Lemon Bottlebrush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Lemon Bottlebrush

Lemon Bottlebrush

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring and fall; sporadic through the year

Ligustrum 'Texanum' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ligustrum ‘Texanum’

Ligustrum ‘Texanum’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Moderate

Spring to early summer

Ligustrum Texanum #5 Cone – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ligustrum Texanum #5 Cone

Ligustrum Texanum #5 Cone

Full sun

Moderate

Late spring to early summer

Ligustrum Texanum #7 2ball Pdl – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ligustrum Texanum #7 2ball Pdl

Ligustrum Texanum #7 2ball Pdl

Full sun

Moderate

Late spring to early summer

Lions Tail – Desert Horizon Nursery

Lions Tail

Lions Tail

Full sun

Low to moderate

Fall to winter

Lipstick Hibiscus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Lipstick Hibiscus

Lipstick Hibiscus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate to high

Spring through fall

Little John Bottle Brush – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little John Bottle Brush

Little John Bottle Brush

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late winter to spring (sporadic through the year)

Little Leaf Cordia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Leaf Cordia

Little Leaf Cordia

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall (heaviest after rain)

Little Lynns Legacy sage, a dense rounded shrub covered in lavender-purple flowers, in a gravel bed

Little Lynns Legacy Sage Civano

Little Lynns Legacy Sage Civano

Full sun

Low

Summer through fall

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact) / Little Ollie Dwarf Olive / Little Ollie Olive / Little Ollie – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Ollie

Little Ollie

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact) / Little Ollie Dwarf Olive / Little Ollie Olive / Little Ollie – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring (sparse)

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact) / Little Ollie Dwarf Olive / Little Ollie Olive / Little Ollie – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact)

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring (sparse)

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact) / Little Ollie Dwarf Olive / Little Ollie Olive / Little Ollie – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Ollie Olive

Little Ollie Olive

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring

Little Ollie TREE 2 Ball – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Ollie TREE 2 Ball

Little Ollie TREE 2 Ball

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring (inconspicuous; largely fruitless)

Lynn's Legacy Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Lynn’s Legacy Sage

Lynn’s Legacy Sage

Full sun

Low

Summer through fall

Mastic Tree – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mastic Tree

Mastic Tree

Full sun

Low

Spring

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster

Full sun

Low

Nearly year-round; heaviest spring and fall

Mexican Bird of Paradise – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Bird of Paradise

Mexican Bird of Paradise

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Mexican Bush Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Late summer through fall

Mexican Bush Sage 'Santa Barbara' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mexican Bush Sage ‘Santa Barbara’

Mexican Bush Sage ‘Santa Barbara’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Late summer through fall

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

Microburst Sage – Desert Horizon Nursery

Microburst Sage

Microburst Sage

Full sun

Very low

Summer to fall (triggered by monsoon humidity)

Mint Julep Juniper – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mint Julep Juniper

Mint Julep Juniper

Full sun

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Mint Julep juniper, a spreading shrub with arching branches of feathery mint-green foliage, in a gravel bed

Mint Julep Juniper

Mint Julep Juniper

Full sun

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Mint Julep Juniper (Spiral) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mint Julep Juniper (Spiral)

Mint Julep Juniper (Spiral)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Oleander, a large upright evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves and red flower clusters, by a block wall

Mixed Oleander

Mixed Oleander

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through fall

Mock Orange Dwarf – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mock Orange Dwarf

Mock Orange Dwarf

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low to moderate

Spring

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Mock Orange Standard

Mock Orange Standard

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Moderate

Late spring to early summer

Myoporum, a dense evergreen multi-trunk small tree with glossy dark green leaves and small white flowers

Myoporum

Myoporum

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Myrtle Common – Desert Horizon Nursery

Myrtle Common

Myrtle Common

Full sun

Low to moderate

Late spring to summer

Natal Plum (Carissa 'Tomlinson') – Desert Horizon Nursery

Natal Plum (Carissa ‘Tomlinson’)

Natal Plum (Carissa ‘Tomlinson’)

Full sun

Low to moderate

Spring through summer; sporadic repeat bloom