Desert Landscaping Photos

These desert landscape shrubs will do well in the lower elevations of the southwest. Most require little to moderate watering.



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Bowles Mauve
Scientific Name: Erysimum linifolium
Full sun or partial shade - USDA Zone: 8b-10
Bowles Mauve' is a great perennial that will flower in late spring. Flowers are 4 petaled in spikes and bright mauve-pink to lilac in color. We recommend Peter's All Purpose Plant Food



Agave - Maguey
Scientific Name: Agave
Full Sun- Zone: USDA Zone: 8b-10
Agave is a desert shrub with many varities. Easy care and very low maintenance plant. Can survive drought conditions. This variety is also called "century plant". No fertilizer for this type of plant.



Nandina
Scientific Name: Nandina domestica
Full Sun partial shade - USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3° C (-10° F)The Nandina Domestica, is an excellent shrub or bank plant. Reddish Foliage in spring and fall. Also called "Heavenly Bamboo". We recommend Peter's All Purpose Plant Food



Butterfly Bush
Scientific Name: Buddleia davidii
Sun: Full or partial shade - USDA zones: 6-10
Beautiful spikes and bright purple to lilac in color. About 6-8ft. tall. Click here for MORE butterfly-Bushes

Spanish Broom
Scientific Name: Spartium junceum L.
Sun: Full Sun - USDA zones 4a-9 (up to 8000')
Fantastic beautiful spring yellow flowers. Semi-Evergreen shrub grows up to 8ft. tall






Red Leaf Photinia
Scientific Name: Photinia fraseri
Sun: Full Sun partial shade - USDA zones 7a: to -17.7°
Reddish Foliage almost all year. Can be used as a shrub or hedge plant, about 6-7ft tall...





Hardy Red Oleander
Scientific Name: Nerium oleander
Full Sun - USDA Zones 8-10.
Hardy Red Oleander. This desert landscape shrub is beautiful red blooms all summer long. Likes warmer temperatures may be stressed in cloder climates. Grows up to 20ft tall.





Dwarf Japanese Barberry
Scientific Name: Berberis thunbergii
Full Sun USDA zones 7a: to -17.7°
Dwarf Japanese Barbery also called "Crimson Pygmy". densely branched form displaying deep crimson colored foliage all season long, best in full sun. Excellent for small border or hedges. 2ft. tall and 4ft wide.




Soaptree Yucca
Scientific Name: Yucca elata
Sun: Full Sun - USDA Zones 5 thru 10
The Soaptree Yucca - About 6ft tall in southwestern area. The flowering spike can add another 4-5ft. to the height.






Green Cloud Sage
Scientific Name: Leucophyllum frutescens Sun: Full Zones 8-7a or 7b Green Cloud Sage beautiful purple summer blooms. Evergreen low to moderate watering. Can used as a stand alone shrub or hedge.
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Chaparral/Mexican Sage
Scientific Name: Salvia clevelandii
Full Sun - USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6° C (20° F)
Salvia Clevelandii or Chaparral Save - Beautiful long stemmed blooms about 5 - 6ft tall. Moderate water and excellent entrance accent shrub.




Ocotillo
Scientific Name: Fouqueiria splendens
Full Sun - USDA zone 8 & 7a - 7b
Desert Landscape Tree or Shrub. The Ocotillo can used as a tree or shrub. Beautiful bright orange spring blooms. Green foilage in summer and grey in winter about 8-10ft tall.




Prickly Pear
Scientific Name: (Genus Opuntia)
Full Sun - USDA zone 8 & 7a - 7b
Desert Xeriscaping Shrub. The prickly pear cactus is a very hardy cactus in the southwest. Very drought tolerant and easy care cactus. Plant them and you can bascially leave them alone.
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