Plant Portraits

Photos of individual plant species

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Erysismum capitatum (Western Wallflower) View Image / Read Post

Erysismum capitatum (Western Wallflower)

Tephrocactus articulatus (Spruce Cone Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Tephrocactus articulatus (Spruce Cone Cactus)

Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro Cactus)

Sophora secundiflora ‘Silver Peso’ (Silver Peso Texas Mt. Laurel) View Gallery / Read Post

Sophora secundiflora ‘Silver Peso’ (Silver Peso Texas Mt. Laurel)

Thelocactus macdowellii (Chihuahuan Snowball) View Image / Read Post

Thelocactus macdowellii (Chihuahuan Snowball)

Agave vilmoriniana (Octopus Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave vilmoriniana (Octopus Agave)

Phacelia campanularia (Desert Bluebells) View Image / Read Post

Phacelia campanularia (Desert Bluebells)

Bulbine frutescens ‘Tiny Tangerine’ (Tiny Tangerine Bulbine) View Image / Read Post

Bulbine frutescens ‘Tiny Tangerine’ (Tiny Tangerine Bulbine)

Prosopis velutina (Native Arizona Mesquite) View Image / Read Post

Prosopis velutina (Native Arizona Mesquite)

Brahea armata (Mexican Blue Palm) View Gallery / Read Post

Brahea armata (Mexican Blue Palm)

Yucca endlichiana (Patilla Yucca) View Image / Read Post

Yucca endlichiana (Patilla Yucca)

Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri (Sundrops) View Gallery / Read Post

Calylophus hartwegii v. fendleri (Sundrops)

Justicia sonorae (Sonoran Honeysuckle) View Image / Read Post

Justicia sonorae (Sonoran Honeysuckle)

Salvia farinacea ‘Texas Violet’ (Texas Violet Sage) View Gallery / Read Post

Salvia farinacea ‘Texas Violet’ (Texas Violet Sage)

Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama Grass) View Image / Read Post

Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama Grass)

Brahea edulis (Guadalupe Palm) View Image / Read Post

Brahea edulis (Guadalupe Palm)

Andropogon scoparius (Little Bluestem) View Image / Read Post

Andropogon scoparius (Little Bluestem)

Lippia nodiflora (Frogfruit) View Image / Read Post

Lippia nodiflora (Frogfruit)

Aquilegia chrysantha (Golden Columbine) View Image / Read Post

Aquilegia chrysantha (Golden Columbine)

Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart) View Image / Read Post

Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart)

Asclepias linaria (Pine-leaf Milkweed) View Image / Read Post

Asclepias linaria (Pine-leaf Milkweed)

Mascagnia macroptera (Yellow Orchid Vine) View Gallery / Read Post

Mascagnia macroptera (Yellow Orchid Vine)

Parthenocissus x ‘Hacienda Creeper’ (Hacienda Creeper Vine) View Gallery / Read Post

Parthenocissus x ‘Hacienda Creeper’ (Hacienda Creeper Vine)

Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) View Image / Read Post

Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)

Sphaeralcea ambigua (Globe Mallow) View Image / Read Post

Sphaeralcea ambigua (Globe Mallow)

Salvia x ‘Trident’ (Trident Sage) View Image / Read Post

Salvia x ‘Trident’ (Trident Sage)

Olneya tesota (Ironwood) View Gallery / Read Post

Olneya tesota (Ironwood)

Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker Penstemon) View Gallery / Read Post

Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker Penstemon)

Viguiera parishii (Parish Golden Eye) View Gallery / Read Post

Viguiera parishii (Parish Golden Eye)

Astrophytum myriostigma (Bishop’s Cap) View Image / Read Post

Astrophytum myriostigma (Bishop’s Cap)

Penstemon parryi (Parry Penstemon) View Image / Read Post

Penstemon parryi (Parry Penstemon)

Agave victoriae-reginae (Queen Victoria Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave victoriae-reginae (Queen Victoria Agave)

Jatropha cardiophylla (Limberbush) View Gallery / Read Post

Jatropha cardiophylla (Limberbush)

Agave pelona (Mescal Pelon Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave pelona (Mescal Pelon Agave)

