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.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.
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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.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters below.
![Rocky Mountain Goldenrod, Solidago multiradiata]()
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...
Learn MoreRocky Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago) Rocky Mountain Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata$13.99 Sale $9.09Sale Price I Save 35%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRocky 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.![Old Man's Bones Stonecrop, Sedum globosum 'Old Man Bones', Image courtesy of Conservation Garden Park]()
Sedum globosum ‚Old Man‚s Bones‚ (Stonecrop) is an outstanding low-growing sedum with uniquely rounded, chubby leaves held on short spreading stems. Evergreen succ...
Learn MoreOld Man's Bones Sedum Old Man's Bones' Sedum Sedum globosum'Old Man's Bones'As low as $11.99 Sale $7.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSedum globosum 'Old Man's Bones' (Stonecrop) is an outstanding low-growing sedum with uniquely rounded, chubby leaves held on short spreading stems. Evergreen succulent foliage often develops a bronze tint in summer and flushes shades of purple, pink, red, and bronze over the winter. Perfect for groundcover, rock gardens, edging pathways, and spilling over the edges of raised beds or containers. It blooms in summer with clusters of small, bright yellow, star-shaped flowers.![Lemon Fizz Lavender Cotton, Santolina virens 'Lemon Fizz']()
‚Lemon Fizz‚ Santolina (Santolina virens) has fine, almost mossy-looking foliage in an eye-catching chartreuse color. The compact mounding foliage is evergreen and produc...
Learn MoreLemon Fizz Santolina Lemon Fizz Lavender Cotton Santolina virens 'Lemon Fizz'$13.99 Sale $9.09Sale Price I Save 35%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot'Lemon Fizz' Santolina (Santolina virens) has fine, almost mossy-looking foliage in an eye-catching chartreuse color. The compact mounding foliage is evergreen and produces bright yellow button-shaped flowers in summer. It thrives in full, hot sun, but demands a sandy, dry growing site once established. It’s a bit cold-tender and is recommended as a container-grown plant for use around the patio when planted away from the West Coast.![Sempervivum arachnoideum, Cobweb Hen and Chicks]()
Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Hens and Chicks) is a small-growing selection of hen and chicks that is especially lovely with its tight rosettes of cobwebbed foliage; makes an outs...
Learn MoreCobweb Hens and Chicks Cobweb Hens and Chicks Sempervivum arachnoideum Cobweb$12.99 Sale $8.44Sale Price I Save 35%Per Plant - 2.5" PotSempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Hens and Chicks) is a small-growing selection of hen and chicks that is especially lovely with its tight rosettes of cobwebbed foliage; makes an outstanding rock garden plant, Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).![Reblooming Bearded Iris Collection]()
Our Reblooming Bearded Iris Collection blooms mid spring to early summer, then returns for a finale of color in early fall. An array of ruffled petals in crisp white and saturated go...
Learn MoreReblooming Bearded Iris Collection Re-Blooming Bearded Iris Collection$54.95 Sale $41.21Sale Price I Save 25%Per Collection of 5Our Reblooming Bearded Iris Collection blooms mid spring to early summer, then returns for a finale of color in early fall. An array of ruffled petals in crisp white and saturated gold, violet, blue, and red hues give you creative freedom in your garden design. Bumblebees love the long-lasting blooms. Plant for an easy-care waterwise flower bed, or extend the bloom season in any garden. Collection of 5 plants. (Iris germanica)![Blueberry Bliss]()
Blueberry Bliss Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) has the deep blue color of a freshly picked berry. With plentiful, large, and generously ruffled flowers, Blueberry Bliss adds a classic...
Learn MoreBlueberry Bliss Bearded Iris Blueberry Bliss Bearded Iris Iris germanica Blueberry Bliss$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantBlueberry Bliss Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) has the deep blue color of a freshly picked berry. With plentiful, large, and generously ruffled flowers, Blueberry Bliss adds a classic blue accent, perfect for garden designs and cut flowers. Stunning sapphire tones complement the lighter shades of the mid-spring garden. A pollinator favorite, deer and rabbits stay away.![Swingtown Fragrant]()
Swingtown Fragrant Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) hits a home run with exquisitely ruffled, rich royal purple petals. A stunning selection, this sweetly fragrant Iris is a prolific bl...
Learn MoreSwingtown Bearded Iris Swingtown Fragrant Bearded Iris Iris germanica Swingtown$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantSwingtown Fragrant Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) hits a home run with exquisitely ruffled, rich royal purple petals. A stunning selection, this sweetly fragrant Iris is a prolific bloomer that will fill your late-spring garden and cut flower bouquets with saturated color. This pollinator favorite is drought tolerant and deer resistant.![Play With Fire Bearded Iris]()
Play With Fire Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) glows like embers in the late-spring garden. An undulating palette of scarlet red and burgundy ruffles are highlighted by cheery orange b...
Learn MorePlay With Fire Bearded Iris Play With Fire Bearded Iris Iris germanica Play With Fire$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantPlay With Fire Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) glows like embers in the late-spring garden. An undulating palette of scarlet red and burgundy ruffles are highlighted by cheery orange beards and delicate white throats. This amazing flower sparkles with warm color, drawing pollinators to the garden and adding lovely color to cut flower arrangements. An easy-to-grow, deer and rabbit resistant superstar.![Before The Storm]()
Before The Storm Fragrant Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) arrives in mid-spring with great drama and flair. Its sophisticated ruffled black petals earn its status as a multiple awardin...
Learn MoreBefore The Storm Bearded Iris Before The Storm Bearded Iris Iris germanica Before The Storm$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantBefore The Storm Fragrant Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) arrives in mid-spring with great drama and flair. Its sophisticated ruffled black petals earn its status as a multiple awarding-winning, highly prized Iris. Prolific, sweetly fragrant blooms will draw pollinators and have neighbors lined up for viewing. Add contrast to monochromatic plantings, or a bold accent to colorful garden beds. Grow extra for elegant cut flowers.![Starring Bearded Iris]()
Starring Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) offers drama and decadence with velvety midnight falls contrasted by crisp white standards. With smoky orange beards that make perfect landing ...
Learn MoreStarring Bearded Iris Starring Bearded Iris Iris germanica Starring$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantStarring Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) offers drama and decadence with velvety midnight falls contrasted by crisp white standards. With smoky orange beards that make perfect landing pads for bumblebees, the striking color combo can wake up a sleepy late-spring landscape. This multiple award-winner will steal the show in the late-spring garden.![Funday Monday Bearded Iris]()
Funday Monday Fragrant Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a knockout with finely detailed colors and movement in the garden. Ruffled falls of raspberry with an orchid-like center surro...
Learn MoreFunday Monday Bearded Iris Funday Monday Bearded Iris Iris germanica Funday Monday$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantFunday Monday Fragrant Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a knockout with finely detailed colors and movement in the garden. Ruffled falls of raspberry with an orchid-like center surround vibrant yellow beards, topped by creamy buff standards. A prolific bloomer, this sassy fragrant perennial can’t help but make you smile. A great deer-resistant addition to the late-spring garden.![Haunted Heart Bearded Iris]()
Haunted Heart Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) will steal your heart with broad silver-white petals washed with delicate lavender veins. Richly fragrant and heavily ruffled, this award-...
Learn MoreHaunted Heart Bearded Iris Haunted Heart Bearded Iris Iris germanica Haunted Heart$10.99 Sale $8.24Sale Price I Save 25%Per Bare Root PlantHaunted Heart Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) will steal your heart with broad silver-white petals washed with delicate lavender veins. Richly fragrant and heavily ruffled, this award-winning Iris merits a special place in your garden. The subtle colors will complement any garden design, and make beautiful cut flower bouquets. Easy-to-grow, it’s drought tolerant and deer resistant too.
