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Desert Horizon Nursery

Shade &
Semi Shade Plants

Blue star fern with blue-grey lobed fronds and furry golden rhizomes in a terracotta pot

Blue Star Fern

Blue Star Fern

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Blueberry shrub with small oval green leaves and clusters of ripe powder-blue berries

Blueberry

Blueberry

Morning sun / afternoon shade

High

Spring
Bower Vine Pink – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bower Vine Pink

Bower Vine Pink

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall
White bower vine with glossy dark green leaves and pure white trumpet flowers on a trellis

Bower Vine White

Bower Vine White

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall
Boxleaf Euonymus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Boxleaf Euonymus

Boxleaf Euonymus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring
Boysenberry Thornless – Desert Horizon Nursery

Boysenberry Thornless

Boysenberry Thornless

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring
Braided shrimp plant with a plaited trunk and drooping coppery bracts in a terracotta pot

Braided Shrimp Plant

Braided Shrimp Plant

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall
Burgundy Rubber Plant – Desert Horizon Nursery

Burgundy Rubber Plant

Burgundy Rubber Plant

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Buddleia / Butterfly Bush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Bush

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring through fall
Buxus Mic Winter Gem – Desert Horizon Nursery

Buxus Mic Winter Gem

Buxus Mic Winter Gem

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring
Assorted small cacti in terracotta pots, a golden-spined globe cactus at the centre, on a patio table

Cactus ‘Specialty Mix’

Cactus ‘Specialty Mix’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Varies by species
Calathea rattlesnake plant with wavy light green leaves marked with dark green spots

Calathea

Calathea

Partial shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Calla lily with white funnel-shaped blooms and glossy arrow-shaped leaves in a shaded garden bed

Calla Lily

Calla Lily

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring to early summer
Yellow calla lily with golden funnel-shaped blooms and white-spotted green leaves in a garden bed

Calla Lily Yellow

Calla Lily Yellow

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring to summer
Pink calla lily with rose-pink funnel-shaped blooms and speckled green leaves in a garden bed

Calla Pink

Calla Pink

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring to early summer
CAM JAP NUCCIO'S BELLA ROSSA – Desert Horizon Nursery

CAM JAP NUCCIO’S BELLA ROSSA

CAM JAP NUCCIO’S BELLA ROSSA

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Winter to early spring
CAM JAP NUCCIO'S PEARL – Desert Horizon Nursery

CAM JAP NUCCIO’S PEARL

CAM JAP NUCCIO’S PEARL

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Winter to early spring
Cam S Pink-A-Boo – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cam S Pink-A-Boo

Cam S Pink-A-Boo

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Fall to early winter
Cam X Coral Delight – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cam X Coral Delight

Cam X Coral Delight

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Late winter to early spring
Camellia 'Bonanza' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Camellia ‘Bonanza’

Camellia ‘Bonanza’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Fall to winter
Carolina cherry laurel with dense glossy dark green leaves and small creamy white flower spikes

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Late winter to early spring
Chamaedorea Elegans Neanthe Bella Palm – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chamaedorea Elegans Neanthe Bella Palm

Chamaedorea Elegans Neanthe Bella Palm

Partial shade

Moderate

Spring to summer
Chiltepin Pepper – Desert Horizon Nursery

Chiltepin Pepper

Chiltepin Pepper

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring through fall
China doll indoor tree with glossy ferny deep green leaves in a ceramic pot by a window

China Doll

China Doll

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Chinese lantern plant with papery orange-red lantern husks hanging from leafy green stems

Chinese Lantern

Chinese Lantern

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Summer
Codiaeum Variegatum Gold Dust – Desert Horizon Nursery

Codiaeum Variegatum Gold Dust

Codiaeum Variegatum Gold Dust

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Rarely blooms (grown for foliage)
Codiaeum Variegatum Petra – Desert Horizon Nursery

Codiaeum Variegatum Petra

Codiaeum Variegatum Petra

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Rarely blooms (grown for foliage)
Coffee plant with glossy dark green wavy-edged leaves in a ceramic pot by a window

Coffee Plant

Coffee Plant

Partial shade

Moderate to high

Spring
Coleus with burgundy-red leaves edged in lime green growing in a pot on a shaded patio

Coleus

Coleus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Coral Honeysuckle Vine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Coral Honeysuckle Vine

Coral Honeysuckle Vine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring through fall; heaviest in spring
Coral Passion Flower – Desert Horizon Nursery

Coral Passion Flower

Coral Passion Flower

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall
Cordyline ti plant with glossy burgundy-red leaves in a large pot on a shaded patio

Cordyline

Cordyline

Partial shade

Moderate

Summer