Desert Horizon Nursery

Plants

Daisy mandarin tree with large, slightly flattened deep reddish-orange fruit and glossy leaves

Daisy Mandarin

Daisy Mandarin

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Damianita / Damianita Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Damianita

Damianita

Full sun

Very low

Spring and fall / reblooming after monsoon rains

Damianita / Damianita Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Damianita Daisy

Damianita Daisy

Full sun

Very low

Spring and fall; may rebloom after summer monsoon rains.

Danda thor euphorbia with upright ribbed green branches and leafy tips in a gravel yard

Danda Thor (Euphorbia)

Danda Thor (Euphorbia)

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Day Lily – Desert Horizon Nursery

Day Lily

Day Lily

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to summer

Deer Grass – Desert Horizon Nursery

Deer Grass

Deer Grass

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall

Deglet Noor date palm with grey-green feather fronds and clusters of amber dates in a gravel yard

Deglet Noor Date Palm

Deglet Noor Date Palm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Delphinium with compact spires of soft pink flowers with white centres in a spring garden bed

Delphinium

Delphinium

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Fall through spring

Desert agave, a compact grey-green spiny rosette in coarse gravel between boulders

Desert Agave

Desert Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; blooms once at maturity (10-25 years) / then dies.

Desert cassia shrub with feathery silver-grey foliage and masses of small golden-yellow flowers

Desert Cassia

Desert Cassia

Full sun

Very low

Late winter to spring; can rebloom in fall

Desert Delight nectarine tree with narrow green leaves and smooth red-blushed yellow fruit

Desert Delight Nectarine

Desert Delight Nectarine

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter (late January to February)

Desert fern tree, a small multi-trunk tree with a spreading canopy of feathery fern-like green leaves

Desert Fern Tree

Desert Fern Tree

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Desert Gold Peach – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Gold Peach

Desert Gold Peach

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring (February-March); fruit ripens May-June.

Desert lavender shrub with silvery-grey felted leaves and slender spikes of tiny lavender flowers

Desert Lavender

Desert Lavender

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer; can rebloom after monsoon rains.

Desert Marigold – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Marigold

Desert Marigold

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall; nearly year-round in mild winters

Desert Milkweed – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Milkweed

Desert Milkweed

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall

Desert Museum Palo Verde – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Museum Palo Verde

Desert Museum Palo Verde

Full sun

Low

Spring (March-May)

Desert Ruellia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Ruellia

Desert Ruellia

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall; heaviest bloom in warm months.

Desert Spoon (Gray) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Gray)

Desert Spoon (Gray)

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Desert Spoon (Green) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Green)

Desert Spoon (Green)

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Desert Spoon (Toothless) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Toothless)

Desert Spoon (Toothless)

Full sun

Very low

Summer; tall flower stalks emerge infrequently.

Desert Willow – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Willow

Desert Willow

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall (April-October)

Devils tongue cactus, a flattened green barrel with broad hooked red spines and purple-pink flowers in a pot

Devils Tongue Cactus

Devils Tongue Cactus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Fall to winter

Dianthus with cherry-red fringed flowers above a mound of blue-green leaves in a garden bed

Dianthus ‘Cherry Pie’

Dianthus ‘Cherry Pie’

Full sun

Moderate

Winter to spring in low desert (October through April)

Dianthus mound with fringed rose-pink flowers and blue-green leaves in a garden bed

Dianthus (Pinks)

Dianthus (Pinks)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Fall through spring

Dichondra with long trailing strands of small round silver leaves hanging from a basket

Dichondra (‘Silver Falls’ & ‘Emerald Falls’)

Dichondra (‘Silver Falls’ & ‘Emerald Falls’)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Dieffenbachia with large cream-splashed green leaves in a ceramic pot in a living room

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Dieffenbachia Camille with creamy white leaves edged in dark green in a ceramic pot

Dieffenbachia ‘Camille’

Dieffenbachia ‘Camille’

Partial shade

Moderate

Rarely blooms indoors; insignificant spathe-type flower when it does.

Fernleaf dill with feathery blue-green foliage and small yellow flower umbels in a patio container

Dill ‘Fernleaf’

Dill ‘Fernleaf’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring

Don Juan climbing rose with large velvety dark red blooms trained on a wooden trellis

Don Juan Climbing Rose

Don Juan Climbing Rose

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring through fall

Donut peach tree with narrow green leaves and flat disc-shaped peaches blushed rosy red

Donut Peach (Stark Saturn type)

Donut Peach (Stark Saturn type)

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring (February-March)

Dorsett Golden apple tree with green leaves and golden-yellow apples blushed pink

Dorsett Golden Apple

Dorsett Golden Apple

Full sun

Moderate to high

Spring (February to March)