Plant Growing Guides

Desert Aster

Aster tanacetifolius

Desert Bluebush

Rhagodia spinosa

Desert Broom

Ericameria nauseosa

Desert Buckwheat

Eriogonum deserticola

Desert Cactus

Cactaceae family (multiple genera)

Desert Carpet

Thymus serpyllum 'Desert Carpet'

Desert Chia

Salvia hispanica

Desert Evening Primrose

Oenothera deltoides

Desert Flowers (Penstemon and Salvia)

Penstemon spp. and Salvia spp.

Desert Gold Peach

Prunus persica 'Desert Gold'

Desert Goldenpoppy

Eschscholzia glyptosperma

Desert Gold Fig

Ficus carica 'Desert Gold'

Desert Gold Poppy

Eschscholzia glyptosperma

Desert Grass

Bouteloua, Aristida, Sporobolus, and other xerophytic grass genera

Desert Holly

Ilex vomitoria var. brevifolia

Desert Ironwood

Olneya tesota

Desert Lantana

Lantana horrida

Desert Lavender

Hyptis emoryi

Desert Lily

Hesperocallis undulata

Desert Lupine

Lupinus sparsiflorus

Desert Mahogany

Viguiera dentata

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Desert Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Desert Mariposa

Calochortus desertii

Desert Mint

Mentha pulegium subsp. pulegium var. microphylla

Desert Morning Glory

Ipomoea acuminata

Desert Myrtle

Hypercicum brachystylus

Desert needlegrass

Achnatherum speciosum

Desert Oak

Allocasuarina decaisneana

Desert Oak Grass

Panicum obtusum

Desert Olive

Forestiera neomexicana

Desert Pea

Sturt's Desert Pea (Sturtia vesicatoria, formerly Swainsona stipularis)

Desert Peach

Prunus pubescens

Desert Plants (General)

Various xerophytic species

Desert Privet

Forestiera neomexicana

Caucasian Stonecrop Variegatum

Sedum spurium 'Variegatum'

Desert Rock Plants

Various species (Sempervivum, Sedum, Delosperma, Echeveria, and others)

Desert Rock Plant / Caucasian Stonecrop

Sedum spurium

Desert Rosemary

Eriodictyon californicum

Desert Sage

Salvia dorrii

Desert Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Desert Scrub Oak

Quercus turbinella

Desert Senna

Senna polyphylla

Desert Shrubland Plants

Mixed xeric shrub species

Desert Shrub Oak

Quercus turbinella

Desert Shrubs

Various species (see varieties)

Desert Shrubs: Creosotebush and Tarbush

Larrea tridentata (creosotebush) and Flourensia cernua (tarbush)