Stop by Xerophilous on Saturday March 28, for a vibrant celebration of desert plants, where you can browse a curated plant sale featuring xeric plants perfect for your home garden. Discover hands-on inspiration through expert-led talks, guided garden tours, and tips on sustainable landscaping, pollinator support, and water-wise design. Whether you are shopping for unique plants, learning how to care for them, or simply exploring 52 stunning gardens, there’s something for every plant lover to enjoy!
Entry to the plant sale is included with your Zoo membership or admission!
Available plants include:
Arabian aloe (Aloe rubroviolacea)
Baja bush snapdragon (Gambelia juncea)
Baja bush sunflower(Encelia ventorum)
Baja sage (Salvia chonopeplica)
Baja scrub sage (Salvia californica)
Barberton aloe (Aloe barbertoniae)
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
Blue hibiscus (Alyogyne hugelii)
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
Butterfly mist (Ageratum corymbosum)
California barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)
California fuschia (Epilobium canum)
California sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
Chuparosa (Justicia californica)
Coral aloe (Aloe striata)
Coyote melon (Cucurbita palmata)
Dawe’s aloe (Aloe dawei)
Desert agave (Agave deserti)
Desert beardtongue (Penstemon pseudospectabilis)
Desert bricklebush (Brickellia desertorum)
Desert germander (Teucrium glandulosum)
Desert globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
Desert holly (Atriplex hymenelytra)
Desert lavender (Condea emoryi)
Desert liveforever (Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides)
Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
Desert purple sage (Salvia dorrii)
Desert rose (Adenium obesum)
Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis)
Donkey ears (Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri)
Eastern Mojave buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
Eve’s needle (Austrocylindropuntia subulata)
Felt bush (Kalanchoe beharensis)
Firecracker beardtongue (Penstemon eatonii)
Fragrant mistflower (Ageratina havanensis)
Fremont’s cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
Golden cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)
Gregg’s mistflower (Conoclinium greggii)
Guadalupe Island mallow (Sphaeralcea sulphurea)
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis)
Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus)
Large lavender scallops (Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi “Majestic Scallops”)
Large-toothed aloe (Aloe megalacantha)
Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei)
Mexican fencepost cactus (Lophocereus marginatus)
Mexican shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeeana)
Mojave sage (Salvia mohavensis)
Mountain desert sage (Salvia pachyphylla)
Munz’s cholla (Cylindropuntia munzii)
Octopus agave (Agave vilmoriniana)
Palmer’s Indian mallow (Abutilon palmeri)
Paper spine cactus (Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus)
Pink velvet mallow (Horsfordia alata)
Rock monkeyflower (Diplacus calycinus)
Rush milkweed (Asclepias subulata)
Ruellia (Baja wild petunia)(Ruellia californica)
San Quintin liveforever (Dudleya anthonyi)
Santa Rosa sage (Salvia eremostachya)
Select Blue catmint (Nepeta × faassenii “Select Blue”)
Short-joint beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada)
Smoketree (Psorothamnus spinosus)
Smooth agave (Agave desmettiana)
Showy beardtongue (Penstemon spectabilis)
Somali aloe (Aloe somaliensis)
Soap aloe (Aloe saponaria)
Spotted aloe (Aloe affinis)
Spineless diamond cholla (Cylindropuntia ramosissima)
Sweetbush (Bebbia juncea)
Teddy-bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)
White-flowered beavertail (Opuntia basilaris – white form)
White sage (Salvia apiana)
Wooly butterflybush (Buddleja marrubiifolia)
Yellow bush snapdragon (Keckiella antirrhinoides)
Zebra aloe (Aloe sinkatana)
BONUS! When you join or renew your membership at Xerophilous, you’ll receive a rare, exotic plant to take with you!
Mecca woodyaster (Xylorhiza cognata)
Orcutt’s woodyaster (Xylorhiza orcuttii)
