| Botanical Name | Common Name | Exposure | Height | Width | Bloom | Bloom Color |
| Acacia aneura | Mulga | sun | 20' | 12' | spring | yellow |
| Acacia cultriformis | Knife Acacia | sun | 10' | 15' | summer | yellow |
| Acacia greggii | Cat claw acacia | |||||
| Acacia pendula | Weeping acacia | 25' | 15' | April May | yellow | |
| Acacia redolens | Freeway acacia | sun | 1' | 12' | spring | yellow |
| Acacia redolens | Low boy | 1' | 9' | spring | yellow | |
| Acacia salicina | Willow acacia | sun | 20-40' | 15' | most of the year | cream |
| Acacia saligna | Blue leaf wattle | sun | 20-30' | 15-20' | Mar April | orange |
| Acacia schaffneri | Twisted acacia | sun | 18' | 20' | spring | yellow |
| Acacia smallii | Sweet acacia | sun | 30' | 15-20' | spring | yellow |
| Acacia stenophylla | Shoestring acacia | sun | 30' | 20' | winter spring | cream |
| Acacia willardiana | Palo blanco | sun | ||||
| Agapanthus africanus | Lily of the Nile | shade, morning sun | 1 1/2' | 1 1/2' | summer | blue |
| Agapanthus afr. dwarf | Peter Pan | shade, morning sun | 8-12" | summer | blue | |
| Albizia julibrissin | Silk Tree | sun | 10-20' | 10-20' | spring | pink |
| Alyogyne huegelii | Blue hibiscus | sun | 4-5' | most of the year | purple | |
| Ambrosia deltoidea | Bursage | sun | ||||
| Antigonon leptopus | Queens Wreath | sun | to 40' | summer | red | |
| Anisacanthus quadrifidus | Flame anisacanthus | sun | 3- 5' | summer | yellow/ orange | |
| Aptenia cordifolia | Hearts & flowers | spring / summer | purplish red | |||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple three awn | |||||
| Asclepias subulata | Desert milkweed | sun | ||||
| Asparagus meyerii | Foxtail fern | shade, morning sun | to 2' | |||
| Asparagus sprengeri | Asparagus fern | shade, morning sun, sun | to 2' | 3-6' | ||
| Atriplex canescens | Four wing saltbrush | sun | 3-6' | 4-8' | ||
| Baccharis centennial | Centennial | sun | 2' | 5' | ||
| Baccharis pilularis | Coyote brush | sun | 18" | to 6' | ||
| Baileya multiradiata | Desert marigold | sun | 1' | spring | yellow | |
| Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Flower | |||||
| Beaucarnea recurvata | Pony Tail Palm | sun/ shade | ||||
| Bougainvillea | Bangkok red | sun | spring / summer | red | ||
| Bougainvillea | Barbara Karst | sun | spring / summer | red | ||
| Bougainvillea | Brasiliensis | sun | spring / summer | purple | ||
| Bougainvillea | Raspberry ice | sun | spring / summer | red | ||
| Bougainvillea | Torch Glow | sun | spring / summer | red | ||
| Brachychiton populneus | Australian bottle tree | sun | 30-50' | 30' | ||
| Brahea | Mexican Blue Palm | sun | 40' | white | ||
| Buddleia davidii | Butterfly bush | sun | to 12' | summer | lilac with orange | |
| Buddleia marrubifolia | Wooly butterfly bush | sun | ||||
| Butia capitata | Pindo Palm | sun | 10-20' | |||
| Bulbine frutescens | Yellow bulbine | yellow | ||||
| Buxus japonica | Japanese boxwood | morning sun | 4-6' | 3' | ||
| Caesalpinia cacalaco | Cascalote | sun | ||||
| Caesalpinia gilliesii | Yellow bird of paradise | sun | 5' | summer | yellow with bright red | low |
| Caesalpinia mexicana | Mexican bird of paradise | sun | 6-8' | 4' | summer | yellow |
| Caesalpinia mexicana | Mexican bird staked | sun | 6-8' | 4' | summer | yellow |
| Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Red bird of paradise | sun | 10' | 10' | summer | red orange |
| Calliandra californica | Baja fairy duster | sun | 5' | 4' | Feb March | |
| Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy duster | sun | 3' | 4' | Feb March | Pink |
| Callistemon dwarf | Dwarf bottlebrush | sun, partial shade | ||||
| Campsis radicans | Trumpet Creeper | partial shade | to 40' | Aug | orange scarlet | |
