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Plant Care Sheets
The Desert Museum's Annual Plant Sale is held at the end of September. The list below displays the plants from the most recent sale.
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to view the Plant Care Sheet. These sheets have been compiled by the Desert Museum Botany Department. In some cases, plant care information from Mountain States Wholesale Nursery has been used to supplement the museum's own knowledge base.
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| Common Name ↑ ↓ | Botanical Name ↑ ↓ | Form ↑ ↓ | Purpose | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Graythorn | Ziziphus obtusifolia | Large shrub |   |
| | Sahuiliqui Yucca | Yucca grandiflora | Succulent/semisucculent |   |
| | Banana Yucca | Yucca baccata baccata | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Mountain yucca | Yucca (×schottii) madrensis | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | 'Mission San Borja' heritage grape | Vitis species | Vine |  |
| | 'Mission San Gabriel' heritage grape | Vitis species | Vine | |
| | Skeleton-leaf goldeneye | Viguieria stenoloba | Medium shrub | |
| | Arizona rosewood | Vauquelinia californica | Large shrub | |
| | Nacapule jasmine | Vallesia laciniata | Large shrub | |
| | Sonoran air plant | Tillandsia exserta | Perennial |  |
| | Alamos air plant | Tillandsia elizabethae | Perennial | |
| | Green thread | Thelesperma megapotamicum | Perennial | |
| | Angelita daisy | Tetraneuris (Hymenoxys) acaulis | Small shrub | |
| | Yellow bells | Tecoma stans | Large shrub | |
| | Orange bells | Tecoma garocha | Large shrub | |
| | Mexican tarragon | Tagetes lucida | Small shrub | |
| | Mountain marigold | Tagetes lemmonii | Small shrub | |
| | Day-of-the-dead flower | Symphiotrichum lanceolatum | Perennial | |
| | Dwarf organpipe cactus | Stenocereus thurberi var. littoralis | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Organpipe cactus | Stenocereus thurberi | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Texas betony | Stachys coccinea | Perennial | |
| | Sonoran nightshade | Solanum hindsianum | Large shrub | |
| | Sina volador | Selenicereus vagens | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Scullcap | Scutellaria potosina var. tessellata | Perennial | |
| | Starrfire red skullcap | Scutellaria hybrid | Perennial | |
| | Hybrid grass sage | Salvia reptans hybrid | Small shrub | |
| | West Texas grass sage | Salvia reptans | Small shrub | |
| | Black Sage | Salvia mellifera | Medium shrub | |
| | Grape-scented sage | Salvia melissodora | Small shrub | |
| | Lemmon sage | Salvia lemmonii | Small shrub | |
| | Crimson sage | Salvia henryi | Perennial | |
| | Red autumn sage | Salvia greggii | Small shrub | |
| | Galaena red sage | Salvia darcyi | Perennial | |
| | Carl Nielson sage | Salvia clevelandii × S. mojavensis | Medium shrub | |
| | Chaparral sage | Salvia clevelandii | Medium shrub | |
| | White sage | Salvia apiana | Medium shrub | |
| | Trailing russelia | Russelia furfuracea | Ground cover | |
| | Desert ruellia | Ruellia peninsularis | Medium shrub | |
| | Tuberous sida | Rhynchosida physocalyx | Perennial | |
| | Sugar sumac | Rhus ovata | Large shrub | |
| | Prairie coneflower | Ratibida columnifera | Perennial | |
| | ' Sosa Carillo' heritage pomegranate | Punica granatum Sosa Carrillo | Tree | |
| | 'Garcia Camp' heritage pomagranate | Punica granatum | Small tree | |
| | Frangipani | Plumeria acutifolia | Small shrub | |
| | Summer Snow™ plumbago | Plumbago zeylandica | Small shrub | |
| | Frog fruit | Phyla nodiflora | Ground cover | |
| | Rose Cactus | Pereskia grandiflora | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Dahlia-rooted cereus | Peniocereus striatus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Mexican night-blooming cereus | Peniocereus serpentinus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Night-blooming cereus | Peniocereus greggii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Lady Margaret Passion Vine | Passiflora x | Vine | |
| | Scarlet Flame Passion Vine | Passiflora x | Vine | |
| | Passion flower | Passiflora mexicana | Vine | |
| | Passion fruit | Passiflora arida | Vine | |
| | Woolly Jacket prickly pear | Opuntia species | ||
| | Scarlet bee blossom | Oenothera suffrutescens | Perennial | |
| | Mexican Evening Primrose | Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou' | Perennial | |
| | Dwarf Rose Evening Primrose | Oenothera rosea | Perennial | |
| | Tufted evening primrose | Oenothera caespitosa | Perennial | |
| | Devil's shoestring | Nolina texana | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Beargrass | Nolina microcarpa | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Crested candelabra cactus | Myrtillocactus geometrizans cristata | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Candelabra cactus | Myrtillocactus geometrizans | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Cochal | Myrtillocactus cochal | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Bamboo muhly | Muhlenbergia dumosa | Grass | |
| | 'Mission San Antonio' heritage mint | Mentha species | Ground cover | |
| | Pyramid bush | Melochia tomentosa | Small shrub | |
| | Blackfoot daisy | Melampodium leucanthum | Small shrub | |
| | Red snapdragon vine | Maurandya antirrhiniflora | Vine | |
| | Whitebark acacia | Mariosousa willardiana | Small tree | |
| | Red Turk's cap | Malvaviscus arborea | Medium shrub | |
| | Sonoran brittlestem | Mabrya geniculata | Small shrub | |
| | Feather tree | Lysiloma watsoni | Medium tree | |
| | Totempole cactus | Lophocereus schottii fa. monstrosus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Slender totem pole cactus | Lophocereus schottii fa. mieckleyanus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Senita | Lophocereus schottii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Red lantana | Lantana camara hybrid | Small shrub | |
| | Gold lantana | Lantana camara hybrid | Small shrub | |
| | Confiturilla grande | Lagascea decipiens | Medium shrub | |
| | Sonoran honeysuckle | Justicia sonorae | Perennial | |
| | White Sonoran honeysuckle | Justicia sonorae | Perennial | |
| | Red chuparrosa | Justicia californica | Medium shrub | |
| | Yellow chuparosa | Justicia californica | Medium shrub | |
| | San Juanico | Jacquinia macrocarpa pungens | Large shrub | |
| | Clustervine | Jacquemontia pringlei | Vine | |
| | Desert lavender | Hyptis albida (emoryi) | Large shrub | |
| | Carrion flower | Hoodiopsis species | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Heartleaf hibiscus | Hibiscus martianus(cardiophyllus) | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Red hesperaloe | Hesperaloe parviflora | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Pink Parade® | Hesperaloe hybrid | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Island renegade | Henrya insularis | Small shrub | |
| | Maximilian sunflower | Helianthus maximiliani | Medium shrub | |
| | Texas firecracker bush | Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Hamelia pa | Medium shrub | |
| | Devil's club cholla | Grusonia invicta | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Wild Cotton | Gossypium turneri | Medium shrub | |
| | Wild cotton | Gossypium thurberi | Medium shrub | |
| | Wild cotton | Gossypium davidsonii | Medium shrub | |
| | Airy bachelor's buttons | Gomphrena decumbens | Small shrub | |
| | Goodding verbena | Glandularia gooddingii | Perennial | |
| | Wright silktassel | Garrya wrightii | Medium shrub | |
| | Baja snapdragon bush | Galvezia juncea | Small shrub | |
| | Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Mexican tree ocotillo | Fouquieria macdougalii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Boojum | Fouquieria columnaris | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Ocotillo blanco pichilinge | Fouquieria burageei | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Rock fig | Ficus petiolaris | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | 'Kiper Springs' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Tree | |
| | 'Oro Blanco' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | 'Mission San Antonio' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | 'Mission Santa Ines' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | 'Santa Ignacio Kino' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | 'Quitovac' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | 'Quitobaquito Springs' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | 'Sosa Carrillo' heritage fig | Ficus carica | Medium tree | |
| | White spurge | Euphorbia xanti | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Danda thor | Euphorbia royaliana | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Prickly pear spurge | Euphorbia opuntioides | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Candelabra spurge | Euphorbia lactea | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Mini Lady’s Slipper | Euphorbia cymbifera | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Slipper flower | Euphorbia (Pedilanthus macrocarpus) lomellii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Coral bean | Erythrina ×bidwelii | Medium shrub | |
| | Scarlet Monkeyflower | Erythranthe cardinalis | Perennial | |
| | Turpentine bush | Ericameria laricifolia | Small shrub | |
| | Desert fuschia | Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum | Perennial | |
| | Pride of Madiera | Echium fasciculatum | Large shrub | |
| | Uruguayan firecracker plant | Dicliptera squarrosa (D. suberecta) | Perennial | |
| | Arizona foldwing | Dicliptera resupinata | Perennial | |
| | Green-flowered bromel | Deuterocchonia brevifolia | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Desert spoon | Dasylirion wheeleri | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Trailing indigo bush | Dalea greggii | Ground cover | |
| | Tesajo | Cylindropuntia tesajo | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Diamond cholla | Cylindropuntia ramosissima | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | 'Goodwin Homestead' heritage quince | Cydonia oblonga | Small tree | |
| | Little-leaf cordia | Cordia parvifolia | Large shrub | |
| | Texas olive | Cordia boissieri | Tree | |
| | Mist flower | Conoclinium (Eupatorium) discectum | Perennial | |
| | Candle cactus | Cleistocactus candelilla | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Dwarf Lisbon Lemon | Citrus limon | Small tree | |
| | Sweet lime | Citrus limettioides | Small tree | |
| | Bush verbena | Citharexylum flabelliformis | Medium shrub | |
| | Boneset | Chromolaena sagittata | Medium shrub | |
| | Fragrant mist flower | Chromolaena odorata | Medium shrub | |
| | Aztec Pearl | Choisya X dewitteana | Small shrub | |
| | Starleaf Mexican Orange | Choisya dumosa | Small shrub | |
| | Netleaf hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Tree | |
| | Saguaro | Carnegiea gigantea | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Chiltepin | Capsicum annuum (wild type) | Small shrub | |
| | Elephant tree | Bursera microphylla | Medium shrub | |
| | Torote jolopete | Bursera lancifolia | Medium shrub | |
| | Torote prieto | Bursera hindsiana | Medium shrub | |
| | Chocolate flower | Berlandiera lyrata | Perennial | |
| | Golden cereus | Bergerocactus emoryi | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Willow groundsel | Barkleyanthus salicifolius | Medium shrub | |
| | Quail bush | Atriplex lentiformis | Large shrub | |
| | Goat's horn | Astrophytum capricorne | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Sage | Artemisia ludoviciana | Perennial | |
| | Southwestern pipevine | Aristolochia watsonii | Vining groundcover | |
| | Calico flower | Aristolochia littoralis | Vine | |
| | White-veined Dutchman's pipe | Aristolochia fimbriata | Vining groundcover | |
| | Red queen's wreath | Antigonon leptopus | Vine | |
| | White queen's wreath | Antigonon leptopus | Vine | |
| | Flame bush | Anisacanthus quadrifidus | Medium shrub | |
| | 'Quitobaquito Springs' yerba mansa | Anemopsis californica | Ground cover | |
| | Triangleleaf bursage | Ambrosia deltoidea | Small shrub | |
| | Baja bursage | Ambrosia bryantii | Small shrub | |
| | Floss flower | Ageratum corymbosum | Perennial | |
| | Octopus agave | Agave vilmoriniana | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Queen Victoria agave | Agave victoria-reginae | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Shindagger | Agave schottii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Small-flowered agave | Agave parviflora ssp. densiflora | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Palmer agave | Agave palmeri | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Shark skin agave | Agave asperrima × nickelsiae | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Arizona agave | Agave arizonica | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | King Ferdinand agave | Agave × nickelsiae | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Desert rose | Adenium hybrids (red) | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Palmer Indian mallow | Abutilon palmeri | Small shrub | |
| | Coastal Sand Verbena | Abronia maritima | Ground cover | |
| Common Name ↑ ↓ | Botanical Name ↑ ↓ | Form ↑ ↓ | Purpose |
