15 Great Native Plants for Southwestern Gardens

Add low-maintenance beauty to your yard with these tough Southwestern plants.

Autumn Sage

Salvias are tough to beat just about everywhere. Autumn sage is an especially fine species that bears evergreen foliage and clusters of red, purple, pink, or violet flowers from late summer through autumn. Like most salvias, this is a favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds.
Name: Salvia greggii
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: To 2 feet tall
Zones: 7-9

Yellow Columbine

Among the most graceful Desert Southwest plants, yellow columbine is vigorous, heat-tolerant, and a lot tougher than it looks. The yellow flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies and bloom almost continually if frequently deadheaded.
Name: Aquilegia chrysantha
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: To 3 feet tall
Zones: 4-8

Wine Cups

An extremely tough little groundcover, wine cups bears burgundy-red flowers from late spring to midsummer. Even when not in bloom, we love its low-growing, attractively divided foliage.
Name: Callirhoe involucrata
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained
Size: To 1 foot tall
Zones: 4-8

Bunny Ears Cactus
An evergreen cactus that's as cute as its namesake, bunny ears cactus rarely produces spines. Its bright yellow flowers appear in spring and summer.
Name: Opuntia microdasys
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: To 2 feet tall
Zones: 8-10

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