Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Plants

Neon Pink bottlebrush shrub with narrow green leaves and vivid pink brush-like flower spikes

Callistemon Neon Pink

Callistemon Neon Pink

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through summer; repeat bloom possible in fall

Cape Honeysuckle – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cape Honeysuckle

Cape Honeysuckle

Full sun

Low to moderate

Nearly year-round; peak spring through fall

Carolina Jessamine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Carolina Jessamine

Carolina Jessamine

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Late winter to spring

Cleveland Sage / Chaparral Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chaparral Sage

Chaparral Sage

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Spring to early summer

Chaste Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chaste Tree

Chaste Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring through summer; reblooms if spent spikes are removed

Cigar Plant – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cigar Plant

Cigar Plant

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall

Cleveland Sage / Chaparral Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cleveland Sage

Cleveland Sage

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Firecracker Plant (Coral Fountain) / Firecracker Bush / Coral Fountain – Desert Horizon Nursery

Coral Fountain

Coral Fountain

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

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

Coral Passion Flower – Desert Horizon Nursery

Coral Passion Flower

Coral Passion Flower

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Coreopsis Uptick Red with large red-burgundy daisy flowers on a compact green mound

Coreopsis ‘Uptick’

Coreopsis ‘Uptick’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Cosmos with rose-pink daisy flowers and feathery green foliage in a sunny garden bed

Cosmos

Cosmos

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall

Crimson Bottlebrush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crimson Bottlebrush

Crimson Bottlebrush

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring and fall; intermittent year-round

Crossvine 'Tangerine Beauty' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crossvine ‘Tangerine Beauty’

Crossvine ‘Tangerine Beauty’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring; March through May / with occasional rebloom.

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.

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 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.

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

Dwarf Firecracker Jatropha – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Firecracker Jatropha

Dwarf Firecracker Jatropha

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall

English Lavender – Desert Horizon Nursery

English Lavender

English Lavender

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer

Euryops Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Euryops Daisy

Euryops Daisy

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Fall through spring; heaviest October through April

Euryops Viridis – Desert Horizon Nursery

Euryops Viridis

Euryops Viridis

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Fall through spring; may rebloom in fall

Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Fairy Duster

Fairy Duster

Full sun

Very low

Late winter to spring; reblooms after summer monsoon rains

Fern Leaf Lavender – Desert Horizon Nursery

Fern Leaf Lavender

Fern Leaf Lavender

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall; nearly year-round in mild winters

Firebush shrub with red-tinged green leaves and clusters of slender orange-red tubular flowers

Firebush

Firebush

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

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

Firecracker Plant (Coral Fountain) / Firecracker Bush / Coral Fountain – Desert Horizon Nursery

Firecracker Bush

Firecracker Bush

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

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

Firecracker Plant (Coral Fountain) / Firecracker Bush / Coral Fountain – Desert Horizon Nursery

Firecracker Plant (Coral Fountain)

Firecracker Plant (Coral Fountain)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Flame acanthus shrub with narrow green leaves and slender orange-red tubular flowers

Flame Acanthus (Hummingbird Bush)

Flame Acanthus (Hummingbird Bush)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through fall

Flame Honeysuckle – Desert Horizon Nursery

Flame Honeysuckle

Flame Honeysuckle

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall

French Lavender – Desert Horizon Nursery

French Lavender

French Lavender

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Nearly year-round in mild winters / heaviest spring and fall