| I have been trying to create the perfect garden to sit out and enjoy the yard for 3 years. Finally I'm up for the challenge. What kinds of plants can I purchase to create a full looking garden (I love how some have an abundance of flowers coming out of each other). I want tall and I want them to cover landscapes of dirt/grass. |
| In your desert area, you may not be able to achieve a tropical garden, but you can certainly have a lush and colorful one. Some of the plants recommended for your area are those that are growing at the Living Desert Botanical Garden in Palm Desert. To see these plants close up and to help you decide which ones you like, why not visit the garden? Here's what they recommend: Palo blanco - Acacia willardiana Copperleaf - Acalypha californica Golden head - Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus Century plant - Agave americana Desert agave - Agave deserti Twin-flowered agave - Agave geminiflora Havard agave - Agave havardiana Shin-digger agave - Agave lechuguilla Octopus agave - Agave vilmoriniana Canyon ragweed - Ambrosia ambrosioides Goosefoot bursage - Ambrosia chenopodifolia Triangle-leaved bursage - Ambrosia deltoidea Burro bush - Ambrosia dumosa Wooly-fruited bursage - Ambrosia eriocentra Magdalena bursage - Ambrosia magdalenae Desert honeysuckle - Anisacanthus thurberi Coral vine - Antigonon leptopus Golden columbine - Aquilegia chrysantha California sagebrush - Artemisia californica Sand sagebrush - Artemisia filifolia Coachwhip milkweed ? Asclepias albicans Milkweed - Asclepias subulata Squaw waterweed - Baccharis sergiloides Desert marigold - Baileya multiradiata Cow-foot orchid tree ? Bauhinia lunaroides(congesta) Desert barberry - Berberis haematocarpa Agarita - Berberis trifoliata Chocolate flower - Berlandiera lyrata Mexican Blue palm - Brahea armata Butterfly bush - Buddleja marrubifolia Copal - Bursera hindsiana Elephant tree - Bursera microphylla Elephant tree/Copalquin/Torote blanco - Pachycormus discolor Mexican bird-of-paradise - Caesalpinia mexicana Red bird-of-paradise - Caesalpinia pulcherrima Baja fairy duster - Calliandra californica Saguaro - Carnegiea gigantea Coue?s cassia - Cassia covesii Desert hackberry - Celtis pallida Desert willow - Chilopsis linearis Chitalpa - X Chitalpa tashkentensis Damianita - Chrysactinia mexicana Black-banded rabbitbrush - Chrysothamnus paniculatus Bladderpod ? Cleome (Isomeris) arborea Bitter candalia - Condalia globosa Texas olive - Cordia boissieri Little leaf cordia - Cordia parvifolia Foxtail cactus - Escobaria (Coryphantha) vivipara alversonii Baby bonnets/Coursetia - Coursetia glandulosa Coyote melon - Cucurbita palmata Bat faced cuphea - Cuphea llavea Sago palm - Cycas revoluta Cycads - Cycas Species Baja dalea - Dalea bicolor orcuttiana Black dalea - Dalea frutescens Trailing smoke bush - Dalea greggii Dye weed ? Psorothamnus (Dalea) emoryi Bush dalea - Dalea pulchra There are hundreds of other possibilities. |
