Moderate Plants

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

“After establishment, Moderate Plants require irrigation approximately once to twice a week during the summer growing season and once a month during the winter months.

The list of moderate plants is not a comprehensive list of moderate water use plants adapted to the Santa Fe locale, but a list deemed to blend with the landscape intent of Rancho Viejo.

Shrubs and perennials listed below are allowed in any areas outside walled courtyards or walled rear yards. Unlisted species or varieties of shrubs and perennials are allowed in any walled areas, unless specifically noted or on the Moist Plants or Prohibited Plants list.

Moderate water using plants may be used in the following areas: Front and side yards of all homes and Estate Lot Homes, walled areas (enclosed courtyards and walled rear yards), non-residential lots.”

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Trees

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Grasses

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Shrubs

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Vegetables and Herbs

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Perennials and Wildflowers

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Vines

Moderate Trees

SHADE TREES

Celtis reticulata — Celtis reticulata

Western Hackberry

Chilopsis linearis — Chilopsis linearis

Desert Willow

Chitalpa tashkentensis — Chitalpa tashkentensis

Chitalpa

Fraxinus spp — Fraxinus spp

Ash

Forestiera neomexicana — Forestiera neomexicana

New Mexico Olive

Gleditsia spp — Gleditsia spp

Honey Locust

Populous tremuloides — Populous tremuloides

Aspen

Robina newmexicana — Robina newmexicana

New Mexico Locust

FLOWERING AND FRUIT TREES

Cercis — Cercis

Redbud

Crataegus — Crataegus

Hawthorn

Malus — Malus

Apple

Malus — Malus

Cherry

Malus — Malus

Crabapple

Prunus — Prunus

Apricot

Prunus — Prunus

Plum

Pyrus — Pyrus

Peach

Pyrus — Pyrus

Pear

EVERGREEN TREES

Pinus — Pinus

Pine

Picea — Picea

Spruce

Moderate Shrubs

Amelanchier spp — Amelanchier spp

Serviceberry

Aronia spp — Aronia spp

Chokecherry

Berberis spp — Berberis spp

Barberry

Buddlei spp — Buddlei spp

Butterfly Bush

Caryopteris x clandonensis — Caryopteris x clandonensis

Blue Mist Spirea

Cotoneaster spp — Cotoneaster spp

Cotoneaster

Euonymous alata — Euonymous alata

Four-winged Euonymous

Juniperus spp — Juniperus spp

Juniper

Hesperaloe parviflora — Hesperaloe parviflora

Red Flowering Yucca

Mahonia aquifoliumcompactum — Mahonia aquifoliumcompactum

Oregon Grape

Pyracantha — Pyracantha

Firethorn

Rosa — Rosa

Shrub Rose

Spiraea spp — Spiraea spp

Spirea

Symphoricarpos spp — Symphoricarpos spp

Snowberry

Syringa spp — Syringa spp

Lilac

Arctostaphylos spp — Arctostaphylos spp

Manzanita

Cotinus coggygria — Cotinus coggygria

Smokebush

Potentilla fruticosa — Potentilla fruticosa

Potentilla

Rhus aromatica — Rhus aromatica

Gro-Low Sumac

Cytisus spp — Cytisus spp

Spanish Broom

Moderate Perennials and Wildflowers

Achillea spp — Achillea spp

Yarrow

Agastache cana — Agastache cana

Giant Hyssop

Agastache pallidiflora — Agastache pallidiflora

Pale Hyssop

Cerastium tomentosum — Cerastium tomentosum

Snow-in-Summer

Chrysanthemum maximum — Chrysanthemum maximum

Shasta Daisy

Coreposis verticillatus — Coreposis verticillatus

Threadleaf Coreopsis

Echinacea spp — Echinacea spp

Coneflower

Guara lindheimer — Guara lindheimer

Whirling Butterflies

Hemerocallis “Stella de Oro” — Hemerocallis “Stella de Oro”

Stella de Oro

Hemerocallis “Black Stella” — Hemerocallis “Black Stella”

Black Eyed Stella

Hesperaloe parviflora — Hesperaloe parviflora

Red Flowering Yucca

Iriodes germanic spp — Iriodes germanic spp

German Iris

Iriodes siberica spp — Iriodes siberica spp

Siberian Iris

Iris missourienses — Iris missourienses

Western Blue Flag

Lavendula — Lavendula

Lavender

Mahonia repens — Mahonia repens

Creeping Mahonia

Nepeta spp — Nepeta spp

Catmint

Oenothera missouriensis — Oenothera missouriensis

Missouri Evening Primrose

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New Mexico Primrose

Oenothera pallida — Oenothera pallida

Pale Evening Primrose

Penstemon pinifolius — Penstemon pinifolius

Pineleaf Penstemon

Penstemon strictus — Penstemon strictus

Rocky Mountian Penstemon

Penstemon barbatus — Penstemon barbatus

Scarlet Bugler

Perovskia atriplicifolia — Perovskia atriplicifolia

Russian Sage

Phlox subulata spp — Phlox subulata spp

Creeping Phlox

Prunus besseyi — Prunus besseyi

Creeping Western Sand Cherry

Salvia spp — Salvia spp

Salvia

Thymus spp — Thymus spp

Thyme

Veronica spp — Veronica spp

Speedwell

Moderate Vines

Campis radican — Campis radican

Trumpet Vine

Parthenocissus quinquefolia — Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus tricuspidata — Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Boston Ivy

Clematis spp — Clematis spp

Clematis

Lonicera spp — Lonicera spp

Honeysuckle

Moderate Grasses

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

Festuca spp — Festuca spp

Blue Fescue

Helictotrichon sempervirens — Helictotrichon sempervirens

Blue Avena Grass

Miscanthus spp — Miscanthus spp

Maiden Grass

Stipa spp — Stipa spp

Thread Grass

LAWN GRASSES

Festuca spp — Festuca spp

Fescus Lawn Grasses

Moderate Vegetables and Herbs

ANY VARIETIES