| Canna lily | Canna lily | shade | 1-3' | summer fall | as noted | |
| Carissa macrocarpa | Boxwood Beauty | sun, partial shade | 2' | 4' | summer | white |
| Carissa macrocarpa | Green Carpet | sun, partial shade | 1' | 4' | summer | white |
| Carissa macrocarpa | Tuttle | sun, partial shade | 5-7' | 5-7' | summer | white |
| Carnegiea gigantea | Saguaro | sun | ||||
| Cassia artemisioides | Feathery cassia | sun | 3-5' | 3-5' | spring | yellow |
| Cassia nemophylla | Desert cassia | sun | 3-5' | 3-5' | spring | yellow |
| Cassia phyllodenia | Silvery cassia | sun | 5-6' | 5-6' | spring | yellow |
| Cassia sturtii | Sturt cassia | sun | 3-6' | 3-6' | spring | yellow |
| Cassia wislizenii | Shrubby senna | sun | spring | yellow | ||
| Celtis pallida | Desert hackberry | sun | 18' | |||
| Cercidium praecox | Palo brea | sun | yellow | |||
| Cercidium floridum | Blue Palo Verde | sun | 30' | 30' | spring | yellow |
| Cercidium microphyllum | Foothill Paloverde | sun | 30' | 30' | spring | yellow |
| Cercidium hybrid | " Desert Museum" | sun | 30' | 30' | spring | yellow |
| Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow | sun | 25' | spring | pink white rose | |
| Chilopsis linearis | Burgundy desert willow | sun | 25' | spring | burgundy | |
| Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita | |||||
| Convolvulus cneorum | Bush morning glory | sun | 2-4' | 2-4' | Spring/ summer | white |
| Convolvulus mauritanicus | Ground morning glory | sun | 1-2' | 1-3' | Summer/ fall | blue |
| Cordia parviflora | Little leaf cordia | sun | 3-10' | spring fall | white | |
| Cuphea hyssopifolia | Mexican false heather | morning sun | 1-2' | summer | Purple | |
| Cuphea Ilavea | Bat faced cuphea | morning sun | ||||
| Cyperus alternifolius | Umbrella plant | sun | 2-4' | |||
| Dalbergia sisso | Indian rosewood | sun | ||||
| Dalea capitata | Yellow dalea | sun | ||||
| Dalea frutescens | Black dalea | sun | 1-3' | 1-3' | spring summer | purple |
| Dalea greggiii | Trailing indigo | sun | 3' | spring summer | purple | |
| Dalea pulchra | Indigo bush | sun | 3-5' | spring summer | purple | |
| Dasylirion acrotriche | Green desert spoon | sun | ||||
| Dasylirion longissima | Smooth-edged desert spoon | sun | 6' | |||
| Dasylirion wheelerii | Desert spoon | sun | 3' | |||
| Dietes bicolor | Bicolor iris | sun, shade | 2-3' | spring summer fall | yellow | |
| Dietes morea | Butterfly iris | sun, shade | 4' | white and blue | ||
| Dodonea viscosa | Green hopseed | sun | 12-15' | |||
| Dodonea viscosa purpurea | Purple hopseed | sun | 12-15' | |||
| Drosanthemum spp'Rosea' | Ice plant purple | sun, partial shade | ||||
| Encelia farinosa | Brittlebush | sun | 3-5' | 3-4' | yellow | |
| Ephedra nevadensis | Mormon tea | sun | ||||
| Eremophila valentine | Valentine Emu Bush | sun | red | |||
| Eremophila glabra | Emu bush | sun | 3-5' | red | ||
| Eremophila maculata | Spotted Emu bush | sun | 3' | winter spring | yellow | |
| Ericameria laricifolia | Turpentine bush | sun | ||||
| Erigeron divergens | Native fleabane | |||||
| Eucalyptus microtheca | Coolibah | sun | 35-40' | |||
| Eucalyptus spathulata | Narrow leaf gimlet | sun | 6-20' | |||
| Eucalyptus Wguata | sun | |||||
| Euonymus japonica | Green euonymus | morning sun | 8-10' | 6' | ||
| Euonymus japonica | Gold spot euonymus | shade, morning sun | 8-10' | 6' | ||
| Euonymus japonica | Silver queen euonymus | shade, morning sun | 8-10' | 6' | ||
| Euonymus j. microphylla | Box-leaf euonymus | shade, morning sun | 1-2' | |||
| Euryops pectinatus'Viridis' | Green euryops daisy | Morn Sun,Part Shade | to 6' | most of the year | yellow | |
| Evolvulus spp. | Hawaiian blue eyes | blue | ||||
| Ficus benjamina | Weeping fig | morning sun, shade | to 30' | |||
