Wildflowers of the Southwestern Desert Many desert wildflowers are annuals that bloom in response to adequate rainfall and optimal temperatures. Some years few species bloom, while other years offer a plethora of desert wildflowers. The species included in this collection give a glimpse of some of the more prominent and abundant wildflowers of southwestern deserts.
QR Tag	Name	Characteristics
	Baileya multiradiata Desert marigold, Showy desert marigold, Paper daisy, Desert baileya	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Calliandra eriophylla Pink fairyduster, Fairyduster, Mesquitilla, Mock mesquite	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Calochortus kennedyi Desert mariposa lily, Desert mariposa, Red mariposa-lily, Flame mariposa	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Calycoseris wrightii White tackstem	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. reichenbachii Lace Cactus, Lace hedgehog cactus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Enceliopsis nudicaulis Nakedstem sunray, Sunray	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana Mexican gold poppy, California poppy	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume, Ponil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo, Devil’s walking stick, Candlewood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Gaillardia pinnatifida Blanket flower, Red dome blanketflower, Red-dome blanket-flower, Yellow gaillardia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Glandularia gooddingii Southwestern mock vervain, Pink verbena, Southwestern vervain, Goodding's verbena, Mojave verbena	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Hesperocallis undulata Ajo lily, Desert lily, Desert-lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Hibiscus coulteri Coulter hibiscus, Desert rose-mallow, Desert rosemallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Kallstroemia grandiflora Arizona poppy, Orange caltrop, Desert poppy, Summer poppy	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Layia glandulosa White tidytips, Whitedaisy tidytips	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Malacothrix glabrata Desert-dandelion, Smooth desertdandelion	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock daisy, Plains blackfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mentzelia pumila Dwarf mentzelia	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Oenothera deltoides Birdcage evening-primrose, Fragrant primrose, Desert evening-primrose, Birdcage primrose	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Penstemon parryi Parry's beardtongue, Parry's penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Penstemon pseudospectabilis Desert penstemon, Rosy desert beardtongue, Canyon penstemon, Mohave beard-tongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Phacelia crenulata Cleft-leaf wild heliotrope, Notchleaf phacelia	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Phlox tenuifolia Santa Catalina Mountain phlox	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Psilostrophe cooperi White-stem paper-flower, Whitestem paperflower, Yellow paper daisy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Scabrethia scabra ssp. scabra Badlands mule-ears	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert globemallow, Apricot globe-mallow, Desert mallow, Globe mallow, Apricot mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis Butte marigold, Stemless four-nerve daisy, Stemless goldflower, Stemless rubber weed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain zinnia, Little golden zinnia, Yellow zinnia, Plains zinnia, Prairie zinnia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry

Wildflowers of the Southwestern Desert