FAMILY

GENUS

COMMON NAME

Notes

Caprifoliaceae

Abelia

abelia

Fabaceae

Acacia

acacia

Aceraceae

Acer

maple

Asteraceae

Achillea

yarrow

A. millefolium weedy

Ranunculaceae

Aconitum

monkshood

Lamiaceae

Agastache

hyssop

Lamiaceae

Ajuga

carpet bugle

Malvaceae

Althea

hollyhock

not doubled

Liliaceae

Allium

allium

Rosaceae

Amelanchier

serviceberry

Boraginaceae

Anchusa

wild forget-me-not

Apiaceae

Anethum

dill

Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia

columbine

not doubled

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos

manzanita

Papaveraceae

Argemone

prickly poppy

Plumbaginaceae

Armeria

sea thrift

Asteraceae

Aster

aster

not doubled

Fabaceae

Astragalus

locoweed

Asteraceae

Baileya

desert marigold

Fabaceae

Baptisia

false indigo

Berberidaceae

Berberis

barberry

Boraginaceae

Borago

borage

Brassicaceae

Brassica

mustard

B. kaber and B. nigra weedy

Lamiaceae

Calamintha

calamint

Malvaceae

Callirhoe

wine cups, poppy mallow

Ericaceae

Calluna

heather

Onagraceae

Camissonia

camissonia

Campanulaceae

Campanula

bell flower

Fabaceae

Caragena

Siberian peashrub

Aizoaceae

Carpobrotus

ice plant

some weedy

Asteraceae

Carthamnus

safflower

Lamiaceae

Caryopteris

blue mist spirea

Fabaceae

Cassia

senna

Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus

buckbrush

Asteraceae

Centaurea

bachelor's button, corn flower

not doubled, some weedy

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium

snow-in-summer

avoid chickweeds

Fabaceae

Cercidium

palo verde

Fabaceae

Cercis

redbud

Rosaceae

Cercocarpus

mountain mahogany

Rosaceae

Chaenomeles

flowering quince

Bignoniaceae

Chilopsis

desert willow

Asteraceae

Chrysanthemum

chrysanthemum

simple flowered

Asteraceae

Chrysothamnus

rabbit brush, chamisa

Cucurbitaceae

Citrullus

watermelon

Rutaceae

Citrus

grapefruit, orange, lemon

Fabaceae

Coronilla

crownvetch

Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita

squash, gourd, pumpkin

Onagraceae

Clarkia

clarkia

not doubled

Asteraceae

Cosmos

cosmos

Apiaceae

Coriandrum

coriander

Asteraceae

Coreopsis

coreopsis

Lythraceae

Cuphea

false heather

C. hyssopifolia

Rosaceae

Cydonia

fruiting quince

Asteraceae

Cynara

artichoke, cardoon

Boraginaceae

Cynoglossum

comfrey

Apiaceae

Daucus

carrot

some weedy

Ranunculaceae

Delphinium

larkspur

not doubled

Scrophulariaceae

Digitalis

foxglove

Asteraceae

Echinacea

cone flower

Boraginaceae

Echium

pride of Madeira

E. fastuosum

Asteraceae

Erigeron

fleabane

Hydrophyllaceae

Eriodictyon

yerba santa

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum

wild buckwheat

Apiaceae

Eryngium

eryngo, button-celery, coyote-thistle

Brassicaceae

Erysimum

wallflower

Asteraceae

Eupatorium

joe pye weed

not E. capillifolium

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia

spurge

some weedy

Cactaceae

Ferocactus

barrel cactus

Apiaceae

Foeniculum

fennel

F. vulgare

Rosaceae

Fragaria

strawberry

Sterculiaceae

Fremontodendron

flannelbush

Asteraceae

Gaillardia

blanket flower

not doubled

Onagraceae

Gaura

gaura

Gentianaceae

Gentiana

blue gentian

Asteraceae

Geraea

desert sunflower

Rosaceae

Geum

avens

Polemoniaceae

Gilia

gilia

blue or violet

Fabaceae

Glycyrrhiza

licorice

Asteraceae

Grindelia

gumweed

Boraginaceae

Hackelia

wild formet-me-not

Lamiaceae

Hedeoma

sweetscent, mock pennyroyal

Fabaceae

Hedysarum

sweet vetch, french honeysuckle

Asteraceae

Helenium

sneezeweed

Asteraceae

Helianthella

sunflower

Asteraceae

Helianthus

sunflower

not doubled

Boraginaceae

Heliotropium

heliotrope

Malvaceae

Hibiscus

rose-of-sharon, hollyhock

not doubled

Asteraceae

Hieracium

hawkweed

Rosaceae

Holodiscus

cliff spirea, mountainspray

Asteraceae

Hymenopappus

false cosmos

Asteraceae

Hymenoxys

alpine sunflower

Lamiaceae

Hyptis

desert lavendar

Aquifoliaceae

Ilex

holly

Malvaceae

Iliamna

mountain hollyhock

Zygophyllaceae

Kallstroemia

