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Planting season in the Coachella Valley has wrapped up, and we’re closed until October! However, we’re still available by appointment through April for our High Desert clients and those outside the valley.
Desert Plant List
This list is what we grow. For current inventory and pricing, click here.
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Encelia actoni
Low
Full Sun
Fast
3'x3'
Local Native; Mojave Desert
Yellow
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Tetraneuris acaulis
Moderate
Full Sun; Part Shade; Reflected Heat
Fast
1'x1.5'
Sonoran Desert
Golden Yellow
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Fallugia paradoxa
Low
Full Sun
Fast
3'x6'
Mojave Desert; Sonoran Desert
White
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Echinopsis huascha
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun
Slow
3'x3'
Desert Adapted
Red
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Pluchea sericea
Low-Moderate
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Fast
16'
Local Native
Violet
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Zephyranthes candida
Low
Full Sun; Partial Shade
Fast
1’x1’
Desert Adapted
White
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Salvia greggii
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Shade
Moderate
3'x3'
Chihuahuan Desert
Red
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Lycium brevipes
Low
Full Sun
Moderate
8'x8'
Local Native
Lavender
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Calliandra californica
Low-Moderate
Full Sun; Reflected Sun; Filtered Sun
Moderate-Fast
4-6’ x 4-6’
Sonoran Desert
Red-orange
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Ruellia peninsularis
Low
Full Sun
Moderate
4'x4'
Sonoran Desert
Purple
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Euphorbia xanti
Low- Moderate
Full Sun; Shade
Fast
3-6'x3-6'
Sonoran Desert
pink
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Yucca baccata
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun
Moderate
3'x6'
Local Native; Mojave Desert
White
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Nolina parryi
Low
Full Sun
Moderate
4'x4'
Local Native; Mojave Desert
White
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Opuntia basilaris hybrid
Low
Full Sun
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2'x3'
Sonoran Native
Pink
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Opuntia basilaris
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun
Slow
2’x3’
Local Native
Hot Pink
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Hilaria rigida
Low
Full Sun; Part Shade
Fast
3'x3'
Local Native
Brown
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Arctostaphylos glauca
Moderate
Partial Shade
Slow-Moderate
3'x6'
Mojave Desert
white; pink
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Dalea frutescens
Low; Moderate
Full Sun
Moderate
4'x5'
Chihuahuan Desert
Purple
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Salvia melifera
Low - Moderate
Filtered Sun
Moderate
3'x3'
Local Native; Mojave Desert
White; Blue; Violet
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Melampodium leucanthum
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun; Filtered Shade
Fast
6"x1-2'
Sonoran Desert; Chihuahuan Deserts
white