Desert Horizon Nursery

Drought Tolerant Plants

White Oleander – Desert Horizon Nursery

White Oleander

White Oleander

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

White Pearl lantana mound covered with pearl-white flower clusters in a sunny gravel bed

White Pearl Lantana

White Pearl Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

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White Pomegranate

White Pomegranate

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer

White trailing lantana groundcover covered in clusters of small white flowers

White Trailing Lantana

White Trailing Lantana

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall (heaviest in warm months)

Will Fleming Yaupon Holly – Desert Horizon Nursery

Will Fleming Yaupon Holly

Will Fleming Yaupon Holly

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring

Willow acacia, a tall slender evergreen tree with drooping narrow blue-green leaves, in a gravel yard

Willow Acacia

Willow Acacia

Full sun

Low

Winter to spring

Wilson Olive – Desert Horizon Nursery

Wilson Olive

Wilson Olive

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Winter Blaze Emu Bush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Winter Blaze Emu Bush

Winter Blaze Emu Bush

Full sun

Very low

Fall through spring

Wonderful Pomegranate – Desert Horizon Nursery

Wonderful Pomegranate

Wonderful Pomegranate

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer

Woolly Butterfly Bush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Woolly Butterfly Bush

Woolly Butterfly Bush

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall

Yarrow with flat golden-yellow flower heads above ferny green foliage in a sunny garden bed

Yarrow ‘Desert Eve’

Yarrow ‘Desert Eve’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Yellow bells shrub, tall and upright, with clusters of golden-yellow trumpet flowers

Yellow Bells

Yellow Bells

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Yellow Blaze eremophila shrub with narrow grey-green leaves and yellow tubular flowers

Yellow Blaze Eremophila

Yellow Blaze Eremophila

Full sun

Very low

Winter to spring

Yellow emu bush with narrow grey-green leaves and hanging yellow tubular flowers in a gravel bed

Yellow Emu Bush

Yellow Emu Bush

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late winter to spring

Yellow Emu Trailing – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yellow Emu Trailing

Yellow Emu Trailing

Full sun

Very low

Winter to spring

Yellow hibiscus shrub with glossy dark green leaves and large single yellow flowers beside a courtyard wall

Yellow Hibiscus

Yellow Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall

Yellow Lady Banks Rose – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yellow Lady Banks Rose

Yellow Lady Banks Rose

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring

Yellow orchid vine on a trellis with bright yellow flowers and butterfly-shaped tan seedpods

Yellow Orchid Vine

Yellow Orchid Vine

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Yemen Brown Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yemen Brown Aloe

Yemen Brown Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Winter to spring

Yucca Blue (Thompson’s Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Blue (Thompson’s Yucca)

Yucca Blue (Thompson’s Yucca)

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Soaptree yucca with a thatched slender trunk, narrow gray-green leaves and a tall cream flower stalk

Yucca Elata (Soaptree Yucca)

Yucca Elata (Soaptree Yucca)

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer

Yucca Faxoniana (Faxon Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Faxoniana (Faxon Yucca)

Yucca Faxoniana (Faxon Yucca)

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Adams needle yucca with thread-edged green sword leaves and a tall stalk of creamy white flowers

Yucca Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle)

Yucca Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer

Yucca Gloriosa (Spanish Dagger) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Gloriosa (Spanish Dagger)

Yucca Gloriosa (Spanish Dagger)

Full sun

Low

Summer to fall

Yucca linearifolia with a rounded crown of very narrow blue-green leaves on a thatched trunk in gravel

Yucca Linearifolia

Yucca Linearifolia

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Yucca Pendula (Soft-leaf Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Pendula (Soft-leaf Yucca)

Yucca Pendula (Soft-leaf Yucca)

Full sun

Low

Late spring to early summer

Yucca Recurvifolia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Recurvifolia

Yucca Recurvifolia

Full sun

Low

Late spring to early summer

Yucca Rigida (Blue Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Rigida (Blue Yucca)

Yucca Rigida (Blue Yucca)

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Yucca Rostrata (Beaked Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Rostrata (Beaked Yucca)

Yucca Rostrata (Beaked Yucca)

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Zig zag euphorbia clump of angular dark green stems with pale bands and paired spines in gravel

Zig Zag Euphorbia

Zig Zag Euphorbia

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring

ZZ plant with upright stalks of glossy dark green leaflets in a ceramic pot

ZZ Plant

ZZ Plant

Partial shade

Low

Rarely flowers (grown for foliage)