Plant List for the Indian Wells Valley

as recommended by the Oasis Garden Club

 

 

TREES

Acacia constricta                                               White Thorn Acacia

Acacia farnesiana                                              Sweet Acacia

Acacia stenophylla                                             Shoestring Acacia

Albizia julibrissin                                                Silk Tree

Brahea armata                                                  Mexican Blue Palm

Cedrus deodara                                                 Deodara Cedar

Celtis reticulata                                                  Canyon Hackberry

Celtis sinensis                                                    Chinese Hackberry

Cercidium floridun                                             Blue Palo Verde (now: Parkinsonia florida)

Cercidium microphyllum                                     Foothills Palo Verde (now: Parkisonia microphylla)

Chamaerops humillis                                          Mediterranean Fan Palm

Chilopsis linearis                                                Desert Willow

Chitalpa tashkentensis                                        Pink Dawn Chitalpa

Elaegnus angustifolia                                          Russian Olive

Eucalyptus microtheca                                       Coolibah

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa                                     Kidneywood

Fraxinus Oxycarpa                                            Raywood Ash

Fraxinus velutina                                                Arizona Ash

Fraxinus velutina glabra ‘Modesto’                     Modesto Ash

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Shademaster’         Honey Locust

Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’                            Hollywood Juniper

Lagerstroemia indica                                          Crape Myrtle

Malus prairifire                                                  Crabapple

Olea europaea                                                   Pollenless and Fruitless Olives

Parkinsonia hybrid ‘Desert Museum’                  Desert Museum

Phoenix canariensis                                           Canary Island Date Palm

Pinus eldarica                                                    Mondale Pine

Pinus halepensis                                                Aleppo Pine

Pinus pinea                                                        Italian Stone Pine

Pistacia chinesis                                                Chinese Pistache

Prosopis chilensis                                               Chilean Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa glandulosa                           Texas Honey Mesquite

Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’                       Purple Leaf Plum

Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’                               Bradford Flowering Pear

Quercus fusiformis                                            Escarpment Live Oak

Robinia ambigua                                                Pink Flowering Locust

Trachycarpus fortunei                                        Windmill Palm

Ulmus parvifolia                                                Evergreen Elm

Vitex agnus-castus                                            Chaste Tree

Washingtonia filifera                                          California Fan Palm

 

 

SHRUBS

Abeia grandiflora                                               Glossy Abelia

Ambrosia dumosa                                              Cattle Spinach

Artemisia filifolia                                               Silver Sage

Artemisia frigida                                                Prairie Sagewort

Artemsia hybrid ‘Powis Castle’                          ‘Powis Castle’

Artemisia ludoviciana                                         White Sagebrush

Atriplex canescens                                            Fourwing Saltbush

Berberis thubergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’                   Barberry

Buddleia alternifolia                                           Fountain Butterfly Bush

Caesalpinia gilliesii                                             Desert (Yellow) Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia mexicana                                         Mexican Bird of Paradise

Calliandra eriophylla                                           Pink Fairy Duster

Callistemon subulata                                          Bottlebrush

Caryopteris x clandonensis                                 Dark Knight

Celtis pallida                                                      Desert Hackberry

Ceratoides lanata                                               Winterfat, White Sage

Cercocarpus ledifolius                                        Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany

Cercocarpus montanus                                       Mountain Mohagany

Cotoneaster horizontalis                                     Rock Cotoneaster

Cordia boissieri                                                  Texas Olive

Cordia parvifolia                                                Little-Leaf Cordia

Dalea pulchra                                                    Pea Bush or Bush Dalea

Ericameria laricifolia                                          Turpentine Bush

Fallugia paradoxa                                               Apache Plume

Larrea tridentata                                                Creosote Bush

Leucophyllum candidum                                     Violet Silverleaf Texas Ranger

Leucophyllum frutescens ‘Cloud’ series              Texas Ranger

(add into L. frutescens write-up.)

Leucophyllum laevigatum                                   Chihuahuan Sage

Nerium oleander                                                Oleander

Photinia X fraseri                                               Fraser’s Photinia

Prunus besseyi                                                  Western Sandcherry

Punica granatum                                                Pomegranate

Purshia mexicana                                              Mexican Cliffrose

Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Santa Cruz’                     Fire Thorn

Rhus ovata                                                        Sugar Bush

Rhus trilobata

Salvia dorii v. dorii

Santolina virens                                                 Santolina

Senna artemisiodes                                            Green Feathery Senna

Senna wislizenii                                                 Shrubby Senna

Simmondsia chinesis                                          Jojoba

Sophora secundiflora                                          Texas Mountain Laurel/Mescal Bean

Vauquelinia californica                                       Arizona Rosewood

Viguera stenoloba

 

 

GROUNDCOVERS

Acacia redolens                                                 Trailing Acacia

Baccharis hybrid ‘Starn’ Thompson                    Hybrid baccharis

Chrysactiniia mexicana                                      Damianita

Convolvulus cneorum                                         Bush Morning Glory

Cotoneaster adpressus                                       Creeping Cotoneaster

Dalea capitata ‘Sierra Gold’

Dalea greggii                                                     Trailing Dalea

Lantana montevidensis                                       Trailing Lantana

Lantana X ‘New Gold’

Malephora crocea                                              Salmon Ice Plant

Oenothera berlandieri                                         Mexican Evening Primrose

Oenothera stubbei                                              Saltillo Primrose

Rosmarinus oflicinalis ‘Prostratus’                      Prostrate Rosemary

Teucrium chamaedrys prostratum                       Germander

Thymus serpyllum                                              Creeping Thyme

 