Calibanus hookeri (Gorilla’s Armpit) View Gallery / Read Post

Calibanus hookeri (Gorilla’s Armpit)

Pachycereus schottii (Senita Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Pachycereus schottii (Senita Cactus)

Parkinsonia x ‘Desert Museum’ (Desert Museum Palo Verde) View Gallery / Read Post

Parkinsonia x ‘Desert Museum’ (Desert Museum Palo Verde)

Hesperaloe parviflora (Red Yucca) View Image / Read Post

Hesperaloe parviflora (Red Yucca)

Euphorbia resinifera (Moroccan Mound) View Image / Read Post

Euphorbia resinifera (Moroccan Mound)

Agave murpheyi (Hohokam Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave murpheyi (Hohokam Agave)

OPUNTIA ENGELMANNII SUBSP. LINDHEIMERI (TEXAS PRICKLY PEAR) View Image / Read Post

OPUNTIA ENGELMANNII SUBSP. LINDHEIMERI (TEXAS PRICKLY PEAR)

Ferocactus wislizenii (Fishhook Barrel) View Image / Read Post

Ferocactus wislizenii (Fishhook Barrel)

Echinocereus nicholii (Golden Hedgehog) View Image / Read Post

Echinocereus nicholii (Golden Hedgehog)

Agave schidigera ‘Durango Delight’ (Durango Delight Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave schidigera ‘Durango Delight’ (Durango Delight Agave)

Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Cactus) View Gallery / Read Post

Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Cactus)

Mammillaria parkinsonii (Owl Eye Pincushion) Read Post

Mammillaria parkinsonii (Owl Eye Pincushion)

Morea polystachya (Karoo Iris) View Gallery / Read Post

Morea polystachya (Karoo Iris)

Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Diamond Cholla) View Gallery / Read Post

Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Diamond Cholla)

Agave colorata (Mescal Ceniza) View Image / Read Post

Agave colorata (Mescal Ceniza)

Chrysactinia mexicana (Damianita Daisy) View Gallery / Read Post

Chrysactinia mexicana (Damianita Daisy)

Opuntia santa-rita (Purple Prickly Pear) View Gallery / Read Post

Opuntia santa-rita (Purple Prickly Pear)

Opuntia robusta (Dinner Plate Prickly Pear) View Image / Read Post

Opuntia robusta (Dinner Plate Prickly Pear)

Leucophyllum zygophyllum (Blue Ranger) View Gallery / Read Post

Leucophyllum zygophyllum (Blue Ranger)

Hesperaloe funifera (Giant Hesperaloe) View Image / Read Post

Hesperaloe funifera (Giant Hesperaloe)

Ephedra nevadensis (Mormon Tea) View Gallery / Read Post

Ephedra nevadensis (Mormon Tea)

Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer Grass) View Gallery / Read Post

Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer Grass)

Penstemon triflorus (Hill Country Penstemon) View Image / Read Post

Penstemon triflorus (Hill Country Penstemon)

Hesperaloe parviflora (Red Yucca) View Gallery / Read Post

Hesperaloe parviflora (Red Yucca)

Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland Sage) View Gallery / Read Post

Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland Sage)

Yucca rigida (Mexcian Blue Yucca) View Image / Read Post

Yucca rigida (Mexcian Blue Yucca)

Agave ovatifolia (Whale Tongue Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave ovatifolia (Whale Tongue Agave)

Calliandra x ‘Sierra Starr’ (Sierra Starr Fairy Duster) View Image / Read Post

Calliandra x ‘Sierra Starr’ (Sierra Starr Fairy Duster)

Dalea frutescens ‘Sierra Negra’ (Black Dalea) View Image / Read Post

Dalea frutescens ‘Sierra Negra’ (Black Dalea)

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri ‘Autumn Glow’ (Big Muhly) View Gallery / Read Post

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri ‘Autumn Glow’ (Big Muhly)

Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower) View Image / Read Post

Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower)

Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow) View Gallery / Read Post

Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow)

Tagetes lemmoni (Copper Canyon Daisy) View Image / Read Post

Tagetes lemmoni (Copper Canyon Daisy)

