Santolina virens
Green Santolina
Presents a refined form with clusters of bright yellow button-shaped flowers. Also makes an excellent groundcover. Often combined with Lavender Cotton. Canopy coverage: 28 square feet.
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Senna artemisioides
Feathery Senna
Bright yellow flowers provide welcome color in early spring, although blooming periods can be variable. Foliage is distinctively feathery, and plant holds its refined form well following bloom. Canopy coverage: 28 square feet.
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Senna wislizenii
Shrubby Senna
Shrubby Senna has an upright, rounded growth habit. Bright yellow flowers bloom in clusters during summer. Canopy coverage: 50 square feet.
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Simmondsia chinensis
Jojoba
Jojoba is a native shrub that is well-suited to desert landscapes, accepting the toughest conditions. Female plants produce acorns that are highly valued for their oil. Canopy coverage: 50 square feet.
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Sophora secundiflora
Texas Mountain Laurel
This is a quality small tree or shrub with many desirable features. Fragrant, wisteria-like flowers are followed by interesting silvery bean pods. Canopy coverage: 177 square feet.
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Sophora secundiflora 'Silver Peso'
Silver Peso Mountain Laurel
Very similar tree as the species, Sophora secundiflora, but leaves are a distinctive silvery color. Grow as a small tree or shrub. Fragrant, wisteria-like flowers are followed by interesting silvery bean pods. Canopy coverage: 177 square feet.
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Syringa reticulata
Japanese Tree Lilac
As a tree form it has a rounded crown, or grow as a large shrub or hedge. Flowers are fragrant. Accepts minor shade but full sun is best. Canopy coverage: 314 square feet.
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Tagetes lemmonii
Mountain Marigold
Mountain Marigold is shrublike in form. Leaves are aromatic when brushed. It is a tough plant that does well in extreme heat. Canopy coverage: 20 square feet.
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Teucrium fruticans
Silver Germander, Bush Germander
A shrub that accepts tough conditions. Blends into most landscape situations with ease. If plants become a little unruly, trim to maintain appearance. A dwarf form, 'Azureum', grows to about 4 feet high and as wide. Canopy coverage: 50 square feet.
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Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Buckeye
Mexican Buckeye can be grown as a small multitrunked tree or shrub. Rose-pink flowers are fragrant and appear before leaves emerge in spring. Yellow fall color. Canopy coverage: 50 square feet.
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Vauquelinia californica
Arizona Rosewood
Arizona Rosewood is an unassuming shrub or small tree that is easy to grow and excellent as a background plant to lower-growing flowering plants, or as a screen. Canopy coverage: 177 square feet.
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Viburnum carlesii
Koreanspice Viburnum
This shrub grows in a globular shape with an open habit. Flowers bloom in ball-shaped clusters and have a spicy fragrance. Canopy coverage: 28 square feet.
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Viguiera stenoloba
Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye
Small shrub for foreground or blended with native perennials in a naturalistic setting. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet. Photo courtesy of Mountain States Wholesale Nursery.
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Vitex agnus-castus
Chaste Tree
Chaste Tree can be grown as a shrub or small tree. Makes a broad screen, although leaves drop in winter. Selections are available with pink or white flowers. Canopy coverage: 491 square feet.
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Xylosma congestum
Xylosma
A time-honored, versatile plant with many uses: screen, hedge, espalier or small tree. 'Compacta' reaches a mature size of about one-half the species. Canopy coverage: 79 square feet.
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Zizyphus obtusifolia
Gray Thorn
An excellent choice for naturalistic plantings, particularly for wildlife habitat. The rigid, spiny branches provide plenty of cover. Blue-black berries attract birds. Canopy coverage: 28 square feet.
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