Desert Landscaping Plants

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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Hookers Sandwort (Arenaria hookeri v. desertii), also called Desert Sandwort, has soft moss-like foliage that is covered with a spray of petite white flowers in late spring. Native t...
Learn MoreHooker's Sandwort (Arenaria) Hooker's Sandwort Arenaria hookeri v. desertiiAs low as $8.99 Sale $8.54Per Plant - 2.5" PotHookers Sandwort (Arenaria hookeri v. desertii), also called Desert Sandwort, has soft moss-like foliage that is covered with a spray of petite white flowers in late spring. Native to Utah, this semi-evergreen plant grows just a couple of inches tall and provides year-round interest and texture for rock gardens or walkways. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreBanana Yucca (Yucca baccata) is a handsome species with rosettes of thick, stout olive-green leaves and big spikes of showy ivory flowers in late spring....
Learn MoreBanana Yucca Banana Yucca Yucca baccataAs low as $12.99 Sale $12.34Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBanana Yucca (Yucca baccata) is a handsome species with rosettes of thick, stout olive-green leaves and big spikes of showy ivory flowers in late spring.Learn MoreNepeta 'Select Blue' (Select Blue Catmint) is a fantastic xeric perennial with dramatic lavender-blue flowers and handsome gray-green foliage. A recurrent bloomer, the first flush of...
Learn MoreSelect Blue Nepeta Select Blue Catmint Nepeta faassenii Select BlueAs low as $9.99 Sale $9.49Per Plant - 5" Deep PotNepeta 'Select Blue' (Select Blue Catmint) is a fantastic xeric perennial with dramatic lavender-blue flowers and handsome gray-green foliage. A recurrent bloomer, the first flush of flowers comes in late spring, and again later in summer. A long-lived, easily grown perennial, this is an excellent plant for beginners.Learn MorePerovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires (Blue Spires Russian Sage) is the best large growing Russian Sage selection blooming with dark blue flower spikes appearing in mid-summer. Though...
Learn MoreBlue Spires Russian Sage Blue Spires Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPerovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires (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.Learn MoreSalvia sylvestris ‘May Night’ (May Night Sage) blooms prolifically with deep purple-blue flowers. It is an outstanding perennial with excellent cold hardiness, vigor, and toleran...
Learn MoreMay Night Salvia May Night Meadow Sage Salvia sylvestris May NightAs low as $9.49 Sale $9.02Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSalvia sylvestris ‘May Night’ (May Night Sage) blooms prolifically with deep purple-blue flowers. It is an outstanding perennial with excellent cold hardiness, vigor, and tolerance of heavy clay soils. Blooming in late spring with a profusion of flower spikes, it reblooms later in the summer when deadheaded.Learn MoreBlue Glow is an Old World wildflower that blooms in mid-summer. The deep blue globe-like flowers are held high above the attactive thistle-like foliage. One of the very best flowers ...
Learn MoreBlue Glow Echinops Blue Glow Globe Thistle Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlue Glow is an Old World wildflower that blooms in mid-summer. The deep blue globe-like flowers are held high above the attactive thistle-like foliage. One of the very best flowers for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass (Plant Select) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass with showy pink flowering pl...
Learn MoreUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Undaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia reverchonii PUND01SAs low as $10.99 Sale $10.44Per Plant - 5" Deep PotUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass (Plant Select) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass with showy pink flowering plumes that can be grown in USDA zones 5 and 6. A High Country Gardens introduction. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More2005 Plant Select Winner. 24-36" tall x 18" wide. Furman's Red is one of the most cold hardy of the native Salvia greggii family. Blooming in late spring and again in the fall, the p...
Learn MoreFurman's Red Texas Salvia Furman's Red Texas Sage Salvia greggii Furman's Red$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot2005 Plant Select Winner. 24-36" tall x 18" wide. Furman's Red is one of the most cold hardy of the native Salvia greggii family. Blooming in late spring and again in the fall, the plant covers itself with bright red flowers that attract the hummingbirds from miles around. Sweetly aromatic foliage too. A 2005 Plant Select winner. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreGaillardia Arizona Sun is a 2005 All America Selections winner because of its outstanding hardiness, everblooming flowers, and drought tolerance. With modest deadheading Arizona Sun ...
