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Fall Plant Sale

Saturday, October 11

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Living Desert’s Fall Plant Sale

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Education Smith Patio
(Accessible via the north end of the parking lot)

Join us for our annual Fall Plant Sale – a seasonal celebration of desert gardening and conservation!

Whether you’re a seasoned plant parent or just getting started with native landscaping, this is your chance to shop a wide selection of California desert native plants, perfect for your water-wise garden.

đŸŒ± Event Highlights:

  • Shop Desert Native Plants – hand-selected for our unique climate.

  • Native Gardening Talk at 10:30 AM – in the Discovery Classroom.

  • Get Expert Advice – chat with The Living Desert’s gardeners and get tips tailored to your space.

  • Meet Our Tortoises Up for Adoption – find your new shelled companion!

  • Membership Perks –

    • Sign up or renew and receive one FREE rare plant (while supplies last).

    • Members get 10% off all plant sale purchases!

Please Note:

  • This is a cashless event – credit/debit cards only.

Come early for the best selection and grow your garden with purpose!

The Living Desert’s Fall Plant Sale

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Education Smith Patio
(Accessible via the north end of the parking lot)

Join us for our annual Fall Plant Sale – a seasonal celebration of desert gardening and conservation!

Whether you’re a seasoned plant parent or just getting started with native landscaping, this is your chance to shop a wide selection of California desert native plants, perfect for your water-wise garden.

đŸŒ± Event Highlights:

  • Shop Desert Native Plants – hand-selected for our unique climate.

  • Native Gardening Talk at 10:30 AM – in the Discovery Classroom.

  • Get Expert Advice – chat with The Living Desert’s gardeners and get tips tailored to your space.

  • Meet Our Tortoises Up for Adoption – find your new shelled companion!

  • Membership Perks –

    • Sign up or renew and receive one FREE rare plant (while supplies last).

    • Members get 10% off all plant sale purchases!

Please Note:

  • This is a cashless event – credit/debit cards only.

Come early for the best selection and grow your garden with purpose!

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions:

Is the event free?

Yes! The Fall Plant Sale is free and open to the public.

What plants will be available?

The below species of plants will be available for purchase:

Abutilon palmeri – Palmer’s Indian mallow
Artemisia californica – California sagebrush
Asclepias subulata – Rush milkweed
Chilopsis linearis – Desert willow
Condea emoryi – Desert lavender
Cucurbita palmata – Coyote melon
Cylindropuntia bigelovii – Teddy bear cholla
Diplacus calycinus – Rock monkeyflower
Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides – Desert liveforever
Encelia farinosa – Brittlebush
Epilobium canum – California fuchsia
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium – Eastern Mojave buckwheat
Ferocactus cylindraceus – California barrel cactus
Justicia californica – Chuparosa
Opuntia basilaris – Beavertail cactus
Penstemon eatonii – Firecracker penstemon
Psorothamnus spinosus – Smoketree
Salvia apiana – White sage
Salvia californica – California scrub sage
Salvia eremostachya – Santa Rosa sage
Salvia pachyphylla – Mountain desert sage
Sphaeralcea ambigua – Desert globemallow
Trixis californica – American threefold
Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus – San Jacinto beardtongue
Xylorhiza cognata – Mecca aster
Xylorhiza orcuttii – Orcutt’s woodyaster

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