 

VINES

Cmnpis radicans                                                Trumpet Vine

Gelsemium sempervirens                                    Carolina Jessamine

Jasminum mesnyi                                               Primrose Jasmine

Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’                               Hall’s Honeysuckle

Macfadyena unguis-cacti                                   Cat Claw Vine

Rosa banksiae                                                   Lady Bank’s Rose

Wisteria species                                                Wisteria

 

 

CACTI

Echincactus grusonii                                          Golden Barrel

Echinocerus grusonii                                          Hedgehog

Ferocactus cylindraceus                                     Fire Barrel Cactus

Opuntia acanthocarpa                                        Buckhorn Cholla

Opuntia basilaris                                                Beavertail Prickly Pear

Opuntia engelmannii                                           Engelmann’s Prickly Pear

Opuntia santa-rita                                              Purple Prickly Pear

 

 

SUCCULENTS

Agave colorata                                                  Mescal Ceniza

Agave deserti                                                    Desert Agave

Agave havardiana                                              Chisos Agave

Agave montana                                                 Hardy Century Plant

Agave lophantha                                                Thorn-crested Agave

Agave murpheyi                                                Murphy’s Agave

Agave ovatifolia

Agave palmeri                                                   Palmer’s Agave

Agave parviflora                                                Smallflower Agave

Agave parryi v. parryi                                        Parryis Agave

Agave scaba

Agave utahansis                                                Utah Agave

Asclepias subulata                                             Desert Milkweed

Bulbine frutescens                                             Yellow Bulbine

Cycas revoluta                                                  Sago Palm

Dasylirion longissimum                                       Grass Tree

Dasylirion wheeleri                                            Sotol

Fouquieria splendens                                          Ocotillo

Hesperaloe funifera                                           Giant Hesperaloe

Hesperaloe parviflora                                         Red Yucca

Yucca baccata                                                  Banana Yucca

Yucca brevifolia                                                Joshua Tree

Yucca elata                                                       Soaptree Yucca

Yucca glauca                                                    Soapweed Yucca

Yucca harrimaniae                                            Spanish Bayonet

Yucca pallida                                                    Paleleaf Yucca

Yucca rigida                                                      Blue Yucca

Yucca rostrata                                                  Big Bend Yucca

Yucca rupicola                                                  Twisted Leaf Yucca

Yucca thompsoniana                                          Thompson’s Yucca

 

 

ANNUALS (WILDFLOWERS)

Abronia villosa                                                   Desert Sand Verbena

Eschscholzia californica                                     California Poppy

Gaillardia pulchella                                             Blanket Flower

Linum grandiflorum ‘Rubrum’                            Red Flax

Gilia capitata                                                     Blue Thimble Flower

Lasthenia glabrata                                             Goldfields

Lupinus succulentus                                           Arroyo Lupine

Orthocarpus purpurascens              .                   Owl’s Clover

Phacelia campanularia                                       Desert Bluebell

Silene armeri                                                     Sweet William Catchfly

Tithonia rotundifolia                                           Mexican Sunflower

Verbena gooddingii                                            Goodding Verbena

 

 

PERENNIAL FLOWERS

Achillea tomentosa                                            Wooly Yarrow

Agapanthus africanus                                        Lily of the Nile

Aquilegia chrysantha                                          Golden Columbine

Berlandiera lyrata                                              Chocolate Flower

Baileya multiradiata                                           Desert Marigold

Coreopsis verticillata                                          Zagreb Coreopsis

Echinacea purpurea                                           Ruby Star Coneflower

Euryops pectinatus veridis                                  Green Euryops Daisy

Gaura lindheimeri                                               Gaura

Gazania hybrids                                                 Gazania

Helianthus maximiliani                                        Maximilian Sunflower

Hemerocallis                                                     Day Lily

Hymenoxys scaposa (H. acaulis)                        Thrift-leaf Perky Sue (now: Tetraneuris acaulis)

Linum perenne lewisii                                        Blue Flax

Melampodium leucanthum                                  Blackfoot Daisy

Penstemon baccharifolius                                   Rock Penstemon

Penstemon eatoni                                              Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon parryi                                               Parry’s Penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis                              Desert Beardtongue

Penstemon superbus                                          Coral Penstemon

Perovskia atriplicifolia                                        Russian Sage

Phiomis fruticosa                                               Jerusalem Sage

Psilostrophe cooperi                                           Paperfiower

Psilosirophe tagetina                                          Woolly Paperfiower

Ratibida columnaris                                            Mexican Hat, Coneflower

Salvia clevelandii                                               Cleveland Sage

Salvia greggii                                                     Autumn Sage

Salvia leucantha                                                 Mexican Bush Sage

Salvia superba                                                   Blue Sage

Sphaeralcea ambigua                                         Globe Mallow

Tulbaghia violacea                                             Society Garlic

Verbena pulchella                                              Moss Verbena

Zauschneria californica                                      Hummingbird Flower

Zephyranthes candida                                        Rain Lily

Zinnia acerosa                                                   Desert Zinnia

Zinnia grandiflora                                               Rocky Mountain Zinnia, Prairie Zinnia

 

 

GRASSES

Bouteloua gracilis                                              Blue Grama

Festuca ovina ‘glauca’                                       Blue Fescue

Muhlenbergia  capillaris                                      Pink Muhly

Muhlenbergia rigens                                           Deer Grass

Nassella tenuissima     .                                      Mexican Feather Grass

Stipa tenuissima                                                 Mexican Thread Grass