Southwest Native Plants96 Stories
Native Plants10 Top Plants Native to the Desert Southwest
Get a thriving garden despite unforgiving conditions with these tough, unthirsty, sun-loving beauties
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Flowers and PlantsInvite Hummingbirds and Native Bees With These Spiky Pink Flowers
Plant Palmer’s penstemon, or Penstemon palmeri, in the western U.S. for fragrant spring and summer blossoms
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Gardening GuidesPaint the Southwest Winter Garden in Color
Spice up your cool-season landscape with these 8 plants
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Flowers and PlantsPlant New Mexico False Yucca for Spiky Garden Texture
The large, upright leaves of hesperaloe funifera, a Texas native, add welcome texture to drought-tolerant gardens
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Flowers and PlantsFeathery Tufted Hairgrass Beautifies Gardens Coast to Coast
Deschampsia cespitosa offers attractive foliage and habitat for butterflies
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Flowers and PlantsPlant Rubber Rabbitbrush for Its Brilliant Blaze of Gold in Fall
The western North American shrub ‘Ericameria nauseosa’ has masses of tiny flowers that attract pollinators
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Gardening Guides10 Fall-Blooming Shrubs for Southwest Gardens
These drought-tolerant flowering shrubs show off their colors in the cooler autumn months
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Flowers and PlantsTry This Native Alternative to Mexican Feather Grass
Alkali sacaton is a beautiful western U.S. bunchgrass for Southwestern gardeners with even the most difficult clay or alkaline soil
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsLemmon’s Marigold Brings Flowers to Desert Gardens in Spring and Fall
The deep yellow flowers of this shrubby perennial herald the arrival of both seasons in drought-tolerant gardens
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Gardening Guides10 Essential Native Trees for Southwestern Gardens
Add beauty and welcome shade to arid gardens with one or more of these trees from the region
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Southwest Gardening10 Flowering Vines for Southwestern Gardens
These resilient, adaptable plants thrive in the region’s extreme climate and provide a variety of garden benefits
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