Legend
Arizona Native:
Attracts Butterflies:
Attracts Hummingbirds:
Low Water Use:
Tohono Chul Park Exclusive:

Passiflora bryonoides - Passionflower

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 20' vine
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Hardy; Attracts butterflies

Passiflora foetida - Passionflower

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: Vine to 10'
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Blooms in warm months
Notes: Baja native; Recovers quickly from frost

Pedilanthus macrocarpus - Slipper Plant

Sun: Full sun
Size: 3' x 2' Blossom 1.25"
Min. Temp: 30 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring and fall
Notes: Baja native

Peniocereus greggii - Queen of the Night, Night Blooming Cereus

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1-10' Blossom 4"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer, typically June. Only for one night
Notes: Arizona native

Peniocereus johnsoni - Baja Night-blooming Cereus

Sun: Part sun
Size: Blossom 4"
Min. Temp: 20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer

Penstemon amphorellae - Mexican Penstemon

Sun: Full sun
Size: 14-18"
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: July to September
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon barbatus - Scarlet Bugler

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2-4' Blossom 1.5"
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: June to October
Notes: Arizona native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon bridgesii - Bridge's Penstemon

Sun: Full sun
Size: 12-24" Blossom 1.5"
Min. Temp: Below 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: June to September
Notes: New Mexico native

Penstemon cardinalis - Cardinal Penstemon

Sun: Full sun
Size: 2-4' Blossom 1.5"
Min. Temp: -20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; New Mexico native

Penstemon clevelandii

Sun: Full sun
Size: 2-3'
Min. Temp: 25 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies; California native

Penstemon clutei - Sunset Crater Beardtongue

Sun: Full sun
Size: 2'
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: April to August
Notes: Arizona native

Penstemon dasyphyllus - Cochise Beardtongue

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona native

PEnstemon eatonii - Firecracker Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2' x 3' Blossom 1.25"
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Arizona native

Penstemon fendleri - Fendler Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: April to August
Notes: Arizona native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon hartweggii - Hartweg's Beardtongue

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2-3'
Min. Temp: 25 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring and summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon heterophyllus - Foothill Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1' Blossom 1-1.5"
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: April to August
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

Penstemon jamesii - Jame's Beardtongue

Sun: Full sun
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon linarioides - Bluemat Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: Blossom .75"
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring to summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon oliganthus - Mt. Meadow Penstemon

Sun: Part shade
Size: 1-1/2' Blossom 6"
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Arizona native

Penstemon palmeri - Palmer's Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' Blossom 1-2"
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: March to September
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Fragrant; Arizona native

Penstemon parryii - Parry's Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2-3' Blossom .75"
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: February to April
Notes: Arizona native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon pinifolius - Pineleaf Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Arizona native

Penstemon pseudospectabilis - Canyon Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' x 4' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: -20 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Arizona native

Penstemon ramosus - Branching Penstemon

Sun: Part shade
Size: 1-2' Blossom 1.5"
Min. Temp: -5 degrees
Bloom Time: May and June
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Arizona native

Penstemon spectabilis - Remarkable Penstemon

Sun: Full sun
Size: 3-5' x 2-3' Blossom 1-1.5"
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: April to June
Notes: California native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon strictus - Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 3' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: -30 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: June to August
Notes: Arizona native

Penstemon subulatus - Arizona Scarlet Bugler Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 1.5' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: 5 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Late spring
Notes: Arizona native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon superbus - Superb Penstemon

Sun: Full sun
Size: 2-3' Blossom 1"
Min. Temp: -10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon thompsoniae - Thompson Penstemon

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1/2' x 1/2'
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona native

Penstemon triflorus - Hill Country Penstemon

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 2-3' Blossom 1.25"
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Early spring
Notes: Arizona native; Attracts hummingbirds

Penstemon wrightii - Wright's Penstemon

Size: 2' x 4'
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona native

Pereskia grandifolia - Rose Cactus

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Size: 18' x 3' Blossom 1.5"
Min. Temp: 26 degrees
Water Use: Low-Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Attracts hummingbirds; Native to Brazil

Plumbago scandens - Plumbago

Sun: Afternoon shade
Size: 3' x 3' Blossom .75"
Min. Temp: 15 degrees
Water Use: Moderate
Bloom Time: Summer
Notes: Arizona native

Poliomintha incana - Rosemary Mint

Sun: Full sun
Size: 4' x 4' Blossom 1/2"
Min. Temp: 10 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: May to September
Notes: Arizona native; Fragrant

Prosopis juliflora - Native Mesquite

Sun: Full sun
Size: 30' x 30'
Min. Temp: 0 degrees
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: Spring
Notes: Arizona native

Psilostrophe cooperi - Paperflower

Sun: Full sun
Size: 1' x 1.5' Blossom 1"
Water Use: Low
Bloom Time: March to September
Notes: Arizona native



 
 
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