Desert Landscaping Plants

This collection of desert landscaping plants includes cacti and shrubs that can be used as foundation plants for desert gardening. Plants that live in the desert, including these carefully chosen perennials, are particularly drought resistant/drought tolerant plants (xeric plants). These desert plants are particularly suited to low-elevation desert gardens in Sonoran/Mojave desert of southern AZ, (Phoenix/Tucson), eastern California (Palm Springs) and Las Vegas, NV and surrounding areas. Learn more about gardening in low-water areas: Water Saving Gardening Tips.

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David‚s Dependable Desert Plant Collection is a combination of woody evergreen shrubs, succulents, and long blooming perennials that High Country Gardens Founder, David Salman,...
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David's Dependable Desert Plant Collection David's Dependable Desert Plant Collection

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David's Dependable Desert Plant Collection is a combination of woody evergreen shrubs, succulents, and long blooming perennials that High Country Gardens Founder, David Salman, had selected as the most reliable plants in his New Mexico garden. Featuring interesting pollinator-friendly flowers and many native plants this waterwise collection provides both beauty and habitat. Plant them together as the foundation of a new waterwise landscape design, or scatter them into your existing xeriscape to enhance with added texture and year-round visual interest. Collection of 12 plants.
Sempervivum hybrid ‚Chick Charms® Appletini™‚ (Hens and Chicks) is an award-winning form with rosettes of pointed, bright green leaves dipped in dark chocolately-brown...
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Chick Charms® Appletini™ Hens and Chicks Chick Charms® Appletini™ Hens and Chicks Sempervivum hybrid Chick Charms® Appletini™
$14.99
Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot

Sempervivum hybrid 'Chick Charms® Appletini™' (Hens and Chicks) is an award-winning form with rosettes of pointed, bright green leaves dipped in dark chocolately-brown. The striking rosettes are cold hardy, easy-to-grow, and eye-catching. Evergreen and hardy from zones 3 to 8, Appletini™ will tolerate drought and cold temperatures. Cute but tough, it is ideal for a low-maintenance container, rock garden, path edge, or rock wall. The low-growing form makes a good groundcover, too. This collectable succulent will produce many ‘chicks’ for spreading or sharing.
Sempervivum hybrid ‚Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™‚ (Hens and Chicks) displays rosettes of spiky, mint-green leaves tipped with burgundy red. This striking succulent is ev...
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Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™ Hens and Chicks Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™ Hens and Chicks Sempervivum hybrid Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™
$14.99
Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot

Sempervivum hybrid 'Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™' (Hens and Chicks) displays rosettes of spiky, mint-green leaves tipped with burgundy red. This striking succulent is evergreen and hardy from zones 3 to 8. Mint Marvel™ is easy to grow and will tolerate drought and cold temperatures. Cute but tough, it is ideal for a low-maintenance container, rock garden, path edge, or rock wall. The low-growing form makes a good groundcover, too. This collectable succulent will produce many ‘chicks’ for spreading or sharing.
Exclusive. Coconino County desert beardtongue is an incredible bloomer with numerous spikes of intensely deep pink tubular flowers in late spring. A willing re-seeder, it spreads ge...
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Coconino County Desert Penstemon Coconino County Desert Beardtongue Penstemon pseudospectabilis Coconino County
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Exclusive. Coconino County desert beardtongue is an incredible bloomer with numerous spikes of intensely deep pink tubular flowers in late spring. A willing re-seeder, it spreads gently, helping to fill in difficult-to-plant areas. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‚Blue Spires‚ (Russian Sage) is the best large growing Russian Sage selection blooming with dark blue flower spikes appearing in mid-summer. Thou...
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Blue Spires Russian Sage Blue Spires Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires

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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spires' (Russian Sage) is the best large growing Russian Sage selection blooming with dark blue flower spikes appearing in mid-summer. Thought to be a hybrid of two species, this plant has amazing vigor and blooms for many months.
If you have places in your landscape where most flowers seem to fry from the heat, then our ‘Some Like It Hot Collection’ will solve the problem. These tough, long-bloomi...
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Some Like It Hot Collection Some Like It Hot Collection

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If you have places in your landscape where most flowers seem to fry from the heat, then our ‘Some Like It Hot Collection’ will solve the problem. These tough, long-blooming, and drought-tolerant perennials thrive in hot, sunny locations. Richly colorful orange and gold blooms will brighten your yard and withstand the heat, providing lasting, pollinator-friendly flowers that last for much of the growing season. Collection of 9 plants.
Buchloe dactyloides ‚UC Verde®‚ (Buffalo Grass) produces a dense turf of soft, bright-green, very fine leaf blades. It is recommended for planting in the high heat co...
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UC Verde® Buffalo Grass Plugs 'UC Verde®' Buffalo Grass Plugs Buchloe dactyloides UC Verde
$69.99
Per Tray of 70

