We're open for the Season!
Nursery Hours for October-March
Thursday-Saturday: 9:00-5:00 • Wednesday/Sunday: By Appointment
🌲🌲🌲Holiday Schedule🌲🌲🌲
Thanksgiving: Thursday & Friday CLOSED • Saturday OPEN 9:00-5:00
Christmas: 12/23/2025-01/07/2026 CLOSED
Desert Plant List
This list is what we grow. For current inventory and pricing, click here.
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Penstemon spectabilis
Low
Filtered Sun
Moderate
2'x3'
California Native
Blue
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Senecio flaccidus
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun
Fast
2-4'x2-4'
Mojave; Sonoran; Chihuahuan Deserts
Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Very Low
Full Sun
Fast
6-10'x3-6'
Local Native; Mojave Native
Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Psorothamnus spinosa
Very Low
Full Sun
Slow
20'x20'
Local Native
Purple; Blue
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Juncus acutus
Moderate
Full Sun
Moderate
5'x5'
Local Native
Brown
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Senna armata
Low
Full Sun
Fast
3'x3'
Local Native; Mojave Desert
Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Rhus ovata
Low
Full Sun; Part Shade
Moderate
15'x15'
Local Native; Mojave Desert
White
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Vachellia farnesiana
Low
Full Sun; Reflected Heat
Slow
15-20’x15-20’
Sonoran Desert
Golden Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Bebbia juncea
Very Low
Full Sun
Fast
3'x3'
Local Native
Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Ocimum basilicum var thyrsiflora
Low - Moderate
Full Sun
Fast
2'x2'
Desert Adapted
Purple
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Bulbine frutescens
Low
Full Sun; Part Shade
Fast
1’x1.5’
Desert Adapted
Orange
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Dalea greggii
Low
Full Sun
Fast
1'x8'
Chihuahuan Desert
Purple
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Tricholobivia hybrid
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun
Moderate
2'x2'
Desert Adapted
Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Oenothera caespitosa
Low
Full Sun; Part Shade
Fast
1’x3’
Sonoran Desert; Mojave Desert
White
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Clematis ligusticifolia
Local Native; Mojave Desert
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Salvia apiana
Low
Full Sun; Filtered Sun
Moderate
5-8'x1-6'
Local Native; Mojave Native
White
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Asclepias albicans
Low
Full Sun
Fast
3-10'x4'
Local Native
Cream
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Tecoma stans
Low-Moderate
Full Sun
Fast
12'x12'
Sonoran Desert
Yellow
Scientific name:
Water needs:
Exposure:
Growth rate:
Mature size:
Flower color:
Anemopsis californica
Mojave Desert