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 perform a Google search for images and information on many of these plants.
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | White-veined Dutchman's pipe | Aristolochia fimbriata | Vining groundcover |  |
| | Southwestern pipevine | Aristolochia watsonii | Vining groundcover |  |
| | Balloon vine | Cardiospermum corindum | Vine |  |
| | Passion fruit | Passiflora arida | Vine |  |
| | 'Incense' passion vine | Passiflora incarnata× P. cincinnata | Vine | |
| | Netleaf hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Tree | |
| | Desert willow | Chilopsis linearis | Tree |  |
| | Texas olive | Cordia boissieri | Tree | |
| | Arizona cypress | Cupressus arizonica | Tree | |
| | ' Sosa Carillo' heritage pomegranate | Punica granatum Sosa Carrillo | Tree | |
 | | Desert rose | Adenium hybrids (red) | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Huachuca agave | Agave parryi var. huachucensis | Succulent/semisucculent |  |
| | Agave sp. | Agave sp. | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Aloe | Aloe hybrid | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Saguaro | Carnegiea gigantea | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Candle cactus | Cleistocactus candelilla | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Diamond cholla | Cylindropuntia ramosissima | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Toothless desert spoon | Dasylirion quadrangulatum | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Desert spoon | Dasylirion wheeleri | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Golden barrel | Echinocactus grusonii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Slipper flower | Euphorbia (Pedilanthus macrocarpus) lomellii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Wax spurge | Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Slipper flower | Euphorbia lomellii (Pedilanthus macrocarpus) | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Morrocan spurge | Euphorbia resinifera | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | cactus spurge | Euphorbia species | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | African milk tree | Euphorbia trigonis | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | White spurge | Euphorbia xanti | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Devil's tongue barrel | Ferocactus latispinus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Rock fig | Ficus petiolaris | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Rock fig | Ficus petiolaris (mounted on a rock) | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Ocotillo | Fouquieria splendens | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Giant Hesperaloe | Hesperaloe funifera | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Pink Parade® | Hesperaloe hybrid | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Red hesperaloe | Hesperaloe parviflora | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Totempole cactus | Lophocereus schottii fa. Monstrosus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Twisted sister | Lophocereus schottii fa. monstrosus spiralis | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Texas tuberose | Manfreda maculosa | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Cochal | Myrtillocactus cochal | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Candelabra cactus | Myrtillocactus geometrizans | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Beargrass | Nolina microcarpa | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Nelson Beargrass | Nolina nelsonii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Long-spined prickly pear | Opuntia macrocentra | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Blind prickly pear | Opuntia rufida | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Night-blooming cereus | Peniocereus greggii | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Dahlia-rooted cereus | Peniocereus striatus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Minature prickly pear | Tacinga inamoena | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Pine cone cactus | Tephrocactus articulatus | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Torch cactus hybrids | Trichocereus hybrid | Succulent/semisucculent | |
| | Sweet lime | Citrus limettioides | Small tree | |
| | 'Goodwin Homestead' heritage quince | Cydonia oblonga | Small tree | |
| | Baja bursage | Ambrosia bryantii | Small shrub | |
| | Triangleleaf bursage | Ambrosia deltoidea | Small shrub | |
| | White bursage | Ambrosia dumosa | Small shrub | |
| | Narrow-leaf milkweed | Asclepias angustifolia | Small shrub | |
| | Pine-leaf milkweed | Asclepias linaria | Small shrub | |
| | Desert milkweed | Asclepias subulata | Small shrub | |
| | Fairy duster | Calliandra eriophylla | Small shrub | |
| | Chiltepin | Capsicum annuum | Small shrub | |
| | Damianita | Chrysactinia mexicana | Small shrub | |
| | Aguirre™ turpentine bush | Ericameria laricifolia | Small shrub | |
| | Flattop buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum | Small shrub | |
| | Airy bachelor's buttons | Gomphrena decumbens | Small shrub | |
| | Red jacobinia | Justicia candicans | Small shrub | |
| | Mexican Honeysuckle | Justicia spicigera | Small shrub | |
| | Gold lantana | Lantana camara hybrid | Small shrub | |
| | Sonoran brittlestem | Mabrya geniculata | Small shrub | |
| | Mangle Dulce | Maytenus phyllanthoides | Small shrub | |
| | Blackfoot daisy | Melampodium leucanthum | Small shrub | |
| | Pyramid bush | Melochia tomentosa | Small shrub | |
