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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Salvia 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 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 $9.99Per 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 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$10.99Per 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 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 $8.79Sale Price I Save 20%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 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 $8.79Per 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. 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$10.99Per 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 More15-24" tall x 18" wide. Mexican Hat is the mahogany-red colored form of Prairie Coneflower that blooms from mid-summer into fall. A good naturalizing wildflower, it attracts bees and...
Learn MoreMexican Hat Mexican Hat Ratibida columniferaAs low as $9.99 Sale $7.99Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot15-24" tall x 18" wide. Mexican Hat is the mahogany-red colored form of Prairie Coneflower that blooms from mid-summer into fall. A good naturalizing wildflower, it attracts bees and butterflies. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreMaraschino comes into bloom in the summer with a stunning display of deep cherry red flowers. Very cold hardy, this beauty likes to be placed where it gets the morning sun but shade...
Learn MoreMaraschino Salvia Maraschino Bush Salvia Salvia Maraschino$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMaraschino comes into bloom in the summer with a stunning display of deep cherry red flowers. Very cold hardy, this beauty likes to be placed where it gets the morning sun but shade in the heat of the afternoon. A hummingbird's delight! Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn 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$7.99 Sale $7.19Sale Price I Save 10%Per 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 More'Blue Spruce' Creeping Sedum (Sedum reflexum) is a standout among low-maintenance Sedums. This easy-to-grow and eye-catching features succulent blue-green foliage, much like little s...
Learn MoreBlue Spruce Sedum Blue Spruce Stonecrop Sedum reflexum Blue SpruceAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Blue Spruce' Creeping Sedum (Sedum reflexum) is a standout among low-maintenance Sedums. This easy-to-grow and eye-catching features succulent blue-green foliage, much like little spruce needles! A pollinator favorite, it is covered with small star-shaped yellow flowers in summer for over a month. A great evergreen groundcover where low maintenance, drought-tolerant, deer-and-rabbit-resistant plantings are desired.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$8.99 Sale $7.19Sale Price I Save 20%Per 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 MoreDelosperma Jewel of the Desert Garnet is dwarf hybrid Ice plant with a profusion of eye catching, dime sized flowers of scarlet and lavender. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant...
Learn MoreJewel of Desert Garnet Ice Plant Jewel of Desert Garnet Dwarf Ice Plant Delosperma Jewel of Desert GarnetAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotDelosperma Jewel of the Desert Garnet is dwarf hybrid Ice plant with a profusion of eye catching, dime sized flowers of scarlet and lavender. 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$10.99 Sale $9.89Sale Price I Save 10%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 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 $10.99Per 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 MorePlant Select 2014. 4" tall x 15" wide. A superb native groundcover plant, Zinnia grandiflora ‘Gold on Blue’ (Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia) is an unusually large form of Prairie ...
Learn MoreGold On Blue Prairie Zinnia Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora Gold on Blue$8.99 Sale $8.09Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 2.5" PotPlant Select 2014. 4" tall x 15" wide. A superb native groundcover plant, Zinnia grandiflora ‘Gold on Blue’ (Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia) is an unusually large form of Prairie Zinnia that blooms in summer with golden-yellow daisies. 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)
- Gray Creeping Germander (Teucrium)
- Helen von Stein Lamb's Ear
- Raspberry Delight® Salvia
- West Texas Grass Salvia
- Summer Skies Texas Grass Salvia
- Arp Rosemary
- Showy Pink Evening Primrose
- Blue Haze Euphorbia
- Silver Curry Bush (Helichrysum)
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Dwarf Alpine Aster
- Dwarf Japanese Columbine
- Allium Millenium
- Miniature Century Plant (Agave)
- Compact Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- My Soil Is Like A Beach Collection
- Beargrass (Nolina)
- Texas Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Colorado Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Arizona Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Autumn Sapphire™ Salvia
- Horse Crippler Cactus (Echinocactus)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Pineapple Cactus (Coryphantha)
- 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)
- Engelmann's Daisy (Engelmannia)
- Long Spined Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Kaibab Plateau Century Plant (Agave)
- Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Havard's Century Plant (Agave)
- Nodding Texas Yucca
- 25th Anniversary Cacti Collection
- Compact Creeping Germander (Teucrium)
- 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)
- Jumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned Garden
- Prairie Smoke (Geum)
- Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Straight Up Red Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass
- Firecracker Penstemon Richfield Strain
- Pink Germander (Teucrium)
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Spanish Dagger Tree Yucca
- Plains Yucca
- Blue Doll House Yucca
- Ocotillo (Fouquieria)
- Banana Yucca
- Hummingbird Paradise Hesperaloe Collection