Quick answer: 13 native Arizona plants have a recorded bloom range that includes November.
13 species
- Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
- Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
- Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
- Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
- Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
- Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
November in an Arizona native garden
November is a quieter month in Arizona: 13 of the state's 127 native plants flower in November, compared with 98 at the June peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
8 finish in November, including Big bluestem, Blackfoot daisy and Desert globemallow, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
11 of them grow in full or partial sun and 2 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Buffalograss and Desert globemallow to trees such as Jojoba. For wildlife, 11 support pollinators, 6 provide food or cover for birds and 6 are caterpillar host plants.
10 of the 13 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Apache plume, Shrubby cinquefoil, Switchgrass: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Dec
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Aug-Nov
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Nov