New Mexico

Native plants in Rio Rancho

25 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

4 of them need no watering beyond Rio Rancho’s own rainfall

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Trees3

Canopy and structure

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

Sugar Hackberry

Celtis laevigata

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Shrubs11

Backbone planting

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Sphaeralcea incana 'Kathy Echols'

No watering needed

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed

Grasses4

Movement and texture

Mexican feather grass

Nassella tenuissima

Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Sphaeralcea incana 'Kathy Echols'

No watering needed

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Long-flowered Four O'Clock

Mirabilis longiflora

Photo: Cecelia Alexander · CC0 1.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Succulents3

Dry and architectural

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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