Tohono Chul Park

Caesalpinia gilliesii - Yellow Bird of Paradise

Sun: Full sun
Size: 10' x 8'
Min. Temp: -10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Arizona native

Caesalpinia mexicana - Mexican Bird of Paradise

Sun: Full sun
Size: 15' x 15'
Min. Temp: 18 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: 3-6" raceme; Rabbit resistant; Arizona native

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Bird of Paradise

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 4-10' x 4-6' Blossoms 2-3"
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Warm months
Notes: Arizona native

Calliandra californica - Baja Fairyduster

Sun: Full sun to shade
Size: 5' x 5' Blossom 1.5" clusters
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: All year
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies; Mexican native

Calliandra eriophylla - Native Fairyduster

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 3' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona native; Rabbit resistant; Attracts hummingbirds

Calylophus drummondii - Drummond's Sundrops

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1' x 2' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring and summer
Notes: Good in the ground or container

Calylophus hartwegii - Sundrops

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1' x 2' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring and summer
Notes: Good in the ground or container

Capsicum annuum - Chiltepin

Sun: Full sun
Size: 3' x 3'
Min. Temp: 25 degrees
Water Use: Moderate-High
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Tiny flowers; Edible fruit (very hot); Arizona native

Carnegeia gigantea - Saguaro

Sun: Full sun
Size: 40' x 2' Blossom 4"
Min. Temp: 21 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: May-June
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Arizona native

Cassia biflora - Two-flowered Cassia

Sun: Full sun
Size: 5' x 5' Blossom 1-1.6"
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: October to April

Cassia phyllodinea - Silvery Cassia

Sun: Full sun
Size: 7' x 7' Blossom .75"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Late winter to spring

Cassia sturtii - Stuart's Cassia

Sun: Full sun
Size: 6' x 6'
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: All year

Cheilanthes eatonii - Eaton's Lip Fern

Sun: Full sun to shade
Min. Temp: -25 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes: Arizona native

Cheilanthes fendleri - Fendler's Lip Fern

Sun: Part shade
Min. Temp: -25 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes: Southwest native

Cheilanthes wrightii - Wright's Lip Fern

Sun: Full sun to shade
Min. Temp: -5 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes: Arizona native

Cheilanthes yavapensis - Yavapai Lip Fern

Sun: Full sun to shade
Min. Temp: -10 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Notes: Arizona Native

Chilopsis linearis - Desert Willow

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 18' x 18'
Min. Temp: -10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies; Arizona native

Chrysactinia mexicana - Damianita

Sun: Full and reflected sun
Size: 2' x 2' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring and fall
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Rabbit resistant

Cleome isomeris - Bladderpod

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 4' x 4'
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Winter and spring
Notes: Arizona native

Cordia boisseri - Texas Olive

Sun: Full or reflected sun
Size: 25' x 25' Blossom 1.5-2.5"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Texas native; Birds tend to eat the fruit

Cordia parviflora - Little Leaf Cordia

Sun: Full or reflected sun
Size: 6' x 8' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring to fall
Notes: Attracts butterflies; Rabbit resistant; Arizona native

Coreopsis tinctoria - Plains Coreopsis

Sun: Full sun
Size: 2' x 1' Blossom 2-3"
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: May to August
Notes: Annual; Arizona native

Crossosoma bigelovii - Desert Mock Orange

Sun: Full sun
Size: 6' x 5'
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Winter
Notes: Arizona native; Hardy in the cold

Cuphea llavea - Bat-faced Cuphea

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 3'
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: High
Bloom Time: March to October
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds