Southwest Native Plants96 Stories
Gardening Guides10 Cold- and Heat-Tolerant Perennials and Shrubs for the Arid West
These flowering native plants shrug off the cold of winter and heat of summer while adding beauty to the drought-tolerant landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Subulata
With its attractive upright shape and yellow flowers, Southwest native rush milkweed adds beauty while attracting butterflies
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dalea Candida
White prairie clover nourishes wildlife and soil, asking for little more than sun in return
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dodonaea Viscosa
Florida hopbush’s lush foliage adds beauty to the arid landscape, while its size provides screening and privacy
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ratibida Columnifera
A shortgrass prairie native wildflower fit for pollinators and dry trouble spots offers benefits all year long
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Glabra
Smooth sumac provides powerful jolts of fall color and persistent fruit clusters that add interest through the winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Brevior
This mounding sedge native to many U.S. states is tough as nails and can replace the traditional lawn in low-traffic areas
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dalea Frutescens
Black dalea’s violet flowers and finely textured foliage add beauty to the Southwestern fall landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ericameria Laricifolia
Golden yellow flowers of turpentine bush herald the arrival of fall in the Southwest and transform the dark green foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Euphorbia Antisyphilitica
The waxy, leafless stems of this Southwest native succulent are described as “little candles,” and it thrives on neglect
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Vernonia Noveboracensis
Stately New York ironweed attracts pollinators with its blooms at the end of summer and birds with its seeds in fall
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