Plant Growing Guides

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Desert Mariposa

Calochortus desertii

Desert Mint

Mentha pulegium subsp. pulegium var. microphylla

Desert Myrtle

Hypercicum brachystylus

Desert needlegrass

Achnatherum speciosum

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)

Desert Shrub (Creosote Bush / Ocotillo)

Larrea tridentata / Fouquieria splendens

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion longissimum

Desert Succulents

Various genera (Aloe, Agave, Echeveria, Sedum, Opuntia, etc.)

Desert Sweet

Chilopsis linearis

Desert Verbena

Glandularia pulchella

Desert Wildflowers

Sonoran Desert flora (various species)

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Desert Willow 'Bubba'

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

Desert Willow Purple Splendor

Chilopsis linearis 'Purple Splendor'

Desert Willow 'Roseate Spire'

Chilopsis linearis 'Roseate Spire'

Desert Willow Sierra Madre

Chilopsis linearis subsp. arcuata

Desert Zinnia

Zinnia acerosa

Desi Chickpea

Cicer arietinum

Desi Chickpea

Cicer arietinum

Desirable Pecan

Carya illinoinensis 'Desirable'

Désirée Potato

Solanum tuberosum 'Désirée'

Desirée Potato

Solanum tuberosum 'Desirée'

Desmodium

Desmodium spp.

Florida Beggarweed

Desmodium intortum

Desmodium (Tick Clover, Beggar's Lice)

Desmodium spp.

Stylo

Desmodium distortum

Velvet Beggar-ticks

Desmodium velutinum

Detroit Dark Red Beet

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Deutschland Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum 'Deutschland'

Deutzia

Deutzia spp.