Desert Horizon Nursery

Drought Tolerant Plants

Peruvian lily with clusters of purple streaked flowers above leafy stems in a shaded garden bed

Alstroemeria ‘Colorita Mulan Purple’

Alstroemeria ‘Colorita Mulan Purple’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring to early summer

Peruvian lily with violet-purple orchid-like flowers on a compact leafy clump in a shade garden

Alstroemeria ‘Mulan Purple’

Alstroemeria ‘Mulan Purple’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring and fall (reblooms in mild temperatures if deadheaded)

Alyogyne huegelii 'Santa Cruz' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Alyogyne huegelii ‘Santa Cruz’

Alyogyne huegelii ‘Santa Cruz’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

American Wisteria – Desert Horizon Nursery

American Wisteria

American Wisteria

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring

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

Angel Red Pomegranate – Desert Horizon Nursery

Angel Red Pomegranate

Angel Red Pomegranate

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer

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 jasmine Grand Duke shrub with glossy dark leaves and double white rose-like flowers

Arabian Jasmine ‘Grand Duke’

Arabian Jasmine ‘Grand Duke’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall; peak in summer

Arabian Lilac – Desert Horizon Nursery

Arabian Lilac

Arabian Lilac

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Argentine Giant – Desert Horizon Nursery

Argentine Giant

Argentine Giant

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Argentine Hedgehog – Desert Horizon Nursery

Argentine Hedgehog

Argentine Hedgehog

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Argentine Rainbow Giant cactus clump with golden spines and huge white funnel flowers in gravel

Argentine Rainbow Giant

Argentine Rainbow Giant

Full sun

Low

Spring to early summer

Argentine Saguaro – Desert Horizon Nursery

Argentine Saguaro

Argentine Saguaro

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Arizona Cypress – Desert Horizon Nursery

Arizona Cypress

Arizona Cypress

Full sun

Low

Non-flowering (cone-bearing conifer)

Arizona Pencil Cholla – Desert Horizon Nursery

Arizona Pencil Cholla

Arizona Pencil Cholla

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Arkin starfruit tree branches with ripe golden-yellow five-ribbed fruit hanging among green leaves

Arkin Carambola Starfruit

Arkin Carambola Starfruit

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall

Powis Castle artemisia, a low billowing mound of feathery silver-gray foliage, beside a boulder in gravel

Artemisia Powis Castle

Artemisia Powis Castle

Full sun

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Artichoke Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Artichoke Agave

Artichoke Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer

Aruba Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aruba Hibiscus

Aruba Hibiscus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring through fall (reduced bloom and bud drop in peak summer heat)

Asparagus Fern – Desert Horizon Nursery

Asparagus Fern

Asparagus Fern

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring to summer

Assorted small succulents including echeveria, crassula and sedum in a terracotta bowl on a patio

Assorted 4in Succulents

Assorted 4in Succulents

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Spring to summer

August Beauty Gardenia Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

August Beauty Gardenia Tree

August Beauty Gardenia Tree

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall; peak in summer

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

Baba red raspberry canes on a wire trellis with large ripe red berries and green leaves

Baba Red Raspberry

Baba Red Raspberry

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring

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

Baja Saguaro – Desert Horizon Nursery

Baja Saguaro

Baja Saguaro

Full sun

Very low

Spring