Desert Plant List

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Indian Blanket

Scientific name:

Gaillardia spp. (Self-hybrid of Gaillardia aristata × Gaillardia pulchella)

Water needs:

Low-Moderate

Exposure:

Full Sun; Part Shade

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

2’x2’

Native region:

Chihuahuan Desert

Flower color:

Red, Yellow and Orange

Interior California Buckwheat

Scientific name:

Eriogonum fasciultum var polifolium

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Slow; Moderate

Mature size:

2'x3'

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Cream; Pink; White

Ironwood

Scientific name:

Olneya tesota

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

30'x30'

Native region:

Local Native

Flower color:

Purple

Jojoba

Scientific name:

Simmondsia chinensis

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

3-7'x4-7'

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Yellow; Cream

Katie Ruellia

Scientific name:

Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie'

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

1'x1.5'

Native region:

Desert Adapted

Flower color:

Purple

Lady Slipper

Scientific name:

Euphorbia lomelii

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun; Filtered Shade

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

3’x3’

Native region:

Sonoran Desert

Flower color:

Red

Lanceleaf Liveforever

Scientific name:

Dudleya lanceolata

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Growth rate:

Slow

Mature size:

6"x12"

Native region:

Local Native

Flower color:

Orange; Pink; Red; Yellow

Lemon Dalea

Scientific name:

Dalea capitata

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Growth rate:

Mature size:

1'x4'

Native region:

Desert Adapted

Flower color:

Yellow

Linear Goldenbush

Scientific name:

Ericameria linearifolia

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

3'x5'

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Yellow

Luffa

Scientific name:

Luffa aegyptiaca

Water needs:

Moderate

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

30'

Native region:

Vegetable

Flower color:

Yellow

Mexican Bladdersage

Scientific name:

Scutellaria mexicana

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun; Filtered Sun

Growth rate:

Mature size:

3x3

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

white; purple

Mexican Petunia

Scientific name:

Ruellia brittoniana

Water needs:

Low; Moderate

Exposure:

Filtered Sun; Shade

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

4'x4'

Native region:

Desert Adapted

Flower color:

Purple; Pink; White

Mojave Indigo Bush

Scientific name:

Psorothamnus arborescens

Water needs:

Low; Very Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

3x3

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Purple

Mojave Prickly Pear

Scientific name:

Opuntia erinacea

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Filtered Sun; Full Sun

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

2'x10'

Native region:

Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Yellow

Mojave Yucca

Scientific name:

Yucca schidigera

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Slow

Mature size:

1'x15'

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Cream

Moss Verbena

Scientific name:

Glandularia pulchella

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

1'x3'

Native region:

Desert Adapted

Flower color:

Purple

Mule Fat

Scientific name:

Baccharis salicifolia

Water needs:

Moderate

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

6-12'x3-9'

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Pink; White; Yellow

Narrowleaf Milkweed

Scientific name:

Asclepias fascicularis

Water needs:

Moderate

Exposure:

Filtered Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

3x1

Native region:

Mojave Desert; California Native

Flower color:

Lavender; Pink; White

Our Lords Candle

Scientific name:

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Full Sun

Growth rate:

Moderate

Mature size:

4'x4'

Native region:

Local Native; Mojave Desert

Flower color:

Cream

Palmers Indian Mallow

Scientific name:

Abuitilon palmeri

Water needs:

Low

Exposure:

Filtered Sun

Growth rate:

Fast

Mature size:

3-8'x3-5'

Native region:

Sonoran Desert

Flower color:

Orange Yellow