Desert Horizon Nursery

Drought Tolerant Plants

African Candelabra – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Candelabra

African Candelabra

Full sun

Very low

Spring (rarely blooms in cultivation)

African Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Daisy

African Daisy

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Fall through spring

African Iris – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Iris

African Iris

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall

African Ocotillo – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Ocotillo

African Ocotillo

Full sun

Very low

Summer

African Spears – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Spears

African Spears

Partial shade

Very low

Rarely flowers (grown for foliage)

African Sumac – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Sumac

African Sumac

Full sun

Low

Late winter to early spring

Agave Blue Flame – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Blue Flame

Agave Blue Flame

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Once at maturity (monocarpic)

Agave Creme Brule / Creme Brulee Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Creme Brule

Agave Creme Brule

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Once at maturity (monocarpic)

Agave Cubic, a small blue-grey rosette with thick angular ridged leaves in a terracotta pot

Agave Cubic

Agave Cubic

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Agave Franzosinii – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Franzosinii

Agave Franzosinii

Full sun

Very low

Once at maturity (monocarpic)

Agave Lechuguilla – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Lechuguilla

Agave Lechuguilla

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer (monocarpic)

New Mexico agave, a tight blue-grey rosette with dark teeth and spines in gravel among boulders

Agave Neo Mexicana

Agave Neo Mexicana

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to early summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Agave Parryi Huachucensis – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Parryi Huachucensis

Agave Parryi Huachucensis

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic (blooms once after 10-30 years)

Butterfly Agave / Agave Potatorum – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Potatorum

Agave Potatorum

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once after 8-15 years)

Agave Sch Royal Flush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Sch Royal Flush

Agave Sch Royal Flush

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Sisal agave with long straight sword-shaped green leaves in a gravel yard beside a boulder

Agave Sisalana

Agave Sisalana

Full sun

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once after many years)

Agave Titanota – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Titanota

Agave Titanota

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Agave titanota Dakota, a compact blue-grey rosette with large toothed leaves in gravel by a boulder

Agave Titanota Dakota

Agave Titanota Dakota

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Agave titanota White Ice, a silvery white rosette with ivory teeth in gravel beside a boulder

Agave Titanota White Ice

Agave Titanota White Ice

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Agave Weberi – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Weberi

Agave Weberi

Full sun

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once after 10-20 years)

Alba bunny ears cactus with oval green pads dotted with white tufts planted in gravel beside a boulder

Alba Bunny Ears

Alba Bunny Ears

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Alba Mesquite – Desert Horizon Nursery

Alba Mesquite

Alba Mesquite

Full sun

Low

Spring to early summer

Aleppo pine with rugged fissured bark and an open irregular crown of fine light green needles

Aleppo Pine

Aleppo Pine

Full sun

Low

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Aloe Ari clump of green toothed rosettes with orange-red flower spikes in a terracotta pot

Aloe ‘Ari’

Aloe ‘Ari’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Blue Elf Aloe / Aloe ‘Blue Elf’ – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe ‘Blue Elf’

Aloe ‘Blue Elf’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Aloe 'Guido' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe ‘Guido’

Aloe ‘Guido’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Aloe 'Safari Rose' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe ‘Safari Rose’

Aloe ‘Safari Rose’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Aloe Aristata – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe Aristata

Aloe Aristata

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Late spring to early summer

Aloe Brevifolia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe Brevifolia

Aloe Brevifolia

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring to early summer

Aloe nobilis clump of toothed green rosettes with orange-red tubular flowers in a rock garden

Aloe nobilis

Aloe nobilis

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer

Aloe wickensii with upright blue-grey leaves and red and yellow bicolored flower spikes in a gravel bed

Aloe wickensii

Aloe wickensii

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Alstroemeria 'Colorita Kate Red' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Alstroemeria ‘Colorita Kate Red’

Alstroemeria ‘Colorita Kate Red’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring to early summer