Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Plants

Adenium (Desert Rose) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Adenium (Desert Rose)

Adenium (Desert Rose)

Full sun

Low

Spring through fall

Alyogyne huegelii 'Santa Cruz' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Alyogyne huegelii ‘Santa Cruz’

Alyogyne huegelii ‘Santa Cruz’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Anacacho orchid tree, a small multi-trunk tree with two-lobed leaves and clusters of white orchid-like flowers

Anacacho Orchid Tree

Anacacho Orchid Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring / often reblooming in fall

Angelita Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Angelita Daisy

Angelita Daisy

Full sun

Low

Spring through fall; nearly year-round in mild winters

Apricot Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Apricot Hibiscus

Apricot Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall; heaviest in summer

Arabian Lilac – Desert Horizon Nursery

Arabian Lilac

Arabian Lilac

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Marguerite daisy mound covered in soft yellow daisy flowers in a sunny garden bed

Argyranthemum frutescens Angelic Maize Improved

Argyranthemum frutescens Angelic Maize Improved

Full sun

Moderate

Fall through spring

Autumn Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Autumn Sage

Autumn Sage

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Autumn Sage 'Radio Red' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Autumn Sage ‘Radio Red’

Autumn Sage ‘Radio Red’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Sierra Linda autumn sage mound with rosy coral-red tubular flowers beside a boulder

Autumn Sage ‘Sierra Linda’

Autumn Sage ‘Sierra Linda’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Autumn sage shrub with small green leaves and spikes of pink tubular flowers in a gravel bed

Autumn Sage (Pink)

Autumn Sage (Pink)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

AZ Hot Rose lantana mound covered in vivid rose-pink flower clusters in a decomposed-granite bed

AZ Hot Rose Lantana

AZ Hot Rose Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

AZ Pink Chameleon lantana shrub with flower clusters shading from yellow and cream to pink

AZ Pink Chameleon

AZ Pink Chameleon

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Baja Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Baja Fairy Duster

Baja Fairy Duster

Full sun

Low

Nearly year-round / heaviest in spring and fall

Baja ruellia shrub with small blue-green leaves and purple funnel-shaped flowers in a desert bed

Baja Ruellia

Baja Ruellia

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Black Dalea – Desert Horizon Nursery

Black Dalea

Black Dalea

Full sun

Very low

Fall; September through November.

Black-Eyed Susan – Desert Horizon Nursery

Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Blackfoot Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blackfoot Daisy

Blackfoot Daisy

Full sun

Very low

Spring and fall; reduced or paused during peak summer heat.

Blanket Flower – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blanket Flower

Blanket Flower

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Blanket Flower 'Arizona Sun' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blanket Flower ‘Arizona Sun’

Blanket Flower ‘Arizona Sun’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Blue Plumbago – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Plumbago

Blue Plumbago

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall; nearly year-round in frost-free winters

Blue potato bush, a loose arching shrub covered in violet-blue flowers with yellow centres, in a gravel bed

Blue Potato Bush

Blue Potato Bush

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Bonaire Wind Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bonaire Wind Hibiscus

Bonaire Wind Hibiscus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring through fall / peaking spring and fall with reduced bloom in peak summer heat

Bottlebrush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bottlebrush

Bottlebrush

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring and fall; may rebloom sporadically

Purple Queen bougainvillea sprawling low with deep purple-magenta bracts beside a stucco wall

Bougainvillea ‘Purple Queen’

Bougainvillea ‘Purple Queen’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall; heaviest with mild drought stress

Braided shrimp plant with a plaited trunk and drooping coppery bracts in a terracotta pot

Braided Shrimp Plant

Braided Shrimp Plant

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Bubble Gum Lantana – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bubble Gum Lantana

Bubble Gum Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Bud Miss Molly PP – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bud Miss Molly PP

Bud Miss Molly PP

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Summer to fall

Buddleia / Butterfly Bush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Buddleia

Buddleia

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Bush Germander – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bush Germander

Bush Germander

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer (sporadic repeat bloom)

Buddleia / Butterfly Bush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Bush

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Butterfly Magic Milkweed – Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Magic Milkweed

Butterfly Magic Milkweed

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through summer