by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 36”X 36” Blooming Season: May-June Flower Color: Reddish-Orange Hesperaloe is a very showy plant native to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Not only does it thrive in hot, dry summers, it is also remarkably tolerant...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 8” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Pink Clustering Snowball has glistening white-spined stems that ring themselves with pink- or salmon-colored flowers. Native to southwestern New Mexico, it thrives in baking heat...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 5” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Green This small hedgehog forms small clusters of two or three stems. Bright red and white spines contrast nicely with the bright green flowers that ring the stem in late spring....
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 6”X 18” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Red Claret Cup Hedgehog is a substantial plant that forms large clusters of thick- spined stems. The glowing red-orange cupped flowers come in early summer, making Claret Cup the star...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 96”X 60” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Red Ocotillo’s slender, whip-like green stems provide an excellent accent in a xeric landscape. After spring or summer rains, the thorny stems sprout fleshy green leaves and...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 4”X 6” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Pink Native to a limited area in the mountains of southwestern Oklahoma, this is one of the most beautiful of the Echinocereus species. The albispinus variety, shown here, features...
