Desert Accents
Agaves, called Century Plants because it can take decades for them to flower, are prime examples of the sculptural qualities of these desert accents. When it rains, watch the wide Agave leaves funnel rainwater toward its roots. It’s an elegant water-harvesting device.
What kind of desert accents should I choose?
The unexpected bonus of these rugged survivors is the brilliant show of flowers they produce.
From tree-sized to tiny, with flowers from screaming scarlet to hot magenta to soft pink and lemon yellow, there are cacti and succulents for every hot dry spot in the garden.
Giant hesperaloe, Hesperaloe funifera
Type: Desert Accent Exposure: Sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 5’ H x 4’ W This upright desert...
Thompson yucca, Yucca thomsoniana
Type: Desert accent evergreen Exposure: Full sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 6’ H x 4’ W This is a...
Beargrass, Nolina microcarpa
Type: Desert accent Exposure: Full Sun Water Use: Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5’x6’...
Sotol / Desert Spoon, Dasylirion Wheeleri
Exposure: Sun/Shade Water: Rainwater Height and Spread:5’ x 5’ Blooming Season: Summer...
Clustering Pin Cushions, Coryphantha vivipara
Exposure: Full Sun Water: Low Height and Spread:3” x 4” Blooming Season: Summer...
Yucca Baccata Compacta, Datil / Banana Yucca
Exposure: Full sun Water: Rain Water Height and Spread: H 4’ X W 5' Description: The Yucca Baccata...
Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora
Exposure: Full Sun, Part sun Water: Rain Water Height and Spread: H 3’ x W 4’ Blooming Season:...
Shindagger, Agave lechuguilla
Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Rainwater Height and Spread: 1’ x 5’ (when not in flower) Blooming...
Calycinum Flameflower, Phemeranthus syn talinum
Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 8”X 8” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Bright...
Soapweed Yucca, Yucca glauca
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 3’X 3’ Blooming Season: Early summer Flower Color: White...
Prickly Pear, Opuntia engelmannii engelmann
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5’X 8’ Blooming Season: Late spring Flower Color: Yellow or...
Texas Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora
Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 36”X 36” Blooming Season: May-June Flower Color:...
Clustering Snowball, Escobaria orcuttii
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 8” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Pink...
Green-Flowered Hedgehog, Echinocereus viridiflorus
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 5” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Green This...
Claret Cup Hedgehog, Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 6”X 18” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Red Claret Cup...
Ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 96”X 60” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Red...
Oklahoma Hedgehog, Echinocereus reichenbachii
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 4”X 6” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Pink Native...
Sotol, Dasylirion wheeleri
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 60”X 48” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: White...
Spiny Hedgehog, Echinocereus coccineus
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 15” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Red Spiny...
Clustering Pin Cushions, Coryphantha vivipara
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 4”X 6” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Pink...
Parry’s Century Plant, Agave parryi
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 30”X 30” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Yellow An...
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