.5"
Min. Temperature: 35 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring and summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Aptenia cordifolia - Hearts and Flowers

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1' x 2'
Min. Temperature: 23 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Is good in the ground or in a container

Aquilegia caerulea - Blue Columbine

Sun: Part shade
Size: 1-2' x 1-2'
Min. Temperature: -30 degrees
Water Use: Moderate-High
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona Native

Aquilegia chrysantha - Golden Columbine

Sun: Shade
Size: 3' x 3' Blossom 3"
Min. Temperature: -30 degrees
Water Use: Moderate-High
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies; Arizona native

Ariocarpus agavoides

Sun: Full sun
Size: 3" diameter
Min. Temperature: 10 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes: Native to Mexico

Aristolochia fimbriata - Dutchman's Pipe

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1' x 4'
Min. Temperature: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts swallowtail and butterflies; Arizona native

Artemesia filifolia - Sand Sagebrush

Sun: Full sun
Size: 2-4' x 2-4' Blossom is tiny
Min. Temperature: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: August - September
Notes: Arizona native

Asclepias currassavica - Bloodflower

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 2' Blossoms 2-4" clusters
Water Use: High
Bloom Time: Spring and Fall
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Sensitive to hard frost

Asclepias linaria - Pineleaf Milkweed

Sun: Full sun
Size: 3' x 3' Blossoms 2" clusters
Min. Temperature: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Arizona Native

Asclepias subulata - Desert Milkweed

Sun: Full sun
Size: 4' x 4'
Min. Temperature: 25 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Arizona native

Astrolepsis cochisensis - Cochise Star Fern

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Min. Temperature: -20 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes: Fernrock required

Astrolepsis integerrima - Silver Star Fern

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Min. Temperature: -5 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes:Fernrock required

Astrolepsis sinuata - Wavy-leafed Star Fern

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Min. Temperature: -10 degrees
Water Use: Moderate:
Notes: Southwest native

Astrophytum myriostigma - Bishop's Cap

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2' x .75' Blossom 2.5"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer

Astrophytum ornatum - Star Plant

Sun: Part shade
Size: 12-39" x 6-12" Blossoms 3"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer