Desert Horizon Nursery

Succulents

Madagascar Palm – Desert Horizon Nursery

Madagascar Palm

Madagascar Palm

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer

Mangave Lavender Lady rosette of broad smoky lavender-grey leaves in a terracotta pot on a patio

Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’

Mangave ‘Lavender Lady’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Mangave 'Silver Fox' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mangave ‘Silver Fox’

Mangave ‘Silver Fox’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Mangave 'Snow Leopard' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mangave ‘Snow Leopard’

Mangave ‘Snow Leopard’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Maternity plant with long triangular leaves edged in tiny plantlets in a terracotta pot on a patio

Maternity Plant

Maternity Plant

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late winter to spring

Medicinal Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Medicinal Aloe

Medicinal Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late winter to spring

Mediopicta Alba Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mediopicta Alba Agave

Mediopicta Alba Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Once at maturity (monocarpic) / after many years

Moroccan Mound – Desert Horizon Nursery

Moroccan Mound

Moroccan Mound

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Mountain agave with a dense rosette of broad dark green toothed leaves planted in gravel beside a boulder

Mountain Agave

Mountain Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer

Mountain Yucca – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mountain Yucca

Mountain Yucca

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Murphys agave with upright grey-green leaves and small offsets at its base in a gravel landscape

Murphy’s Agave

Murphy’s Agave

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Narrow Leaf Yucca – Desert Horizon Nursery

Narrow Leaf Yucca

Narrow Leaf Yucca

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Needle Leaf Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Needle Leaf Agave

Needle Leaf Agave

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer; monocarpic (rosette dies after flowering / offsets persist)

Nobilis Blue aloe clump of thick blue-grey toothed rosettes with orange-red flower heads in a rock garden

Nobilis Blue Aloe

Nobilis Blue Aloe

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer

Nova Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Nova Agave

Nova Agave

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Ocotillo – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ocotillo

Ocotillo

Full sun

Very low

Spring; may rebloom after summer rains

Octopus Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Octopus Agave

Octopus Agave

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer (once at maturity / ~10-25 years / then dies)

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

Parry’s Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Parry’s Agave

Parry’s Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer (once at maturity / then dies)

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Partridge Breast Aloe

Partridge Breast Aloe

Partial shade

Low

Late winter to spring

Pencil cactus shrub with a dense crown of thin bright green leafless stems in a gravel yard

Pencil Cactus

Pencil Cactus

Full sun

Very low

Non-flowering (grown for form)

Ponytail palm with a swollen bulbous trunk base and cascading narrow green leaves in a gravel bed

Ponytail Palm

Ponytail Palm

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Late spring to summer (rarely blooms in cultivation)

Quadricolor Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Quadricolor Agave

Quadricolor Agave

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once then dies

Queen Victoria Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Queen Victoria Agave

Queen Victoria Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once at end of life after many years

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Quick Silver Agave

Quick Silver Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once at maturity then dies

Quiver Tree Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Quiver Tree Aloe

Quiver Tree Aloe

Full sun

Very low

Winter to spring

Red Pagoda crassula with stacked triangular red-tipped leaves in a terracotta pot on a windowsill

Red Pagoda Crassula

Red Pagoda Crassula

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Spring to summer

Red Yucca – Desert Horizon Nursery

Red Yucca

Red Yucca

Full sun

Very low

Spring through fall

Reitz’ Aloe – Desert Horizon Nursery

Reitz’ Aloe

Reitz’ Aloe

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low

Summer (July-August)

Ruby Red Euphorbia – Desert Horizon Nursery

Ruby Red Euphorbia

Ruby Red Euphorbia

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Non-flowering (grown for foliage)

Sedum Bronze Carpet – Desert Horizon Nursery

Sedum Bronze Carpet

Sedum Bronze Carpet

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Summer

Semponium 'Diamond' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Semponium ‘Diamond’

Semponium ‘Diamond’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Spring to summer