Guide to Desert Plants Part 2
For more plant information, please see the
Guide to Desert Plants Part 1
This section is under construction. New entries will be added as time permits.
Please send names and/or pictures of desert plants you suggest should be included. Also, please point out any corrections that may be needed.
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Desert Plains Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Scarlet Hedgehog
Echinocereus coccineus
Arizona Barrel Cactus
Dasylirion wheeleri
Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Mexican Giant Cardon or False Suguaro
Pachycereus pringlei
Picardo’s Prickly Pear
Opuntia picardo
King Cup or Mojave Mound Hedgehog
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Blue Beaked Yucca
Yucca rostrata
Brittlebrush
Encelia farinosa
Rebutia tarijensis
Rebutia spegazziniana
Sonoran Desert Agave
Agave ocahui
Yucca Cane Plant
Yucca aloifolia
Argentine Hedgehog
Echinopsis huascha
Argentine Hedgehog
Echinopsis huascha
Argentine Hedgehog
Echinopsis huascha
Red Torch Cactus
Echinopsis huascha
Grizzly Bear
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea
Cow Horn Agave
Agave bovicornuta
Mexican Fire Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus pringlei
Brain Cactus
Stenocactus Multicostatus (Mammillaria Elongata ‘Cristata’)
Mediterranean Spurge or Gopher Plant
Euphorbia rigida
Peanut Cactus
Echinopsis chamaecereus silvestrii
Curiosity Plant
Cereus repandus f. monstrosa
Beard Tongue
Penstemon
Mother of Thousands
Kalanchoe daigremontia
Mother of Millions
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Cane or Walking Stick Cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Thimble Cactus
Mammillaria vetula subs. gracilis
Tropic-Tillo
Pedilanthus bracteaus
Indian Comb Cactus
Trichocereus brevispinulosus