| | Summer Snow™ plumbago | Plumbago zeylandica | Small shrub | |
| | Lavender spice | Poliomintha maderensis | Small shrub | |
| | Mexican bush sage | Salvia leucantha | Small shrub | |
| | Desert globe mallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua | Small shrub | |
| | Mountain marigold | Tagetes lemmonii | Small shrub | |
| | Mexican tarragon | Tagetes lucida | Small shrub | |
| | Angelita daisy | Tetraneuris (Hymenoxys) acaulis | Small shrub | |
| | Felger crownbeard | Verbesina felgeri | Small shrub | |
| | Parish Goldeneye | Viguiera parishii | Small shrub | |
| | Desert zinnia | Zinnia acerosa | Small shrub | |
| | Little Golden Zinnia | Zinnia grandiflora | Small shrub | |
| | Paper flower | Psilostrophe cooperi | Small shrub | |
| | Sage | Artemisia ludoviciana | Perennial | |
| | Desert marigold | Baileya multiradiata | Perennial | |
| | Chocolate flower | Berlandiera lyrata | Perennial | |
| | Mist flower | Conoclinium (Eupatorium) discectum | Perennial | |
| | Uruguayan firecracker plant | Dicliptera squarrosa (D. suberecta) | Perennial | |
| | Desert fuschia | Epilobium (Zauschneria) canum | Perennial | |
| | Siskiyou pink | Gaura lindheimeri | Perennial | |
| | Goodding verbena | Glandularia gooddingii | Perennial | |
| | Desert rose mallow | Hibiscus biseptus | Perennial | |
| | Sonoran honeysuckle | Justicia sonorae | Perennial | |
| | Mexican Evening Primrose | Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou' | Perennial | |
| | Firecracker penstemon | Penstemon eatoni | Perennial | |
| | Parry penstemon | Penstemon parryi | Perennial | |
| | Prairie coneflower | Ratibida columnifera | Perennial | |
| | Galaena red sage | Salvia darcyi | Perennial | |
| | Starrfire red skullcap | Scutellaria hybrid | Perennial | |
| | Golden fleece | Thymophylla pentachaeta | Perennial | |
| | Feather tree | Lysiloma watsoni | Medium tree | |
| | Bee brush | Aloysia gratissima | Medium shrub | |
| | Flame bush | Anisacanthus quadrifidus | Medium shrub | |
| | Desert honeysuckle | Anisacanthus thurberi | Medium shrub | |
| | Butterfly bush | Buddleja marrubiifolia | Medium shrub | |
| | Torote | Bursera filicifolia | Medium shrub | |
| | Red bird-of-paradise | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Medium shrub | |
| | Baja fairy duster | Calliandra californica | Medium shrub | |
| | Sundrop | Calylophus drummondianus | Medium shrub | |
| | Fragrant mist flower | Chromolaena odorata | Medium shrub | |
| | Boneset | Chromolaena sagittata | Medium shrub | |
| | Bush verbena | Citharexylum flabelliformis | Medium shrub | |
| | Pea flower | Dalea pulchra | Medium shrub | |
| | Oakwoods prairie clover | Dalea versicolor | Medium shrub | |
| | Brittlebush | Encelia farinosa | Medium shrub | |
| | Boneset | Eupatorium saggitatum | Medium shrub | |
| | Zipehui | Euphorbia californica | Medium shrub | |
| | Apache plume | Falugia paradoxa | Medium shrub | |
| | Wild cotton | Gossypium thurberi | Medium shrub | |
| | Wild Cotton | Gossypium turneri | Medium shrub | |
| | Yellow chuparosa | Justicia californica | Medium shrub | |
| | Confiturilla grande | Lagascea decipiens | Medium shrub | |
| | Rio Bravo | Leucophyllum langmaniae Rio Bravo ® | Medium shrub | |
| | Convent Texas Ranger | Leucophyllum x convent | Medium shrub | |
| | Anderson Wolfberry | Lycium andersonii | Medium shrub | |
| | Wolfberry | Lycium berlandieri | Medium shrub | |
| | Desert ruellia | Ruellia peninsularis | Medium shrub | |
| | White sage | Salvia apiana | Medium shrub | |
| | Chaparral sage | Salvia clevelandii | Medium shrub | |
| | Shrubby Senna | Senna wislizeni | Medium shrub | |
| | Crimson Flare® tecoma | Tecoma hybrid | Medium shrub | |
| | Sierra Apricot™ tecoma | Tecoma hybrid | Medium shrub | |
| | Solar Flare® orange tecoma | Tecoma hybrid | Medium shrub | |
| | Mexican sunflower hybrid | Tithonia x Lagascea | Medium shrub | |
| | Skeleton-leaf goldeneye | Viguieria stenoloba | Medium shrub | |
| | Croosvine | Bignonia capreolata | Large vine | |
| | Catclaw vine | Macfadyena unguis-cati | Large vine | |
| | Adelia | Adelia obovata | Large shrub | |
| | Quail bush | Atriplex lentiformis | Large shrub | |
| | Mexican bird-of-paradise | Caesalpinia mexicana | Large shrub | |
| | Button bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Large shrub | |
| | Little-leaf cordia | Cordia parvifolia | Large shrub | |
| | Hopbush | Dodonaea viscosa | Large shrub | |
| | Pineapple Guava | Feijoa sellowiana | Large shrub | |
| | Green Cloud™ | Leucophyllum frutescens | Large shrub | |
| | Wolfberry | Lycium brevipes | Large shrub | |
| | Santa Rita acacia | Mariosousa (Acacia) millefolia | Large shrub | |
| | Jojoba | Simmondsia chinensis | Large shrub | |
| | Sonoran nightshade | Solanum hindsianum | Large shrub | |
| | Yellow bells | Tecoma stans | Large shrub | |
| | Arizona rosewood | Vauquelinia californica | Large shrub | |
| | Yerba mansa | Anemopsis californica | Ground cover | |
| | Yellow evening primrose | Calylophus hartwegii | Ground cover | |
| | Trailing indigo bush | Dalea greggii | Ground cover | |
| | Purple trailing lantana | Lantana montevidensis | Ground cover | |
| | California Satintail | Imperata brevifolia | Grass | |
| | Autumn Glow™ | Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | Grass | |
| | Deer grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass | |
| | Slender Goldshower | Galphimia gracilis | ||
| | Mexican sunflower hybrid | Lagascea x Tithonia | ||
| | Pozo Blue sage | Salvia hybrid | | |
| Common Name ↑ ↓ | Botanical Name ↑ ↓ | Form ↑ ↓ | Purpose |