Desert Plant List

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Cleveland Sage

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Salvia clevelandii

Low - Moderate

Full Sun

Fast

4'x6'

California Native

Violet

Climbing Milkweed

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Funastrum cynanchoides

Low

Full Sun; Filtered Shade

Fast

10'

Local Native

Pink; Purple

Clustered Field Sedge

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Carex praegracilis

Moderate

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Moderate

2-4'x4'

Mojave Desert

Common Yarrow

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Achillea millefolium

Low; Moderate

Filtered Sun

Fast

1'x1'

CA Native

White; Pink

Compass Barrel

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Ferocactus cylindraceus

Very Low

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Slow

8'x2'

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Yellow

Cows Tongue Prickly Pear

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Opuntia engelmannii var linguiformis

Very Low

Full Sun

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6'x10'

Sonoran Desert

Yellow

Coyote Gourd

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Cucurbita palmata

Low

Full Sun

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1'x20'

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Yellow orange

Creosote Bush

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Larrea tridentata

Very Low

Full Sun; Reflected Heat

Slow

6’x8’

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Yellow

Damianita

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Chrysactinia mexicana

Low

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Moderate

1-2'x1-2'

Sonoran Desert

Yellow

Deer Grass

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Muhlenbergia rigens

Low

Full Sun; Part Shade; Full Shade

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4'x4'

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Cream

Deerweed

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Acmispon glaber

Low

Full Sun; Filtered Shade

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3'x3'

Local Native

Yellow tinged with red

Desert Agave

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Agave desertii

Low

Full Sun

Moderate - Slow

2'x6'

Local Native; Mojave

Yellow

Desert Baccharis

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Baccharis sergiloides

Moderate

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

6'x6'

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Yellow

Desert Broom

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Baccharis sarothroides

Very Low

Full Sun

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12'x6'

Local Native

Cream

Desert Croton

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Croton californicus

Very Low

Full

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Local Native

Cream

Desert Globe Mallow

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Sphaeralcea ambigua

Low

Full Sun; Reflected Heat

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3’x3’

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Mostly orange, but also White, Pink, Red and Lavender

Desert Lavender

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Condea emoryi

Low

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Moderate

6-10’X6-10'

Local Native

Purple

Desert Marigold

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Baileya multiradiata

Low

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Moderate-Fast

2’x2’

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Yellow

Desert Milkweed

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Asclepias erosa

Low

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Moderate

3'x2'

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Creamy Yellow

Desert Penstemon

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Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Low

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2'x3'

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Reddish Pink