Desert Horizon Nursery

Shade &
Semi Shade Plants

Grecian Pattern Plant / Acanthus ‘Oak Leaf’ – Desert Horizon Nursery

Acanthus ‘Oak Leaf’

Acanthus ‘Oak Leaf’

Partial shade

Moderate

Spring

African Spears – Desert Horizon Nursery

African Spears

African Spears

Partial shade

Very low

Rarely flowers (grown for foliage)

Agapanthus – Lily of the Nile – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agapanthus – Lily of the Nile

Agapanthus – Lily of the Nile

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Late spring to summer

Agapanthus Blue Storm – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agapanthus Blue Storm

Agapanthus Blue Storm

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Late spring to summer

Agave Titanota – Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave Titanota

Agave Titanota

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Agave titanota White Ice, a silvery white rosette with ivory teeth in gravel beside a boulder

Agave Titanota White Ice

Agave Titanota White Ice

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Summer; monocarpic (blooms once at maturity)

Air plants with silvery grey-green leaves resting on driftwood on a shelf by a window

Air Plants (Tillandsia)

Air Plants (Tillandsia)

Partial shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Alocasia African Mask with dark green arrowhead leaves and bold white veins in a white pot

Alocasia

Alocasia

Partial shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Aloe Aristata – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe Aristata

Aloe Aristata

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Late spring to early summer

Aloe Brevifolia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Aloe Brevifolia

Aloe Brevifolia

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring to early summer

Alstroemeria 'Colorita Kate Red' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Alstroemeria ‘Colorita Kate Red’

Alstroemeria ‘Colorita Kate Red’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring to early summer

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)

Apricot Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Apricot Hibiscus

Apricot Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall; heaviest in summer

Aralia Fabian with round dark green leaves on a thick upright trunk in a ceramic pot

Aralia (Polyscias)

Aralia (Polyscias)

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Arborvitae Emerald Green – Desert Horizon Nursery

Arborvitae Emerald Green

Arborvitae Emerald Green

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Areca palm with golden stems and feathery green fronds in a white pot in a living room corner

Areca Palm

Areca Palm

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

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

Arrowhead vine with green and cream arrow-shaped leaves in a terracotta pot by a window

Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium)

Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium)

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Asiatic Jasmine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Asiatic Jasmine

Asiatic Jasmine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to early summer (rarely blooms)

Asparagus Fern – Desert Horizon Nursery

Asparagus Fern

Asparagus Fern

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring to summer

Asparagus plumosa fern with fine feathery bright green sprays in a terracotta pot

Asparagus Plumosa Fern

Asparagus Plumosa Fern

Partial shade

Moderate

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

Austral Gem Asplenium – Desert Horizon Nursery

Austral Gem Asplenium

Austral Gem Asplenium

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

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

Bacopa with small white flowers on trailing green stems spilling from a hanging basket

Bacopa

Bacopa

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Fall through spring

Bird's nest fern with a rosette of rippled glossy apple-green fronds in a ceramic pot

Bird’s Nest Fern (Asplenium)

Bird’s Nest Fern (Asplenium)

Partial shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Black Aeonium – Desert Horizon Nursery

Black Aeonium

Black Aeonium

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Late winter to spring

Black Bamboo – Desert Horizon Nursery

Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Black Coral Sansevieria – Desert Horizon Nursery

Black Coral Sansevieria

Black Coral Sansevieria

Partial shade

Very low

Rarely blooms; spring when it does

Blue Chalk – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Chalk

Blue Chalk

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Summer (small white flowers)

Blue potato bush, a loose arching shrub covered in violet-blue flowers with yellow centres, in a gravel bed

Blue Potato Bush

Blue Potato Bush

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall