by 505 Outside | Jan 9, 2025 | Desert Accents, Uncategorized
Type: Evergreen Exposure: Full sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 3’ x 4’ This easy to grow native plant thrives in our New Mexico climate. Striking against a stucco backdrop, bees can’t get enough of the pollen from the big yellow blooms during late spring. In late...
by 505 Outside | Mar 18, 2024 | Desert Accents
Type: Desert Accent Exposure: Sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 5’ H x 4’ W This upright desert accent has tall narrow and swordlike lime green leaves. It is a summer bloomer, putting up a 12- 14-foot-tall flower spike of creamy white flowers. This hesperaloe loves full...
by 505 Outside | Jan 3, 2024 | Desert Accents
Type: Desert accent evergreen Exposure: Full sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 6’ H x 4’ W This is a small tree-forming yucca. It can grow from 5 to 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Its trunk can grow around 5 to 8 inches in diameter. The light green leaves with pale yellow...
by 505 Outside | Aug 1, 2022 | Desert Accents
Type: Desert accent Exposure: Full Sun Water Use: Rainwater Only Mature Size: 5’x6’ Beargrass offers the best of all worlds because it looks like a grass but is an evergreen succulent that produces flowers. Its grass-like leaves maintain their color and form...
by 505 Outside | Jul 1, 2021 | Desert Accents, Planting Tips
Exposure: Sun/Shade Water: Rainwater Height and Spread:5’ x 5’ Blooming Season: Summer Striking thin evergreen leaf blades (sometimes referred to as saw blades) grace this desert accent. Once established, it thrives on rainwater alone in hot gravelly or...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2021 | Desert Accents
Exposure: Full Sun Water: Low Height and Spread:3” x 4” Blooming Season: Summer Description: Choose a spot in your landscape that has an area with full sun and well-drained soils. This cactus blooms beautiful pink flowers with yellow centers and typically...
