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Find Family Friendly Plants in the Garden

PLANT – COMMON NAME

DESCRIPTION

BOTANICAL NAME

Angelita Daisy Perennial – small green clumps, yellow daisylike flowers

Hymenoxys (Tetraneuris) acaulis

Baja (red) Fairy Duster Medium shrub – red flowers resemble feather duster

Calliandra californica

Blue Grama Small ornamental grass – seedheads resemble eyelashes

Bouteloua gracilis

Chuparosa Medium shrub – orange/red tubular flowers attract hummers

Justicia californica

Desert Willow Medium tree – pink/purple flowers bloom spring to fall

Chilopsis linearis

Orange Bells Large shrub – orange trumpetlike flower clusters

Tecoma hybrid

Palo Blanco Small tree – wispy form, peeling white bark

Acacia willardiana

Rosemary Groundcover – blue flowers, fragrant foliage

Rosmarinus officinalis

Texas Sage Medium shrub – white/pink/purple flowers when it rains

Leucophyllum frutescens

Find more about these plants at Plants Online. See map below for plant location at the Xeriscape garden For the complete list of Family Friendly Plants visit scottsdaleaz.gov/water/conservation/garden

Angelita Daisy

Baja Fairy Duster

Blue Grama Chuparosa Desert Willow Orange Bells

Palo Blanco

Rosemary Texas Sage

Locate Family Friendly Plants in the Xeriscape Garden*

5401 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Hidden from the street, this expansive 5.5-acre Xeriscape garden is nestled behind the dog park and baseball fields. Parking is off Hayden, just south of McDonald, next to the dog park. Paths to the garden are located next to the dog park and between the ball fields just behind the restrooms.

Look for these plants beside paths and near outdoor classrooms.