Buchloe dactyloides 'UC Verde®' (Buffalo Grass) produces a dense turf of soft, bright-green, very fine leaf blades. It is recommended for planting in the high heat conditions found in the lower elevation of the desert Southwest and California. UC Verde Buffalograss It is drought resistant (xeric), requiring only 1/4 inch of water per week, and has a very low pollen rating. Growing 4-8 inches, it requires mowing only once per year.
8„ tall x 15-18„ wide. Helen von Stein makes a great foliar accent as it is grown for its large, fuzzy, silver leaves. This is a great edging plant with a uniform, mound...
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Helen von Stein Lamb's Ear Large Leafed Lamb's Ear Stachys byzantina Helen von Stein
$10.99
Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot

8" tall x 15-18" wide. Helen von Stein makes a great foliar accent as it is grown for its large, fuzzy, silver leaves. This is a great edging plant with a uniform, mounding habit. Non-blooming so it doesn't reseed. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
Exclusive. Swallowtail is unique with large, long-spurred flowers with bright-yellow center petals and softer yellow outer petals, held over attractive blue-green foliage. Late sprin...
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Swallowtail® Columbine Swallowtail ® Columbine Aquilegia species
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Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot

Exclusive. Swallowtail is unique with large, long-spurred flowers with bright-yellow center petals and softer yellow outer petals, held over attractive blue-green foliage. Late spring blooming, the flowers have amazing 4 inch long spurs flowing backward from the face of the flower. A High Country Gardens introduction.
Delosperma ‚Granita Orange®‚ (Cold Hardy Ice Plant) blooms in mid- to late spring with stunning pure orange flowers which sit right on top of its tidy mat of evergree...
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Granita® Orange Ice Plant Granita® Orange Cold Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma Granita® Orange PJS02S
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Delosperma 'Granita Orange®' (Cold Hardy Ice Plant) blooms in mid- to late spring with stunning pure orange flowers which sit right on top of its tidy mat of evergreen foliage.
Gaillardia grandiflora ‚Arizona Sun‚ (Blanket Flower) is a 2005 All America Selections winner because of its outstanding hardiness, everblooming flowers, and drought tole...
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Arizona Sun Gaillardia Arizona Sun Blanket Flower Gaillardia grandiflora Arizona Sun

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Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' (Blanket Flower) is a 2005 All America Selections winner because of its outstanding hardiness, everblooming flowers, and drought tolerance. With modest deadheading 'Arizona Sun' Blanket Flower is covered with red-orange and yellow bi-colored flowers all season long. Drought resistant perennial plant (xeric).
Rocky Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) is a wonderful native wildflower from Canada and the higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains. This compact, earlier-blooming Goldenr...
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Rocky Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago) Rocky Mountain Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata
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Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot

Rocky Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata) is a wonderful native wildflower from Canada and the higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains. This compact, earlier-blooming Goldenrod has rounded clusters of bright yellow, summer-blooming flowers and broad, smooth leaves. Like all Goldenrods, this is an essential nectar plant for pollinating insects, and a good source of food plant for other beneficial insects.
Origanum libanoticum (Hopflower Oregano) is an Old World herb that blooms in mid-summer on tall stems with cascading sprays of pink bracts and flowers. Planted on the edge of a raise...
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Cascading Hopflower Oregano Cascading Hopflower Oregano Origanum libanoticum

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Origanum libanoticum (Hopflower Oregano) is an Old World herb that blooms in mid-summer on tall stems with cascading sprays of pink bracts and flowers. Planted on the edge of a raised bed shows off the lantern-like flowers to best advantage. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
Agave toumeyana v. bella is a miniature Century plant that is a rare and highly desirble variety for the waterwise garden. It has excellent cold hardiness and beautiful white striped...
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Miniature Century Plant (Agave) Miniature Century Plant Agave toumeyana v. bella
$11.99
Per Plant - 2.5" Pot

Agave toumeyana v. bella is a miniature Century plant that is a rare and highly desirble variety for the waterwise garden. It has excellent cold hardiness and beautiful white striped leaves with curling white threads on the margins.
Engelmann‚s Daisy (Engelmannia peristenia) is tough, showy native wildflower that blooms most of the summer with showy golden-yellow flowers....
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Engelmann's Daisy (Engelmannia) Engelmann's Daisy Engelmannia peristenia

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Engelmann's Daisy (Engelmannia peristenia) is tough, showy native wildflower that blooms most of the summer with showy golden-yellow flowers.
Gaillardia grandiflora ‚Arizona Red Shades‚ (Blanket Flower) is a recent introduction with dark orange-red flowers. With modest deadheading this selection will bloom all ...
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Arizona Red Shades Gaillardia Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower Gaillardia grandiflora Arizona Red Shades

