Desert Horizon Nursery

Plants

Tropical Breeze Velvet Red mandevilla, a compact mound with velvety deep red trumpet flowers in a pot

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet Red’

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet Red’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Tropical Breeze Velvet mandevilla, a low mound with dark burgundy-red trumpet flowers in a patio pot

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet’

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Mandevilla vine trained on a tall trellis with large clear pink trumpet flowers and glossy leaves

Mandevilla, Trellis

Mandevilla, Trellis

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Mangave Lavender Lady rosette of broad smoky lavender-grey leaves in a terracotta pot on a patio

Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’

Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Mangave 'Silver Fox' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mangave ‘Silver Fox’

Mangave ‘Silver Fox’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Mangave 'Snow Leopard' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mangave ‘Snow Leopard’

Mangave ‘Snow Leopard’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Marigold with bright orange double flowers and ferny dark green leaves in a sunny garden bed

Marigold

Marigold

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall

Marine Blue Salvia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Marine Blue Salvia

Marine Blue Salvia

Full sun

Low

Spring through fall

Mastic – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mastic

Mastic

Full sun

Low

Spring

Mastic Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mastic Tree

Mastic Tree

Full sun

Low

Spring

Maternity plant with long triangular leaves edged in tiny plantlets in a terracotta pot on a patio

Maternity Plant

Maternity Plant

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late winter to spring

May Pride peach tree with large ripe red-blushed peaches in an Arizona home orchard

May Pride Peach

May Pride Peach

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring

Medicinal Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Medicinal Aloe

Medicinal Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late winter to spring

Mediopicta Alba Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mediopicta Alba Agave

Mediopicta Alba Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Once at maturity (monocarpic) / after many years

Mediterranean carpet groundcover of grey-green leaves between flagstones with small yellow flowers

Mediterranean Carpet

Mediterranean Carpet

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Mediterranean Fan Palm – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mediterranean Fan Palm

Mediterranean Fan Palm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Medjool date palm with stout trunk, arching fronds and bunches of dark brown dates in a gravel yard

Medjool Date Palm

Medjool Date Palm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Meiwa kumquat with nearly round golden-orange fruit among small dark green leaves

Meiwa Kumquat

Meiwa Kumquat

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Thornless hybrid mesquite, a large multi-trunk shade tree with a wide canopy of lush fern-like green foliage

Mesquite Thornless (AZT)

Mesquite Thornless (AZT)

Full sun

Low

Spring

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster

Full sun

Low

Nearly year-round; heaviest spring and fall

Mexican Bird of Paradise – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Bird of Paradise

Mexican Bird of Paradise

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Mexican Blue Palm (Blue Hesper Palm) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Blue Palm (Blue Hesper Palm)

Mexican Blue Palm (Blue Hesper Palm)

Full sun

Low

Spring to early summer

Mexican Bush Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Late summer through fall

Mexican Bush Sage 'Santa Barbara' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Bush Sage ‘Santa Barbara’

Mexican Bush Sage ‘Santa Barbara’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Late summer through fall

Mexican Cream guava branches with small round creamy yellow fruit, one split open showing white flesh

Mexican Cream Guava

Mexican Cream Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer

Mexican Creeper Vine (Coral Vine) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Creeper Vine (Coral Vine)

Mexican Creeper Vine (Coral Vine)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall; heaviest in summer heat

Mexican Evening Primrose – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Evening Primrose

Mexican Evening Primrose

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through summer

Mexican Fan Palm – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Fan Palm

Mexican Fan Palm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Mexican Feather Grass – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Feather Grass

Mexican Feather Grass

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer

Mexican Fencepost – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Fencepost

Mexican Fencepost

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Mexican Fire Barrel – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Fire Barrel

Mexican Fire Barrel

Full sun

Very low

Spring to summer

Mexican Fire Barrel - Pilosus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Fire Barrel – Pilosus

Mexican Fire Barrel – Pilosus

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer