Desert Horizon Nursery

Full Sun Plants

Ivory Feathers dwarf pampas grass clump with upright ivory-white plumes in a gravel bed

Cortaderia ‘Ivory Feathers’

Cortaderia ‘Ivory Feathers’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall

Cosmos with rose-pink daisy flowers and feathery green foliage in a sunny garden bed

Cosmos

Cosmos

Full sun

Moderate

Spring through fall

Cotton Candy mango tree with dark green leaves and plump oval yellow fruit hanging on long stalks

Cotton Candy Mango

Cotton Candy Mango

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate to high

Late winter to spring

Cottonwood – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cottonwood

Cottonwood

Full sun

High

Spring

Cow Blinder – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cow Blinder

Cow Blinder

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Cow Horn Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cow Horn Agave

Cow Horn Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Late spring to summer

Cow tongue prickly pear with long tongue-shaped blue-green pads and yellow flowers in a gravel bed

Cow’s Tongue

Cow’s Tongue

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Crape myrtle tree with smooth mottled trunks and pink summer flower clusters in a gravel yard

Crape Myrtle

Crape Myrtle

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Biloxi crape myrtle tree with cinnamon-brown peeling trunks and pale pink flower clusters in a gravel yard

Crape Myrtle (Biloxi)

Crape Myrtle (Biloxi)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crape Myrtle Arapahoe (Red) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crape Myrtle Arapahoe (Red)

Crape Myrtle Arapahoe (Red)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Biloxi crape myrtle in full bloom with pale pink flowers and smooth cinnamon-brown trunks by a garden wall

Crape Myrtle Biloxi (Pink)

Crape Myrtle Biloxi (Pink)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Dynamite crape myrtle tree with cherry-red flower clusters and red-tinged new leaves in a gravel front yard

Crape Myrtle Dynamite (Red)

Crape Myrtle Dynamite (Red)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crape Myrtle Muskogee (Lav) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crape Myrtle Muskogee (Lav)

Crape Myrtle Muskogee (Lav)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crape Myrtle Natchez (White) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crape Myrtle Natchez (White)

Crape Myrtle Natchez (White)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Summer through early fall

Crazy Bunny Ears – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crazy Bunny Ears

Crazy Bunny Ears

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Agave Creme Brule / Creme Brulee Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Creme Brulee Agave

Creme Brulee Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late summer to fall

Creosote Bush / Creosote – Desert Horizon Nursery

Creosote

Creosote

Full sun

Very low

Spring; reblooms after summer monsoon rains

Creosote Bush / Creosote – Desert Horizon Nursery

Creosote Bush

Creosote Bush

Full sun

Very low

Spring / intermittently after summer rains

Crimson Bottlebrush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crimson Bottlebrush

Crimson Bottlebrush

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring and fall; intermittent year-round

Crossvine 'Tangerine Beauty' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crossvine ‘Tangerine Beauty’

Crossvine ‘Tangerine Beauty’

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring; March through May / with occasional rebloom.

Crown of Thorns – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

Full sun

Low

Spring through fall; near year-round in frost-free sites

Cuphea mound covered in slender orange tubular flowers with glossy green leaves in a garden bed

Cuphea

Cuphea

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Bat-faced cuphea with red and purple tubular flowers on a compact bushy green mound

Cuphea Hummingbird Lunch PP

Cuphea Hummingbird Lunch PP

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring through fall

Curry tree with slender stems and glossy dark green feathery compound leaves in a large patio pot

Curry Tree

Curry Tree

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to summer

Green Globe artichoke plant with silver-green leaves and round green buds ready to harvest

Cynara Sco Green Globe

Cynara Sco Green Globe

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Dahlia, a dwarf bedding plant with red semi-double flowers and yellow centres in a patio container

Dahlia

Dahlia

Full sun

Moderate

Spring to early summer

Daisy mandarin tree with large, slightly flattened deep reddish-orange fruit and glossy leaves

Daisy Mandarin

Daisy Mandarin

Full sun

Moderate

Spring

Damianita / Damianita Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Damianita

Damianita

Full sun

Very low

Spring and fall / reblooming after monsoon rains

Damianita / Damianita Daisy – Desert Horizon Nursery

Damianita Daisy

Damianita Daisy

Full sun

Very low

Spring and fall; may rebloom after summer monsoon rains.

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

Day Lily – Desert Horizon Nursery

Day Lily

Day Lily

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to summer

Deer Grass – Desert Horizon Nursery

Deer Grass

Deer Grass

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late summer to fall