Parkinsonia microphylla (Little-leaf Palo Verde) View Image / Read Post

Parkinsonia microphylla (Little-leaf Palo Verde)

Bulbine frutescens (Yellow Bulbine) View Image / Read Post

Bulbine frutescens (Yellow Bulbine)

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo) View Image / Read Post

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)

Buddleia marrubifolia (Wooly Butterfly Bush) View Image / Read Post

Buddleia marrubifolia (Wooly Butterfly Bush)

Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy) View Image / Read Post

Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy)

Eriogonum fasiculatum (Flattop Buckwheat) View Gallery / Read Post

Eriogonum fasiculatum (Flattop Buckwheat)

Psilostrophe cooperi (Paper Flower) View Image / Read Post

Psilostrophe cooperi (Paper Flower)

Olneya tesota (Ironwood) View Image / Read Post

Olneya tesota (Ironwood)

Dioon edule (Sonoran Palmetto) View Image / Read Post

Dioon edule (Sonoran Palmetto)

Ferocactus wizlizenii (Fishhook Barrel) View Gallery / Read Post

Ferocactus wizlizenii (Fishhook Barrel)

Sporobolus wrightii (Giant Sacaton) View Image / Read Post

Sporobolus wrightii (Giant Sacaton)

Agastache rupestris (Hummingbird Mint) View Image / Read Post

Agastache rupestris (Hummingbird Mint)

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat) View Image / Read Post

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat)

Salvia pitcheri (Pitcher’s Sage) View Image / Read Post

Salvia pitcheri (Pitcher’s Sage)

Vernonia lindheimeri var. leucophylla (Silver Ironweed) View Gallery / Read Post

Vernonia lindheimeri var. leucophylla (Silver Ironweed)

Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ View Image / Read Post

Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’

Sphaeralcea ambigua (Globe Mallow) View Image / Read Post

Sphaeralcea ambigua (Globe Mallow)

Agave utahensis var. eborispina (Ivory-spined Agave) View Gallery / Read Post

Agave utahensis var. eborispina (Ivory-spined Agave)

Agave bracteosa (Squid Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave bracteosa (Squid Agave)

Agave bovicornuta (Cow-horn Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave bovicornuta (Cow-horn Agave)

Agave potatorum (Butterfly Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave potatorum (Butterfly Agave)

Cooperia pedunculata (Hill Country Rain Lily) View Image / Read Post

Cooperia pedunculata (Hill Country Rain Lily)

Gaillardia pulchella (Firewheel) View Image / Read Post

Gaillardia pulchella (Firewheel)

Ratibida columneris (Mexican Hat) View Image / Read Post

Ratibida columneris (Mexican Hat)

Pedilanthus macrocarpus (Slipper Plant) View Image / Read Post

Pedilanthus macrocarpus (Slipper Plant)

Ferocactus pilosus (Mexican Fire Barrel) View Image / Read Post

Ferocactus pilosus (Mexican Fire Barrel)

Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) View Image / Read Post

Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas)

Astrophytum myriostigma (Bishop’s Cap) View Image / Read Post

Astrophytum myriostigma (Bishop’s Cap)

Ferocactus rectispinus (Hatpin Barrel) View Image / Read Post

Ferocactus rectispinus (Hatpin Barrel)

View Gallery / Read Post

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Claret Cup Hedgehog) View Image / Read Post

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Claret Cup Hedgehog)

Opuntia violacea macrocentra (Tuxedo Spine Prickly Pear) View Image / Read Post

Opuntia violacea macrocentra (Tuxedo Spine Prickly Pear)

Yucca rigida (Mexican Blue Yucca) View Gallery / Read Post

Yucca rigida (Mexican Blue Yucca)

Agave Parryi (Parry Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave Parryi (Parry Agave)

Aloe polyphylla (Spiral Aloe) View Image / Read Post

Aloe polyphylla (Spiral Aloe)

Agave stricta (Hedgehog Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave stricta (Hedgehog Agave)

Penstemon ambiguous (Sand Penstemon) View Image / Read Post

Penstemon ambiguous (Sand Penstemon)

Escobaria vivipera (Beehive Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Escobaria vivipera (Beehive Cactus)

Penstemon barbatus (Scarlet Bugler) View Image / Read Post

Penstemon barbatus (Scarlet Bugler)

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Compass Barrel) View Image / Read Post

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Compass Barrel)

Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush) View Image / Read Post

Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush)

Agave shawii (Coastal Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave shawii (Coastal Agave)

Dichelostemma capitatum (Blue Dicks) View Image / Read Post

Dichelostemma capitatum (Blue Dicks)

Agave shawii (Coastal Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave shawii (Coastal Agave)

Ferocactus gracilis v. coloratus (Baja Fire Barrel) View Image / Read Post

Ferocactus gracilis v. coloratus (Baja Fire Barrel)

Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush) View Image / Read Post

Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush)

Baileya multiradiata (Desert Marigold) View Image / Read Post

Baileya multiradiata (Desert Marigold)

Agave x ‘Blue Glow’ (Blue Glow Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave x ‘Blue Glow’ (Blue Glow Agave)

Agave parrasana (Cabbage Head Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave parrasana (Cabbage Head Agave)

Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus)

Pachycereus schottii forma montrosus (Totem Pole Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Pachycereus schottii forma montrosus (Totem Pole Cactus)

Astrophytum asterias seedlings (Sand Dollar Cactus seedlings) View Image / Read Post

Astrophytum asterias seedlings (Sand Dollar Cactus seedlings)

Astrophytum asterias cv. ‘Super Kabuto’ View Image / Read Post

Astrophytum asterias cv. ‘Super Kabuto’

Astrophytum asterias (Sand Dollar Cactus) View Image / Read Post

Astrophytum asterias (Sand Dollar Cactus)

Nama hispida (Purple Mat) View Image / Read Post

Nama hispida (Purple Mat)

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Compass Barrel) View Image / Read Post

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Compass Barrel)

Agave attenuata (Foxtail Agave) View Image / Read Post

Agave attenuata (Foxtail Agave)

Thymophylla pentachaeta (Shrubby Dogweed) View Image / Read Post

Thymophylla pentachaeta (Shrubby Dogweed)

Aloe ferox (Cape Aloe) View Image / Read Post

Aloe ferox (Cape Aloe)

Aloe x ‘Blue Elf’ (Blue Elf Aloe) View Image / Read Post

Aloe x ‘Blue Elf’ (Blue Elf Aloe)

Ephorbia rigida (Gopher Plant) View Image / Read Post

Ephorbia rigida (Gopher Plant)

Penstemon superbus (Superb penstemon) View Image / Read Post

Penstemon superbus (Superb penstemon)

Olneya tesota (Ironwood) View Image / Read Post

Olneya tesota (Ironwood)

Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Prickly Pear) View Image / Read Post

Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Prickly Pear)

Yucca baccata (Banana Yucca) View Image / Read Post

Yucca baccata (Banana Yucca)

Opuntia engelmannii subsp. lindheimeri (Texas Prickly Pear) View Image / Read Post

Opuntia engelmannii subsp. lindheimeri (Texas Prickly Pear)

Leucophyllum candidum (Thunder Cloud Texas Ranger) View Image / Read Post

Leucophyllum candidum (Thunder Cloud Texas Ranger)

Acalypha monostachya (Raspberry Fuzzies) View Image / Read Post

Acalypha monostachya (Raspberry Fuzzies)

Dalea greggii (Trailing Indigo) View Image / Read Post

Dalea greggii (Trailing Indigo)

Wedelia texana (Devil’s River) View Image / Read Post

Wedelia texana (Devil’s River)

Bahia absinthifolia (Silverleaf Bahia) View Image / Read Post

Bahia absinthifolia (Silverleaf Bahia)

Manfreda undulata (Chocolate Chip Tuberose) View Image / Read Post

Manfreda undulata (Chocolate Chip Tuberose)

Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume) View Image / Read Post

Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume)

Nama hispida (Purple Mat) View Image / Read Post

Nama hispida (Purple Mat)

Penstemon amphorellae View Image / Read Post

Penstemon amphorellae

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat) View Image / Read Post

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat)