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East Nevada 8000' Elev. - Clownfish's Garden - Wish List

clownfish Β· 2026-05-04 Β· wantlist Β· Public

A future 8000' elevation garden zone 6C project. I'm making a list of plants that will and may do well in a high desert location. Lots of mature pinion pines and juniper trees. Soil ranges from sandy to dark soil around tree.

Plant Type 1000 Seed Weight (g) Alternate name Attraction Cold stratification temperature Cold stratification time Color Days to harvest Days to maturity Diseases Drought resistant Edible Edible parts Edible uses Family Flowering Flowers Foliage Genus Germination temperature Germination time Growth Habitat Height Layer Leaves Life cycle Light requirement Medicinal Medicinal parts Nitrogen Fixing Nitrogen Usage North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox Patent Number Pests Plant communities Plants For A Future Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online Link (Synonym) Plants of the World Online Name (Synonym) Pollination Pollinators Propagation - Direct sowing Propagation - Transplanting Propagation method Root depth Root type Seed planting depth Seed viability Soil pH Soil type Spacing USDA Hardiness zone Utility Warning Water requirement When to plant (cuttings) When to plant (division) When to plant (transplant) When to sow (indoors) When to sow (outdoors) When to start indoors (weeks) When to start outdoors (weeks) Width Wikipedia wildflower.org link Note
Goldenrod
Species
Tea Asteraceae or compositae 0.6 Herbs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Solidago virgaurea https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249947-1 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) 4-8 Dye, Fragrance Dry, Moist 0.7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidago_virgaurea
Juniper
Species
Common juniper, aaraar, abhal, betar, borsika, borsukafenyo, chichia, chui, delinia, dhup, enebro, genievre, ginepro, ginevro, hab-ul-aaraar, haubera, haulber, havusha, hosha, jadlovec, jalovec, jenever, jhora, kadakas, pama, petthri, shur, vapusha, wacholder, zinepro βœ”οΈ Fruit, Leaves, Seed Coffee, Condiment, Tea Cupressaceae Slow 9.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Juniperus communis https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30088655-2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) 4-10 Fiber, Fire starter, Hair, Fragrance, Resin, Strewing, Ground cover Dry, Moist 0.66 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_communis
Pinyon pine
Species
Pinyon, piΓ±on pine, pinon, pinyon pine βœ”οΈ Inner bark, Seed Condiment Pinaceae Slow 8.0 Tall trees Evergreen Perennial Full sun https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Pinus cembroides https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262850-1 Light (sandy), Medium 5-8 Adhesive, Dye, Herbicide, Pitch, Lumber Dry, Moist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_cembroides