Learn MoreArizona Sun Gaillardia Arizona Sun Blanket Flower Gaillardia grandiflora Arizona Sun$9.99 Sale $9.49Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotGaillardia Arizona Sun 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).Learn MoreExclusive. Raspberry Delight® is an outstanding native Salvia hybrid with a summer-long display of stunning raspberry-red flowers and excellent cold hardiness (once established)....
Learn MoreRaspberry Delight® Salvia Raspberry Delight® Hybrid Bush Sage Salvia Raspberry Delight®$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive. Raspberry Delight® is an outstanding native Salvia hybrid with a summer-long display of stunning raspberry-red flowers and excellent cold hardiness (once established). The aromatic foliage has a sweet herbal scent. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). A High Country Gardens introduction.Learn More2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Gray creeping germander blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin linear gray leaves. The plant is ...
Learn MoreGray Creeping Germander (Teucrium) Gray Creeping Germander Teucrium aroanium$8.99 Sale $8.54Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 2.5" Pot2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Gray creeping germander blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin linear gray leaves. The plant is an excellent small scale groundcover for hot, sunny sites in well drained soil. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreLacy Blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacey Blue) is a true dwarf cultivar discovered in an English garden and just recently introduced to the US. Its smaller size makes ...
Learn MoreLacey Blue Russian Sage Lacey Blue Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Lisslitt PP#20,845$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLacy Blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacey Blue) is a true dwarf cultivar discovered in an English garden and just recently introduced to the US. Its smaller size makes it very useful when space is an issue and a smaller version of Russian Sage is required. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More8" 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. N...
Learn MoreHelen von Stein Lamb's Ear Large Leafed Lamb's Ear Stachys byzantina Helen von Stein$9.99 Sale $9.49Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot8" 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).Learn MoreExclusive. Salvia Ultra Violet is a great new cold-hardy Salvia greggii hybrid with showy violet-pink colored flowers. This Sage selection has demonstrated exceptional cold hardiness...
Learn MoreUltra Violet Salvia Ultra Violet Hybrid Sage Salvia Ultra Violet PP#21,411$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive. Salvia Ultra Violet is a great new cold-hardy Salvia greggii hybrid with showy violet-pink colored flowers. This Sage selection has demonstrated exceptional cold hardiness and blooms all season beginning in early summer. Salvia Ultra Violet thrives in full sun and heat. Drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric). A High Country Gardens introduction. Discovered in the garden of Lauren Springer Ogden.Learn MoreSilky thread Grass brings gossimer grace to any spot where it's planted. It blooms from late spring into late summer with plumes of silky flowers that sway back and forth in the sli...
Learn MoreSilky Thread Grass Silky Thread Grass Nassella tenuissimaAs low as $10.99 Sale $10.44Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSilky thread Grass brings gossimer grace to any spot where it's planted. It blooms from late spring into late summer with plumes of silky flowers that sway back and forth in the slightest breeze. Grow readily in most any soil with full to partial sun. Re-seeds itself readily. Not for sale in CA. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreDesert Sunrise Agastache is a hybrid native wildflower that blooms for months with tall spikes of orange and pink tubular flowers. The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to hu...
Learn MoreDesert Sunrise Agastache Desert Sunrise Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop) Agastache Desert SunriseAs low as $11.99 Sale $11.39Per Plant - 5" Deep PotDesert Sunrise Agastache is a hybrid native wildflower that blooms for months with tall spikes of orange and pink tubular flowers. The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds. The plant has aromatic, mint-scented foliage and flowers.Learn MoreStraight Up Red Texas Yucca PPAF is an everblooming yucca that produces a summer-long display of red-pink flowers held on strongly upright growing flower spikes. 2017 Plant of The Ye...
Learn MoreStraight Up Red Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe) Straight Up Red Texas Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora Straight Up RedAs low as $12.99 Sale $11.69Per Plant - 5" Deep PotStraight Up Red Texas Yucca PPAF is an everblooming yucca that produces a summer-long display of red-pink flowers held on strongly upright growing flower spikes. 2017 Plant of The Year.Learn MorePalmer's Beardtongue blooms in early summer with tall spikes of fragrant, light pink flowers in early summer. Very xeric and heat tolerant, it is a willing reseeder for use in coloni...
