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Explore the plants grown at Mission Garden. Click on any underlined text to learn more!
Plant - Where It Grows
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A
African amaranth - Africa in the Americas Garden
Agave (varieties including Hohokam agave, Agave palmeri, cowhorn agave, desert agave, narrowleaf agave, Parry’s agave, sharkskin agave, sisal agave, thorncrested agave, and Weber agave) - Agave Garden, Agave Trincheras, Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Tomorrow’s Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Alkali sacaton - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Almond - Statehood Garden, Tomorrow’s Garden
Amaranth - Chinese Garden, Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, Mexican Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
American speedwell - In acequia
American wormseed - Mexican Garden
Amsinkia - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Anaheim peppers - Mexican Garden
Anise - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Apache plume - Moore Medicinal Garden
Arizona cotton top grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Arizona eryngo - Along acequia
Arizona walnut - Spanish Orchard
Arizona yellow bells - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
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B
Banana yucca - outside Education Building, Entry Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Basil - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Beargrass - Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Bee bush - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Beet - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Bitter melon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden
Blue dicks - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Blue grama grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Blue palo verde - Early Agriculture, Entry Garden, outside west wall, Welcome Ramada, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Bluebells - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Bok choy (Chinese cabbage) - Chinese Garden
Borage - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Bougainvillea - Mexican Garden
Bourbon rose - Spanish Orchard
Brown tepary bean - O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Buckwheat bush - Moore Medicinal Garden
Bull muhly (bullgrass) - Along acequia, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Bush morning glory - Spanish Orchard, Welcome Ramada
Bush muhly - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Butterfly bush - Tomorrow’s Garden
Buttonbush - Moore Medicinal Garden, Tomorrow’s Garden
C
California mugwort - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
California poppies - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Cambray onions - Mexican Garden
Canaigre dock (desert rhubarb) - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Cantaloupe - Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Canyon fan palm - Along acequia
Canyon hackberry - Along acequia, Entry Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Canyon ragweed - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Caraway - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Carob - Tomorrow’s Garden
Carrots - Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Catclaw acacia - Moore Medicinal Garden, outside west wall
Cauliflower - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Chara (muskgrass) - In acequia
Chard (perpetual spinach) - Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Chilean mesquite - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Chilies - Field Crops, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Chiltepin - Early Agriculture Garden, Entry Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Spanish Orchard
Chinese broccoli - Chinese Garden
Chinese scallion - Chinese Garden
Chuparosa - Along acequia, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Cilantro - Chinese Garden, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Collard greens - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Common beans - Field Crops, Hohokam Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Common monkey flower - In acequia
Common reed - Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Corn - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Cottonwood - Along acequia, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Cowpeas - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Creosote - Agave Garden, Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Cucumber - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
D
Daikon radish (Chinese radish) - Chinese Garden
Damianita daisy - Moore Medicinal Garden
Deer grass - Along acequia, Entry Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Deerweed (slender poreleaf) - Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert barberry - Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert broom - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Desert chia - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Desert cotton (upland cotton) - Along acequia, Early Agriculture Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert hackberry - Entry Garden, Welcome Ramada
Desert honeysuckle - Along acequia, Entry Garden
Desert marigold - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Desert rhubarb (canaigre dock) - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Desert senna - Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Desert spoon - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Desert tobacco - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Desert verbena - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert willow - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Devil’s claw - O’odham Gardens, volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Dipper gourds - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact)
Dogweed - Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Doll’s head - Outside Education Building
F
False indigo - Tomorrow’s Garden
Fan palm - Along acequia
Fava beans - Field Crops, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Fennel - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Fig - Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Orchard, Welcome Ramada, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Floating marshpennywort - In acequia
Foothills palo verde - outside west wall, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Fremont wolfberry - Entry Garden, outside Education Building, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
G
Garbanzo - Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Garlic - Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Giant sacaton - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Tomorrow’s Garden
Globe mallow - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Goji berry - Chinese Garden
Goodding verbena - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Goodding’s willow - Along acequia
Gourd - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Graythorn - along south wall, outside west wall, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Green bean - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Grey zucchini - Mexican Garden
Guppy grass - In acequia
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I
Ironwood – outside Education Building, outside west wall, Tomorrow’s Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
J
Jojoba - along south wall, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
K
L