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Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Red Shades' (Blanket Flower) is a recent introduction with dark orange-red flowers. With modest deadheading this selection will bloom all summer thriving in full, hot sun and poor soils. Attractive to butterflies. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
Arp Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Arp) is a very cold hardy shrub Rosemary. It has a stiff upright growth habit and a mid-spring display of light blue flowers. Released by the Nat...
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Arp Rosemary Arp Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Arp
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Arp Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Arp) is a very cold hardy shrub Rosemary. It has a stiff upright growth habit and a mid-spring display of light blue flowers. Released by the National Arboretum. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). 36" tall x 36" wide.
Exclusive. Little Treasure is a dwarf yellow flowered form of a columbine native to the shady canyons of southern New Mexico. The bright flowers face upwards to the sky and attract...
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Little Treasure Dwarf Spur Columbine Little Treasure Dwarf Spur Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha v. chaplinei Little Treasure

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Exclusive. Little Treasure is a dwarf yellow flowered form of a columbine native to the shady canyons of southern New Mexico. The bright flowers face upwards to the sky and attract hummingbirds. A High Country Gardens introduction.
This is a vigorous evergreen groundcover with succulent, blue-green leaves and an explosion of shimmering fuchsia-pink flowers in late-spring through early summer. Rabbit resistant a...
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Creeping Shrubby Ice Plant (Ruschia) Creeping Shrubby Ice Plant Ruschia pulvinaris

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This is a vigorous evergreen groundcover with succulent, blue-green leaves and an explosion of shimmering fuchsia-pink flowers in late-spring through early summer. Rabbit resistant and drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). 3" tall x 12" wide.
A carefree little succulent native plant, Phemeranthus calycinum ‚Judith‚s Favorite‚ (Fame Flower) has quarter-sized rose-violet flowers that open in the afternoon ...
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Judith's Favorite Fame Flower (Phemeranthus) Judith's Favorite Fame Flower Phemeranthus calycinum Judith's Favorite
$9.99
Per Plant - 2.5" Pot

A carefree little succulent native plant, Phemeranthus calycinum 'Judith's Favorite' (Fame Flower) has quarter-sized rose-violet flowers that open in the afternoon heat. A willing re-seeder, these little plants gently colonize their garden site and bloom all summer. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
Gray Santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus), is a wonderful Mediterranean herb with aromatic silver foliage that covers itself with hundreds of deep yellow button-shaped flowers in s...
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Gray Santolina Gray Lavender Cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus

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Gray Santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus), is a wonderful Mediterranean herb with aromatic silver foliage that covers itself with hundreds of deep yellow button-shaped flowers in summer. The mounding evergreen foliage is an attractive groundcover that’s completely deer and rabbit resistant, and the fragrant foliage and flowers can also be used in sachets. Ideal for gardens with hot, dry summers, and full sun.
Seafoam is grown for its curlicue silver foliage and low, mounding habit. Useful as a small scall groundcover, the plant is an excellent companion for other tall perennials with gree...
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Seafoam Artemisia Seafoam Curlicue Sage Artemisia versicolor Seafoam
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Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot

Seafoam is grown for its curlicue silver foliage and low, mounding habit. Useful as a small scall groundcover, the plant is an excellent companion for other tall perennials with green or blue foliage. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). Introduced into cultivation in the US by Lauren Springer Ogden.
SunSparkler® ‚Lime Twister‚ Sedum is a two-toned garden knockout with lime green foliage edged in a buttery yellow. This hardy succulent blooms in late summer with rose-...
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SunSparkler® Lime Twister Sedum SunSparkler® Lime Twister Stonecrop PP#26895 Sedum Lime Twister PP#26895

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SunSparkler® 'Lime Twister' Sedum is a two-toned garden knockout with lime green foliage edged in a buttery yellow. This hardy succulent blooms in late summer with rose-pink flowers that last for well over a month, supporting pollinators and brightening the late summer to fall garden. An easy-to-grow choice that will spread to fill containers, borders, and water-thrifty gardens. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Sedum seboldii October Daphne’s unique and beautiful foliage provides contrasting color and texture when planted with small ornamental grasses and various lavender varieties. T...
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October Daphne Sedum October Daphne Stonecrop Sedum seboldii October Daphne

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Sedum seboldii October Daphne’s unique and beautiful foliage provides contrasting color and texture when planted with small ornamental grasses and various lavender varieties. This stonecrop is valued for its fall display of deep pink flowers and its arching stems of succulent gray green foliage. 6-12" tall x 12-15" wide.

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