Learn MorePalmer's Penstemon Palmer's Beardtongue Penstemon palmeriAs low as $8.99 Sale $8.54Per Plant - 2.5" PotPalmer's Beardtongue blooms in early summer with tall spikes of fragrant, light pink flowers in early summer. Very xeric and heat tolerant, it is a willing reseeder for use in colonizing harsh sites. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreSeafoam 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...
Learn MoreSeafoam Artemisia Seafoam Curlicue Sage Artemisia versicolor SeafoamAs low as $8.99 Sale $8.54Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSeafoam 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.Learn MoreWild Four O'clock is a magnificent native wildflower that blooms all summer with magenta-pink flowers that open in the afternoon. A perennial with huge, deep roots, it needs no extr...
Learn MoreWild Four O'Clock (Mirabilis) Wild Four O'Clock Mirablis multiflora$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotWild Four O'clock is a magnificent native wildflower that blooms all summer with magenta-pink flowers that open in the afternoon. A perennial with huge, deep roots, it needs no extra water once established. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreOrange Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) brings a blast of bright orange to the mid-summer garden. A xeric perennial native to the Great Basin of the Western US, this rugged plant...
Learn MoreMunro's Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea) Munro's Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea munroanaAs low as $10.99 Sale $10.44Per Plant - 5" Deep PotOrange Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) brings a blast of bright orange to the mid-summer garden. A xeric perennial native to the Great Basin of the Western US, this rugged plant thrives in the most challenging hot, sunny dry garden conditions. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreExclusive. 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...
Learn MoreCoconino County Desert Penstemon Coconino County Desert Beardtongue Penstemon pseudospectabilis Coconino County$8.99 Sale $8.54Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 2.5" PotExclusive. 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).Learn MoreCold Hardy Pink is a long blooming, very cold hardy form of Texas sage that covers itself with deep pink flowers all season long. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric)....
Learn MoreCold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia Cold Hardy Pink Texas Sage Salvia greggii Cold Hardy Pink$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCold Hardy Pink is a long blooming, very cold hardy form of Texas sage that covers itself with deep pink flowers all season long. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More24-36" tall x 15" wide. The Richfield form of Eaton's Beardtongue was selected for its overall vigor and flower production. It blooms in early to mid-spring blooming with tall spikes...
Learn MoreFirecracker Penstemon Richfield Strain Richfield Strain Firecracker Beardtongue Penstemon eatonii Richfield StrainAs low as $8.49 Sale $8.07Per Plant - 2.5" Pot24-36" tall x 15" wide. The Richfield form of Eaton's Beardtongue was selected for its overall vigor and flower production. It blooms in early to mid-spring blooming with tall spikes of brilliant red flowers. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More
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- New Mexico Century Plant (Agave)
- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- West Texas Grass Salvia
- Summer Skies Texas Grass Salvia
- Blue Haze Euphorbia
- Silver Curry Bush (Helichrysum)
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Apache Plume (Fallugia)
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Dwarf Alpine Aster
- Dwarf Japanese Columbine
- Compact Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- My Soil Is Like A Beach Collection
- Beargrass (Nolina)
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Colorado Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Arizona Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Horse Crippler Cactus (Echinocactus)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Sea Urchin Cactus (Coryphantha)
- Peach Springs Century Plant (Agave)
- Shin Dagger Century Plant (Agave)
- Common Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Long Spined Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Kaibab Plateau Century Plant (Agave)
- Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Nodding Texas Yucca
- 25th Anniversary Cacti Collection
- Lutsko's Dwarf Spanish Lavender
- Giant Feather Grass
- Dwarf White Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Night-Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- Texas Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Schott's Yucca
- New Mexico Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Lace Aloe
- Red Hedgehog Agave
- Prairie Zinnia
- Silver Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Beardtongue Red Salvia
- Blue Boy Dwarf Rosemary
- Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Dallas Blues Blue Switchgrass
- Golden Flowered Century Plant (Agave)
- Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Swallowtail Columbine
- High Plains Yellow Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Pink Germander (Teucrium)
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Spanish Dagger Tree Yucca
- Plains Yucca
- Blue Doll House Yucca
- Ocotillo (Fouquieria)
- Stella D'Oro Reblooming Daylily
- Desert Purple Salvia