Lambsquarters - Hohokam Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Lantana - Mexican Garden
Leeks - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Lentils - Field Crops
Lettuce - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Lima beans - Hohokam Garden
Limberbush - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Little barley - Early Agriculture/Hohokam Gardens
Long beans - Chinese Garden
Loquat - Chinese Garden, Spanish Orchard
Lupine - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
M
Marigold - Mexican Garden
Melon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Mesquite - Along acequia, Entry Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, outside west wall
Mexican gold poppy - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Mexican petunia - Mexican Garden, Youth Garden
Mexican sunflower - Along acequia, outside Education Building
Meyer lemon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Orchard, Statehood Garden
Mormon tea - Moore Medicinal Garden
Mugwort - Mexican Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Muskmelon - O’odham Gardens
Muskgrass (chara) - In acequia
Mustard greens - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
N
Napa cabbage - Chinese Garden
Narrowleaf milkweed - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Native lovegrass - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Night-blooming cereus - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
O
Oats - Field Crops
Ocotillo - Entry Garden, outside Education Building, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Okra - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Olive - Along acequia, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Statehood Garden
Onions - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Orchid tree - Mexican Garden
Oreganillo - Moore Medicinal Garden
Oregano - Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Organ pipe cactus - Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Osage orange - Mexican Garden
P
Palo brea - inside south wall
Parsley - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Passionflower - Moore Medicinal Garden
Pattypan squash - Africa in the Americas Garden
Peanuts - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Peas - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Pecan - Mexican Garden
Penstemon - Entry Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Persimmon - Spanish Orchard
Pima club wheat - Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Pincushion cactus - outside Education Building, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Pink beans - O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Pinto beans - Mexican Garden
Plum - Spanish Orchard
Pomegranate - Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Orchard, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Pomelo - Spanish Orchard, Statehood Garden
Prickly pear (native and domesticated varieties) - along south wall, Mexican Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Purslane - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Q
Queen’s wreath - Entry Garden, Mexican Garden
R
Rayweed - Moore Medicinal Garden
Red betony - Moore Medicinal Garden
Red justicia - Entry Garden, outside Education Building, along east wall
River tamarind - Tomorrow’s Garden
Rose - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Roselle (jamaica) - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden
Rosemary - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Youth Garden
S
Sacaton Aboriginal cotton - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact)
Sacred datura - Moore Medicinal Garden, volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Saltbush - outside Education Building, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Sand sage - Moore Medicinal Garden
Sandbar willow - Tomorrow’s Garden
Santa Claus melon - Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Scalloped leaf phacelia (fiddleneck) - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Scarlet spiderling - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Screwbean mesquite - Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden
Seep willow - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Sesame - Africa in the Americas Garden
Seville orange (sour orange) - Spanish Orchard
Skeleton weed - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Skullcap - Moore Medicinal Garden
Slender poreleaf (deerweed) - Moore Medicinal Garden
Smooth bur marigold - In acequia
Snakebroom - Moore Medicinal Garden
Snapdragon vine - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Snap peas - Chinese Garden
Snow peas - Chinese Garden
Soaptree yucca - Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Sonoran panicgrass - Early Agriculture Garden
Sonoran white wheat - Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Sorghum - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Soybeans - Chinese Garden
Spikerush - In acequia
Squash - Chinese Garden, O’odham Gardens, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Staghorn cholla - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Staghorn x tree cholla hybrid - Z’s Garden of Native Plants, Tomorrow’s Garden
Star jasmine - Mexican Garden
Sugar cane - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Sweet acacia – O’odham Gardens, outside west wall
Sweet potato - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Swiss chard - Africa in the Americas Garden
T
Tangerine - Statehood Garden
Tanglehead grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Tepary bean - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Texas Ranger sage - Moore Medicinal Garden
Three leaf sumac - outside Education Building
Tobosa - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Tomato - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Torrey’s rush - In acequia
Tree cholla - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Triangle-leaf bursage - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Trumpetflower - Moore Medicinal Garden
Turpentine bush - Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
V
Velvet ash - Entry Garden
Velvet mesquite - Along acequia, Entry Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, outside west wall
Verbena - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Vine mesquite - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Virgin’s bower - Moore Medicinal Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
W
Water smartweed - In acequia
Watermelon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Gardens, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Wheat - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
White Concord grape - Spanish Orchard
White sage - Moore Medicinal Garden
Whitethorn acacia - Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, outside west wall
Wild arugula - Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Wild greens - Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Winter squash - Chinese Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Gardens
Woolly senna - Tomorrow’s Garden
Wolfberry - Along acequia, Entry Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Z’s Garden of Native Plants, along south wall, outside Education Building
Y
Yellow bird-of-paradise - Moore Medicinal Garden
Yellow bladderpod - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Yellow nutsedge - In acequia
Yerba mansa - In acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden
Yucca (banana and soaptree) - outside Education Building, Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Z
Zinnia - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Zucchini - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden