by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5’X 8’ Blooming Season: Late spring Flower Color: Yellow or orange In high desert gardens, Engelmann Prickly Pear is one of the largest reliably cold-hardy cacti. Its dinner plate-sized pads stand perpendicular to the sun in...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 36”X 36” Blooming Season: May-June Flower Color: Reddish-Orange Hesperaloe is a very showy plant native to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Not only does it thrive in hot, dry summers, it is also remarkably tolerant...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 8” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Pink Clustering Snowball has glistening white-spined stems that ring themselves with pink- or salmon-colored flowers. Native to southwestern New Mexico, it thrives in baking heat...
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5”X 5” Blooming Season: Late Spring Flower Color: Green This small hedgehog forms small clusters of two or three stems. Bright red and white spines contrast nicely with the bright green flowers that ring the stem in late spring....
by 505 Outside | Aug 2, 2018 | Desert Accents
Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 6”X 18” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Red Claret Cup Hedgehog is a substantial plant that forms large clusters of thick- spined stems. The glowing red-orange cupped flowers come in early summer, making Claret Cup the star...
