Xeric Garden Plant Index

Click on a botanical name for information on a species.

Botanical Name Common Name
Acacia aneura Mulga Acacia
Acacia coriacea Shrubby Shoestring Acacia
Acacia redolens Creeping Acacia
Acacia schaffnerii Schaffner's Acacia
Acacia smallii Small's Acacia
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia
Agave americana Century plant
Agave americana 'Variegated' Century plant
Agave utahensis Mescal Agave
Baccharis 'Centennial' Coyote Bush
Baccharis sarothroides Desert Broom
Baileya multiradiata Desert Marigold
Caesalpinia gilliesii Desert/Yellow Bird of Paradise
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Red Bird of Paradise
Calliandra californica Baja Fairy Duster
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster
Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro
Cassia artemisioides Feathery Cassia
Cassia nemophylla Desert Cassia
Cassia phyllodenia Senna
Cassia wislizeni Shrubby Senna
Celtis reticulata Western Hackberry
Cercidium x 'Desert Museum' Desert Museum Palo Verde
Cercidium floridum Blue Palo Verde
Cercidium microphyllum Foothill Palo Verde
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' Redbud Forest Pansy
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow
Cordia boissieri Texas Olive
Cordia parvifolia Little Leaf Cordia
Dalea greggii Trailing Indigo Bush
Dalea pulchra Indigo Bush
Dasylirion acrotriche Green Desert Spoon
Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon/ Sotol
Echinocactus grusonii Golden Barrel Cactus
Encelia farinosa Brittle Bush
Eucalyptus formanii Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus microtheca Coolibah
Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Moraine' Moraine Honey Locust
Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca
Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana
Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush
Leucaena retusa Golden Lead Ball
Leucophyllum laviegatum Chihuahuan Sage
Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat's Claw Vine
Muhlenbergia rigens Deer Grass
Myoporum parvifolium Prostrate Myoporum
Opuntia bigelovii Teddy Bear Cholla
Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican Palo Verde
Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine
Pithecellobium flexicaule Texas Ebony
Prosopis alba Argentine Mesquite
Prosopis pubescens Screwbean Mesquite
Prosopis velutina Velvet Mesquite
Rhus lancea African Sumac
Rhus ovata Sugar Bush
Rhus trilobata Oakbush Sumac
Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy
Salvia clevelandii Chaparral Sage
Salvia greggii Autumn Sage
Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba
Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel
Tagetes lemmonii Mountain Marigold
Tecoma 'Orange Jubilee' Orange Trumpet Flower
Tecoma stans Yellow Trumpet
Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye
Vauquelinia californica Arizona Rosewood
Vauquelinia corymbosa Rosewood
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree
Vitis arizonica Arizona Grape
Yucca baccata Banana Yucca
Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree
Yucca elata Soap Tree
Yucca rigida Blue Yucca
Ziziphus jujuba Chinese Jujube