Plants for
Hot and Dry Areas
| Botanical Name
| Ajania pacifica
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| Common Name
| Pacific Chrysanthemum 
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| Attribute
| Perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Sun, Part Shade.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 12", spread to 12"
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| Other Information
|   Medium green leaves with silver edge. Small yellow flowers held above foliage. Nice in front of border.
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| Botanical Name
| Anisacanthus wrightii
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| Common Name
| Hummingbird Bush, Flame Acanthus
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| Attribute
| Perennial Shrub
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 40", spread to 5' around.
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| Other Information
|  Narrow dark orange tubular blossoms cover this shrub making it very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Narrow medium green leaves. Nice speciman in a large garden or all on its own.
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| Botanical Name
| Asclepias tuberosa
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| Common Name
| Butterfly Weed
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| Attribute
| Perennial.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun, part shade, average to low water usage.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 4'.
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| Other Information
| Major butterfly attractor. Monarch butterflies will lay their eggs on this one! Very important.
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| Botanical Name
| Dicliptera resupinata
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| Common Name
| Dicliptera
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| Attribute
| Tough perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun, low water usage, very drought tolerant. Desert species.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 2' X 3'.
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| Other Information
|  Small lavender flowers grow all over this low sub-shrub. Light green, waxy leaves.
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| Botanical Name
| Dicliptera superecta
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| Common Name
| Uruguyan Firecracker Plant, King's Mantle
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| Attribute
| Hardy perennial, to Zone 7a.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun to part shade. Low water usage.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: 18" - 24" tall.
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| Other Information
| Reddish/orange blooms all summer. Medium green, silvery, velvety leaves. Also known as: Justicia suberecta, Jacobinia suberecta
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| Botanical Name
| Eupatorium coelestinum
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| Common Name
| Gregg's Mist Flower
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| Attribute
| Perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full Sun
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 15", spread to 12" or more.
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| Other Information
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Soft blue flowers like little tiny thistles make this irresistable to butterflies. Medium bright green leaves are toothed and soft.
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| Botanical Name
| Eupatorium coelestinum
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| Common Name
| White Mist Flower
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| Attribute
| Perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full Sun
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 12", spread to 12" or more
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| Other Information
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Soft white flowers attract butterflies each fall. Bright green toothed leaves.
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| Botanical Name
| Hammelia spp.
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| Common Name
| Mexican Fire Bush
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| Attribute
| Perennial Shrub
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full Sun.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 5'. Spread to 4' or 5'.
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| Other Information
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Orange tubular shaped flowers attract butterflies in summer and fall. Medium size, slightly hairy dark green leaves. Good shrub for background planting.
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| Botanical Name
| Hibiscus coccineus
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| Common Name
| Texas Red Star Hibiscus
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| Attribute
| Perennial. Red flowers to 4" across with "star" pattern in green on petals. Narrow, deeply lobed leaves.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun, low water.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Grows to 6'. Very branching habit.
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| Other Information
|  Plant responds well to some light pruning to increase branching and flower production. Plant goes dormant in winter and regrows in Spring. Easy from seed. Soak seed overnight prior to planting. Germinates at 70 deg. F.
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| Botanical Name
| Justicia brandegeana
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| Common Name
| Shrimp Plant
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| Attribute
| Perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun to part shade or dappled light.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 30", spread to 30" or 3'.
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| Other Information
| Curved bracts in a soft coral or "shrimp pink" color surround small white flowers. Medium green leaves are softly hairy. Old fashioned garden plant invaluable for a Cottage Garden or Perennial Bed.
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| Botanical Name
| Justicia californica
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| Common Name
| Chuparosa
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| Attribute
| Perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun to part shade. Low water usage.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 5', spread to 4'.
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| Other Information
| Red tubular flowers bloom in spring and throuout the year. Grayish green foliage. Very drought tolerant, desert plant.
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| Botanical Name
| Justicia spicigera
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| Common Name
| Mexican Bush Honeysuckle
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| Attribute
| Perennial shrub, evergreen where hardy. Root hardy to Zone 7, evergreen to Zone 9.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun, average water.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Grows to about 4' X 4'.
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| Other Information
| Tubular orange flowers.
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| Botanical Name
| Salvia darcyii
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| Common Name
| Salvia darcyii
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| Attribute
| Perennial, Yucca Do Nursery in Texas reports this variety to have weathered short time at 4 deg. F.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Can take full sun, even in south. Drought tolerant when established.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 3', width: to 3'
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| Other Information
| Flowers are long clusters of bright red blossoms shooting out of branch tips. Plant is very branched from base with fully 3' stems. Leaves approx. 2" long, light green. Tropical looking.
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| Botanical Name
| Salvia leucantha
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| Common Name
| Mexican Bush Sage
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| Attribute
| Perennial
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full Sun, Low Water
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Grows to 3'-4' if winter freezes it back, can be larger in frost free areas. Space 4' apart.
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| Other Information
| Flowers purple with purple calyces grow out of tip of branches.
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| Botanical Name
| Salvia microphylla spp., red
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| Common Name
| Red Microphylla
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| Attribute
| Perennial. Probably hardy to about 15 deg. F.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun outside of deep south, some shade in south. Average to low water usage.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Thick dome of a plant, 2'-3' high and perhaps twice that in breadth, with broad, slightly grey-green leaves
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| Other Information
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Bright red flowers. Similar to other S. microphylla in habit and cultivation.
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| Botanical Name
| Salvia microphylla, 'San Caros Festival'
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| Common Name
| Salvia San Carlos Festival
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| Attribute
| Perennial. Probably hardy to about 15 deg. F.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun outside of deep south, some shade in south. Average to low water usage.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Thick dome of a plant, 2'-3' high and perhaps twice that in breadth, with broad, slightly grey-green leaves
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| Other Information
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Large bright magenta flowers most of the year. Striking!
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| Botanical Name
| Tecomaria capensis
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| Common Name
| Cape Honeysuckle
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| Attribute
| Evergreen Perennial, where hardy. Brilliant orange/red blossoms in fall and winter. Finely cut, dark green leaflets.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun to light shade. Good drainage. Can take wind, drought, salt, sandy soil.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Ht: to 20' or more as a scrambling vine. 6' - 8' as an upright shrub if pruned hard.
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| Other Information
| Native to South Africa. Good as ground cover on slope or, pruned, as a barrier hedge.
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| Botanical Name
| Verbena bonariensis
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| Common Name
| Verbena bonariensis
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| Attribute
| Perennial. Purple flowers held on tall stalks. Very airy habit.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun to part shade. Average soil and water.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Grows to 3' tall. Space plants about 15"-18" apart.
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| Other Information
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Good tub or large pot plant. Pinch when young to create more branching habit.
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VINES
| Botanical Name
| Antigonon leptopus
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| Common Name
| Coral Vine, Queen's Wreath
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| Attribute
| Perennial Vine. Bright pink flowers in the summer and fall. Medium green, heart shaped leaves the whole summer long.
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| Cultural Requirements
| Full sun for best flowers. Adequate water for best flower display.
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| Mature size, Spacing
| Will climb to 30' if given the right conditions. Easily grows to 15'-20'. Needs support.
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| Other Information
| Slow to start by seed. Dies back after frost, to return in Spring.
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