Arizona poppy

Scrophulariaceae

Keckiella

bush penstemon

Lamiaceae

Lamium

dead nettles

incl. Lamiastrum

Zygophyllaceae

Larrea

creosote bush

Fabaceae

Lathyrus

everlasting pea

Lamiaceae

Lavendula

lavendar

Asteraceae

Layia

tidytips

Fabaceae

Lespedeza

bush clover

esp. L. cuneata

Brassicaceae

Lesquerella

bladderpod

Asteraceae

Liatris

blazing star

Limnanthaceae

Limnanthes

meadowfoam, fried egg flower

Polemoniaceae

Linanthus

mountain phlox

Scrophulariaceae

Linaria

toadflax

L. dalmatica & vulgaris weedy

Linaceae

Linum

flax

Fabaceae

Lotus

birdsfoot trefoil, lotus

Solanaceae

Lycium

wolfberry

Berberidaceae

Mahonia

mahonia

Rosaceae

Malus

apple

Malvaceae

Malva

mallow

Fabaceae

Medicago

alfalfa, medic

Fabaceae

Melilotus

sweet clover

can be weedy

Lamiaceae

Mentha

mint

Loasaceae

Mentzelia

blazing star

Boraginaceae

Mertensia

bluebells

Scrophulariaceae

Mimulus

monkey flower

Lamiaceae

Monarda

bee balm

not red

Myoporaceae

Myoporum

myoporum

M. laetum

Hydrophyllaceae

Nemophila

blue eyes

Lamiaceae

Nepeta

catmint

esp. hybrid N. x faassenii

Lamiaceae

Ocimum

basil

Onagraceae

Oenothera

evening primrose

Cactaceae

Opuntia

pear cactus

Lamiaceae

Origanum

oregano

Ericaceae

Oxydendrum

sourwood

Fabaceae

Oxytropis

locoweed

Fabaceae

Parkinsonia

Mexican palo verde

Scrophulariaceae

Pedicularis

lousewort

Scrophulariaceae

Penstemon

penstemon

not red, consider P. strictus

Lamiaceae

Perovskia

Russian sage, filigran

P. atriplicifolia

Fabaceae

Petalostemon

prairie clover

Hydrophyllaceae

Phacelia

bluebells, scorpionweed

Ericaceae

Phyllodoce

mountain-heath

Solanaceae

Physalis

groundcherry

Rosaceae

Physocarpus

ninebark

Lamiaceae

Physostegia

obedient plant

Ericaceae

Pieris

fetterbush

Papaveraceae

Platystemon

creamcups

Polemoneaceae

Polemonium

Jacob's ladder

Pontederiaceae

Pontederia

pickerelweed

Fabaceae

Prosopis

mesquite

Lamiaceae

Prunella

henbit

Rosaceae

Prunus

cherry, plum

not doubled

Fabaceae

Psorothamnus

dalea

Rosaceae

Purshia

cliff rose

Lamiaceae

Pycnanthemum

mountain mint

Brassicaceae

Raphanus

mustard

Asteraceae

Ratibida

Mexican hat

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnus

buckthorn

Anacardiaceae

Rhus

sumac

Grossulariaceae

Ribes

currant

Fabaceae

Robinia

black locust

Papaveraceae

Romneya

Matilija poppy

Rosaceae

Rosa

rugosa-type and wild roses

not doubled, some weedy

Lamiaceae

Rosmarinus

rosemary

Rosaceae

Rubus

raspberry, blackberry, brambles

some weedy

Asteraceae

Rudbeckia

black-eyed susan

Salicaceae

Salix

willow

not weeping willow

Lamiaceae

Salvia

salvia

blue or violet

Caprifoliaceae

Sambucus

elderberry

Dipsaceae

Scabiosa

pincushion flower

not doubled

Crassulaceae

Sedum

sedum, stonecrop

Asteraceae

Senecio

senecio

Malvaceae

Sidalcea

checkermallow

Asteraceae

Silybum

milk thistle

Solanaceae

Solanum

nightshade

some weedy

Asteraceae

Solidago

goldenrod

Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea

globemallow

Rosaceae

Spiraea

spiraea

Lamiaceae

Stachys

lamb's ear

Brassicaceae

Stanleya

prince's plume

Boraginaceae

Sympytum

comfrey

can be weedy

Portulacaceae

Talinum

flame flower

Apiaceae

Tanacetum

tansy

Bignoniaceae

Tecoma

yellow trumpet bush

Lamiaceae

Teucrium

germander

Fabaceae

Thermopsis

false lupine, golden pea

Lamiaceae

Thymus

thyme

Tiliaceae

Tilia

basswood

Asteraceae

Tithonia

Mexican sunflower

Lamiaceae

Trichostema

bluecurls

Fabaceae

Trifolium

clover

Ericaceae

Vaccinium

blueberry, cranberry, huckleberry

acid soils required

Valerianaceae

Valeriana

valerian

Verbenaceae

Verbena

verbena

not red

Asteraceae

Verbesina

golden crownbeard

Scrophulariaceae

Veronica

speedwell, veronica

Caprifoliaceae

Viburnum

arrowood, snowball bush

Fabaceae

Vicia

vetch

Asteraceae

Viguiera

showy golden-eye

Violaceae

Viola

violets

not pansies

Asteraceae

Wyethia

mules ear

Asteraceae

Zinnia

zinnia

not doubled