Southwest Area

The southwest or desert area is for cacti and other succulents that like dry, rocky soil.

What Plants Grow Here

Abronia latifolia
Agave lechuguilla
Amsonia eastwoodiana
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias eriocarpa
Asclepias labriformis
Boerhavia coccinea
Calochortus lyallii
Calochortus macrocarpos
Commelina dianthifolia
Convolvulus equitans
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Dalea aurea
Echinocereus caespitosus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mirabilis longiflora
Opuntia aureispina
Opuntia fragilis
Opuntia pinkavae
Opuntia polyacantha
Opuntia pusilla
Opuntia stricta
Oxytropis splendens
Yucca filamentosa
Zinnia grandiflora