Master Plant Descriptions

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White Rain Lily forms a clump to about 12 inches tall and wide, with narrow, glossy, dark green leaves. In the early fall, it is covered with large white flowers. These little beauties are tolerant of a wide range of soils, exposures, and irrigation schedules, and are grown in many parts of the country. Here in the desert, rain lilies prefer some shade and ample irrigation in the summer months. If your plants burn to the ground in the heat, don't worry. They will recover from underground bulbs when water is applied, or as temperatures cool off. They are evergreen in the winter, and tolerate temperatures as low as 0°. Although white rain lily is the most common, you can find yellow and pink flowering forms of Zephyranthes as well. USDA Zone 7.

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A hybrid of Zephyranthes x 'Capricorn' and Zephyranthes candida it distinguished by its tufts of foliage. In August, it thrusts out pale-apricot flowers that fade to pale pink. This plant loves to be pot bound. 12" tall by 15" wide. Hardy to 10 °F. USDA Zone 8.

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Devil's River™ tops out at 3 feet tall and wide, making it ideal for use in smaller spaces. Throughout the late spring, summer, and early fall the dark green foliage is sprinkled with bright orange-yellow daisy-like flowers. In the winter months this shrub can look scruffy, so an early spring pruning helps to remove any frost-damaged foliage. Devil's River™ can be planted in full sun to part shade. In shadier locations the growth habit becomes more lanky and spreading, but is still very appealing. Don't be startled if little seedlings appear in other areas of your garden; it does re-seed once established. Hardy to 5 °F. USDA Zone 7.

Grows in a mound 10" x 15". Semi-woody & covered during summer with many small papery white flowers with orange centers. Should be planted in well-drained areas. A very very drought tolerant woody perennial. Profuse flowers spring some summer & fall. Petals persist becoming papery and light tan. Gray green needle like 1/2" leaves. Southern Arizona to West Texas 2-5000'. Full sun. Some supplemental summer water. Good with dark background.

Prairie Zinnia is one of the best perennial groundcovers for higher elevations. Individual plants are about 6 inches tall by 12 to 15 inches wide, but they spread by underground stems to form colonies. It blooms though the summer and into fall with yellow-orange daisy-like flowers. After blooming, the flowers turn dry and papery and persist on the plant. Since the plant goes deciduous, winter is an ideal time to trim plants back. Prairie zinnia grows naturally on arid hillsides and mesas throughout much of the Southwest at elevations from 2000 to 6000 feet. It handles full sun, reflected heat, and rocky soils like a champ. However, too much water can do it in! Individual plants are long-lived, and can reseed to expand the population. Deer and rabbits are said to avoid Prairie zinnia. USDA Zone 6.

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Gray Thorn is a durable landscape shrub that will reach a mature size of about 6' tall by 8' wide. Branches are waxy and gray-green, most end in a terminal thorn. Flowers are insignificant, but blue-black berries in summer provide some interest, as well as a wildlife attractant. Gray Thorn is native across a wide range in the Southwest, from California east to Oklahoma and Texas, and south into Mexico. Zone 8.