Plant Care Sheets
The Desert Museum's Annual Plant Sale is held at the end of September. The list below displays the plants from the most recent sale.
Select the to perform a Google search for images and information on many of these plants.
Select the to view the Plant Care Sheet. These sheets have been compiled by the Desert Museum Botany Department. In some cases, plant care information from Mountain States Wholesale Nursery has been used to supplement the museum's own knowledge base.
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Common Name ↑ ↓ | Botanical Name ↑ ↓ | Form ↑ ↓ | Purpose | ||
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Desert lavender (emoryi) | Hyptis albida | Large shrub | |||
Yellow bells | Tecoma stans | Large shrub | |||
Desert honeysuckle | Anisacanthus thurberi | Medium shrub | |||
Desert ruellia | Ruellia peninsularis | Medium shrub | |||
Parry penstemon | Penstemon parryi | Perennial | |||
Superb penstemon | Penstemon superbus | Perennial | |||
Scented penstemon | Penstemon palmeri | Perennial | |||
Fairy duster | Calliandra eriophylla | Small shrub | |||
Red autumn sage | Salvia greggii | Small shrub | |||
Lavender spice | Poliomintha madrensis | Small shrub | |||
Mexican bush sage | Salvia leucantha | Small shrub | |||
Scarlet red Salvia | Salvia microphylla | Small shrub | |||
White spurge | Euphorbia xantii | Succulent/semisucculent | |||
Red hesperaloe | Hesperaloe parviflora | Succulent/semisucculent | |||
Parry agave | Agave parryi | Succulent/semisucculent | |||
Hummingbird nopal | Nopalea karwinskiana | Succulent/semisucculent | |||
Texas olive | Cordia boisieri | Tree | |||
Red queen's wreath | Antigonon leptopus | Vine | |||
Scarlet Flame Passion Vine | Passiflora × "Scarlet Flame" | Vine | |||
Common Name ↑ ↓ | Botanical Name ↑ ↓ | Form ↑ ↓ | Purpose |