| Utah Native Trees | Common Name | Scientific Name |
Zone |
Height |
Spread |
Growth |
Water* |
|
| feet | feet | |||||||
| Box-Elder Maple | Acer negundo |
2 |
40 |
40 |
fast |
M |
||
| Western Serviceberry | Amelanchier alnifolia |
3 |
25 |
25 |
fast |
L |
||
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum |
3 |
25 |
12 |
moderate |
VL |
||
| Limber Pine | Pinus flexilis |
4 |
40 |
20 |
slow |
M |
||
| Scrub Oak | Quercus gambelii |
4 |
40 |
30 |
slow |
VL |
||
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides |
2 |
40 |
20 |
fast |
M |
||
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Utah Native Shrubs |
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| Gooseberry Globemallow | Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia |
2 |
2 |
3 |
fast |
VL |
||
| Winterfat | Ceratoides lanata |
2 |
2 |
3 |
fast |
VL |
||
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus |
3 |
3 |
4 |
fast |
L |
||
| Dorr Salvia | Salvia dorrii |
3 |
2 |
3 |
fast |
L |
||
| Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos coloradoensis 'Panchito' |
2 |
5 |
6 |
slow |
L |
||
| Cliffrose | Purshia mexicana |
3 |
6 |
4 |
fast |
VL |
||
| Apache Plume | Fallugia paradoxa |
3 |
8 |
8 |
moderate |
VL |
||
| Fernbush | Chameabatiaria millefolium |
3 |
5 |
6 |
fast |
VL |
||
| Dwarf Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpos intricatus |
3 |
8 |
6 |
slow |
VL |
||
| Rubber Rabit Brush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus |
4 |
4 |
3 |
slow |
VL |
||
| Green Ephedera | Ephedera viridis |
3 |
4 |
6 |
slow |
VL |
||
| Creeping Mahonia | Mahonia repens |
4 |
2 |
10 |
slow |
VL |
||
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea |
3 |
6 |
8 |
slow |
VL |
||
|
Utah Native Perennials |
Inches | Inches | ||||||
| Yarrow | Achillea sp. 'Summer Pastels' |
3 |
24 |
32 |
moderate |
L |
||
| Columbine | Aquilegia hybrida |
3 |
18 |
6 |
fast |
L |
||
| Blanket Flower | Gaillardia grandiflora |
3 |
24 |
30 |
moderate |
VL |
||
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnaris |
4 |
24 |
24 |
fast |
VL |
||
| Sticky Purple Geranium | Geranium viscosissimum |
4 |
10 |
20 |
moderate |
L |
||
| Mountain Lupine | Lupinus bakeri |
3 |
24 |
18 |
moderate |
L |
||
| Penstemon Figwort | Penstemon barbatus |
3 |
24 |
12 |
moderate |
L |
||
| Utah Penstemon | Penstemon utahensis |
3 |
18 |
12 |
fast |
L |
||
| Russian Sage | Perovskia atriplicifolia |
4 |
32 |
32 |
moderate |
L |
||
| Native Cinquefolia | Potentilla navadensis |
3 |
12 |
12 |
fast |
L |
||
| Hummingbird Flower | Zauschneria californica |
4 |
18 |
12 |
moderate |
L |
* Water requirements: VL= very low L= low M= Moderate H=High