| Ficus nitida | Indian laurel | sun, shade | to 30' | |||
| Ficus pumila (repens) | Creeping fig staked | shade | ||||
| Fraxinus uhdei | Shamel ash | sun | 25-70' | |||
| Fraxinus velutina | Arizona ash | sun | 25-70' | |||
| Fraxinus v. 'Raywood' | Raywood ash | sun | ||||
| Fraxinus v. 'Rio Grande' | Fan tex ash | sun | 25-70' | |||
| Gardenia jasminoides | Mystery | shade | 3-6' | dbl white | ||
| Gardenia jasminoides | Veitchii | shade, morning sun | 3-4' | may to Nov | cream | |
| Gaura lindheimeri | Gaura | sun | 2-4' | white | ||
| Gazania | Gazania | sun | ||||
| Geijera parviflora | Australian willow | sun | 25-30' | |||
| Gelsemium sempervirens | Carolina jessamine | sun, Morn Sun,Part Shade | winter spring | yellow | ||
| Grewia caffra | Lavender starflower | sun | 6-10' | spring to fall | lavender | |
| Hardenbergia violacea | Lilac vine staked | sun | winter | lilac | ||
| Hernerocallis | Daylily | sun | ||||
| Hesperaloe parviflora | Red yucca | sun | pink | |||
| Hesperaloe parviflora | Yellow hesperaloe | sun | yellow | |||
| Hesperaloe funifera | Giant hesperaloe | sun | ||||
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Red | sun | red | |||
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Yellow | sun | yellow | |||
| Hymenoxys acaulis | Angelita daisy | sun | yellow | |||
| Hyptis emoryi | Desert lavender | |||||
| Ilex vomitoria 'Stokes' | Yaupon holly | sun, partial shade | ||||
| Jacaranda mimosifolia | Jacaranda | sun | lavender | |||
| Jasminurn sambac | Arabian jasmine | morning sun, shade | white | |||
| Justicia brandegeana | Shrimp plant | shade | red | |||
| Justicia californica | Chuparosa | sun | orange | |||
| Justicia californica dwarf | sun | orange | ||||
| Justicia ovata | Red justicia | sun | ||||
| Justicia spicigera | Mexican honeysuckle | sun, partial shade | orange | |||
| Lantana camara | Christine | sun | ||||
| Lantana cam. | Dallas red | sun | red | |||
| Lantana montevidensis | Gold mound | sun | gold | |||
| Lantana cam. | Irene | sun | ||||
| Lantana mont. | New gold | sun | gold | |||
| Lantana cam. | Pink | sun | pink | |||
| Lantana mont. | Purple trailing | sun | purple | |||
| Lantana cam. | Radiation | sun | ||||
| Lantana mont. | White trailing | sun | white | |||
| Lantana cam. | Yellow bush | sun | yellow | |||
| Lantana mont. | Yellow trailing | sun | yellow | |||
| Larrea tridentata | Creosote | sun | 4'-8' | 6' | yellow | |
| Leucophyllum candidum | Silver cloud | sun | 3' | 3' | blue purple | |
| Leucophyllum candidum | Thunder cloud | sun | 3' | 3' | blue purple | |
| Leucophyllurn frutescens | Green cloud | sun | 4' | 4' | blue purple | |
| Leucophyllum frutescens | Texas sage compacta | sun | 6' | 6' | blue purple | |
| Leucophyllum frutescens | White cloud | sun | 4' | 4' | blue purple | |
| Leucophyllum laevigaturn | Chihuahuan sage | sun | 3-4' | 3-4' | blue purple | |
| Leucophyllum frutescens | Texas sage compacta | sun | 3-4' | blue purple | ||
| Leucophyllum pruinosum | sun | |||||
| Leucophyllum zygophyllum | Upright blue ranger | sun | ||||
| Ligustrurn japonica | Japanese privet | morning sun, shade | 10-12' | |||
| Penstemon pseudospectab | Canyon penstemon | sun | ||||
| Liriope muscari | Lily turf | morning sun, shade | blue | |||
| Liriope m. Variegata" | Varigated lily turf | shade | blue | |||
| Lonicera japonica | Halls honeysuckle staked | morning sun, | ||||
| Lycianthes rantonnei | Potato vine (Solanum) | sun | purple | |||
| Lycianthes rantonnei std | Patio tree (Solanum) | sun | purple | |||
| Lysiloma thomberi | Desert fern | sun | ||||
| Malephora luteola | Rocky Point ice plant | sun, morning sun | ||||
| MacFadyena unguis-cati | Cat claw vine | sun | ||||
| Melampodium leucanthurn | Blackfoot daisy | sun | ||||
