This site has a wealth of helpful information about a large number of plants that can be used in landscaping on home or on commercial sites. Most of the plants are native to this region and are so ideal for the desert southwest region of the USA. Click on a plant below to view in depth information and to view an image of the plant. Also please consider buying the excellent books recommended on the bottom of this page; they contain additional information on these and many other plants.
TREES SHRUBS

VINES & GROUNDCOVERS

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Acacia greggii
catclaw acacia		 Caesalpinia pulcherrima
red bird of paradise		 Bougainvillea sp.
Bougainvillea		 Agave Americana
century plant
Acacia schafferni
medusa acacia		 Calliandra californica
red fairy duster		 Dalea greggii
trailing indigo bush		 Aloe vera
medicinal aloe
Acacia smallii
sweet acacia		 Cassia artemisioides
feathery cassia		   Carnegiea gigantea
saguaro
Cercidium floridum
blue plao verde		 Encelia farinosa
brittle bush		   Dasylirion wheeleri
sotol
Cercidium praecox
palo brea		 Fouquieria splendens
ocotillo		   Echinocactus Grusonii

golden barrel cactus
Olneya tesota
desert ironwood		 Justicia spicigera
desert honeysuckle		   Echinocactus Engelmannii
hedgehog cactus
Prosopis chilensis
mesquite		 Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas ranger		   Hesperaloe parviflora
Hesperaloe
  Sophora secundiflora
mescal bean		   Opuntia macrocentra
blue blade prickley pear
      Yucca recurvifolia
curveleaf yucca

These books can be bought through amazon.com. Just click on the icon to buy it. Prices were accurate at time of last page update.


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 Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes
Judy Mielke

A guide for landscape professionals and amateur gardeners. Describes and illustrates over 300 trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, groundcovers, wildflowers, cacti, and other plants native to southwestern US.
Paperback $22.95
Hardcover $39.95
Buy this book		 Sunset Westerm Garden Book
Editors of Sunset Magazine

An encyclopedia with more than 6,000 entries, expanded plant selection guide, easy-to-follow techniques, climate zone maps, and over 2,500 illustrations, 1,600 in color. Blends accurate information with an appealing, colorful design. This is an essential guide for all types of gardeners.
Paperback $23.96
Hardcover $24.47

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 Sonoran Desert Plants : An Ecological Atlas
Burgess, Turner

An atlas and encyclopedia that emphasizes the taxonomy, ecology, and biogeography of 339 common and characteristic trees, shrubs, and cacti of the Sonoran Desert. It also includes information on ethnobotanical, commercial, and horticultural uses of the plants.
Hardcover $75.00
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 Desert Landscaping: How to Start and Maintain a Healthy Landscape in the Southwest
George Brookbank

Paperback $18.36

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 Landscaping With Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest
George Miller

Paperback $15.96
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 Southwestern Landscaping With Native Plants
Judith Phillips

The classic introduction to arid-land gardening in the uplands, mountains, mesas, prairies, river valleys, and meadows of the Southwest, by the region's most celebrated landscape designer and author.
Paperback $19.96