Desert Horizon Nursery

Succulents

Black Spine Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Black Spine Agave

Black Spine Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic / blooming once after many years.

Blue Chalk – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Chalk

Blue Chalk

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Summer (small white flowers)

Blue Elf Aloe / Aloe ‘Blue Elf’ – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Elf Aloe

Blue Elf Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Blue Glow Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Glow Agave

Blue Glow Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late winter to spring; blooms once at maturity / typically after 8-10 years

Boojum tree with a tapering pale trunk covered in short leafy twigs in a gravel yard

Boojum Tree

Boojum Tree

Full sun

Very low

Late summer to fall

Hesperaloe Brake Lights / Brakelights Red Yucca – Desert Horizon Nursery

Brakelights Red Yucca

Brakelights Red Yucca

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall

Bulbine – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bulbine

Bulbine

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Spring through fall

Butterfly Agave / Agave Potatorum – Desert Horizon Nursery

Butterfly Agave

Butterfly Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Late spring to summer

Cameron Blue Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cameron Blue Agave

Cameron Blue Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer / once after many years (monocarpic)

Candelilla – Desert Horizon Nursery

Candelilla

Candelilla

Full sun

Very low

Spring to summer

Cape Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cape Aloe

Cape Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to early spring

Caribbean Agave (Variegated) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Caribbean Agave (Variegated)

Caribbean Agave (Variegated)

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic bloom after many years

Celsii agave cluster of soft blue-green fleshy rosettes in gravel beside a shaded patio wall

Celsii Agave

Celsii Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once then dies

Century Plant – Desert Horizon Nursery

Century Plant

Century Plant

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic (blooms once after 10-30 years)

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Chalk Fingers

Chalk Fingers

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Winter to spring

Cherry Blossom Euphorbia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cherry Blossom Euphorbia

Cherry Blossom Euphorbia

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring

Color Guard Yucca – Desert Horizon Nursery

Color Guard Yucca

Color Guard Yucca

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer

Coral Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Coral Aloe

Coral Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Late winter to 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

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

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

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

Desert agave, a compact grey-green spiny rosette in coarse gravel between boulders

Desert Agave

Desert Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; blooms once at maturity (10-25 years) / then dies.

Desert Spoon (Gray) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Gray)

Desert Spoon (Gray)

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Desert Spoon (Green) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Green)

Desert Spoon (Green)

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Desert Spoon (Toothless) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Desert Spoon (Toothless)

Desert Spoon (Toothless)

Full sun

Very low

Summer; tall flower stalks emerge infrequently.

Dragon Toes Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Dragon Toes Agave

Dragon Toes Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer (rarely; monocarpic)

Echeveria Blue Elf cluster of small blue-grey rosettes with pink-red leaf tips in a terracotta pot

Echeveria ‘Blue Elf’

Echeveria ‘Blue Elf’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring to summer

Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg – Desert Horizon Nursery

Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg

Echeveria Perle Von Nurnberg

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Spring to summer

Echeveria Ruffled Red – Desert Horizon Nursery

Echeveria Ruffled Red

Echeveria Ruffled Red

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Spring to early summer

Elephant Food – Desert Horizon Nursery

Elephant Food

Elephant Food

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer (rarely blooms in cultivation)

Elephant food Medio-picta with pinkish-red stems and cream-centred green leaves in a terracotta pot

Elephant Food – Medio-picta

Elephant Food – Medio-picta

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Spring to summer (rarely blooms in cultivation)