Desert flowers are audacious in a very limited area . Gardeners in the hottest zone can easily make desert landscape . Gardeners further N have the option of planting in container and wreak the works indoors for all but the hot fourth dimension of the year . Desert flowers have originate natural selection strategy distinct to their environment , and growing them is a challenge , but can be well worth the feat .

Desert Lily

Desert lily ( Hesperocallis undulata Gray ) is aboriginal to the United States and is found in Arizona , California and Nevada . The plant grow blue - green leaves in a rosette pattern that make their appearance a month before the large , white , trumpet - shaped peak , which only bloom in March and April after a wet winter . The plant maturate from 1 to 3 feet grandiloquent and needs full Sunday and a wry , pebbly or sandy land .

Desert Marigold

Desert marigold ( Baileya multiradiata Harvey & Gray ex Gray ) is also called showy desert marigold , paper daisy and desert baileya . The plant grows as a repeated or two-year and attain a elevation of 12 to 18 in . Both the petals and the central disk are yellow , and the flowers blossom from March through November . Leaves are gray and wooly and grow on the bottom half of the plant . Desert marigold is found in the flat desert areas of Arizona , California , Nevada , New Mexico , Texas and Utah . Plant in partial tone and a dry stain .

Desert Sand Verbena

Desert sand vervain ( Abronia villosa S. Wats ) makes its show only after the typical wintertime rains of the desert . The plant grow stem and 1 - column inch - long , ellipse - regulate leaves incubate in short , sticky hairs . Bright pink - lavender , cornet - form flush develop in umbrella - shaped clusters at the tips of stems 1 to 3 inch long . The prime bloom from February through July . Desert backbone verbena is found grow in the driest parts of the desert in Arizona , California , Nevada and Utah . Give the plant full sun and an absolutely wry environs .

Desert Mariposa Lily

Desert mariposa tulip lily ( Calochortus kennedyi Porter ) is also call desert mariposa , red mariposa lily - lily and flame mariposa . The plant is found in Arizona , California , Nevada and Utah and require full Lord’s Day and a jolting , dry and well - drained soil . The flora produce stems up to 8 inches long andwaxy leavessimilar to dope . rich - orange or yellow - orange flower will only bloom if the temperature and the amount of rainfall are precisely right . The flowers have three petals and grow in umbrella - form clusters at the top of the stems in March , April and May .

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