Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Plants

Mexican Honeysuckle – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Honeysuckle

Mexican Honeysuckle

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring and fall; intermittent year-round

Mexican mint marigold clump with narrow dark green leaves and small golden-yellow flowers in a raised bed

Mexican Mint Marigold (Mexican Tarragon)

Mexican Mint Marigold (Mexican Tarragon)

Full sun

Moderate

Late summer to fall

Mexican sunflower with vivid orange daisy flowers and velvety green leaves in a sunny garden bed

Mexican Sunflower

Mexican Sunflower

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through fall

Microburst Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Microburst Sage

Microburst Sage

Full sun

Very low

Summer to fall (triggered by monsoon humidity)

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Milkweed Orange

Milkweed Orange

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Late spring through summer

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Milkweed Red

Milkweed Red

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

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Milkweed Yellow

Milkweed Yellow

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall

Mimosa tree with a flat-topped canopy of feathery leaves and fluffy pink powder-puff flowers

Mimosa Tree

Mimosa Tree

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring to summer

Monarch Magnet Milkweed – Desert Horizon Nursery

Monarch Magnet Milkweed

Monarch Magnet Milkweed

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring through summer

Morning glory vine with heart-shaped leaves and violet-purple funnel flowers on a string trellis

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall

Moss Verbena Pink – Desert Horizon Nursery

Moss Verbena Pink

Moss Verbena Pink

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Moss Verbena Purple – Desert Horizon Nursery

Moss Verbena Purple

Moss Verbena Purple

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

New Red Lantana – Desert Horizon Nursery

New Red Lantana

New Red Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Orange Lantana – Desert Horizon Nursery

Orange Lantana

Orange Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Painted daisy with pink and crimson daisies with yellow centres above ferny foliage in a garden bed

Painted Daisy

Painted Daisy

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Fall through spring

Passion Fruit 'Possum Purple' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Passion Fruit ‘Possum Purple’

Passion Fruit ‘Possum Purple’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to summer

Pink autumn sage shrub with small green leaves and airy spikes of pink two-lipped flowers

Pink Autumn Sage

Pink Autumn Sage

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Pink Fairy Duster

Pink Fairy Duster

Full sun

Very low

Late winter to spring; may rebloom after summer rains

Pink gaura with soft pink flowers on thin swaying wands above a low mound of green leaves

Pink Gaura

Pink Gaura

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Blue Plumbago – Desert Horizon Nursery

Plumbago Blue

Plumbago Blue

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Plumbago Mix – Desert Horizon Nursery

Plumbago Mix

Plumbago Mix

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall

Plumbago White – Desert Horizon Nursery

Plumbago White

Plumbago White

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Purple Lantana – Desert Horizon Nursery

Purple Lantana

Purple Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Purple sky flower shrub with arching branches, lavender-blue flower sprays and golden berries

Purple Sky Flower

Purple Sky Flower

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall

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Queen’s Wreath

Queen’s Wreath

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through fall (June-November) / peak with monsoon

Red Bird of Paradise – Desert Horizon Nursery

Red Bird of Paradise

Red Bird of Paradise

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring through fall

Red Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Red Fairy Duster

Red Fairy Duster

Full sun

Low

Spring through fall

Rose of Sharon Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Rose of Sharon Hibiscus

Rose of Sharon Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Summer to fall

Rue shrublet with lacy blue-grey foliage and small yellow flowers in a raised herb bed

Rue

Rue

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Spring to summer

Mexican petunia clumps with purple, pink and white trumpet flowers and narrow dark leaves

Ruellia Brit Mixed

Ruellia Brit Mixed

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall

Ruellia Britt Pink – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ruellia Britt Pink

Ruellia Britt Pink

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Ruellia Britt Purple – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ruellia Britt Purple

Ruellia Britt Purple

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall