Dry Plants

The following is the Homeowner’s list of dry plants which are approved for Rancho Viejo.

“The criteria for Dry Plants are that, after three years, these plants require only infrequent watering perhaps twice to once a month during the summer. Winter watering is needed only in the driest years.

Dry Plants may be used in the following areas: All areas.”.

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Trees

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Shrubs

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Perennials and Wildflowers

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Native New Mexico Grasses

Dry Trees

Crataegus crus-galli inermis — Crataegus crus-galli inermis

Crus-galli Hawthorne

Juniperus monosperma — Juniperus monosperma

One-Seed Juniper

Pinus edulis — Pinus edulis

Piñon Pine

Dry Shrubs

Amorpha canescens — Amorpha canescens

Leadplant

Artemisia frigida — Artemisia frigida

Fringed Sage

Artemisia ludoviciana — Artemisia ludoviciana

Prairie Sage

Artemisia filifolia — Artemisia filifolia

Sand Sage

Artemisia tridentate — Artemisia tridentate

Big-toothed Sage

Atriplex canescens — Atriplex canescens

Four-winged Saltbush

Cacti — Cacti

(local varieties) (spines and thorns)

Ceratoides lanata — Ceratoides lanata

Winterfat

Cercocarpus intricatus — Cercocarpus intricatus

Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius — Cercocarpus ledifolius

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Chamaebatieria millefolium — Chamaebatieria millefolium

Fernbush

Cowania mexicana — Cowania mexicana

Cliffrose

Chrysothamnus nauseous — Chrysothamnus nauseous

Chamisa

Fallugia paradoxa — Fallugia paradoxa

Apache Plume

Mahonia trifoliate — Mahonia trifoliate

Algerita

Prunus americana — Prunus americana

Wild Plum

Quercus gambelii — Quercus gambelii

Gambel Oak

Rhus trilobata — Rhus trilobata

Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus coloradensis — Rhus coloradensis

Colorado Sumac

Yucca glauca — Yucca glauca

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca baccata — Yucca baccata

Narrowleaf Yucca

Rhamnus cathartica — Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

Dry Perennials and Wildflowers

Aster tanaceifolius — Aster tanaceifolius

Tahoka Daisy

Aster biglovii — Aster biglovii

Purple Aster

Baileya multiradiata — Baileya multiradiata

Desert Marigold

Castilleja integra — Castilleja integra

Indian Paintbrush

Coreopsis lanceolata — Coreopsis lanceolata

Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria — Coreopsis tinctoria

Plains Coreopsis

Gilia aggregate — Gilia aggregate

Scarlet Gilia

Gutierrezia sarothrae — Gutierrezia sarothrae

Snakeweed

Helianthus nuttii — Helianthus nuttii

New Mexico Sunflower

Hymenozys argentea — Hymenozys argentea

Perky Sue

Lepimedium — Lepimedium

Mounding Peppergrass

Liatris spicata — Liatris spicata

Spiked Gayfeather

Lupinus sparsflorus — Lupinus sparsflorus

Arroyo Lupine

Mirabilis multiflora — Mirabilis multiflora

Desert Four O’Clock

Monarda mentaefolia — Monarda mentaefolia

Beebalm

Oenothera pallida — Oenothera pallida

Pale Evening Primrose

Oenothera caespitosa — Oenothera caespitosa

White-Tuffed Evening Primrose

Penstemon — Penstemon

(many local varieties)

Petalostemum purpureum — Petalostemum purpureum

Purple Prairie Clover

Phlox nana — Phlox nana

Santa Fe Phlox

Psilstrophe tagetina — Psilstrophe tagetina

Paperflower

Ratibida columnifera — Ratibida columnifera

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera — Ratibida columnifera

Mexican Hat

Santolina chamaecyparissus — Santolina chamaecyparissus

Santolina

Sphaeralcea a. lobata — Sphaeralcea a. lobata

Lobeleaf Globemallow

Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia — Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia

Creeping Globemallow

Verbena bipifinnata — Verbena bipifinnata

Dakota Verbena

Verbena wrightii — Verbena wrightii

Purple Verbena

Dry Native New Mexico Grasses

Andropogon scoparium — Andropogon scoparium

Little Bluestem

Bouteloua curtipendula — Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua gracilis — Bouteloua gracilis

Blue Grama

Buchloe dactyloides — Buchloe dactyloides

Buffalo Grass

Hilaria jamesii — Hilaria jamesii

Galleta

Oryzopsis hymenoides — Oryzopsis hymenoides

Indian Ricegrass

Stipa comata — Stipa comata

Needle-and-Thread