What You'll Learn
- North Pacific Coastal and Cascade Mountain Forests
- Palouse
- Great Basin Desert
- Sierran Foothills and Alpine Vegetation
- California Grasslands, Chaparral, and Woodland
- Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
- Rocky Mountain Forests and Alpine Vegetation
- Central Prairies and Plains
- Eastern Deciduous Forests
- Boreal Forests
- Coastal Plain Forests
- Tropical
6. Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
Shrubs:
• Quail bush Atriplex lentiformis: Stores salt in its leaves. Draws birds. Sun. Dry. 8 feet.
• Fairyduster Calliandra eriophylla: Exotic purple flowers look like bottle brushes. Sun. Dry. 3 feet
• Brittlebush Encelia farinosa: Yellow daisy flowers 2-3 inches wide. Sun. Dry. 1 foot.
• Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens: Looks dead until rain comes. Red flowers mass on stems in spring and summer. Sun. Dry. 10 feet.
Wildflowers:
• Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata: Yellow daisy flowers early spring to mid-summer. Sun. Dry. 2 feet.
• Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum: White daisy flowers March to December. Sun to partial shade. Dry. 12 inches
• Firecracker penstamon Penstemon eatonii: Bright red flowers draw hummingbirds. Sun to partial shade. Dry. 2½ feet.
Cacti and succulents:
• Saguaro Carnegiea gigantean: A Western symbol, with upward curving arms branching off from a tall, thick stem. Grows about 1 inch per year. Sun. Dry. To 25 feet or more.
• Hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii: Produces brilliant pink flowers February to May. Yellow fruit. Sun. Dry. 1 foot.
• Banana yucca Yucca baccata: Flower spike develops edible fruit shaped like a banana. Sun to partial shade. Dry, but some watering is OK. 6 feet.
Resource:
Desert Botanical Garden
Shrubs:
• Quail bush Atriplex lentiformis: Stores salt in its leaves. Draws birds. Sun. Dry. 8 feet.
• Fairyduster Calliandra eriophylla: Exotic purple flowers look like bottle brushes. Sun. Dry. 3 feet
• Brittlebush Encelia farinosa: Yellow daisy flowers 2-3 inches wide. Sun. Dry. 1 foot.
• Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens: Looks dead until rain comes. Red flowers mass on stems in spring and summer. Sun. Dry. 10 feet.
Wildflowers:
• Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata: Yellow daisy flowers early spring to mid-summer. Sun. Dry. 2 feet.
• Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum: White daisy flowers March to December. Sun to partial shade. Dry. 12 inches
• Firecracker penstamon Penstemon eatonii: Bright red flowers draw hummingbirds. Sun to partial shade. Dry. 2½ feet.
Cacti and succulents:
• Saguaro Carnegiea gigantean: A Western symbol, with upward curving arms branching off from a tall, thick stem. Grows about 1 inch per year. Sun. Dry. To 25 feet or more.
• Hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii: Produces brilliant pink flowers February to May. Yellow fruit. Sun. Dry. 1 foot.
• Banana yucca Yucca baccata: Flower spike develops edible fruit shaped like a banana. Sun to partial shade. Dry, but some watering is OK. 6 feet.
Resource:
Desert Botanical Garden
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