Plants We Love

Argentine Toothpick Cactus

Stetsonia coryne

Beavertail Cactus

Opuntia basilaris

Blue Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus glaucescens

Blue Candle

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Candelabra Cactus

Myrtillocactus cochal

Cardon Grande

also Cardn Grande or Argentine Saguaro

Echinopsis terscheckii

Churee

Euphorbia royleana

Crown of Thorns

Euphorbia milii

Easter Lily Cactus

Echinopsis hybrid

Elephant Bush / Spekboom

Portulacaria afra

Englemann's Prickly Pear

Opuntia englemannii

Eve's Needle

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Fishhook Barrel Cactus

also Arizona Barrel Cactus or Candy Barrel Cactus.

Ferocactus wislizenii

Golden Barrel Cactus

also Mother-in-Law's Cushion

Echinocactus grusonii

Golden Torch

Echinopsis spachiana

Gopher Spurge, Silver Spurge

Euphorbia rigida

Hedgehog/ Claret Cup

Echinocereus / Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Indian Fig

also Prickly Pear

Opuntia ficus indica

Lady Slipper Plant

also Slipper Plant

Euphorbia macrocarpus

Mexican Fencepost

Pachycereus marginatus

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Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

Old Man Cactus

Cephalocereus senilis

Organ Pipe Cactus

Stenocereus thurberi

Pencil Milk Bush

Euphorbia mauritanica

Peruvian Apple Cactus

Cereus peruvianus f. monstrose

Peruvian Torch Cactus

also San Pedro Macho

Echinopsis peruviana

Purple Prickly Pear

Opuntia santa-rita

Resin Spurge

also Moroccan Mound

Euphorbia resinifera

Saguaro Cactus

Carnegiea gigantea

Senita Cactus

Pachycereus schottii

Silver Torch Cactus

Cleistocactus strausii

'Sticks of Fire'

Euphorbia tirucalli

Totem Pole Cactus

Pachycereus schottii f. monstrosus

African or Tiger Aloe

Aloe maculata

Agave Cornelius

Agave americana 'Cornelius'

Artichoke Agave

Agave parryi v. truncata

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Beaked Yucca

Yucca rostrata

Black-spined Agave or Large-thorned Agave

Agave macroacantha

Blue Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Blue Elf Aloe

Aloe 'Blue Elf'

Blue Glow Agave

A cross between Agave ocahui and Agave attenuata

Blue Ice Agave

Agave colorata

Blue Nolina

also Blue Bear Grass

Nolina nelsonii

Blue Yucca

also Rigid Blue Yucca

Yucca rigida

Boojum Tree

Fouquieria columnaris

Butterfly Agave

Agave potatorum

Candelabra Aloe, Torch Aloe

Aloe arborescens

Cape Aloe

Aloe ferox

Caribbean Agave

Agave angustifolia var. marginata

Century Plant

Agave Americano

Century Plant

Agave guidengola

Coastal Century Plant

Agave shawii

Coral Aloe

Aloe striata

Cow Horn Agave

Agave bovicornuta

Desert Agave

Agave deserti

Dwarf Butterfly Agave

Agave isthmensis

Dwarf Joshua Tree

also Eastern Joshua Tree or Jaeger's Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana

False Sisal

Agave decipiens

Faxon Yucca

also Torrey Yucca, or Palmilla

Yucca faxoniana

Flat-flowered Aloe

Aloe marlothii

Foxtail Agave

Agave allenuata

Giant Hesperaloe, Coahuilan Hesperaloe

Hesperaloe funifera

Gold Tooth Aloe

Aloe x nobilis

Green Spoon

Dasylirion acrotrichum

Hairy Green Aloe

Aloe tomentosa

Harvard's Century Plant

Agave havardiana

Hedgehog Agave (Rabo de Leon)

Agave stricta

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

Maguey de Pulque(Also Known as Green Giant Agave or Salmiana Agave)

Agave salmiana

Matape Beargrass

also Tree Bear Grass

Nolina matapensis

Medicinal Aloe

Aloe vera; Aloe barbadensis miller

Mescal Pelon

Agave zebra

Mexican Tree Ocotillo

Fouquieria macdougalii

New Mexico Century Plant

Agave neomexicana

Ocahui Agave

Agave ocahui

Palma China, St. Peter's Palm

Yucca filifera

Palmer's Agave

Agave palmeri

Parry's Agave

Agave parryi (sometimes Mescal Agave)

Partridge Breast Aloe

Aloe variegata

Pendulous Yucca

also Weeping Yucca, Softleaf Yucca

Yucca recurvifolia

Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Queen Victoria Agave

Agave victoriae-reginae

Rattlesnake Agave

Manfreda maculosa

Red Yucca, Yellow Yucca

Hesperaloe parviflora

Shaggy Head Agave (Thread Agave or Mexican Thread Agave)

