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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Nepeta '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 $9.99Per 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$10.99Per 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 $7.59Per 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 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 $9.89Sale Price I Save 10%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$9.99Per 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 MoreApache Plume is one of our showiest native western shrubs. Beginning in late spring and continuing through summer the plant blooms with single white flowers that set fluffy pink seed...
Learn MoreApache Plume (Fallugia) Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotApache Plume is one of our showiest native western shrubs. Beginning in late spring and continuing through summer the plant blooms with single white flowers that set fluffy pink seed heads. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).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$8.99Per 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 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 $12.99Per 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 $8.99Per 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 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$10.99Per 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 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 $9.89Sale Price I Save 10%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 MoreThis new cultivar of Texas Yucca blooms all summer with six-foot tall spikes of glowing coral-orange flowers. A cross between a yellow and red flowered variety, Hesperaloe parviflora...
Learn MoreCoral Glow Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe) Coral Glow Texas Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora Coral Glow PP#29,626As low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThis new cultivar of Texas Yucca blooms all summer with six-foot tall spikes of glowing coral-orange flowers. A cross between a yellow and red flowered variety, Hesperaloe parviflora Coral Glow PP#29,626 has been an outstanding performer.Learn MoreThis 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...
Learn MoreCreeping Shrubby Ice Plant (Ruschia) Creeping Shrubby Ice Plant Ruschia pulvinaris$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotThis 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.Learn MoreA High Country Gardens Exclusive, our drought resistant jumbo Waterwise pre-planned garden will allow you to grow more flowers while using less water with this arresting combination ...
Learn MoreJumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned Garden Jumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned GardenAs low as $169.32Per Garden of 18 PlantsLearn MoreA High Country Gardens Exclusive, our drought resistant jumbo Waterwise pre-planned garden will allow you to grow more flowers while using less water with this arresting combination of long-blooming, easy-care perennials. Their bright, clear colors are a delight to your eye, but their inedible foliage will keep the rabbits and deer at bay. Perfect for that hot, sunny spot in your yard. Available in two sizes, 18 or 27 plants. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). Save $20 off the single plant price!
A High Country Gardens Exclusive, our drought resistant jumbo Waterwise Pre-planned Garden will allow you to grow more flowers while using less water with this arresting combination ...
Learn MoreJumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned Garden For The West Coast Jumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned Garden For The West CoastAs low as $166.32Per Garden of 18 PlantsA High Country Gardens Exclusive, our drought resistant jumbo Waterwise Pre-planned Garden will allow you to grow more flowers while using less water with this arresting combination of long-blooming, easy-care perennials. Their bright, clear colors are a delight to your eye, but their inedible foliage will keep the rabbits and deer at bay. Perfect for that hot, sunny spot in your yard. 18 plants in 5" deep pots. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). Save $20 off the single plant price!Learn MoreIf you have places in your landscape where most flowers seem to fry from the heat, these tough, long blooming perennials will solve the problem. They thrive in hot, sunny locations a...
Learn MoreSome Like It Hot Collection Some Like It Hot Collection$78.41Per Collection of 9If you have places in your landscape where most flowers seem to fry from the heat, these tough, long blooming perennials will solve the problem. They thrive in hot, sunny locations and provide flowers over much of the growing season when kept deadheaded. These red, purple and yellow blooms will brighten your yard and withstand the heat. Drought resistant perennial plants (xeric). A collection of nine plantsLearn MoreA carefree little succulent native plant, Fame Flower has quarter-sized rose-violet flowers that open in the afternoon heat. A willing re-seeder, these little plants gently colonize ...
Learn MoreJudith's Favorite Fame Flower (Phemeranthus) Judith's Favorite Fame Flower Phemeranthus calycinum Judith's Favorite$7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotA carefree little succulent native plant, 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).Learn More4-5" x 3-4" wide. Pineapple Cactus is a showy, clustering cactus with white spines and large yellow flowers with an orange center....
Learn MorePineapple Cactus (Coryphantha) Pineapple Cactus Coryphantha sulcata$10.99Per Plant - 2" Pot4-5" x 3-4" wide. Pineapple Cactus is a showy, clustering cactus with white spines and large yellow flowers with an orange center.Learn MoreTeucrium chamaedrys Prostratum is tough, pretty and long-lived. Its glossy green leaves and early summer display of deep pink flowers, Creeping Germander is not fussy about its soil,...
Learn MoreCompact Creeping Germander (Teucrium) Compact Creeping Germander Teucrium chamaedrys Prostratum$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotTeucrium chamaedrys Prostratum is tough, pretty and long-lived. Its glossy green leaves and early summer display of deep pink flowers, Creeping Germander is not fussy about its soil, and grows equally well in sun or shade. Tolerating light to moderate foot traffic, it's a low-care groundcover. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). 6-18" tall x 18" wide.Learn MoreCascading Ornamental Oregano (Origanum libanoticum) 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...
Learn MoreCascading Hopflower Oregano Cascading Hopflower Oregano Origanum libanoticum$8.49Per Plant - 2.5" PotCascading Ornamental Oregano (Origanum libanoticum) 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).Learn More'Blut' is one of the very best cold hardy Ice Plants. With its vigorous growth habit, durable evergreen foliage and summer-long display of deep magenta-red flowers, it is an invaluab...
Learn MoreBlut Ice Plant Blut Ice Plant Delosperma ashtonii BlutAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Blut' is one of the very best cold hardy Ice Plants. With its vigorous growth habit, durable evergreen foliage and summer-long display of deep magenta-red flowers, it is an invaluable groundcover. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreChamaebatiaria millefolium (also known as Desert Sweet or Fernbush) is a beautiful native shrub that brightens the garden in mid-summer with big clusters of bright white flowers. It ...
Learn MoreFernbush (Chamaebatiaria) Fernbush Chamaebatiaria millefolium$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotChamaebatiaria millefolium (also known as Desert Sweet or Fernbush) is a beautiful native shrub that brightens the garden in mid-summer with big clusters of bright white flowers. It also has attractive dried seed heads and olive-green foliage. Drought resistant perennial plant (xeric).Learn MoreTexas Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) is a showy, very cold hardy succulent that brings the look of the Southwest to wherever it's planted. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric...
Learn MoreTexas Sotol (Dasylirion) Texas Sotol Dasylirion texanum$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotTexas Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) is a showy, very cold hardy succulent that brings the look of the Southwest to wherever it's planted. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More12" x 12" wide. Arizona 'Red Shades' is a recent introduction with dark orange-red flowers. With modest deadheading this selection will bloom all summer thriving in full, hot sun and...
Learn MoreArizona Red Shades Gaillardia Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower Gaillardia grandiflora Arizona Red Shades$9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot12" x 12" wide. Arizona 'Red Shades' 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).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
- 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)
- White Sands Giant Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Lee's Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- 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
- Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia
- 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)
- High Plains Yellow Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Prairie Smoke (Geum)
- 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
- Banana Yucca