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- Purple Ozark Penstemon
- New Mexico Century Plant (Agave)
- Parry's Century Plant (Agave)
- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Judith's Favorite Fame Flower (Phemeranthus)
- Helen von Stein Lamb's Ear - 5" Pot
- Cold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia
- Ultra Violet Salvia
- Raspberry Delight® Salvia
- West Texas Grass Salvia
- Burgundy Seduction Salvia
- Summer Skies Texas Grass Salvia
- Maraschino Salvia
- Creeping Shrubby Ice Plant (Ruschia)
- Arp Rosemary
- Lacey Blue Russian Sage
- Cascading Hopflower Oregano
- Showy Pink Evening Primrose
- Wild Four O'Clock (Mirabilis)
- Blue Haze Euphorbia
- Silver Curry Bush (Helichrysum)
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Arizona Red Shades Gaillardia
- Arizona Sun Gaillardia
- Apache Plume (Fallugia)
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Blue Glow Echinops
- Dwarf Alpine Aster
- Dwarf Japanese Columbine
- Little Treasure Dwarf Spur Columbine
- Allium Millenium
- Miniature Century Plant (Agave)
- Compact Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Some Like It Hot Collection
- Ice Plant Collection (Delosperma)
- Gaillardia Collection (Blanket Flower)
- Gopher & Rabbit Resistant Collection
- Beargrass (Nolina)
- Texas Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Voodoo Sedum
- 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 Beaver Dam Mountains Form (Agave)
- Havard's Century Plant (Agave)
- Hardy Living Stone (Aloinopsis)
- Nodding Texas Yucca
- October Daphne Sedum
- 25th Anniversary Cacti Collection
- Compact Creeping Germander (Teucrium)
- Yellow Flowering Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Lutsko's Dwarf Spanish Lavender
- Giant Feather Grass
- Mesa™ Peach Gaillardia
- Dwarf White Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Night-Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- Tufted Ice Plant
- Texas Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Schott's Yucca
- New Mexico Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Bushy Bulbine
- Lace Aloe
- Red Hedgehog Agave
- Green's Beargrass (Nolina)
- 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
- Amber Wheels Gaillardia
- Golden Flowered Century Plant (Agave)
- Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Red Edged Pig's Ear (Cotyledon)
- Swallowtail® Columbine
- Seafoam Artemisia
- High Plains Yellow Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Alan's Apricot Ice Plant
- Blut Ice Plant
- Gold Nugget Ice Plant
- White Nugget Ice Plant
- Fire Spinner® Ice Plant
- Mesa Verde® Ice Plant
- Lavender Ice Ice Plant
- Hardy Yellow Ice Plant
- Red Mountain® Flame Ice Plant
- Jumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned Garden
- Jumbo Waterwise Pre-Planned Garden For The West Coast
- Lesotho Pink Ice Plant
- Prairie Smoke (Geum)
- Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Coral Glow Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Straight Up Red Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Silver Edged Horehound (Marrubium)
- Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass
- Undaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass
- Silky Thread Grass
- Select Blue Nepeta
- Firecracker Penstemon Richfield Strain
- Palmer's Penstemon
- May Night Salvia
- Munro's Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea)
- Pink Germander (Teucrium)
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Spanish Dagger Tree Yucca
- Plains Yucca
- Blue Doll House Yucca
- Ocotillo (Fouquieria)
- Granita® Orange Ice Plant
- Granita® Raspberry Ice Plant
- Desert Sunrise® Agastache
- Jewel of Desert® Peridot Ice Plant
- Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant
- Jewel of Desert Garnet Ice Plant
- Florentine Silk Bearded Iris
- Desert Purple Salvia
- Mexican Hat
- Banana Yucca
- Hooker's Sandwort (Arenaria)
- SunSparkler® Lime Twister Sedum
- SunSparkler® Dazzleberry Sedum
- FlowerKisser® Weeping Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Angelina Sedum
- Cape Blanco Sedum
- Blue Spruce Sedum
- SunSparkler® Sedum Collection
- David's Dependable Desert Plant Collection
- Hummingbird Paradise Hesperaloe Collection
- Desert Peach (Prunus)
- Gray Santolina
- Green Santolina
- Purple Form Creeping Sedum
- Coconino County Desert Penstemon
- Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear
- Furman's Red Texas Salvia
- Buena Vista English Lavender
- Chick Charms® Appletini™ Hens and Chicks
- Chick Charms® Mint Marvel™ Hens and Chicks
- Miss Katherine English Lavender
- SunSparkler® Wildfire Sedum
- Autumn Fire Sedum
- Gray Creeping Germander (Teucrium)