| Muhlenbergia capillaris | Red deer grass | sun | ||||
| Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | Deer grass | sun | ||||
| Muhlenbergia rigens | Common deer grass | sun | ||||
| Myoporurn parvifolium | Myoporum | sun | white | |||
| Myoporurn parvifolium | Dwarf myoporum | sun | white | |||
| Myrtus c. 'Boetica' | Roman myrtle | sun, partial shade | cream | |||
| Myrtus c. 'Compacta' | Dwarf myrtle | sun, partial shade | cream | |||
| Nandina domestica | Heavenly bamboo | sun, shade | white | |||
| Nandina d. 'Nana' | Dwarf heavenly bamboo | sun, shade | white | |||
| Neriurn oleander | Dwarf salmon | sun | salmon | |||
| Nerium oleander | Dwarf white | sun | white | |||
| Nerium oleander | Dwarf red | sun | red | |||
| Nerium oleander | Mrs. Roeding | sun | pink | |||
| Nerium oleander | Petite pink | sun | pink | |||
| Neriurn oleander | Pink | sun | pink | |||
| Nerium oleander | Pink standard | sun | pink | |||
| Neriurn oleander | Red | sun | red | |||
| Neriurn oleander | Red standard | sun | red | |||
| Neriurn oleander | White | sun | white | |||
| Nerium oleander | White standard | sun | white | |||
| Nolina microcarpa | Bear grass | sun | ||||
| Oenothera berlandieri | Mexican evening primrose | sun | pink | |||
| Oenothera caespitosa | White primrose | sun | white | |||
| Olneya tesota | Ironwood | sun | ||||
| Osteospermurn | African daisy | morning sun | yellow | |||
| Pachypodium | Madagascar palm | shade | ||||
| Penniseturn s. 'Cupreuml | Purple fountain grass | sun | ||||
| Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock penstemon | sun | ||||
| Penstemon eatonii | Firecracker penstemon | sun | ||||
| Penstemon palmed | Palmer's penstemon | sun | ||||
| Penstemon parryi | Parry's penstemon | sun | pink | |||
| Penstemon pseudospectab | Canyon penstemon | sun | ||||
| Penstemon spectablis | Royal penstemon | sun | ||||
| Penstemon superbus | Coral penstemon | sun | ||||
| Philodendron sellourn | Split leaf philodendron | shade | ||||
| Photinia fraseri | Photinia | sun | ||||
| Pistache chinensis | Chinese pistache | sun | ||||
| Pithecellobiurn flexicaule | Texas ebony | sun | ||||
| Pittosporum tobira | Mock orange | Morn Sun,Part Shade | ||||
| Pittosporum t. variegata | Varigated mock orange | Morn Sun,Part Shade | cream | |||
| Pittosporurn t. 'Wheeleri' | Wheeler's dwarf | Morn Sun,Part Shade | cream | |||
| Plumbago capensis | Cape plumbago | afternoon shade | blue | |||
| Portulacaria afra | Elephant's food | sun, partial shade | ||||
| Prosopis alba | Argentine mesquite | sun | ||||
| Prosopis chilensis | Chilean mesquite | sun | ||||
| Prosopis glandulosa | Texas honey mesquite | sun | ||||
| Prosopis velutina (juliflora) | Arizona native mesquite | sun | ||||
| Podranea ricasoliana | Pink trumpet vine staked | sun, partial shade | pink | |||
| Psilostrophe cooped | Paper flower | |||||
| Punica granaturn 'Nana' | Dwarf pomagranite | sun | ||||
| Puncia | Pomegranite | sun | ||||
| Pyracantha fortuneana | Graberi staked | sun | ||||
| Pyracantha fortuneana | Red Elf | sun | ||||
| Pyracantha fortuneana | Santa Cruz | sun | ||||
| Pyracantha fortuneana | Tiny Tim | sun | ||||
| Quercus virginiana | Southern Live Oak | sun | ||||
| Raphiolepis indica | Pink lady | morning sun, shade | ||||
| Rhuslancea | African sumac | sun | ||||
| Rhus ovata | Sugar bush | sun | ||||
| Rosa banksiae'Alba Plena' | White Lady Bank's rose | sun | ||||
| Rosa banksiae'Lutea' | Yellow Lady Bank's rose | sun | ||||
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary Tuscan Blue | sun, partial shade | blue | |||
| Rosmarinus o. 'Prostratus' | Trailing rosemary | sun, partial shade | blue | |||
| Ruellia brittoniana | Carpet ruellia | shade | ||||