Mexican Fan Palm

Full sun. A desert fan palm, made most famous by its use on the boulevards of Southern California. It’s much taller and slimmer than the similar California fan palm; but […]

Bougainvillea

Full sun. Deciduous. A large, thorny tropical vine with a shrub-like habit, admired for the spectacular red, purple, and fuchsia bracts around its white flowers. With its abundant thorns, it […]

Duranta

Partial sun; morning sun is preferred. Nearly evergreen in mild winters, this Mexican verbena can freeze to the ground and quickly rebound after very cold temperatures. Purple flowers appear throughout […]

Spiny Allthorn

Sun or bright shade. The stems and thorns are evergreen; the leaves themselves are tiny and scale-like, appearing only after summer rains. Greenish-white star flowers appear in warm weather, with […]

Weber’s Agave

Full sun; evergreen, with a large rosette of broad greenish-blue leaves. Although toothless, the leaves carry stiff terminal spines. There is no wild population of the species; it originated from […]

Caribbean Agave

Full sun to part shade. An attractive small or mid-sized agave, often with variegated leaves. It tolerates moisture fairly well, but not temperatures below 24 degrees; expect some dieback in […]

Belinda’s Dream Rose

Full sun; evergreen; fragrant, medium pink blooms from spring until frost.\r\n\r\nBelinda’s Dream is a fast-growing shrub rose with relatively few disease problems; it has been designated a Superstar by Texas […]

Artichoke Agave

Full sun. Evergreen. Considered one of the most attractive small agaves, with short blue leaves, jet-black spines, and a nearly flat-topped rosette allowing easy appreciation of its designer form.\r\n\r\nCommon in […]

Indian Coral Tree

Full sun to part shade. A very large deciduous shrub or, if unpruned, an ornamental tree with waxy leaves, claw-like thorns and red tubular blooms throughout the warm season. Drought- […]

Lechuguilla

Full sun. Evergreen. Thick yellow-green rosettes are tipped with hard, sharp spines that easily pierce rubber, leather and skin. \n\nLechuguilla grows in spreading colonies. It’s been used to provide easy […]