Seed-grown plants for Southwestern landscapes
Hard-to-find native and adapted plants selected for heat, drought, alkaline soil, and low-water gardens—with practical guidance to help you grow them successfully.
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Each profile puts the practical decision first: what the plant becomes, where it grows well, what arrives, and how to order. Photos, seedling images, and videos stay together in one gallery.
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Mexico & southern Arizona native range
Bursera fagaroides
A sculptural little tree with citrus-scented leaves and a story beneath its bark.
$38.95 · Shipping includedTwo seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Heat-loving flowering plant
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Fiery summer flowers bring vivid warm-season color when heat dominates the garden.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Extreme South Texas & Mexico native
Erythrostemon mexicanus (syn. Caesalpinia mexicana)
Clear yellow flower clusters and feathery foliage on a thornless plant that can become a graceful small tree.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Texas & northern Mexico native
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (syn. Sophora secundiflora)
Evergreen structure through the year, followed by fragrant violet-blue flowers in spring on a durable, long-lived Texas native.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Desert flowering plant
Erythrostemon gilliesii (syn. Caesalpinia gilliesii)
Yellow petals and long crimson stamens bring an unusual flower form to a dry, sunny garden.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Three species · Three flower colors
Pride of Barbados · Yellow / Desert · Mexican Bird of Paradise
Compare three different plants that share a common name: fiery flowers, crimson stamens, and clear yellow clusters.
$48.95 · Shipping includedOne of each species in one 4-inch pot
Central & South Texas · Mexico · Desert Southwest
Parkinsonia aculeata
Green bark, yellow flowers, and fine foliage that moves in the breeze. Choose it for fast growth and an airy canopy.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Sonoran Desert native
Parkinsonia microphylla
A compact palo verde with yellow-green bark and a refined desert silhouette.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Texas & northern Mexico native
Ungnadia speciosa
Rosy early-spring flowers and a compact, sculptural form for a smaller garden or lightly shaded planting.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
South Texas & northern Mexico native
Ebenopsis ebano
Dense evergreen foliage, deep shade with maturity, and the character of a long-lived thornscrub tree.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Northeastern Mexico native
Myrospermum sousanum
An airy, relatively fast-growing small tree with white flowers whose fragrance has earned it the cinnamon-toast nickname.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Southwestern Texas, southern New Mexico & northeastern Mexico native
Leucaena retusa
Fragrant golden flower heads, fine foliage, and cinnamon-colored bark on a modest-sized tree.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Texas, New Mexico, southeastern Arizona & Mexico native
Rhus microphylla
A durable habitat shrub with sculptural branches, seasonal foliage, and shelter for wildlife.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Chihuahuan Desert · West Texas · New Mexico · Northern Mexico
Agave lechuguilla
A compact evergreen rosette that brings desert structure to rock gardens and sharply draining containers.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas & Mexico native
Senna lindheimeriana
Velvet leaves, golden flowers, and a butterfly’s beginning.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Sonoran Desert native — Arizona, southeastern California & northwestern Mexico
Parkinsonia florida
Blue-green bark, a broad airy crown, and a vivid yellow spring display. Choose it when you have room for a spreading desert tree.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
South Texas & northern Mexico native
Cordia boissieri
White trumpet-shaped flowers over a long warm season, set against soft gray-green leaves.
$38.95 · Shipping includedTwo seedlings in one 4-inch pot
Southwestern Mexico to tropical America native
Senna alata (syn. Cassia alata)
Large leaves and upright golden flower spikes create a bold warm-season display. My established Austin plants flowered through exceptional heat and dry weather.
$38.95 · Shipping includedThree seedlings in one 4-inch pot
A growing story you become part of
A seed holds possibility, but getting started can be its greatest challenge. In harsh landscapes, a plant may scatter thousands of seeds, yet only a few find the conditions they need to take root.
Your seedlings have already crossed that first threshold. They arrive alive and growing, ready for a place in your garden and the care that will help them become established.
You begin with a little life already underway—and the pleasure of seeing what it can become.
Many of these plants are seldom offered at everyday nurseries, yet have much to offer the right garden. By choosing to grow them, you give less familiar plants a place in your landscape—and perhaps introduce someone else to a plant they never knew existed.
Plants are propagated from seed, not removed from the wild.
Labeled seedling photos make the size and stage clear before you order.
Practical acclimation and establishment advice helps your seedlings settle into their new home.
Get to know your plant’s story, its growing needs, and what makes it an interesting addition to your garden.
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