Agave multifilifera

Shortleaf Aloe

Aloe brevifolia

Smooth Agave

Agave desmettiana

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

South African Aloe

Aloe lineata

Spanish Dagger

Yucca gloriosa

Squid Agave

Agave bracteosa

Striped Century Plant

Agave americana var. striata

Sunset Aloe

Aloe dorotheae

Thompson Yucca

Yucca thompsoniana

Thorncrest Century Plant

Agave lophantha

Thread-Leaf Agave

Agave filifera subsp. schidigera

Toothless Desert Spoon

also Squareleaf Dasylirion

Dasylirion quadrangulatum

Torrey's Yucca

also Spanish Bayonet

Yucca torreyi

2 photos

Twin-Flowered Agave

also Green Surprise

Agave geminiflora

Van Balen's Aloe

Aloe vanbalenii

Variegated Century Plant

Agave americana var. mardinata

2 photos

Whale's Tongue Agave

also Whale's Tongue

Agave ovatifolia

White Striped Century Plant

Agave americana var. medio-pictaf. alba

Yucca Aloifolia Spanish Bayonet

also Dagger Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

2 photos

Algerian Ivy

Hedera canariensis

Angelita Daisy

Tetraneuris acaulis (formerly Hymenoxys acaulis)

2 photos

Baby Sun Rose

also Red Apple Ice Plant

Aptenia cordifolia

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia grandiflora

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Common Ice Plant

Carpobrotus chilensis

Damianita

Chrysactinia mexicana

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Dusty Miller

Jacobaea maritima

Five-needle Dogweed or Golden Dyssodia

Thymophylla pentachaeta

Gazania

also Treasure Flower

Gazania rigens

Hartweg Evening Primrose

also Fendler's Sundrops, Yellow Evening Primrose

Calylophus hartwegii subsp. fendleri

Lemon Dalea

Dalea capitata

Periwinkle

Vinca major

Peruvian Verbena

Glandularia peruviana

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Prostrate Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolium

Purple Heart

Tradescantia pallida

Rosea Ice Plant

Drosanthemum speciosum 'Rosea'

Shrubby Bulbine

Bulbine frutescens

Slender Vervain

Verbena rigida

Sprenger Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'

Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

Sweet Violet

Viola odorata

Trailing Acacia

Acacia redolens

Trailing African Daisy

Osteospermum fruticosum

Trailing Indigo Bush

also Creeping Dalea

Dalea greggii

Trailing Lantana

Lantana montevidensis

Trailing Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' (now classified as Salvia rosmarinus 'Prostratus')

Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Baja Fairy Duster

Calliandra californica

Bear's Breech

Acanthus Mollis

Bird of Paradise Bush (also Called Desert Bird of Paradise)

Caesalpinia gilliesii

Black Dalea

Dalea frutescens

Bush Lantana (yellow)

Lantana camara

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

Chuparosa

Justicia californica

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatoni

Green Feathery Cassia

Cassia nemophila (Senna artemisioides filifolia)

Mexican Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia mexicana

Red Bird of Paradise

also Pride of Barbados or Dwarf Poinciana)

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Threadleaf Milkweed

also Desert Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Woolly Butterfly Bush

Buddleia marrubiifolia

Argentine Mesquite Tree

Prosopis alba

Blue Palo Verde Tree

Parkinsonia florida

Chaste Tree

Vitex agnus-castus

Chicago Hardy Fig

Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy'

Chilean Mesquite

Prosopis chilensis

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Desert Ironwood

Olneya tesota

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Ebony Blackbead

Ebenopsis ebano

Evergreen Pear Tree

Pyrus kawakamii

Evergreen Pistache

Pistacia lentiscus

Feather Bush

Lysiloma watsonii

Fruitless Olive

Oleo europaea

Guajillo Acacia

Acacia berlandieri

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Indian Laurel Fig

Ficus microcarpa

Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Kaffir Lime Tree

Citrus hystrix

Kumquat Tree

Citrus japonica (also Fortunella spp.)

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Lemon Tree

Citrus limon

Mulga

Acacia aneura

Palo Brea Tree

Parkinsonia praecox

Pomelo Tree

Citrus maxima (also Citrus grandis)

Purple Leaf Plum

Prunus cerasifera

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Sweet Acacia or Huisache

Acacia farnesiana

Texas Mountain Laurel

Calia secundiflora (formerly Sophora secundiflora)

Texas Olive

Cordia boissieri

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

Velvet Mesquite Tree

Prosopis velutina

Weeping Myall or Weeping Acacia

Acacia pendula

Willow Wattle

Acacia salicina