Desert Horizon Nursery

Shade &
Semi Shade Plants

Tropical Breeze Velvet Red mandevilla, a compact mound with velvety deep red trumpet flowers in a pot

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet Red’

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet Red’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Tropical Breeze Velvet mandevilla, a low mound with dark burgundy-red trumpet flowers in a patio pot

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet’

Mandevilla ‘Tropical Breeze Velvet’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Mandevilla vine trained on a tall trellis with large clear pink trumpet flowers and glossy leaves

Mandevilla, Trellis

Mandevilla, Trellis

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Mediterranean carpet groundcover of grey-green leaves between flagstones with small yellow flowers

Mediterranean Carpet

Mediterranean Carpet

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Mexican Heather – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Heather

Mexican Heather

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Mexican Honeysuckle – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Honeysuckle

Mexican Honeysuckle

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring and fall; intermittent year-round

Mint with toothed deep green leaves filling a terracotta pot on a shaded patio

Mint

Mint

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring to summer

Misty Southern Blueberry – Desert Horizon Nursery

Misty Southern Blueberry

Misty Southern Blueberry

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring

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Mock Orange Standard

Mock Orange Standard

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Late spring to early summer

Money tree with a braided trunk and glossy hand-shaped leaves in a bright room

Money Tree

Money Tree

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Monkey Grass – Desert Horizon Nursery

Monkey Grass

Monkey Grass

Partial shade

Moderate

Summer to early fall

Monstera with large split and perforated glossy green leaves in a bright living room

Monstera

Monstera

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Moses in a Cradle – Desert Horizon Nursery

Moses in a Cradle

Moses in a Cradle

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Nova Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Nova Agave

Nova Agave

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Oakleaf Croton – Desert Horizon Nursery

Oakleaf Croton

Oakleaf Croton

Partial shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Orange hibiscus shrub with glossy dark green leaves and large bright orange flowers

Orange Hibiscus

Orange Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall; heaviest in summer

Owl Eye Pincushion – Desert Horizon Nursery

Owl Eye Pincushion

Owl Eye Pincushion

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring

Paddle plant with stacked round grey-green leaves edged in red in a terracotta pot

Paddle Plant (Flapjacks)

Paddle Plant (Flapjacks)

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Late winter to spring

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Panama Red Hibiscus

Panama Red Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall (heaviest in warm months)

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Partridge Breast Aloe

Partridge Breast Aloe

Partial shade

Low

Late winter to spring

Passion Flower Vine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Passion Flower Vine

Passion Flower Vine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Spring through fall

Peace Lily – Desert Horizon Nursery

Peace Lily

Peace Lily

Partial shade

High

Spring to early summer

Peperomia with thick glossy rounded dark green leaves in a small terracotta pot

Peperomia

Peperomia

Partial shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Periwinkle vine groundcover with glossy dark green leaves and blue-violet flowers in shade

Periwinkle Vine

Periwinkle Vine

Partial shade

Moderate

Spring

Philodendron with a rosette of glossy leaves, coppery orange when new, in a ceramic pot

Philodendron

Philodendron

Partial shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Pink Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Pink Hibiscus

Pink Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall; heaviest bloom in summer

Pink Jasmine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Pink Jasmine

Pink Jasmine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Winter to spring

Pink Jasmine Vine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Pink Jasmine Vine

Pink Jasmine Vine

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Late winter to spring

Swedish ivy with cream-edged scalloped green leaves trailing from a hanging basket

Plectranthus (Swedish Ivy)

Plectranthus (Swedish Ivy)

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Poinsettia, a large full potted plant covered in bright red bracts on a shaded patio

Poinsettia

Poinsettia

Partial shade

Moderate

Winter

Pothos with trailing vines of heart-shaped green and golden-yellow leaves on a shelf

Pothos

Pothos

Partial shade

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Lemon Lime prayer plant with lime-veined oval leaves in a white ceramic pot near a window

Prayer Plant (Maranta)

Prayer Plant (Maranta)

Partial shade

Moderate to high

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)