Desert Gardening

California Native Plants for Desert Gardening

Trees

• Acacia greggii Cat’s claw
• Parkinsonia florida Blue Palo Verde
• Chilopsis linearis Desert willow
• Pinus edulis / Pinus monophylla Piñon pine / Single leaf piñon pine

Tall Shrubs

• Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush
• Baccharis sarothroides Desert broom
• Cercocarpus betuloides Western mountain mahogany
• Juniperus californica California Juniper
• Condea (Hyptis) emoryi Desert lavender
• Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf cherry
• Rhus ovata Sugarbush
• Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba

Low Shrubs

• Artemisia tridentata Big basin sagebrush
• Ericameria (Chrysothamnus) nauseosa Rubber rabbitbrush
• Peritoma arborea Bladderpod
• Encelia farinosa Incienso, Brittlebush
• Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
• Nolina parryi Beargrass
• Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba
• Vitis girdiana Desert wild grape
• Yucca schidigera Mojave yucca

Perennials

• Argemone corymbosa Prickly poppy
• Baileya multiradiata Desert marigold
• Justicia californica Chuparosa
• Penstemon cerntranthifolius Scarlet bugler
• Sphaeralcea ambigua Apricot mallow