Desert Horizon Nursery

Full Sun Plants

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 myrtle, a dense rounded shrub with tiny dark green leaves and small fluffy white flowers, in a gravel bed

Dwarf Myrtle

Dwarf Myrtle

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Summer

Dwarf papyrus clump with umbrella-like tufts on green stems in a glazed pot on a poolside patio

Dwarf Papyrus ‘Baby Tut’

Dwarf Papyrus ‘Baby Tut’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

High

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Dwarf Yaupon Holly – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Dynamite crape myrtle in peak bloom with vivid cherry-red flowers above dark green foliage and pale trunks

Dynamite Crape Myrtle

Dynamite Crape Myrtle

Full sun

Moderate

Summer (June through September)

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

Earligrande peach tree branches with ripe red-blushed yellow peaches in an Arizona yard

Earligrande Peach

Earligrande Peach

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter (Jan-Feb)

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

Egyptian guava branches with ripe round yellow fruit, one split open showing white seedy flesh

Egyptian Guava

Egyptian Guava

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Spring to early summer

Ein Shemer apple tree with green leaves and pale yellow to yellow-green apples on the branches

Ein Shemer Apple

Ein Shemer Apple

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring

Eldarica Pine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Eldarica Pine

Eldarica Pine

Full sun

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Elephant Food – Desert Horizon Nursery

Elephant Food

Elephant Food

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer (rarely blooms in cultivation)

Elephant food trained as a narrow upright column of small round green leaves beside a stucco wall

Elephant Food Column

Elephant Food Column

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer (rarely blooms in cultivation)

Prostrate elephant food spreading as a low mat of small round green leaves over gravel and a boulder

Elephant Food Prostrata

Elephant Food Prostrata

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer (rarely blooms in cultivation)

Emu Bush 'Winter Blaze' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Emu Bush ‘Winter Blaze’

Emu Bush ‘Winter Blaze’

Full sun

Very low

Fall to spring

Eucalyptus Cinerea – Desert Horizon Nursery

Eucalyptus Cinerea

Eucalyptus Cinerea

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late winter to spring

Coolibah eucalyptus shade tree with rough grey-brown bark and an airy canopy of narrow grey-green leaves

Eucalyptus Coolibah

Eucalyptus Coolibah

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer

Ghost gum eucalyptus with a smooth white trunk and airy grey-green canopy against a blue sky

Eucalyptus Ghost Gum

Eucalyptus Ghost Gum

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer

Red cap eucalyptus with cream-white bark, scarlet bud caps and large golden-yellow flowers in a gravel yard

Eucalyptus Red Cap

Eucalyptus Red Cap

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall

Silver dollar eucalyptus tree with rounded silver-blue leaves and mottled grey-brown bark in a gravel yard

Eucalyptus Silver Dollar

Eucalyptus Silver Dollar

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late winter to spring

Euphorbia ammak with tall blue-green four-ribbed candelabra branches in a gravel yard

Euphorbia Ammak

Euphorbia Ammak

Full sun

Very low

Spring (rarely flowers in cultivation)

Euphorbia ferox cushion of short stout grey-green stems with long reddish-purple spines in a pot

Euphorbia Ferox

Euphorbia Ferox

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring

Euphorbia horrida cluster of grey-green deeply ribbed spiny barrel-like stems in a rock garden

Euphorbia Horrida

Euphorbia Horrida

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Euphorbia ingens candelabra tree with a short trunk and dense crown of dark green segmented branches

Euphorbia Ingens

Euphorbia Ingens

Full sun

Very low

Winter to spring (rarely flowers in cultivation)

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Eureka Lemon

Eureka Lemon

Full sun

Moderate to high

Spring / with intermittent rebloom through the year

Euryops Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Euryops Daisy

Euryops Daisy

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Fall through spring; heaviest October through April

Euryops Munchkin – Desert Horizon Nursery

Euryops Munchkin

Euryops Munchkin

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Fall through spring; heaviest late winter to spring

Euryops Viridis – Desert Horizon Nursery

Euryops Viridis

Euryops Viridis

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Fall through spring; may rebloom in fall

Eva's Pride peach tree with ripe red-blushed yellow peaches among slender green leaves

Eva’s Pride Peach

Eva’s Pride Peach

Full sun

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring

Eve pomegranate with glossy narrow leaves and round red fruit hanging on the branches

Eve Pomegranate

Eve Pomegranate

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to summer