Adonis Blazingstar

Adonis Blazingstar

Mentzelia muliflora

Trailing Windmills

Hibiscus denudatus

Hibiscus denudatus

Common Name: Desert Hibiscus, Paleface, Rock Hibiscus, Naked Hibiscus

Spanish Name: Tulipan

Blooms March through November, after rain.

Desert Zinnia

American Threefold

American Threefold

Trixis

Slender Janusia

Slender Janusia

Janusia gracilis

Morning-glory

Ivyleaf Morning-glory

lpomoea hederacea

Honeybee working Tripleleaf Morning-glory

Tripleleaf Morning-glory

lpomoea ternifolia

Golden-Beard Penstemon

Fairy Dusters

Calliandra eriophylla

Also known as False Mesquite, Mesquitillo, Cosahui, Tabardillo

Bean Family

Flowers from October thru April, peaking in March.

Pollinators: bees, butterflies, and possibly hummingbirds.

Wild Cotton

Coral Bean

Erythrina flabelliformis

Also known as Chilicote, Colorin, Patol

Cove's Senna

Senna covessii

Desert Tobacco

Nicotiana obtusifolia,  Nicotiana trigonophylla

A native to Arizona the flowers are tubular, approx. 1" long, in cream to greenish white. Blooms thru the Spring, Summer, and Fall and can reach up to 3 feet tall. The stems and leaves are sticky and hairy.

Poisonous!  All parts of the plants are highly poisonous and contain the toxic pyridine alkaloids nicotine and anabasine.