Desert Horizon Nursery

Drought Tolerant Plants

Danda thor euphorbia with upright ribbed green branches and leafy tips in a gravel yard

Danda Thor (Euphorbia)

Danda Thor (Euphorbia)

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Deer Grass – Desert Horizon Nursery

Deer Grass

Deer Grass

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall

Deglet Noor date palm with grey-green feather fronds and clusters of amber dates in a gravel yard

Deglet Noor Date Palm

Deglet Noor Date Palm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Desert agave, a compact grey-green spiny rosette in coarse gravel between boulders

Desert Agave

Desert Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; blooms once at maturity (10-25 years) / then dies.

Desert cassia shrub with feathery silver-grey foliage and masses of small golden-yellow flowers

Desert Cassia

Desert Cassia

Full sun

Very low

Late winter to spring; can rebloom in fall

Desert fern tree, a small multi-trunk tree with a spreading canopy of feathery fern-like green leaves

Desert Fern Tree

Desert Fern Tree

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

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 Marigold – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Marigold

Desert Marigold

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall; nearly year-round in mild winters

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.

Desert Spoon (Gray) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Gray)

Desert Spoon (Gray)

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Desert Spoon (Green) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Green)

Desert Spoon (Green)

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Desert Spoon (Toothless) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Toothless)

Desert Spoon (Toothless)

Full sun

Very low

Summer; tall flower stalks emerge infrequently.

Desert Willow – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Willow

Desert Willow

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall (April-October)

Devils tongue cactus, a flattened green barrel with broad hooked red spines and purple-pink flowers in a pot

Devils Tongue Cactus

Devils Tongue Cactus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Fall to winter

Dichondra with long trailing strands of small round silver leaves hanging from a basket

Dichondra (‘Silver Falls’ & ‘Emerald Falls’)

Dichondra (‘Silver Falls’ & ‘Emerald Falls’)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Don Juan climbing rose with large velvety dark red blooms trained on a wooden trellis

Don Juan Climbing Rose

Don Juan Climbing Rose

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring through fall

Double Pink Oleander – Desert Horizon Nursery

Double Pink Oleander

Double Pink Oleander

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Double-Flowering Crape Jasmine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Double-Flowering Crape Jasmine

Double-Flowering Crape Jasmine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Dragon Toes Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dragon Toes Agave

Dragon Toes Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer (rarely; monocarpic)

Dusty miller mound of lacy silver-white felted foliage in a winter garden bed

Dusty Miller

Dusty Miller

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Dwarf Firethorn – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Firethorn

Dwarf Firethorn

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper / Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper ‘Nana’ – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Dwarf Juniper Patio Tree ('Nana' Standard) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Juniper Patio Tree (‘Nana’ Standard)

Dwarf Juniper Patio Tree (‘Nana’ Standard)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Dwarf myoporum groundcover forming a flat bright green carpet dotted with tiny white flowers

Dwarf Myoporum

Dwarf Myoporum

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Dwarf Yaupon Holly – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Dynasty elm shade tree with small glossy dark green leaves and mottled grey, orange and brown bark

Dynasty Elm

Dynasty Elm

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall

Easter Egg Emu – Desert Horizon Nursery

Easter Egg Emu

Easter Egg Emu

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Easter Lily Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Easter Lily Cactus

Easter Lily Cactus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Echeveria Blue Elf cluster of small blue-grey rosettes with pink-red leaf tips in a terracotta pot

Echeveria ‘Blue Elf’

Echeveria ‘Blue Elf’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring to summer

Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg – Desert Horizon Nursery

Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg

Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Spring to summer